The musical direction of rap more and more captures the current youth. The genre that appeared in the African-American settlement in the 70s of the XX century does not leave indifferent any music lover. In Russia, this area has not been inferior to others for a long time. So who are they - the richest rappers of Russia?
10. Team 25/17
The collective 25/17 was founded by musicians from Omsk Zavyalov and Pozdnukhov (Pale) in 2002. At first, the group preferred to work only in the strict genre of rap, but then expanded its range. At the moment, their compositions are written in such directions as rap rock, rapcore, hip-hop and even alternative rock.
Throughout the existence of the collective, the guys managed to release 5 albums, 8 small album works, 6 albums in concert recordings, 4 mixtapes and a huge number of singles.
Accurate information about the financial income of some of the richest rappers in Russia in the public domain is not indicated.
9. Serge
Sergei Parkhomenko became famous after the well-known track called "Black Boomer".
While studying in Germany, he met the rapper Azad and recorded a track with him. When Serega returned to his homeland, he began to advance in musical activity, in 2004 he was already able to appear on the music channel M1.
After a creative break, which lasted from 2012 to 2013, Serega again returned to his activities and became one of the richest rappers in Russia.
Information about income in the public domain is also not distributed.
8. Rapper Guf
Alexei Sergeevich Dolmatov, the future artist, who became one of the richest rappers in Russia, in 2000 joined the Rolexx group in which it became popular under his new nickname Guf.
In 2004, Guf and the Principle created a group called Centr, in which he would work until 2009.
Guf is the owner of a music award in the field of contemporary music on MTV-Russia.
December 25, 2010 was organized the show of the album, which he wrote together with rapper Basta. The work was called "Basta / Guf."
Information about the exact income is unknown, but the average amount per Guf concert is about 2 million rubles.
7. Rapper Korzh
Maxim Anatolievich Korzh in 2012 releases his debut video for the single "Sky will help us", which instantly takes off to a leading position. In the summer of that year, Max records an entire album and signs a contract with Respect Production.
The 2014 tour attracts thousands of people. At the same time, his name shines at the Muz-TV Prize in the nomination "Album of the Year", where he wins.
Thus, Max Korzh begins to be included in the list of the richest rappers in Russia, earning 36 million rubles a year on his work.
6. Jah Khalib
Bakhtiyar Mammadov is a Russian-speaking rapper from Kazakhstan, as well as a producer. As a child, the boy’s parents sent him to a music school, where he learned to play the saxophone. Popularity came to him when Ja Kalib began to upload his tracks to social networks.
In 2016, his debut album, If Che, I am Bach, is released. In 2017, Jah becomes "Breakthrough of the Year" according to the founders of the Muz-TV Prize.
The annual income of one of the richest rappers in Russia is about 57.6 million rubles.
5. Noize MC
At the beginning of his career (2000), Ivan Alekseev was a member of the Leverage of Machines team. However, after 2 years, he leaves the group and begins to engage in solo activities.
In 2007 he signed contracts with two popular labels, which makes Noize MC an artist with an international name and puts him in the top of the richest rappers in Russia.
Noise MS works not only in the genre of rap, but also is listed in the list of rock artists. He prefers the following genres:
- experimenting with alternative music with recitative - rap rock;
- combines heavy music with recitative - rapcore;
- and also resorts to punk and alternative rock.
Despite the fact that in 2008 the agreement with Respect Production and Universal Music Group was terminated, Noise MS continues to work in the music field and earn 72 million rubles annually.
4. Artist Oxxxymiron
Miron Fedorov was spotted in 2008 by a label from Germany Optik Russia, thanks to which he was able to gain popularity.
In 2011, he develops his own project called Vagabund, and in 2017 becomes the director of the concert agency Booking Machine.
The income of the artist for the year, one of the 10 richest rappers in Russia, is 116 million rubles.
3. L'ONE
In 2005, together with Igor Kustelnik Levan (L'ONE) creates the group Marselle. Since 2012, begins to work in solo mode. From that moment on, Marselle officially became a member of the Black Star team.
In 2016, the album "Gravity" was released, which, according to the magazine "Poster", becomes the best in Levan's discography.
The annual financial income for performances is 119 million rubles.
2. Basta
Since 1997, Basta has been a member of the Psycholyric collective, but in 1999 he was renamed the United Caste group.
In 2002, Basta, in the company of Yuri Volosov, came to the capital and, with the support of Titomir Bogdanov, ended up in the creative organization Gazgolder. After 5 years, Basta becomes a co-owner of the above-mentioned label.
In solo work, the artist wrote 4 albums. The rapper is engaged not only in performing, but also in acting, producing. Basta is a good director and TV host.
Basta (according to Forbes magazine) is the richest rapper in Russia, earning 189 million rubles annually.
1. Winner - Timati
Timur Yunusov in 1998 founded a group called VIP77, at that time he was only 14 years old.
In 2004, takes part in the television musical show "Star Factory 4". After 2 years, the first solo work of Black Star comes out.
In addition to performing activities, Timati is engaged in producing. Thanks to him, the most popular domestic label in the world of rap Black Star Inc. was formed at the moment.
For 2016, the approximate salary of the artist amounted to approximately 200 million rubles, which made him one of the richest rappers in Russia.