Abas Abdikarim Bakar, known as 1.Cuz (born September 23, 1997), is a Swedish rapper of Somali background from Hässelby, Stockholm.[2] He is known for performing with a white balaclava covering his head, and he has never revealed his real name to the public.[3]

1.Cuz
1.Cuz on mask, a photo taken in February 2020
1.Cuz on mask, a photo taken in February 2020
Background information
Birth nameAbas Abdikarim Bakar[1]
Born (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)
Jönköping, Sweden
OriginHässelby, Stockholm, Sweden
GenresHip hop
OccupationsRapper
Years active2018–present

1.Cuz spent two years in prison, an experience that he later said influenced his musical career.[4] In November 2018, he released his debut single "Akta mannen", and in December 2019, his studio album 1 År reached the top of the Swedish Albums Chart.[5] In 2022, 1.Cuz was featured on a remix of Ed Sheeran's song "2step", and the two later performed together at the Ullevi stadium.[6]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Year Peak chart positions
SWE
[7]
1 år 2019 1
FFF 2020 6
Title Year Peak chart positions
SWE
[7]
Tre hjärnor 2019 13

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[7]
"Akta mannen" 2018 90
[8]
Tre hjärnor
"Swedens Most Wanted" 2019 19
"Beef"
(with Denz [sv] and Dree Low)
40 Non-album singles
"Livet vi lever"
(with Asme)
31
"Ja e Somali"
(with Hasta B)
69
"Akta mannen" (remix)
(with Dree Low and Einár)
20 Tre hjärnor
"1kta"
(featuring Aden)
40 Non-album single
"Försent"
(with Greekazo and Yei Gonzalez)
2 1 år
"1 mill"
(with Gidde and Asme)
34 Non-album single
"Mr"
(with Luk G featuring Yei Gonzalez)
46 1 år
"Tipp tapp"
(with Stress and Dree Low)
2020 21 Playlist 3
"Posten försvann" 40 Non-album singles
"Harry Potter" 47
"Netfl1x"
(with 4yye)
84
"Fiendes fiende"
(with Einár)
11 FFF
"Shahwah"[9]
(with Luk G featuring Yei Gonzalez)
Non-album single
"Förmögen" 55 FFF
"Siktar högre"
(with 4yye and Asme)
[A] Antisocial
"En går bort (oh why)"[11] Non-album singles
"Salsa"
(with Yei Gonzalez and ODZ)
16
"Ghosts"[12]
(with Euroo)
[B]
"Exclusive"[14]
(with Mona Masrour)
"Demons"[15] 2021 [C]
"Hotbox"[16]
(with Euroo)
[D]
"Caravaggio" 9
[18]
"Skadad" 62
[19]
"2022"[20] 2022 95
[21]
"Back 2 Back" 97
"Hit" 50
"Police" 32
"ANC (Ain't No Cap)"
(with DNoteOnDaBeat)
96
[22]
"Sticky Situation"
(with Sticky and 01an)
2023 43
[23]
"Bottega" 73
[24]
"Stilo" [E]
"Trauma Paranoia"
(with 01an)
61
[26]
"Bad Bunny"
(with 01an)
2024 [F]
"Feeling"
(with VC Barre)
61
[28]
"Ingen vila" 91
[29]
"Gå vidare" [G]
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[7]
"Ingen mening"[31]
(Wild-Boy featuring 1.Cuz)
2019 [H] Non-album singles
"Va som mig"
(Samir & Viktor featuring 1.Cuz)
48
"Hype"
(E4an featuring 1.Cuz)
2020 81
"2step"
(Ed Sheeran featuring 1.Cuz)
2022 1
[33]
"Trakten till epan"
(Rasmus Gozzi and Fröken Snusk featuring 1.Cuz)
2023 5
[34]

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[7]
"Out of My Face"
(Dree Low featuring 1.Cuz)
2019 70 No hasta mañana 2
"Tre hjärnor" 55 Tre hjärnor
"Sirener" 96
"Till mig"
(Dree Low featuring 1.Cuz and Aden x Asme)
45 Flawless
"Räkna mina dagar"
(featuring Einár and Yei Gonzalez)
9 1 år
"Bilen"
(featuring Dree Low and Yei Gonzalez)
56
"Ha Ha Ha" [I]
"Rolling Stones" [J]
"Försent 2"
(with Yei Gonzalez, Greekazo, and DnoteOnDaBeat)
2020 97 Gör nu, tänk sen
"I jakt på kaniner"
(featuring Yasin)
54 FFF
"Punkigt" [K]
"Hopper"
(with Fricky)
2021 80
[37]
Fricktion
"Kaxig"
(with Asme)
2023 62
[38]
Spår av blod

Notes

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  1. ^ "Siktar högre" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[10]
  2. ^ "Ghosts" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number ten on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[13]
  3. ^ "Demons" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[13]
  4. ^ "Hotbox" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[17]
  5. ^ "Stilo" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[25]
  6. ^ "Bad Bunny" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[27]
  7. ^ "Gå vidare" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[30]
  8. ^ "Ingen mening" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[32]
  9. ^ "Ha Ha Ha" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[35]
  10. ^ "Rolling Stones" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[35]
  11. ^ "Punkigt" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number ten on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[36]

References

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  1. ^ 1.Cuz discography at Discogs
  2. ^ "Hasti B och 1.Cuz bjuder på nya singeln "Somali" – en hyllningslåt till alla somalier". kingsizemag.se. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Rapparen 1.Cuz – här är allt du vill veta om honom". nyheter24.se. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "1.Cuz: "Tiden på anstalt var det bästa som kunde ha hänt mig"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ "1 Cuz gör låt med Ed Sheeran: "Blev chockad"". Expressen (in Swedish). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "1.Cuz Search on Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2019" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "SHAHWAG - Single by Luk G & 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ "EN GÅR BORT (oh why) - Single by 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Ghosts - Single by Euroo & 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 2" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  14. ^ "EXCLUSIVE - Single by Mona Masrour & 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. ^ "DEMONS - Single by 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  16. ^ "HOTBOX - Single by 1.Cuz & Euroo on Apple Music". Apple Music. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 9" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 39". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 48". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  20. ^ "2022 – Single by 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 2". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 49". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  24. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 9, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 35, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 16, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 31, 2024" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 39, 2024" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Ingen Mening (feat. 1.Cuz) - Single by Wild-Boy & 1.Cuz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 26, 2019" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  35. ^ a b "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 49, 2019" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  36. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 35, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  37. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 23" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  38. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 44, 2023" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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