I was born in the USSR a few weeks before it was dissolved. Spending much of my youth in the post-Soviet Union slums, raised by a young single mother, I was exposed to a wide array of art and entertainment, first starting with a ton of weird Soviet animations, 80s/90s US cartoons, and 80s/90s anime. Once I eventually stumbled upon Hip-Hop, it was love at first sight. Upon hearing Phife Dawg (RIP) and Q-Tip going back and forth on Electric Relaxation, I became irreversibly obsessed with Hip-Hop as an expression, culture and a personal source of infinite freedom. Whenever I find myself having to describe my music to people, I've noticed I tend to emphasize how "personal" it is, but I feel like that could probably be said and be true for almost anything ever, right? The way I look at it is simple - Hip-Hop is the language I utilize to organize and make sense of my feelings, both the enduring and the fleeting. I've been unabashedly forthcoming about many of my struggles and shortcomings throughout the many years that I've been making music for, and my expression of these things appears to have found an audience. I'm very lucky. Thanks for tuning in! xoxo
