[1] In 2005 Hichkas released the first Iranian hip hop album Jangale Asfalt (The Asphalt Jungle).

Mahdyar Aghajani, musician and producer of this album, integrated hip hop and Iranian traditional music in a creative way.

[2] Mahdyar's production on Jangale Asfalt has nonetheless set a new benchmark in the evolution of Persian rap, with tracks like "Vatan Parast" ("The Patriot") serving as the fusion of Iranian/Middle Eastern harmonies and pounding urban protest music.

[3] After an interview with Nasim-E-Haraz magazine regarding the release of his first mainstream album in 2006 with Hichkas, Mahdyar faced pressured from the Iranian government.

The pressure resulted in Mahdyar leaving his family behind at the age of 20 and he fled to Berlin then to Paris where he currently resides.