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Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'

The Queens-based rapper says he draws inspiration from his father, a poetry-loving immigrant who brought the family to the U.S. after fighting for Bangladesh's liberation from Pakistan.
"My father is my hero," Anik Khan says. "Because of him I have a country. Because of him I have a language."

Living in Queens, being an immigrant from Bangladesh, growing up listening to Jay Z: These are all things that influence rapper Anik Khan's music. But for Khan — whose album, Kites, is out now — there's one influence more powerful than the rest: his father.

"My father is my hero," Khan says. "I never really

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