YAS Biography

Yaser so called Yas born 1982 in the capital of Iran so called Tehran
At the age of 16 he began to listen to rap and each time when his father returned home from his business trips in Germany he brought Yas the latest 2pac CD and other hip hop music
After the sudden and untimely death of his father, Yas was faced with the responsibility of becoming the primary caretaker of his household With his father’s debts mounting and hardly being able to make ends meet, Yas at the age of 18 was forced to leave his college ambitions behind and begin to work and support his entire family! His family consists of his mother, younger brother and 3 sisters
It was at this time that he began to write poetry which soon turned into text lyrics for his music
It was also his way of staying close to his father’s memory
After the Bam earthquake in Iran, Yas was devastated at the number of lives lost (nearly 50,000 people) in the disaster, it was
then, that he wrote his first song “Bam”
This was the beginning of his singing career
He realized that through rap music he had the ability to reach people by telling full stories that he thought was not easy to do through other forms of music which only consisted of a few versus and a chorus

Realizing that through his music, he had the ability to inspire people and reach millions of other young people in Iran, he decided to present his songs to the government and request a permission to release an album
Many years of hearing “NO!” from the officials, and being ridiculed countless times for his singing style rap resembling that of “reading a newspaper”, his efforts, finally paid off
To date, in an unprecedented move, six of his ten songs have been granted permission to be released, and soon, Yas will be the first rapper in Iran to legally release an album

Yas says: ”I don’t use fowl language in my music or sing about sex and violence
I want to be able to proudly sing my music in front of my family
My music usually begins with a complaint — but it ends with hope
It’s important to inspire the younger generations to be their best potential”

Indeed, in a short amount of time, Yas went from singing in front of small groups to now being one of Iran’s most popular rap artists
His music is now being listened to and downloaded by hundreds of thousands across the world through various websites and Persian web logs
In 2006, Yas wrote a song named “CD ro Beshkan” Break The CD, which was written about a well known female actress (Zahra Amir Ebrahimi) in Iran who was the victim of sex scandal tape that was being circulated
The scandal ultimately ended her blossoming career
In the song Yas criticizes those people who played an active role in her demise and asked everyone to stop spreading her shame and to get rid of that infamous footage from their computers and mobile phones
The song hit a nerve among the Iranian youth and thousands confessed that they went ahead and ”braked that CD”

It is said that the song was listened to and downloaded by at least 3-4 million in Iran alone
Yas music has crossed the International waters and he is now fast becoming the voice of his generation — for Iranians inside and outside of their country who often refer to him as the Persian 2pac

In his latest song, “Hoviate Man” (My Heritage) he sings of his pride of his Persian heritage and a mention of the controversial movie “300″
The song has become sort of a national anthem for the younger generations especially the Iranian Diaspora that are eager to connect to their rich culture and history
His music has set a new standard for Persian rap and has inspired many up and coming rappers to follow his lead and sing of more meaningful and positive messages in their own music and when he is not recording himself, you will find him collaborating with other musicians to help “introduce Persian rap to the world”

Yas is currently in the studio finishing his latest highly anticipated album — covering social topics as he takes the listener through a journey of his personal life
His proudest moment was being able to enrol his triplet sisters (all honour students) through college — a privilege he wasn’t able to fulfil for himself

Yas – Hoviate man
Yas – Bam
Yas – Zehi eshgh
Yas – Cheshmamoono baz konim
Yas – Cd’ro beshkan
Yas – Be omide Iran
Yas – Pedar
Yas – Nasle man
Yas – Bazam kame
Yas – Goftam Naro
Yas – World cup 2006
Yas – Donyaye bi rahm
Yas – Bayad betoonim
Yas – Hadaf
Yas – Man Khasteam
Yas – Bachehaye khiaboon
Yas – Marg
Yas – Daftaram dastame
Yas – Rad
Yas – Man va to
Yas – Bi to digeh na aslan
Yas – Bezarin bokoshamesh
Yas – Bia beshin kenaram
Yas – Yek nafas begim
Yas – Komak
Yas – Rumi solh toyi
Yas – Be donya khosh omadi