Ezhel

Ezhel (born 1 July 1990) is a Turkish rapper from Ankara whose music blends trap, hip-hop and reggae. His song Geceler has been streamed more than 35 million times on Spotify and he has been given the title Freestyle King by Hip Hop Life. Ezhel came from a musical family. His mother was an Anatolian folk dancer, and his uncle was a musician and sound and light engineer. At 18, he began performing with a reggae band called Afra Tafra. After this group split, he formed his own reggae band, Kökler Filizleniyor, along with some of his friends from Ankara. He performed under the name Ais Ezhel until 2017. Ezhel can also play the baglama and guitar, and sings reggae with the band Kökler Filizleniyor. His debut album Müptezhel came out in 2017.