Stephan Othman Said (Arabic: ستيفن سعيد) (born May 30, 1968), aka Stephan Smith, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, writer, and global activist. He is the host of borderless, a docu-series about people at the front lines of change, produced by difrent:, Inc. where he travels the world meeting and making music with people and discovering stories of courage and creativity.
His musical style bridges pop, hip-hop, rock and world folk music in a border-breaking sound of unity. His lyrics advocate global equality, social justice and reconciliation and he has been cited for having reinvented music for social change for the Internet generation. Said is fluent in English, French and German and also sings in Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, Hungarian and other languages. He is the founder of difrent: a platform for music for social change.