Dubai teenager runs one of hip-hop music’s top twitter accounts

When Pharrell Williams and Tyrese Gibson are looking for a daily dose of interesting hip-hop facts and information, they turn to a teenager in the UAE.

Hassan Bargathi may come across as a quiet and shy figure, but the 18-year-old is a big deal on social media, thanks to his popular @OnlyHipHopFacts Twitter account.

Launched in 2012, the account now has 207,000 followers, including rap royalty such as Wiz Khalifa and Macklemore, in addition to legends such as Public Enemy’s Chuck D.

Modelled after popular accounts @Uberfacts (9.4 million followers) and @neverknownfacts (1.78m), Bargathi’s site is dedicated to disseminating a mix of random and timely hip-hop knowledge.

Sample tweets reveal facts such as: rapper Nas’s father “Olu Dara performed the trumpet solo at the end of his track Dance”; and Methodman is the only solo artist to appear on records with Tupac and Biggie before they passed away.

It’s not only about trivia, Bargathi explains – he also aims to give readers a deeper understanding of hip-hop culture.

“I am trying to give people the stuff that you don’t get just listening to the music,” he says. “What I am trying to do is to give people information that makes them perhaps understand the deeper meaning behind a particular track they are listening to and also to get some deeper knowledge about the artist.”

Original article by Saeed Saeed

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