Reveal (rapper)

{{short description|Iranian-born British rapper (born 1983)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Reveal

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| birth_name = Mehrak Golestan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|29}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| origin = London, England

| genre = Hip-hop

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 2000–present

| associated_acts = Poisonous Poets, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Shadia Mansour, Hichkas, Mahdyar Aghajani, Erfan

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| website = {{URL|www.revealpoison.com/}}

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Mehrak Golestan ({{langx|fa|مهرک گلستان}}; born 29 December 1983) is an Iranian-born British rapper.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613062851/http://www.payvand.com/news/10/feb/1197.html|title=Reveal -- rapping in Iran|website=Payvand.com via internet archive}}

He appeared on the BBC current affairs programme Newsnight on 9 August 2011 discussing the London riots of 2011.[http://revcom.us/a/243/hot_august_in%20_london-en.html Hot August in London: Youth Revolt Shakes England] – Who Are the Biggest Criminals?{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kiGGsOplLY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/0kiGGsOplLY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Reveal – I Predict A Riot|date=10 August 2011 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

He is the son of Iranian photographers Kaveh Golestan and Hengameh Golestan, and the grandson of writer and film director Ebrahim Golestan.