Elşad Xose
Background information
Birth name	Elşad Əliyev
Also known as	Elşad Xose, Hose
Born	September 25, 1979 (1979-09-25) (age 30)
Origin	Baku, Azerbaijan
Genres	Hip hop Rap
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1999 - present

Elshad Aliyev (born September 25, 1979 in Baku), better known by his stagename Elşad Xose is an Azerbaijani rapper. He is the one of most commercially famous and influential Azerbaijani rappers.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Early career 2 Music career 2.1 Canlı yayım 3 Legal troubles 4 Albums 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early career

Aliyev started to provide interested to rap during his school times and chose the nickname Xose. He started to perform as rap duo with russian rapper Pauk under the name of "D.U" and most of his songs were part of his first album Жизнь не меняется^[1]

[edit] Music career

[edit] Canlı yayım

In 2002, he released the album called "Canlı yayım", which sold 2500 copies in first 3 days^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Legal troubles

In 2007, Xose was arrested for misdemeanor heroin use and possession.^[2][3][4] He was sentenced to 1.5 years^[5]

[edit] Albums

• Жизнь не меняется (2000)
• Canlı yayım (2002)
• Hәr Atdığım Addım (2003)
• Plagiat (2004)
• Ixlas (2005)
• Hip-Hop Namә (2008)

[edit] Trivia

• He has worked as chief editor of show business magazine Elman.^[6]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Unofficial fan site

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