Yas (rapper)

Yas Blessing of Persian Rap
Yas performing live in Concert in 2018 at Melbourne,Australia
Background information
Birth name	Yaser Bakhtiari
Also known as	Yas
Born	(1982-06-20) 20 June 1982
Origin	Talesh, Gilan Province, Iran
Genres	Rap, Hip Hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Songwriter,Musician
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Faryas , Yastunes
Website	Yastunes

Yaser Bakhtiari (Persian: یاسر بختیاری, born 1982 in Talesh, Iran) better known by his stage name Yas (یاس), is an Iranian Hip hop Artist (rapper). He wears a Faravahar symbol pendant, a symbol of Iranian nationalism and Zoroastrianism. On 21 December 2011 Yas was chosen by the voters as the Artist of the Week in MTV IGGY Entitled Tehran’s Hard-Hitting MC.

Early life

Yas first began to listen to rap music at the age of 14 his father returned from his business trip in Germany and brought him the latest Tupac album and other hip-hop songs and he was heavily influenced by them. After the sudden death of his father, he was faced with the responsibility of becoming the primary caretaker of his household with his father's debts to pay. Yas was forced to leave his college ambitions behind and begin to work and support his entire family. It was at this time that he began to write poetry which soon turned into lyrics for his music.

Music career

Yas started his work after the 2003 Bam earthquake. Devastated by the disaster, it was then, that he wrote his first song "Bam". This was the beginning of his rapping career. Yas in 2006 made a song called CD Ro Beshkan (Break The Disk) which was written about actress Zahra Amir Ebrahimi in Iran who was the victim of a Sex scandal tape. The scandal ultimately ended her career. In the song, Yas criticizes the people for playing a role in her demise and asked everyone to stop spreading her shame and to get rid of the footage from their computers and cellphones. The song was listened to and downloaded by millions in Iran alone.

Other websites

• Yastunes website Archived 2018-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
• From Tehran Streets to Global Beats: The Yas Story