The life and times of rapper Uniq Poet

Hits like KAALO have established him as a lyricist and the Tuborg Image Award has cemented his popularity.

The year is 2013. The sun is bright, up in the sky and you can hear a slight murmur in the streets. After a whole day of football with friends and family in broad daylight, you’re dripping in sweat, gulping down the largest glass of water you could find. Tired from all the exercise, you’re sitting in front of the family computer in the living room, browsing the internet in its barebones form. One window on YouTube catches your eyes and you click it. There, Raw Barz, a cultural phenomenon of the 2010s, fills your eyes and ears—the lyricists make you laugh with disses, hoot when they savagely insult the opponent, and turn the volume down when they start cursing.