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Soroush Lashgari (born May 10, 1985 / Persian: سروش لشگری) better known by his stage name Hich Kas (Persian: هیچکس, meaning "nobody" [1]) is a rap artist from Iran[2]. Despite being one of the most popular hiphop acts in the country, he has never received official permission to release his music on CD. [3] (Most western-style music is banned in the country. [1])
Career
Biography
ُSoroush 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 ).
Release
His first songs were mostly in English and about social problems in Iran. Then he began rapping in 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. He mixed Persian traditional instruments with hip hop beats, and joined Reveal to mix his Persian style with western hip hop. He 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" His first album, Jangal e Asfalt translated as Asphalt Jungle, featured 11 new songs and was composed and produced by the 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.
He created the 021 group and his first album was "The Asphalt Jungle/ Persian:جنگل آسفالت " produced by 18 year old underground musician Mahdyar Aghajani but he can not release it because of its 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[1] ).
In the Media
His first appearance in the media was in 2008 with the release of his latest song "Bunch of Soldiers" (Persian:يه مشت سرباز). He was interviewed on The Daily Show by correspondent Jason Jones on June 25, 2009, during Jones's 10-day visit to Iran.
Discography
- The Asphalt Jungle (2006)
References
- ^ a b c Iran's underground music challenge BBC Radio 1 article
- ^ "IRAN: HISTORIES OF MUSICAL RESISTANCE".
- ^ [1]
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