| 1.Cuz | |
| Birth Name: | Abas Abdikarim Bakar |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Occupations: | Rapper |
| Origin: | Hässelby, Stockholm, Sweden |
Abas Abdikarim Bakar, better known as 1.Cuz (born September 23, 1997), is a Swedish rapper of Somali heritage from Hässelby, Stockholm.[1] He is known for performing with a white balaclava covering his head, and he has never revealed his real name to the public.[2]
1.Cuz spent two years in prison, an experience that he later said influenced his musical career.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Among other things, Bakar has collaborated with Greta Thunberg, for example to call for vaccination against covid. Bakar has also become involved in the climate issue by performing at Fridays for Future's events in 2020 and 2022.[6]
Bakar runs the company Pro Mr Investment AB for his activities as an artist.[7]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| 1 år | 2019 | 1 | |
| FFF | 2020 | 6 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [8] | |||
| "Akta mannen" | 2018 | 90 [9] | Tre hjärnor |
| "Swedens Most Wanted" | 2019 | 19 | |
| "Beef" | 40 | rowspan="3" | |
| "Livet vi lever" | 31 | ||
| "Ja e Somali" | 69 | ||
| "Akta mannen" (remix) | 20 | Tre hjärnor | |
| "1kta" | 40 | ||
| "Försent" | 2 | 1 år | |
| "1 mill" | 34 | ||
| "Mr" | 46 | 1 år | |
| "Tipp tapp" | 2020 | 21 | Playlist 3 |
| "Posten försvann" | 40 | rowspan="3" | |
| "Harry Potter" | 47 | ||
| "Netfl1x" | 84 | ||
| "Fiendes fiende" | 11 | FFF | |
| "Shahwah"[10] | — | ||
| "Förmögen" | 55 | FFF | |
| "Siktar högre" | — | Antisocial | |
| "En går bort (oh why)"[11] | — | rowspan="21" | |
| "Salsa" | 16 | ||
| "Ghosts"[12] | — | ||
| "Exclusive"[13] | — | ||
| "Demons"[14] | 2021 | — | |
| "Hotbox"[15] | — | ||
| "Caravaggio" | 9 [16] | ||
| "Skadad" | 62 [17] | ||
| "2022"[18] | 2022 | 95 [19] | |
| "Back 2 Back" | 97 | ||
| "Hit" | 50 | ||
| "Police" | 32 | ||
| "ANC (Ain't No Cap)" | 96 [20] | ||
| "Sticky Situation" | 2023 | 43 [21] | |
| "Bottega" | 73 [22] | ||
| "Stilo" | — | ||
| "Trauma Paranoia" | 61 [23] | ||
| "Bad Bunny" | 2024 | — | |
| "Feeling" | 61 [24] | ||
| "Ingen vila" | 91 [25] | ||
| "Gå vidare" | — |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| "Ingen mening"[26] | 2019 | — | rowspan="5" |
| "Va som mig" | 48 | ||
| "Hype" | 2020 | 81 | |
| "2step" | 2022 | 1 [27] | |
| "Trakten till epan" | 2023 | 5 [28] |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | ||||
| "Out of My Face" | 2019 | 70 | No hasta mañana 2 | |
| "Tre hjärnor" | 55 | Tre hjärnor | ||
| "Sirener" | 96 | |||
| "Till mig" | 45 | Flawless | ||
| "Räkna mina dagar" | 9 | 1 år | ||
| "Bilen" | 56 | |||
| "Ha Ha Ha" | — | |||
| "Rolling Stones" | — | |||
| "Försent 2" | 2020 | 97 | Gör nu, tänk sen | |
| "I jakt på kaniner" | 54 | FFF | ||
| "Punkigt" | — | |||
| "Hopper" | 2021 | 80 [29] | Fricktion | |
| "Kaxig" | 2023 | 62 [30] | Spår av blod |