Yas
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yaser Bakhtiari |
| Also known as | YAS |
| Born | June 20, 1982 |
| Origin |
Masjed Soleyman,  Iran
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| Genres | Rap, Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Associated acts | Aamin, Tech n9ne, DJ Aligator, Reza Sadeghi, Hichkas, Mita Maleki, Sirvan Khosravi |
| Website | Yastunes Yastunes.ir Yas Fans Instagram |
Yaser Bakhtiari (Persian: یاسر بختیاری; born 1982 in Mashhad), better known by his stage name Yas (یاس), is an Iranian rapper. Yas is one of the most popular rappers in Iran and Middle East. He is also known for his Faravahar pedant, a symbol of Iranian nationalism and Zoroastrianism, that he wears most of the time. On December 21, 2011 Yas was chosen by the voters as the Artist of the Week in MTV IGGY Entitled Tehran’s Hard-Hitting MC.
Yas first began to listen to rap music at the age of 16 when 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.
Yas started his work after the 2003 Bam earthquake, He was devastated by the disaster, it was then, that he wrote his first song "Bam". This was the beginning of his rapping 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. Yas in 2006 made a song called CD Ro Beshkan (Break The Disk) which was written about a well known female actress Zahra Amir Ebrahimi in Iran who was the victim of Sex scandal tape that was getting widespread. The scandal ultimately ended her blossoming 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 that infamous footage from their computers and cellphones. The song hit a nerve among the Iranian youth and thousands wrote in and confessed that they went ahead and Broke that Disk. The song was listened to and downloaded by millions in Iran alone. His 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.
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