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Zedbazi is a Persian/Iranian rap group formed in 2005. The original lineup consists of Saman Wilson (Willy), Sohrab Masterjoint (MJ) and Mehrad Hidden (Hidden) alongside frequent collaborators, Alireza JJ, Sijal and Nasim. Mehrad Hidden and Saman Wilson first met in High School in Iran, and later became friends with Sohrab MJ in a party. ZedBazi was the first music-group in Iran to use explicit lyrics and 'strong' language in their music. They are credited with introducing Gangsta Rap to Iran; Graphic descriptions of sexual encounters, glamourizing the consumption of narcotics, and invitations to physical violence were not familiar topics to the Iranian listener. In early 2000's the group became the most talked about group among teenagers in Iran, whom had never heard this type language in persian music. Saman Wilson who is the founder of Zedbazi was arrested in Tehran in 2007 and this event caused the group to go on hiatus for 2 years. After a period where the group had announced their retirement according to Rapfa Website, in January 2009 they finally released a song called “Zendegiye Mane” (It’s My Life) without Saman Wilson and produced by Mehrad Hidden. The song is about being an Iranian celebrity is rebelling against the norm, with lyrics such as “It’s my life, do not tell me what is wrong and what is right” and “The reason that we are still here is our ignorant population”. After “Zendegiye Mane”, The group released probably their most popular song called “Zamin Saafeh”, this song was produced by Alireza JJ (The Producer of “Tabestoon Kootahe”), the song was an immediate success and the group started their second phase; this time without Saman Wilson. In June of 2010 Zedbazi producers announced that the group will not release anymore songs. However after only 6 months of absence, "Mesle Man" Leaked online, the song became an instant hit, and eventually in March of 2011 the group officially announced their comeback with the release of "Pedare Man bad mano negah Mikone". In November 2011 Zedbazi signed a deal to release their first Album under the label EMA, the album would mark the 10 year anniversary of Zedbazi's formation. However the group announced that Saman Wilson the co-founder of Zedbazi who had not participated in any of the songs since 2007 would not partake in the album due to personal decisions. In April 2012 Zedbazi announced that it will not release their album under the label EMA and they will release it independently. On June 4th 2012 Zedbazi finally released their long awaited first album "Zakhar Nameh", the album included 10 tracks; 4 tracks produced by Alireza JJ (Khodesh Midoone Khoobe, Chera Badi?, Merci Kolli, Nakoni Bavar), and 6 tracks produced by Mehrad Hidden (Tehran Maale Mane, Nabayad Vaysim, Mahdekoodak, Cigare Soorati, Delam Tang Shode, Montazer boodan kaarie ke bazi vaghta pesara bara dokhtara mikonan). The album includes 3 guest artists; Hichkas, Behzad Leito and Arash Dara. On January 10 2014, a feature-length documentary on Zedbazi was released, this was the first time the group gave video interviews. In the film all the members give insights about their relationship with one another, their history, as they discuss the concepts behind their music and also their future plans. In October 2013 Alireza JJ, Sijal and Nassim mentioned that they were working on an album called "Pir Shodim Vali Bozorg Na", the first single called "Pesare Bad" was released on april 2nd. The album is set to release in July of 2014.
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