1) The document profiles underground rapper Hash Browns, describing his humble personality and upbringing in Birmingham despite his success. 2) It details how Browns was inspired to start rapping by friends as a teenager and how he pursued music fully after convincing himself it was his passion. 3) After only one year of notable rapping, Browns has gained the title of "Underground Legend" with three number one singles, but still strives to collaborate with his idol Eminem as the next step in his career.

1. 11/02/2016 – Pezan Mohammad – Diverse King
“…all the wayfromA to Z…” AsI walkintoour studios,Ihearthe low voice of Hashim'Hash Browns'
rappingslowlytothe beathe has put up onthe computer.Evenwhile he’salone inthe roomwaiting
for the interview,he cannotstophimselffromslowlynoddinghisheadtothe soundof the beathe
has created.Sittinglowinone of the armchairs,he looksupat me as I enterthe room andhe stops
the beat witha swifttapof the keyboard.Perhapshe shouldlookintimidating,alonein the dimlylit
studio,hiscreamhoodie drapedaroundhishead,yethisbrightface shinesfromunderthe hoodand
I cannot helpbutsmile athim.Thisisthe personthateveryone’stalkingabout,Isayinside myhead,
and I walkoverto shake hishand…
Sittingthere oppositehim,youdonotknow whatto expect.The hypedupattitude yousee inhis
musicvideosshowsinhiseyes,yethe lookscomfortablycalm, takingthe coffeeIofferhimwitha
graciousnod of the head.Brought upin the busyparts of Moseley,Birmingham, Brownsdoesn’t
seemlike the otherrappersI’ve interviewed.It’sasthoughthe rapperwe all hearwas hidden
behindacurtain andin frontof me wasthe personbehindthe music;insome sense,the creator.
Slowlysippinghiscoffee,he talksaboutlife before he made itbig.Witheverywordhe speaks,my
respectforhimincreases;the more livelyverseshe flowedtoin famous tracks suchas ‘Revamp’ and
‘bLUrreDouT’ are hislife'sstory.Eventhoughhe didnot perhapsgrow upin the friendliest
environments,he wavesoff the ideathathislife wasveryhard:"Come on,"he laughs."What I went
throughis nothingcomparedtowhata lotof people gothrough."Hisgenuine,humble attitude that
he presentsisquite impressive.Inone of hisolder,yetmostpopularsongs"ThatHash" we hearhim
boastabout hissalesandwealth,yetthe mansittinginfrontof me showsno signsof the,perhaps
slightlyegotistical,rapperwe hearinsome of hismusic.
I ask himwhichartistshe lookedupto whenhe wasyounger,andhow he wasinspiredtojointhe
musicindustryhimself."Tupac!"he blurtsoutwithoutasecond'shesitation.He carrieson
confidently,"There'snodoubtthathe isperhapsthe one rapper that I wouldconsideralegend."he

2. continuestotell me abouthisinspirations;othernotable rappershe mentionsare KidCudi and
Eminem.He continueshisstoryfromthe start,talkingabouthow he got intorappinghimself."Well
there wasalwaysthat one friendwhowasbeatboxingandstampingsome beatsonthe ground,"he
laughs,recallinghowhe startedhismusic."We wouldalwaysraparoundeachother;at the time it
was nothingseriousof course,we were justkidsmessingaround,"he continues,"butthentowards
the lateryearsof our teens,me andsome friendsbeganexperimentingwithsome real
instrumentals,some classical beats.Eventuallywe gotaroundto makingourown beatsandI started
to enjoyit,itwas prettynatural to me."Brownstalksabouthow,by startingto make beatswithhis
friendsinhishouse,he wasconvincedthatthiswaswhathe wantedtodo,and how by continuing
this,he eventuallygothisrecorddeal.
I mentionthistohim,andhisface instantlylightsupandhe pullsbackhishood.Hisneat blackhair
sitsback on hishead.It strikesme howhe looksmore or lessthe same as hisconcerts - nocrazy
costumesonstage,justhisplain,simple look."Thatwasprobablythe bestnightof mylife!"One
night,afterwalkinghome fromthe studiosafterafull dayof recording,Brownsreceivedacall,
informinghimthatthe dreamhe had beenchasinghiswhole lifecouldnow be areality.He
continues tolaugh,"Iwas so excitedIcouldn'tevengettosleepthatnight.Ilayawake in bedfor
hoursjust replayingthe conversationoverandoverinmy head,wonderingif Iwasaboutto wake
up."
It's clearthat Hash Brownsis doingsomethingright.Afteronlyone yearof becominganotedrapper,
he has alreadygainedhimself the titleof the 'UndergroundLegend'.Notonlythat,buthe has also
had 3 numberone singles.What'snext?Well,accordingtoBrowns,he isstill chasinghisdreams.
Askinghimwhathisfuture aspirationsare,he respondsexcitedly."Well,tome there wouldbe
nothingbetterthanto be able to collaborate withsomeone whoI've alwayslookeduptoas a kid.I
mean,a track withEminemwouldbe amazing.Icouldlearnsomuch fromsomeone who'sinspired

3. me since a youngage, andto be able tocollab’withhim, Iguessit justshowsme than I've come
far."
Whateverhisnextmove is,whetheritwill be anothernumber1single,anotherhighlyanticipated
album,or collaboratingwithsomeone he considersalegend,he appearstobe doingeverything
right.