Moltafet
{{Short description|Iranian rap and hip hop group}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Moltafet
| image = Moltafet.svg
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Rap
- Hip hop
}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = Moltafet
| associated_acts = * Hichkas
- Reyvil
- Darius
- Mahdyar Aghajani (Composer)
- Fadaei
- Shapur
- Quf
- Hekmat (Composer)
| current_members = * Fadaei
- Ali Quf
- Shapur
- Mahdyar Aghajani (Producer)
- Hekmat (Producer)
| past_members = * Hichkas
- Reveal
- Dariush
| website = {{URL|moltafet.com/}}
}}
Moltafet is an Iranian rap and hip-hop music group.{{Cite web |last= |title=Seventh Day Blog |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/r7/2006/12/post_156.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=BBC Persian |language=fa}}{{Cite web|title=The songs that defied the Iranian government|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230502-hichkas-the-song-that-became-an-iranian-protest-anthem|website=www.bbc.com|access-date=2024-01-06|language=En}} It was founded in 2010 by Hichkas, Mahdyar Aghajani, Fadaei, Reveal and Ali Quf. In the following years, Shapur also joined the group.{{Cite web|title=The song "Death to the Entire System" - Shapour, the Popular Rapper of Iran Today|url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/759877/|website=www.radiozamaneh.com|date=2023-04-18|access-date=2024-01-09|language=fa-IR}} Over the years, Hichkas and Reveal left the group.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Hichkas leaves Moltafet |url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/781224/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=radiozamaneh |language=fa-IR}}{{Cite news |date=2023-05-02 |title=The Twitter Account of "Soroush Hichkas" Under Scrutiny/ In the Name of the People, for the Benefit of the Hypocrites! |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14020212001005/حساب-توئیتری-سروش-هیچکس-زیر-ذرهبین-به-نام-مردم-به-کام-منافقین |access-date=2023-12-31 |newspaper=Fars |language=fa-IR}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/85095880/حساب-توئیتری-سروش-هیچکس-زیر-ذره-بین-به-نام-مردم-به-کام-منافقین|website=www.irna.ir|access-date=2023-12-31|language=Fa|date=2023-12-31|title=The Scandal of Soroush Lashkari from the Moltafet Rap Group Who Joined the Mojahedin}}{{Cite web |title=Hichkas Denies Allegations of Ties to the People's Mojahedin Organization |url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/soroush-lashkari-iranian-rapper-reaction-accusations/32364943.html |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=www.radiofarda.com |language=fa}}{{Cite web|title=Hichkas's Message: We Will Continue|url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/781224/|website=www.radiozamaneh.com|date=2023-09-18|access-date=2023-12-31|language=fa-IR}}{{Cite web |last=Goft |first=Mehdi |date=2023-04-17 |title=What Is the Story of "Hichkas" and the People's Mojahedin Organization? |url=http://www.ensafnews.com/410576/ماجرای-هیچکس-و-سازمان-مجاهدین-خلق/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231174833/http://www.ensafnews.com/410576/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%82/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Ensaf News |language=fa-IR}}{{Cite web |title=Hichkas from the "Moltafet Rap Group" His connection with the People's Mojahedin Organization is based on the role of Azadeh Akbari, Hichkas's wife, as a link with the terrorist organization Mojahedin Khalq. |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/amp/14020126000938 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231174833/https://www.farsnews.ir/amp/14020126000938 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=www.farsnews.ir}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-30 |title=The Rapper Who Became a Leader; Analysis of Hichkas's Lyrics |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14020309000904/رَپری-که-لیدر-شد-تحلیل-مضمون-ترانههای-هیچکس |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Fars News Agency |language=fa}}{{Cite web |title=آسفالت داغ هيچکس |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/seventhday/story/2006/09/060923_bs_hichkas |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=BBC Persian |language=fa}}{{Cite web |date=2013-12-28 |title=Moltafet • Asphalt Jungle |url=http://moltafet.com/jangaleasfalt |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228211641/http://moltafet.com/jangaleasfalt |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |access-date=2023-12-31}}
Activities
In recent years, the activities of this music group have predominantly been political. They have focused on criticizing the Iranian government and its suppression of public protests. The members of Moltafet frequently address social and political issues through their music. This has led to some of their works facing restrictions and bans from the Iranian authorities.{{Citation |title="Haydar Haydar Haydar Haydar Hey Dard"; From Government Mourning to Bloody Suppression of Protests (Mahdyar Aqajani) |url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/muharram-music-iran-/7193683.html |publisher=voanews |language=fa |accessdate=2024-01-01}}{{Citation|title=Mr. Hichkas; Everything You Sing Causes Stir|url=http://www.sabaso.ir/فرهنگ-و-هنر/موسیقی/86356/آقای-هیچکس؛-هر-چی-که-شما-میخونی-باعث-تحریکه|date=2021-03-16|accessdate=2023-12-31|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316152825/http://www.sabaso.ir/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C/86356/%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%9B-%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AB-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9-%DA%A9%D9%87|url-status=dead}}{{Citation|title=The godfather of Iranian hip-hop wants grassroots change|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/09/iran-tehran-hichkas-hip-hop-music/|website=Index on Censorship|date=2014-09-08|accessdate=2023-12-31|language=en-GB|first=Mari|last=Shibata}}{{Citation|title='His Hands are Fists'; The Bitter Words of 'Hichkas'|newspaper=BBC News فارسی |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-50734150|publisher=BBC Persian|accessdate=2023-12-31|language=fa}}
In recent years, Moltafet has had numerous members both within Iran and abroad.
The Moltafet music group has had prolonged conflicts with other music groups and various rappers.{{Citation|title=Battle Rap with Beef Between 'Puri' and 'Moltafet'|url=https://www.7sobh.com/بخش-اجتماعی-35/552217-بتل-رپ-با-بیف-پوری-ملتفت|website=7 Sobh|date=2024-01-02|accessdate=2024-01-06|language=fa}} The group's conflicts with the music groups Zedbazi and Hossein have lasted for several years, with numerous diss tracks exchanged between them.{{Citation|title=Another Obvious Song by Fadaei and the Continued Feud Among Old Rappers|url=https://www.shayanews.com/بخش-اخبار-2/28092-اهنگ-دیگه-تابلو-شده-فدایی-ادامه-درگیری-رپرهای-قدیمی|website=Shayanews - Shayanews News Site|date=2024-01-01|accessdate=2024-01-01|language=fa}}{{Citation|title=The Dramatic Rise of Diss, Beef, and Conflicts in Persian Rap|url=https://www.shayanews.com/بخش-اخبار-2/28720-اوج-گیری-جنجالی-دیس-بیف-درگیری-در-رپ-فارسی|website=Shayanews - Shayanews News Site|date=2024-01-01|accessdate=2024-01-01|language=fa}}