Rappers have been a vocal presence in the Iranian protests that followed the death of Jina Amini in police custody. Their political dissent has put them at risk of arrest — and even execution.
The same morality police has the mandate to crack down on other behavior that's deemed objectionable by the Islamic Republic, including dancing, most public displays of affection and some forms of music.
But that has not stopped a wave of rappers from making politically charged music — and that's made them a target for arrest and even execution.That wave of artists right includes artists like the"father of Iranian rap" Hichkas, who left the country after the Green Uprising in 2009, when protesters took to the streets to dispute the results of the presidential elections.
Toomaj Salehi, who performs under his first name alone, has been writing tracks that are far more lyrically aggressive, calling for the downfall of the regime. For instance, his 2021 track"Rat Hole," took aim at those who supported the Islamic Republic both within Iran and in the diaspora.
Saman Yasin, a Kurdish rapper who has been outspoken about social and cultural conditions in Iran, especially on the plight of the Kurdish ethnic minority, has also been arrested. The 27-year-old has been accused of trying to take down the regime as well as being a"mohareb" or enemy of God — charges for which he has been sentenced to death.
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