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13 Facts About Anik Khan

1.

Anik Khan is a Bangladeshi-American rapper and singer-songwriter based in New York City.

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Anik Khan's father was involved in politics and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.

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In 1993, when Anik Khan was four, his father moved their family to the United States.

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Anik Khan moved to Leesburg, Virginia with his family in his early in high school and began spending his time making beats on FL Studio.

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Anik Khan described going through an identity crisis during this time, saying "I kinda didn't know who I was, I was like away from my culture".

6.

Anik Khan later attended Full Sail University in Florida, studying recording arts engineering.

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In Queens, Anik Khan would attend day parties where he met many West Indian people, which would go onto influence his music.

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The EP was titled I Don't Know Yet to reflect Anik Khan's feeling of not knowing the direction of his career and music at the time, with different of the songs on the record being years old at the time of its release.

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Anik Khan described the album as "less about the immigrant story" and more about himself, "a young guy who's chasing a dream in his late 20s".

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Anik Khan described the album as his first proper body of work.

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In 2018, Anik Khan released two songs, "Oh My" and "Big Fax".

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However, due to his immigration status and lack of American citizenship, Anik Khan had reject the tour offers.

13.

Anik Khan is a fan of English football club Arsenal.