Quf

Ali Reza Ghassemi, ()(born January, 1984 in Tehran, Iran), is an Iranian rapper better known by his pseudonym Quf. He DJ'd under the pseudonym Ali G. before changing his nickname to Quf. He loves "Iran, Persian music and Persian literature".
Underground Music
Quf's involvement in the Tehran underground music scene and Iranian hip hop goes to at least seven years back.
Quf appeared together with fellow Tehran rappers in the music video for Hichkas' Ye Mosht Sarbaz (A Bunch of Soldiers) which was sponsored by the United Nations for the "Make Music Not War" title. Despite the Iranian government's Censorship of YouTube, the video has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube.
Quf raps in Persian language and is known for his inventive and poetic use of Tehran slang. Sometimes he coins new slang together with Hichkas. An excellent example of this endeavor is Basse Moftbari. Quf's emphatic yet cool delivery and the dark, dank scenes conjured by the lyrics are complemented by Bidad's chilling traditional Iranian vocal style, together with the beat and vividly trippy music--and Guy Buss' incredibly three-dimensional mastering. There is an element of theater in Basse Moftbari, yet it somehow captures a street reality. The innovative combination of Persian traditional music with hip hop beats add to the richness and innovative sound of many Quf songs.
Basse Moftbari lyrics in Persian and in English and an audio file of the song are posted on Mahdyar Aghajani's website.
Singles
- Quf - Ahan Parast (Featuring Pelas and Eshragh), Produced by Mahdyar Aghajani.
- Quf - Akhe Chera (Featuring masoud saeedi)
- Quf - Avarezie Zohal (Featuring Empo)
- Quf - Basse Moftbari (Featuring Bidad), Produced by Mahdyar Aghajani, Written by M. Aghajani, A. Ghassemi, J. Rowhani, A. Ghahremani, S. Lashkary, Mixed by Mahdyar Aghajani and Guy Buss, Mastered by Guy Buss, Released January 17, 2010.
- Quf - Bia Pisham (Featuring Eshragh and Bidad)
- Quf - Bichareh
- Quf - Bomb (Featuring Dj Arian)
- Ashes - Countdown (Featuring Quf)
- Quf - Darvish (Featuring Afagh Band)
- Quf - Dige Dige Base
- Quf - Dokhtar Joon (Featuring do.ok and Masood Saeedi)
- Quf - Eteraz
- Quf - Gorohe Ma (Featuring Nabegheha), Produced by Reza Pishro.
- Xaniar - Hamineh Ke Hast (Featuring Quf), Produced by Xaniar & Sirvan Khosravi.
- Quf - Harfe Ma
- Quf - Hezari (Featuring Hichkas, Eshragh and Namayande), Produced by Mahdyar Aghajani.
- Quf - Khiaboonia, Produced by Mahdyar Aghajani.
- Quf - Marge Tamaddon (Featuring Empo)
- Quf - Migan Quf (Featuring Hichkas), Produced by Mahdyar Aghajani.
- Quf - Nasle Ghabl (Featuring Shooary)
- Quf - Pashimoni
- Quf - Sabke Gharb
- Quf - Safhe
- Quf - Saghi (Featuring Bidad), Produced by Mahdyar Aghajani.
- Quf - Shahre Man (Featuring Empo)
- Quf - Shekast (Featuring Masood Saeedi)
- Quf - Sokooto Beshkan (Featuring Masood Saeedi, Gooya and Melika)
- Quf - Takht (Featuring Shooary), Produced by Shooary.
- Quf - Tamas Karish Nakon (Featuring Hichkas, Amir Tataloo, Masood Saeedi and Reza Pishro)
- Quf - Top o Bekan(Featuring Shooary), Produced by Shooary.
- Quf - Vasvase, Produced by Shooary.
- Quf - Ghalam Benevis (Featuring EshraGh)
Current Projects
Quf is working on his forthcoming album, the long awaited 'Ziro Bame Zirzamin'. Mahdyar Aghajani is the executive producer which is said to be an alternative Hip Hop LP, and is a mixture of hip hop and Persian traditional music.

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