Rap appeared in Russia not so long ago. We present to your attention a list of the richest rappers in Russia.
10. Serge
Unfortunately, exact data on Seryoga’s earnings are not freely available. But it is known that he earned a lot. Serge became famous by releasing the hit "Black Boomer". Later, the artist created the KingRing project. He helped beginner performers, recorded joint albums and compositions with them. The project quickly untwisted, as some of the songs sounded in the film "Shadow Boxing." Serega toured a lot and lived quite well. Although he believes that he did not become a great artist, his music came from the heart, and was not a commercial project. Now Sergey Pakhomenko earns much more, he became a successful trainer, created his own weight loss program.
9. Group 25/17
The group was created by Andrey Bledny in 2002. The guys started in Omsk, where their first performances were held. In 2004, they released their first album. Over the years, the composition of the group has changed, the format of creativity has also changed. At first the guys played only traditional rap, later they began to try themselves in alternative rock, hip-hop. The team released a fairly large number of albums. Now they are still popular, go on tour, participate in music festivals. For the period from June 2016 to June 2017, the group earned 41.8 million rubles (Hereinafter, data from the official website of RBC).
8. Guf
The famous rap artist Alexey Dolmatov. He wrote his first song at the age of 19, and he started in the Rolexx group. From 2003 to 2009, the rapper was a member of the Centr band. This was a fairly successful project, but after a quarrel with other participants, Alexey was forced to go into solo swimming. His work did not end there, he worked with Basta, recorded solo albums. A few years later they made peace with the members of the Centr team, they recorded a joint track and even shot a video. There is no exact information about the rapper’s income, but it’s known that he earns about 2 million rubles per concert.
7. Max Korzh
Max Korzh is a singer from Belarus. The boy always dreamed of a big stage, at 16 he created his own group, but it did not become popular. But the failure did not break the rapper, he participated in several more projects, again unsuccessfully. The young man began to try himself in writing songs, but again he was waiting for failure. Later, Max recorded the song “Heaven will help us”, posted it on the Internet, and he went into the army. When he returned, he was surprised to find that the song was a hit on local radio stations. He shot the clip and instantly became famous. Now he is still engaged in his work, his income for the year is 36.2 million rubles.
6. Jah Khalib
Young rapper from Kazakhstan. He was fond of rap since childhood. Parents, noticing that his son is interested in music, sent him to a music school. Bakhtiyar Mammadov became famous thanks to his tracks. He, like Max Korzh, posted them on the net. Already in 2016 he released a solo album. Now his songs are played on the radio, his videos can often be seen on TV. In 2017, Bakhtiyar received an award from the Muz-TV channel in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination. Now he is a successful young performer, his earnings for the year amounted to 57.6 million rubles.
5. Noize MC
Ivan Alekseev became interested in music at the age of 10. He studied at a music school in the class of classical guitar. The boy won several times in the regional competition. He loved rock and was even a member of a rock band. The creative work of The Prodigi group made a very strong impression on Ivan; he decided to try to create something similar. Ivan took part in many projects, played rock and hip-hop. When he graduated from high school and moved to Moscow, he had even more opportunities. Alekseev participated in various competitions, recorded songs, was engaged in the development of his work. Later he and his group won the competition, as a prize the organizers offered the winners to make a video. The low-budget clip was the impetus for the development of further creativity of the team. They were noticed. Now he, together with the Protivo Gunz band, performs at concerts, records albums. The annual income is 72.2 million rubles.
4. Oxxxymiron
Miron Fedorov began to rap at the age of 13. He came up with the pseudonym Myth. In 2001, under this name, he recorded several tracks, and also took part in the contest of hip-hop artists. However, the rapper was forced to take a break, Miron did not make music for 7 years. In 2008, he was spotted in Germany. The label "Optik Russia" made him famous. In 2010, he founded his own project. In 2017, he began to act as the concert director of the Booking Machine agency. Miron loves to participate in battles, of which he often emerges victorious, but his work is not always harmless. The rapper constantly has conflicts with other musicians. Either Fedorov speaks unflattering about his competitors, or they speak impartially about his work. One way or another, the rapper is quite popular and earns 113.5 million rubles a year.
3. L’One
L’One is the pseudonym of the Georgian rapper, his real name is Levan. In childhood, he went in for sports, but the young man did not work out with him. He lived in Yakutsk and achieved quite a lot there: he was a presenter on the radio, developed scripts for corporate parties and parties. But Levan soon realized that for further development in this area he needed to go to a big city, he chose Moscow. In the capital, he created the group "Marselle". Soon the band released the track "Moscow" and became popular. In 2011, the team broke up, and Levan became a member of the Black Star label. Now the rapper is still involved in music, his earnings are 115.8 million rubles.
2. Basta
Vasily Vakulenko created his group when he was 15 years old. At 17, he became a member of the Psycholyric group. Vasily learned what fame was at 18, then he wrote the song “My Game”. The group became popular, they traveled many cities with their concert program. After a short break, Basta again decided to make music. He came to Moscow and began working under the label "Gasgolder". Vasily recorded two Basta albums, he also decided to try himself in a new role and organized the Noggano project. Vakulenko is a very versatile person. He was fond of everything he could. He had several solo projects, he participated in a television show, and even made a film. It is not surprising that he has a fairly good income - 189.7 million rubles.
1. Timati
And of course, rapper Timati comes first. The boy was born in a wealthy family, he had every opportunity for the development of a musical career. However, Timati says his parents taught him how to do everything on their own. At the age of 14, he founded the group, a little later he began working with Decl. In 2004, Timati participated in the show “Star Factory”, where he met new people, with whom they founded the band “Banda”. Timati has released many albums, organized several concert tours. And now this is perhaps the most recognizable rapper in Russia, his earnings for the year amounted to 201.7 million rubles.