In the Russian sky, new stars light up every now and again - some fade away quickly, some linger longer. One such artist who has appeared in show business relatively recently is Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov, known to a wide audience as T-Killah.
A bit about hip hop
It is in this genre that T-Killah works. Hip-hop is often confused with rap or generally consider these concepts synonymous, which is fundamentally wrong. Rap is reading text to music in the form of a recitative. Fragments of rap performance can be interspersed not only in hip-hop, but also in various other genres - in rhythm and blues, and in pop music, and so on. Hip-hop (from English âjump-hopâ) is the union of various forms of art. In addition to music, this includes dance and graffiti. The musical direction of hip-hop is music with certain percussion rhythms, both with vocals and without it. It originates from the music of African-Americans, in America it began to develop widely in the 70s of the last century, and only then it flooded the whole world.
T-Killah: biography
Sasha Tarasov was born in Moscow on April 30, 1989. His father is a famous businessman Ivan Tarasov (was engaged in construction, died last year), his mother's name is Elena. The family was quite wealthy, intelligent, and Alexander received appropriate education. At school, according to the memoirs of the artist himself, he studied well - mainly by fours, although triples also happened. At the same time, Sasha was not a pay-boy: once he even dyed his teacherâs hair right during the lesson.
With friends of his teens, the young T-Killah went to clubs, led a nocturnal lifestyle. Thoughts about music in his head did not arise then, as, indeed, about serious education. However, Sashaâs father, learning about the adventures of his son, decided to send him âon the true path.â With the light hand of his father, Alexander also ended up at the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - a gift that the school in which he studied was also with an economic bias. He studied at the institute evenly, was known as a favorite among peers and teachers. He says tests and exams were mostly easy. The future artist graduated from the âfinance and creditâ direction in 2010. However, at that time he was no longer a âfutureâ, but a ârealâ artist. How did it all work out?
The beginning of the way
In the biography of T-Killah there are no particular details on this subject, but, as is usually the case in life, everything happened because of the girl. A student at the Academy, Sasha Tarasov, recorded a song for a friend that she posted on the World Wide Web. Appearances appeared, and Alexander first thought about how to make music at a professional level.
Then he chose a pseudonym not T-Killah - Taras: that is what his friends called him. Later, having plunged deeper into this sphere of activity, Sasha decided to change his stage name. He recalls that he certainly wanted to leave the first letter âTâ in honor of his last name, but he couldnât think of anything further. The case saved the incident - Alexander went over tequila with a tequila, then inquired about the meaning of this word, and found that in medicine there is a drug with a similar name, whose purpose is to kill harmful cells in cancer. So from Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov appeared T-Killah, his vocation determined the cleaning of the stage from low-quality performers.
Career takeoff
The first song of Sasha, which conquered the charts, was called "At the bottom." He recorded it in 2009, and she also owes her appearance to her to a girl: it was love suffering that prompted the young man to work. The song soared to the top of the charts, and the clip on it collected several million views on the Youtube network. They first talked about Sasha. But for complete success this was not enough - the next song was required, which would also become a hit. And Sasha remembered the school friend - Nastya Kochetkova. As teenagers, they agreed sooner or later to record a joint track. Then Nastya got on the popular project of the First Channel âStar Factoryâ, took up creativity. The girl responded with joy to Alexanderâs offer to work. Thanks to their tandem, the song "Above Ground" was born, which in the shortest possible time became a hit and strengthened T-Killah's position on the Russian stage.
And then - it all happened. Sasha wrote songs, shot videos. In 2013, his debut album, Boom, was released, two years later, the second album, entitled "Puzzles." The artist recalls that for a long time he did not tell his parents about his passion. Having learned about Sashaâs occupation, mother didnât believe in his success for a long time - until two girls approached her on the street and asked her to say hello to her son. Father, according to Alexander, always supported his undertakings. In memory of him this year, Sasha released a song and a video clip "Dad."
Duets
Duet art occupies a special position in the biography of T-Killah. In addition to the song with Nastya Kochetkova, the artistâs archive contains works with Masha Malinovskaya, Victoria Daineko, Olga Buzova, Loya, Anastasia Stotskaya, Lena Katina. By the way, his first record consists practically of duets. Among the singerâs last collaborations, one can note a recording with Alexander Marshall, the Vintage group, Vera Brezhneva.
Personal life and social activities
T-Killah doesn't talk too much about his personal life. For a long time, he reported that he didnât have a girl at all, he was free, in search of it, and, like the hero of his video Good Morning, woke up every morning in the arms of a new girlfriend. All this consolidated the image of Casanova for Sasha. However, claims have recently appeared that T-Killah still has a girl. Allegedly, from October last year, the artist meets with Maria Belova, the host of one of the Russian television channels. Together with her, Sasha appeared at the wedding of one of the popular musicians and, according to witnesses, did not go a step away from her.
But there is more information about social activities in the biography of T-Killah. He is engaged in production, owns the production company Star Technology, is actively involved in charity work and helps homeless animals.
Interesting Facts
- He has been involved in sports since childhood, and recently he has become interested in crossfit.
- Likes to play football, but hates to watch.
- He loves dogs and hates cats; he has allergies to the latter. Two dogs live at home.
- From my mother I took over the love of extreme sports.
- I like the work of Kanye West.
- He loves action films, dreams of acting in films in this genre.
- Sasha's height is 193 centimeters.
- One of Sashaâs dogs, nicknamed Marshal, got her name in honor of Alexander Marshal - it was during the recording of the duet with the artist that this dog was purchased.
There is an opinion that one can get into the domestic show business in two ways - either to give someone very influential a lot of money, or - through bed. Sasha T-Killah is a vivid example of how to achieve success on your own, bypassing both, without having a musical education. So if there is talent, it will certainly work out.