Author: GABE LEVIN Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 08/06/2025 | 05:48:12
AI Summary:
Tataloo, whose full name is Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, faces a death sentence. It’s a far cry from when he once supported a hard-line Iranian presidential candidate. The rapper’s lyrics became increasingly political after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. Tataloo appeared in a 2015 music video backing Iran’s paramilitary Guard and Tehran’s nuclear program. In the video for “Energy Hasteei,” Tataloo sings a power ballad in front of rifle-wielding guardsmen and later aboard the Iranian frigate Damavand in the Caspian Sea. Tataloo even issued an endorsement for hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi in 2017. Tataloo’s rebellious music struck a chord with disenfranchised young people in Iran as they struggled to find work, get married and start their adult lives. He also increasingly challenged Iran’s theocracy in his lyrics. But the music stopped for Tataloo in late 2023. Last month, Tataloo reportedly attempted to kill himself, but survived. His death sentence comes at a politically fraught moment for Iran. The Islamic Republic is “desperately trying to see whether it can reach a deal with the U.S.”
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