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Few teenagers can dream of scaling heights of success as Rashed Belhasa has done. But for a young lad - he's just 17 - he has a very mature perspective of the world. The Emirati social media sensation made his fortune and fame through sheer hard work. His Instagram account has racked up about 1.6m followers and his YouTube channel, Money Kicks, has 2.2 million subscribers and counting. His exclusive and rare sneaker collection is the stuff of legends. Son of eminent Dubai entrepreneur Saif Ahmed Belhasa, Rashed's Dubai home has seen scores of A-list visitors. But with so much going for him, Rashed is extremely grounded and comes across as an unpretentious person. "Even if you make lots of money you have to be humble, never change yourself because money is not the most important thing in life," says Rashed.
And it is with this humble, but upbeat attitude, that Rashed is moving on to his next venture - music. He dropped his debut single, We Living Life, with much fanfare at Nine 7 One, The Oberoi, Dubai on August 15.
"We are making history," says Rashed. He cannot contain his excitement over the release of the track saying, "No one has done this kind of collaboration between Indian and Arab artistes rapping in English before. This is the first song featuring A-list Arab and Indian rappers. We Live Life represents the Middle East and India."
We Live Life is a collective effort that involves some big names from America. "The song features Grammy-nominated artiste Fat Joe, Desiigner, Dyler, S1 besides Indian rapper Raftaar," says Rashed, who considers Fat Joe his mentor.
"Fat Joe is like a father figure to me because he taught me about business and almost everything else. I would die for him. I have a lot of respect for him, his family and his crew," he says.
Talking about how the song was conceptualised, Rashed says, "One day, I was sitting in a restaurant and I was listening to this song by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, and the refrain 'New York, New York' from Empire State Of Mind had me thinking. I told myself, 'There is no English song that talks about Dubai? So I have do something about it'. I wanted to make an anthem that represented Dubai, a song that represented the people here. So that's how the idea for the song came about."
The young hip hop star is confident the song will be a hit. "Surely, it's a great song. People are already liking it (the song). Moreover, all the money that we're going to make from this song will go towards charity," he informs us.
Message behind song
The message behind We Living Life is to spread positivity and confidence. It encourages youngsters to have faith, power, and a high sense of self-esteem to develop into productive and courageous individuals. The music video of the song also showcases the stunning beauty of Dubai.
We Living Life is out now on @anghami ! Link in bio @fatjoe @LifeOfDesiigner ?????? #welivinglife #mydubai #india pic.twitter.com/Cm1mKSGXZr"I co-wrote the lyrics, did the vocals, co-produced and made all the arrangements for the track. We recorded the single in my friend's studio in Dubai. We also have a music video of the single coming up later this month. It features some iconic Dubai spots like the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina, Shaikh Zayed Road and other landmarks."
- Rashed Belhasa (@MoneyKicks1) August 16, 2019
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