Photo: Frankie Fouganthin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · credits
Timeline
4 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Tre hjärnor
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography170 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379181685
Biography
Abas Abdikarim Bakar, better known as 1.Cuz (born September 23, 1997), is a Swedish rapper of Somali heritage from Hässelby, Stockholm. He is known for performing with a white balaclava covering his head.
1.Cuz spent two years in prison, an experience that he later said influenced his musical career. 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. 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. In August 2025, Ed Sheeran was the secret guest when 1.Cuz played at Gröna Lund performing "2step" with him.
Community engagement and business activities
Among other things, Bakar has collaborated with activist Greta Thunberg; for example, to call for vaccination against COVID-19. Bakar has also become involved in the climate issue by performing at Fridays for Future's events in 2020 and 2022. Bakar runs the company Pro Mr Investment AB for his activities as an artist.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 5 | 18.3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 23:09
1RÄKNA MINA DAGAR3:262BILEN3:343HA HA HA2:394ROLLING STONES3:0151 ÅR2:526MONSTER2:217MR2:148FÖRSENT3:022020 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:08
1FFF2:102WHOS CALLING2:243GIVENCHY3:024HEADSHOT2:125HIT EFTER HIT2:096LÄNGE LEVE VI2:247ALFRED NOBEL2:288PUNKIGT2:419TARZAN2:0610FÖRMÖGEN2:2811I JAKT PÅ KANINER2:1912FIENDES FIENDE2:45
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tre hjärnorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 17:531Tre hjärnor2:29 2Sirener3:07 3Senorita2:53 4Akta mannen (remix)3:17 5Akta mannen3:41 6Swedens Most Wanted2:26 | 28 June 2019 |
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | FÖRSENTSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:021FÖRSENT3:02 | 11 October 2019 | ||
| 2019 | MRSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:141MR2:14 | 15 November 2019 | ||
| 2020 | POSTEN FÖRSVANNSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:201POSTNORD2:20 | 31 January 2020 | ||
| 2020 | FÖRMÖGENSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:281FÖRMÖGEN2:28 | 24 July 2020 | ||
| 2020 | EN GÅR BORT (oh why)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:241EN GÅR BORT (oh why)2:24 | 23 October 2020 | ||
| 2021 | DEMONSSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:391DEMONS2:39 | 8 January 2021 | ||
| 2021 | HOTBOXSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:141HOTBOX2:14 | 26 February 2021 | ||
| 2023 | TRAKTEN TILL EPANSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:041TRAKTEN TILL EPAN2:04 | 22 January 2023 | ||
| 2024 | FEELINGSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:351FEELING2:35 | 24 May 2024 | ||
| 2024 | GÅ VIDARESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:261GÅ VIDARE2:26 | 18 October 2024 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put 1.Cuz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 5 | 18.3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balaklava_in_2020.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a22a395d-c67c-4dd9-b75a-bdaae3dd0f93discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a22a395d-c67c-4dd9-b75a-bdaae3dd0f93core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79823084genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79823084seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.Cuzbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.Cuz
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Frankie Fouganthin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q79823084 · MusicBrainz: a22a395d-c67c-4dd9-b75a-bdaae3dd0f93
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