Hasan Raheem

Hasan Raheem (Urdu/Shina: حسن رحیم) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and rapper. He is known for his "subtle, laid-back R&B", hip hop and indie pop styles of music.[1][2]

Hasan Raheem
حسن رحیم
OccupationSinger-songwriter, rapper
AwardsBreakthrough Artist of the Year (2020)
Musical career
OriginGilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Genres
Instruments
  • Singing
  • rapping
  • guitar
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • Avace
Associated acts

Personal life

Raheem was born in 1997.[1] He belongs to a Shina family hailing from Gilgit, located in northern Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region.[1][3] He is the eldest of three siblings, born to a father who served in the Pakistan Army and a mother who is a housewife.[4] Rahim describes himself as a "rebel" child while growing up, who had a taste for music. His first ever on-stage performance was in his fifth grade of school, when he performed a popular dance track by British-Indian musical group RDB.[1]

Raheem moved to Karachi in order to pursue a career in medicine, graduating from the Bahria University Medical and Dental College.[2][3]

Career

Raheem started writing, recording and releasing singles in 2019 while still in medical school.[1][2] He began weaving melodies and lyrics together using his semi-acoustic guitar.[1] His tracks such as "Aisay Kaisay", "Joona", "Aarzu", "Sar Phira" and "Sun Le Na" garnered millions of hits on YouTube and he quickly began to be noticed in the Pakistani music scene.[1][5] In his early days, he collaborated with the Young Stunners.[1]

In 2020, he won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award for music at the 1st Pakistan International Screen Awards in Dubai.[1][6]

He made his Coke Studio debut in season 14 in 2022, where he featured in a dance track titled "Peechay Hutt" in collaboration with Talal Qureshi and the Justin Bibis.[7][8]

Artistry

Raheem's music is mainly R&B, hip hop and indie pop, with influences of soul.[1][2][9][10] He has a free-flowing experimental approach to music with a "soft, mumbling rap-verse style" voice, and his lyrical style has been characterised for its simplicity; according to Raheem, he likes to pour his feelings into his music and prefers to "keep it as simple as possible so that anyone who listens to my songs can connect with them".[11][12] He is also known for infusing "Gilgiti-inspired dance moves" in his music videos and occasionally incorporates lyrics in his native language, Shina, into his songs.[1][3][8]

References
  1. Rehman, Sonya (22 January 2022). "The Wonderkid Making Waves In Pakistani Music". Forbes. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. Lodhi, Rida (25 November 2021). "Hasan Raheem on why music will always be his side hustle". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. Baji, Band (10 January 2021). "Soundcheck: The doctor is in". Dawn. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022. If you listen closely, you’ll notice there’s even a small section in Hasan’s native Shina language.
  4. "For Hasan Raheem, creating music has always been his dream". Dawn. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. "Talk of the town". Bol News. 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. "PISA 2021 dubs Umair Jaswal its youth icon and Hasan Raheem its breakthrough artist of the year". Dawn. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. "Hasan Raheem makes CS debut with infectious Gen-Z dance track 'Peechay Hutt'". The Express Tribune. 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. "A bop or a flop? Hasan Raheem and Justin Bibis' 'Peechay Hutt' has netizens deeply divided". Dawn. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022. Some loved it and appreciated the Shina (the language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral) words Raheem included in the lyrics.
  9. "Hasan Raheem". Patari. 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022. Hasan Raheem is a singer/songwriter hailing from Gilgit, Pakistan. He emerges with a signature sound of his own as he projects his vision through indie pop, rnb and soul.
  10. Baji, Band (30 June 2021). "Hasan Raheem's newest songs indicate he may be in a rut". Dawn. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "Anyone can connect with my music: Hasan Raheem discusses poetic simplicity in Forbes feature". The Express Tribune. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. Baji, Band (26 January 2022). "'Sun Le Na' by Hasan Raheem and 'Shaam' by Talal Qureshi, Maanu, Mujju and Towers are underwhelming". Dawn. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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