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'''Soroush Lashkari''' ({{langx|fa|سروش لشکری}}; born 9 May 1985), known professionally as '''Hichkas''' ({{langx|fa|هیچکس}}, {{translation|"nobody"}}), is an Iranian rapper, [[singer]], and [[songwriter]].<ref name=bbc>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4973690.stm|title=Iran's underground music challenge|date=2006-05-08|access-date=2021-06-05|website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makemusicnotwar.org/issues/soundresistance_iran.php |title=IRAN: HISTORIES OF MUSICAL RESISTANCE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118072609/http://www.makemusicnotwar.org/issues/soundresistance_iran.php |archive-date=2008-01-18 }}</ref> Credited with popularizing Persian hip hop to the Iranian people and other Persian-speaking countries such as [[Afghanistan]] and [[Tajikistan]], Hichkas's national success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken the barriers that were in place by the [[Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Islamic regime]] for the acceptance of rappers in popular music. Hichkas is considered one of the pioneers of [[Iranian hip hop]] and is nicknamed "Father of Persian Rap" by his fans.<ref>{{in lang|fa}} Nasir Shakouri. [[Chelcheragh|Chelcheragh Magazine]], September 2006, No. 225, p. 16.</ref><ref name="hamshahri"/> He became a representation of the Iranian underclass and reflected the angst of the young Iranians. He has been influential for many artists of various genres and is often cited as one of the greatest rappers of Iranian hip hop. |
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'''Soroush Lashkary''' (born May 10, 1985 / Persian: '''سروش لشکری''') better known by his stage name '''Hichkas''' (Persian:''' هیچکس''', meaning "nobody" <ref name=bbc>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4973690.stm Iran's underground music challenge] BBC Radio 1 article</ref>) is a [[rapper|rap]] artist from [[Iran]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.makemusicnotwar.org/issues/soundresistance_iran.php |title=IRAN: HISTORIES OF MUSICAL RESISTANCE}}</ref>. |
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Despite being one of the most popular hiphop acts in the country, {{Verify source|date=July 2010}} he has never received official permission to release his music on CD.<ref name=publicbroadcasting>[http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&pid=70&sid=11&id=1389630]</ref> (Most western-style music is banned in the country.<ref name=bbc />) |
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Hichkas is also the founder of the label [[Rapping|021]] (alongside Shayan and Yashar) which is considered the first Persian hip hop group. After that, he founded the labels Saamet (alongside [[Reza Pishro]] and Reveal), and Moltafet (alongside Ali Quf, [[Fadaei]], and Dariush). Hichkas's songs are themed around social and cultural issues in Iran and his [[Lyrics|lyrical]] ability and influence pervade the hip-hop and rap genre, placing him at the forefront of contemporary [[Music of Iran|Iranian music]], inspiring a new generation of Iranian songwriters and artists. Hichkas's first album ''[[Jangale Asfalt (album)|Jangale Asfalt]]'' ({{langx|fa|جنگل آسفالت}}; The Asphalt-paved Jungle) was the first [[Iran]]ian hip-hop album released in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://culturesofresistancefilms.com/music|title=Music | Cultures of Resistance Films|website=culturesofresistancefilms.com|date=24 November 2020 }}</ref> Hichkas's early releases combined traditional Persian instruments and urban beats to create a hybrid genre, a combination of East and West.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1NNAH6b_g|title = Hich-Kas: Bunch of Soldiers (Music Video)|website = [[YouTube]]| date=13 May 2008 }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===Biography=== |
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In addition to performance, Hichkas's work further spans into art direction, production, and artist development, working closely with up and coming artists and providing mentoring and coaching, and consistently being the inspiration behind many Iranian artists in urban arts. He has appeared as a guest speaker at many universities including [[Oxford University]],<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=siKaDQAAQBAJ&q=hichkas+oxford+university&pg=PA323 |title = Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran|isbn = 9781503600966|last1 = Siamdoust|first1 = Nahid|date = 2017-01-18| publisher=Stanford University Press }}</ref> [[Cambridge University]], and [[Calgary University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWGTqKSSBRs|title = هیچکس (سروش لشکری) - دانشگاه کلگری کانادا - Part 1|website = [[YouTube]]| date=20 March 2013 }}</ref> and discussing Iranian poetry, the Iranian underground music scene, and the effect of the [[internet]] on music publishing in Iran. |
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ُSoroush Lashkary graduated from Raoof High School in Tehran in 2003. Soon after he started one of the first rap groups based in Tehran called "021" (Tehran's area code). |
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Hichkas has collaborated with a number of International hip hop artists including the American hip hop artist [[Kool G Rap]]. His highly anticipated second album ''Mojaz'' ({{langx|fa|مجاز}}; permissible) was released in March 2020, after 8 years of its initial announcement.<ref name="autogeneratedviii">Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. viii, 88, 324.</ref><ref name="Arnold">{{cite web |last=Arnold |first=Paul W |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1051/title.kool-g-rap-these-are-our-heroes |title=Kool G Rap: These Are Our Heroes | Rappers Talk Hip Hop Beef & Old School Hip Hop |publisher=HipHop DX |date=March 5, 2008 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003202621/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1051/title.kool-g-rap-these-are-our-heroes |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Soroush Hichkas created groups called Moltafet, Samet, and 021. |
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His first songs were mostly in English and about social problems in Iran. Then he began rapping in [[Persian language|Persian]] because it is easier for him to express his feelings in it. After releasing some songs, Hichkas started to experiment with different styles in rap, and now listeners can hear a different style in each of his songs. Hichkas has also had songs on different subjects like unity in "Baa Ham", treachery in "Pedar Khaandeh", and duets with artists like Saman (Wilson) from [[Zedbazi]] in "Vase Har Irani". |
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==Early life== |
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Hichkas' track "Tripe Ma" The Way We Are, was produced by one of the earliest composers to mix Persian traditional instruments with Western hip hop beats, Shahin Pajoom. Hichkas' first album, Jangal e Asfalt translated as The Asphalt Jungle, featured 11 new songs further exploring the combination of Persian instruments with Western beats, composed and produced by Iranian hip hop producer, [[Mahdyar Aghajani]]. The album also featured British Iranian rapper Reveal from [[Poisonous Poets]] on a number of its songs. It was released on iTunes first and then became available to buy from his official website for a limited time. |
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Soroush Lashkari was born on May 8, 1984, in Tehran and is the son of a family of five. He lived in Germany until he was two years old and then lived in the Vanak neighborhood of Tehran. He was studying translation at Garmsar University but dropped out of college for personal reasons and in order to pursue Persian hip hop. His father is from the [[Ziaabad]] village of [[Qazvin]] and has a family relationship with Hossein Lashkari (pilot of Iran's Air Force who was captured in Iraq during the [[Iran-Iraq war]]). Hichkas currently lives in London after emigrating to Great Britain in the aftermath of the [[2009 Iranian presidential election protests]]. He is married to the British-based Iranian feminist activist Azadeh Akbari.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/6973|title=Instagram Shuts Down the Account of Popular Iranian Singer Accused of Child Grooming|website=IranWire | خانه}}</ref> |
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In his early years, Hichkas was known for founding a [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] called [[021 clan|021]] (the area code for Tehran).<ref name="hamshahri"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magiran.com/Error/NotFound?aspxerrorpath=/npview.asp?ID=1209749|title=Magiran|website=www.magiran.com}}</ref> Around about 2003, he started his music career work in [[Vanak]] participating in [[Persian language|Persian]] free-styling with people who also covered some English language songs in the [[battles|Rap battle]].<ref name="hamshahri"/> Hichkas gained attention when he began rapping in [[Persian language|Persian]] about social problems and the younger generation in Iran.<ref name="hamshahri">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/print-17824.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717235439/http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/print-17824.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Hamshahri Newspaper|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> Hichkas's early releases combined traditional Iranian instruments and urban beats to create a hybrid genre, a combination of East and West. |
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He created the '''021''' group and his first album was "The Asphalt Jungle/ Persian:'''جنگل آسفالت''' " produced by then 17 year old underground musician [[Mahdyar Aghajani]] but he could not release it legally in Iran. The regime disapproved of the content. Hich Kas' lyrics have touched on government indifference towards the public, unemployment, and violence in daily life. He also created [[Saamet]] records (Biggest Persian Rap underground group<ref name=bbc />. |
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==Discography== |
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=== In the Media === |
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His first appearance in the media was in 2006 with the world premiere of Amir Hamz`and Mark Lazarz` documentary film "Sounds of Silence" at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The film covered the Underground Music Scene of Tehran and starred Hichkas, along with O-Hum, Mohsen Namjoo and many more pioneers of contemporary Iranian music. "Sounds of Silence" and Hichkas rap skills then has been shown around the world at numerous film festivals and also was shown on TV across the globe. His latest song "Bunch of Soldiers" (Persian:'''يه مشت سرباز''') is a hit on YouTube. He was interviewed on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' by correspondent [[Jason Jones (actor)|Jason Jones]] on June 25, 2009, during Jones's 10-day visit to Iran. He also did a special venue for Haider Azam at Paddington Underground on the 10th December. |
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===Studio albums=== |
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*''[[Jangale Asfalt (album)|Jangale Asfalt]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/jangale-asfalt/1347952696|title=Jangale Asfalt by Hichkas|website=Apple Music|date=October 2006|access-date=2020-11-29|archive-date=2020-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215232555/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/jangale-asfalt/1347952696|url-status=dead}}</ref> (2006) |
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* ''Mojaz''<ref>{{Citation|title=Mojaz by Hichkas|date=31 March 2020|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mojaz/1498604098|language=en-US|access-date=2021-08-17|archive-date=2021-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817133455/https://music.apple.com/us/album/mojaz/1498604098|url-status=dead}}</ref> (2020) |
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===Compilation albums=== |
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*''[[Anjām Vazife (album)|Anjām Vazife]]'' (The Tour of Duty EP) produced by [[Mahdyar Aghajani]] (2011) |
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=== International collaborations === |
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*''Young N Foolish'' (featuring [[Kool G Rap]], [[Reveal (rapper)|Reveal]], Quf) produced by [[Mahdyar Aghajani]] (2012) |
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=== As featured artist === |
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* "Boro Jolo" (with [[Reza Pishro]]) (2007) |
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* "Divoone" (with [[Reza Pishro]]) (2007) |
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* "Long Live Palestine, Part II" ([[Lowkey]] featuring Hichkas, [[Reveal (rapper)|Reveal]], [[DAM (band)|Dam]], [[Narcy (rapper)|Narcy]], [[Eslam Jawaad]], [[Hasan Salaam]], and [[Shadia Mansour]]) produced by Nutty P (2010) |
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*"Chera Badi?" (with [[Zedbazi]]) (Why Are You So Mean?) (2012) produced by Alireza JJ |
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*"Chi Shenidi?" (with [[Fadaei]]) (2012) |
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*Dishab Ye Basiji Koshtam - (I killed a basiji last night)<ref>https://m.youchu.be/watch?v=ezAoSTgiM8E&listen=false {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> |
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*Rooye Jenazat Miraghsam - (I dance on your corpse) <ref>https://m.youchu.be/watch?v=nKY6vq97MzI&listen=false {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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* ''Trip e Ma'' (Our Style) (2004), music video edited by [[Fred Khoshtinat]] |
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* ''Ye Mosht Sarbaz'' (A Bunch of Soldiers) (2008), music video directed by Fred Khoshtinat, with guest appearances by [[Mahdyar Aghajani]], Reveal, Reza Pishro, Ali Quf, Atour and [[Bahram Nouraei]]. Sections of the video are included in the ''Cultures of Resistance'' full-length documentary feature film by [[Iara Lee]]. |
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* "Sounds of Silence" (2006) Documentary Film by Amir Hamz`and Mark Lazarz` |
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* "Ye Mosht Sarbaz" Bunch of Soldiers (2008) Music Video directed and edited by [[Fred Khoshtinat]] |
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* [[Yas (rapper)|Yas]] |
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* "Tirippe Ma" The Way We Are - Hichkas track produced by Shahin Pajoom. (2003) |
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* [[Reza Pishro]] |
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* "Jangale Asfalt" The Asphalt Jungle - Hichkas album, produced by [[Mahdyar Aghajani]]. (2006) [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/asphalt-jungle/id202480855 buy on iTunes] |
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* [[Bahram Nouraei|Bahram]] |
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* "Ye Mosht Sarbaz" A Bunch of Soldiers, Hichkas single, produced by [[Mahdyar Aghajani]]. (2008) |
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* [[Fadaei]] |
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* Sadegh |
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* "Ye Rooze Khoob Miad" A Good Day Will Come - Hichkas track, produced by [[Mahdyar Aghajani]] (2010) |
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* [[Shayea]] |
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* [[Hamid Sefat]] |
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* [[Iranian hip hop]] |
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* [[List of Iranian musicians]] |
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* [[Music of Iran]] |
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* [[Persian pop music]] |
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* [[Rock and alternative music in Iran]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{Official website|https://www.hichkas.me/}} |
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* {{IMDb name|3090126}} |
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*{{Twitter|id=HichkasOfficial|name=Hichkas}} |
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*{{Instagram|id=hichkasofficial|name=Hichkas}} |
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2X90kCLyxyPeJ5nynJGbvT Hichkas] on [[Spotify]] |
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Birth name | Soroush Lashkari |
Also known as | Hichkas |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 9 May 1985
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Years active | 1999–present[1] |
Website | www |
Soroush Lashkari (Persian: سروش لشکری; born 9 May 1985), known professionally as Hichkas (Persian: هیچکس, transl. "nobody"), is an Iranian rapper, singer, and songwriter.[2][3] Credited with popularizing Persian hip hop to the Iranian people and other Persian-speaking countries such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Hichkas's national success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken the barriers that were in place by the Islamic regime for the acceptance of rappers in popular music. Hichkas is considered one of the pioneers of Iranian hip hop and is nicknamed "Father of Persian Rap" by his fans.[4][5] He became a representation of the Iranian underclass and reflected the angst of the young Iranians. He has been influential for many artists of various genres and is often cited as one of the greatest rappers of Iranian hip hop.
Hichkas is also the founder of the label 021 (alongside Shayan and Yashar) which is considered the first Persian hip hop group. After that, he founded the labels Saamet (alongside Reza Pishro and Reveal), and Moltafet (alongside Ali Quf, Fadaei, and Dariush). Hichkas's songs are themed around social and cultural issues in Iran and his lyrical ability and influence pervade the hip-hop and rap genre, placing him at the forefront of contemporary Iranian music, inspiring a new generation of Iranian songwriters and artists. Hichkas's first album Jangale Asfalt (Persian: جنگل آسفالت; The Asphalt-paved Jungle) was the first Iranian hip-hop album released in 2005.[6] Hichkas's early releases combined traditional Persian instruments and urban beats to create a hybrid genre, a combination of East and West.[7]
In addition to performance, Hichkas's work further spans into art direction, production, and artist development, working closely with up and coming artists and providing mentoring and coaching, and consistently being the inspiration behind many Iranian artists in urban arts. He has appeared as a guest speaker at many universities including Oxford University,[8] Cambridge University, and Calgary University[9] and discussing Iranian poetry, the Iranian underground music scene, and the effect of the internet on music publishing in Iran.
Hichkas has collaborated with a number of International hip hop artists including the American hip hop artist Kool G Rap. His highly anticipated second album Mojaz (Persian: مجاز; permissible) was released in March 2020, after 8 years of its initial announcement.[10][11] Soroush Hichkas created groups called Moltafet, Samet, and 021.
Early life
[edit]Soroush Lashkari was born on May 8, 1984, in Tehran and is the son of a family of five. He lived in Germany until he was two years old and then lived in the Vanak neighborhood of Tehran. He was studying translation at Garmsar University but dropped out of college for personal reasons and in order to pursue Persian hip hop. His father is from the Ziaabad village of Qazvin and has a family relationship with Hossein Lashkari (pilot of Iran's Air Force who was captured in Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war). Hichkas currently lives in London after emigrating to Great Britain in the aftermath of the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests. He is married to the British-based Iranian feminist activist Azadeh Akbari.[12]
In his early years, Hichkas was known for founding a supergroup called 021 (the area code for Tehran).[5][13] Around about 2003, he started his music career work in Vanak participating in Persian free-styling with people who also covered some English language songs in the Rap battle.[5] Hichkas gained attention when he began rapping in Persian about social problems and the younger generation in Iran.[5] Hichkas's early releases combined traditional Iranian instruments and urban beats to create a hybrid genre, a combination of East and West.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Jangale Asfalt[14] (2006)
- Mojaz[15] (2020)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Anjām Vazife (The Tour of Duty EP) produced by Mahdyar Aghajani (2011)
International collaborations
[edit]- Young N Foolish (featuring Kool G Rap, Reveal, Quf) produced by Mahdyar Aghajani (2012)
- "Long Live Palestine, Part II" (Lowkey featuring Hichkas, Reveal, Dam, Narcy, Eslam Jawaad, Hasan Salaam, and Shadia Mansour) produced by Nutty P (2010)
As featured artist
[edit]- "Boro Jolo" (with Reza Pishro) (2007)
- "Divoone" (with Reza Pishro) (2007)
- "Long Live Palestine, Part II" (Lowkey featuring Hichkas, Reveal, Dam, Narcy, Eslam Jawaad, Hasan Salaam, and Shadia Mansour) produced by Nutty P (2010)
- "Chera Badi?" (with Zedbazi) (Why Are You So Mean?) (2012) produced by Alireza JJ
- "Chi Shenidi?" (with Fadaei) (2012)
Single
[edit]2024
[edit]- Dishab Ye Basiji Koshtam - (I killed a basiji last night)[16]
- Rooye Jenazat Miraghsam - (I dance on your corpse) [17]
Filmography
[edit]- Trip e Ma (Our Style) (2004), music video edited by Fred Khoshtinat
- Ye Mosht Sarbaz (A Bunch of Soldiers) (2008), music video directed by Fred Khoshtinat, with guest appearances by Mahdyar Aghajani, Reveal, Reza Pishro, Ali Quf, Atour and Bahram Nouraei. Sections of the video are included in the Cultures of Resistance full-length documentary feature film by Iara Lee.
- No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009) feature film directed by Bahman Ghobadi, which won an Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize Ex-aequo at the Cannes Film Festival.
See also
[edit]- Yas
- Reza Pishro
- Bahram
- Fadaei
- Sadegh
- Shayea
- Hamid Sefat
- Iranian hip hop
- List of Iranian musicians
- Music of Iran
- Persian pop music
- Rock and alternative music in Iran
References
[edit]- ^ Ovaisy, Saya (2009-10-17). "Political Hip-Hop". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "Iran's underground music challenge". BBC News. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "IRAN: HISTORIES OF MUSICAL RESISTANCE". Archived from the original on 2008-01-18.
- ^ (in Persian) Nasir Shakouri. Chelcheragh Magazine, September 2006, No. 225, p. 16.
- ^ a b c d "Hamshahri Newspaper". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Music | Cultures of Resistance Films". culturesofresistancefilms.com. 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Hich-Kas: Bunch of Soldiers (Music Video)". YouTube. 13 May 2008.
- ^ Siamdoust, Nahid (2017-01-18). Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9781503600966.
- ^ "هیچکس (سروش لشکری) - دانشگاه کلگری کانادا - Part 1". YouTube. 20 March 2013.
- ^ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. viii, 88, 324.
- ^ Arnold, Paul W (March 5, 2008). "Kool G Rap: These Are Our Heroes | Rappers Talk Hip Hop Beef & Old School Hip Hop". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Instagram Shuts Down the Account of Popular Iranian Singer Accused of Child Grooming". IranWire | خانه.
- ^ "Magiran". www.magiran.com.
- ^ "Jangale Asfalt by Hichkas". Apple Music. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ Mojaz by Hichkas, 31 March 2020, archived from the original on 2021-08-17, retrieved 2021-08-17
- ^ https://m.youchu.be/watch?v=ezAoSTgiM8E&listen=false [bare URL]
- ^ https://m.youchu.be/watch?v=nKY6vq97MzI&listen=false [bare URL]