Yas (rapper)

Yas

Yas ( Persian یاس, real name Yaser Bakhtiari , Persian یاسر بختیاری; * 1982 in Tehran ) is an Iranian rapper. He is the first rapper to be authorized by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is very popular in his home country. Bakhtiari raps in Persian . He claims to have been heavily influenced in his youth by an album by Tupac Shakur , which his father brought him, as well as by the old Persian literary tradition.

effect

Yas has been interviewed several times by international media including CNN and the BBC.

Discography

Albums

• Khiyabooniha ( those from the street)
• Che roozhaye sakhti raft (Past hard times)

Singles

• 2011: Gheseye Zirzaminha (Rock On)
• 2011: Bekhater e Man (For my sake)
• 2011: Sarbaz e Vatan (home soldier)
• 2012: Az chi begam (What should I tell you about)
• 2012: Man Mijangam (I'll keep fighting)
• 2012: Vaghte Raftan (time to go)
• 2013: Faryas (Faryade Yas) (Yas' cry)

Music videos

• 2011: Bekhater e Man (For my sake)
• 2011: Sarbaz e Vatan (home soldier)
• 2012: Az chi begam (What can I say)
• 2012: Vaghte Raftan (time to go)
• 2012: Faryas (Faryad YAS) (Yas' cry)

Filmography

• Rock On (documentary)

Web links

(English)

• Official website on yastunes.com ( Memento from March 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
• Yas: Iran's Hip-Hop Sensation , World Hip-Hop Market (article from 2008)