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Egor Olegovich Rakitin (Russian: Егор Олегович Раки́тин; born 5 January 2000), better known by his stage name Big Baby Tape, is a Russian rapper, singer and record producer. He is the unofficial leader of the group Benzo Gang. He also performs under the pseudonym DJ Tape ("Ди́джей Тейп") and alter ego Tape LaFlare ("Тейп Лафлэ́р"). He is also a singer signed with the label Warner Music Russia. Rakitin was born on 5 January 2000. He has two twin brothers, who are two years younger than him. Egor was familiar with rap since he was 4 years old, when he first listened to songs by 50 Cent, which impressed the future musician. Later on, he got familiar with the songs of Gucci Mane, which influenced Rakitin's current work. At the age of 6 years old, his aunt asked him: "What do you want to be when you're older?" Egor responded: "A rapper!". At 12 years old[citation needed] he started learning how to play music with Fruity Loops, where Egor met friends of his sister. At first, he was pressing random buttons, not understanding, how they work, and soon threw it away. A year later Egor returned to work in the program and didn't stop making beats (hip-hop instrumentals), Not taking breaks of more than one day for several years. Notable beatmakers for him at different times were Madlib, DJ Zinc, DJ Rashad, DJ Smokey & DJ Paul. At the age of 15 Егор took the stage name DJ Tape and planned to release the instrumental music album DJ Tape 2000, but the release did not come since Egor couldn't instill the quality as he had hoped. After this he decided to rap under the pseudonym Big Baby Tape.
Read moreEgor Olegovich Rakitin (Russian: Егор Олегович Раки́тин; born 5 January 2000), better known by his stage name Big Baby Tape, is a Russian rapper, singer and record producer. He is the unofficial leader of the group Benzo Gang. He also performs under the pseudonym DJ Tape ("Ди́джей Тейп") and alter ego Tape LaFlare ("Тейп Лафлэ́р"). He is also a singer signed with the label Warner Music Russia. Rakitin was born on 5 January 2000. He has two twin brothers, who are two years younger than him. Egor was familiar with rap since he was 4 years old, when he first listened to songs by 50 Cent, which impressed the future musician. Later on, he got familiar with the songs of Gucci Mane, which influenced Rakitin's current work. At the age of 6 years old, his aunt asked him: "What do you want to be when you're older?" Egor responded: "A rapper!". At 12 years old[citation needed] he started learning how to play music with Fruity Loops, where Egor met friends of his sister. At first, he was pressing random buttons, not understanding, how they work, and soon threw it away. A year later Egor returned to work in the program and didn't stop making beats (hip-hop instrumentals), Not taking breaks of more than one day for several years. Notable beatmakers for him at different times were Madlib, DJ Zinc, DJ Rashad, DJ Smokey & DJ Paul. At the age of 15 Егор took the stage name DJ Tape and planned to release the instrumental music album DJ Tape 2000, but the release did not come since Egor couldn't instill the quality as he had hoped. After this he decided to rap under the pseudonym Big Baby Tape.
