A boy born beyond the Arctic Circle, in a village that is not easy to find on a map where the night lasts two months and the temperature in winter drops to minus 50 ° C, he could not think that he could someday afford to live in Moscow, but Rest fly to Paris, Prague or Nice. But now he understands that for a person there are no boundaries, only those that are in his head.
Vyacheslav Vorontsov (rapper Mezza) was born on August 13, 1987 in the village of Tazovsky. He studied at an art school, where he was expelled for bad behavior. The formation of the biography of rapper Mezza was influenced by Onyx and Snoop Dog - these were the first rap artists he heard. The boy was always inquisitive, tried not to leave any of his questions unanswered.
Now Vyacheslav is one of the most independent rappers in Russia. On his account more than 10 releases, most of which stand out “Star of the Slum” and “Exit to the city”. Photo rapper Mezza can be seen below.
Alias value
Mezza Morta on the slang of the Italian mafia means "half dead", "half dead." Vyacheslav reduced the pseudonym to Mezza in 2013.
Creative way
The musical work of rapper Mezza has always been distinguished by advanced sounding for its time. Vyacheslav focuses on flow and reading rhythm, on a combination of sounds, word forms and sound quality. He pays great attention to details, being in a recording studio for a long time and polishing songs to the ideal. His music is rated hip-hop with a classic New York sound.
In 2007 he released his first album. In 2008, he met Decl and they recorded the track "Shot", in the same year Mezza won the program "13 Evil Spectators" on MTV. The year 2009 was marked for the musician and his fans with the Looney Tunez mixtape and the video “This Is Not Hip-Hop”.
In 2010, Vyacheslav released the album “Slum Star” and accompanied it with two clips: “It's Stupid Everyday Life” and Coca Cola. The album received positive reviews from critics and listeners. A year later, released the release "Breaking Bad." When it was created, it was inspired by the eponymous series. He also shot the videos “Leave me” and “La la la”. After 2 weeks, the single "Black Swan" was released.
In 2013, rapper Mezza released two albums: “Ulcer” and “Exit to the City”. “Exit to the city” is a return home after a trip to Europe. Starts with classic bits, ends with bits of a new school. The album had a gloomy mood, but was warmly received by critics and listeners, quickly got into the top iTunes. The main song of the album was Sid and Nancy.
In 2014, the album “Mokba” was born, where semantic load and interesting sound prevailed. In 2015, he lost Re-pac in the hip-hop contest Beats & Vibes.
In 2016, Vyacheslav released the crazy, according to listeners, album "The leader of the new school." To be the leader of a new school, according to Mezza, is to constantly look for the next step, to constantly progress, not to look at the canons and fashion trends, because all this is changeable. Product uniqueness, detachment from processes within the industry - this is what distinguishes the leader of the new school from ordinary rappers. Vyacheslav thought so then and does not give up his views now.
In the same year, two mini-albums “Skors33e” and “M4” were released. In 2017, the album "Paradise" is released - the average work, according to the musician himself. Photos of Vyacheslav Vorontsov (rapper Mezza) are presented in the article.
Contract with Black Star
After recording the album “Skors33e”, the performer was noticed in “Black Star”. Soon, they signed a distribution rights agreement with Mezza. The contract concerned only this release, Mezza is still an independent artist. Black Star bought the material and will profit from the release. Mezza himself evaluates his sound on this album for tens of thousands of dollars, believes that everything is done professionally and every detail is verified. In addition, there was an already formed fan base. Therefore, Mezza was sure that it would be easy for the guys from Black Star to get a good profit from the album.
Personal life
At the end of 2016, Sasha Bortich and Vyacheslav meet. Around the beginning of 2017, Mezza and Sasha became a couple. Prior to this, Bortich for three years met with Ilya Malanin, who was constantly jealous of her colleagues. Ilya decided to end this relationship.
Vyacheslav, however, well understood the specifics of his beloved's work. The new couple did not cherish souls in each other. Sasha admitted that she was listening to the new partner in everything. Vyacheslav was even introduced to Sasha’s mother, they easily found a common language. However, the mother was against such an alliance. In the same year, the couple got married.
In June 2018, Sasha filed for divorce, arguing that the rapper is not the person she was looking for. The marriage was officially dissolved on July 16, 2018. It is unclear how this affected the life of Vyacheslav, but Mezza on July 15 in his Twitter account invited everyone to his concert, which took place in August.
Trip to europe
According to Mezza, such travels change a person, but not everyone. Only those who are looking for answers. The rapper noticeably lost weight, got new tattoos, his eyes even changed. As rapper Mezza says, having visited several countries, you begin to realize that you are a system-free person. If you don’t like one system, you have the opportunity to change it just by moving.
Of all the cities, however, rapper Mezza loves Moscow the most. True, it is very difficult for him in winter. The lack of sun for several months greatly affects the psyche, so Vyacheslav prefers to winter in more climate-friendly cities. Dreams to visit Greenland, Iceland and Japan.
Worldview
Mezza has always recorded music for himself, so does not equal the hits of radio and television. His musical tastes are evolving, along with this the sound of his songs is changing. He believes that to assess the professionalism of another person, one must possess masculinity and willpower. Almost every track of Vyacheslav mentions God. The rapper for a very long time doubted the higher powers and religion. He considers the path of doubt more correct in this matter.
He considers himself a god in the sense that he is part of God's creation. There are commandments that are comfortable for him to fulfill. When he observes them, everything happens in the right way for him. For example, he gives alms to everyone who asks. Does it for himself. He does not see anything bad in wealth, because even in Islam it is said that a person should be rich and help the poor.
About self-belief and losing weight
For weight loss, the rapper walked for a long time, he was always very fat. When asked questions about losing weight, he jokingly replies that he injects heroin into his groin. Vyacheslav believes that it is easier for people to believe in this than to listen about a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. His "secret" is simple - the rapper began to play sports a lot, stopped drinking beer, eating sweets and fatty foods.
He considers the key to success - happiness, and not vice versa. His happiness is self-discipline. Happiness is brought to him by the realization that from his head he can control the world around him and with each of his actions. Believes that self-confidence changes everything around a person. The hardest part is to believe in yourself when you have nothing.
Advice to students
In an interview with Blaze on the Sofa, the rapper gave the following advice:
Do not take kindness for weakness. If I don’t cut your throat right now, it doesn’t mean that I can’t do it. This means that I am kind.