Hichkas

Soroush Lashkary (better known by his stage name Hichkas meaning "nobody") is an Iranian rapper based in Tehran. He has never received official permission to release his music legally in Iran since most western-style music is banned in the country. 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). He is one of the most famous rappers in Iran. Soroush refers to himself as "pedar e rap e fars" (The Father Of Persian Rap), as he claims to have started the persian rap movement with the 021-music website. He was arrested in Tehran for political reasons for 15 days. 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 hi