AK-47 is a popular Russian rap group. The main "heroes" of the group were young and talented rappers Maxim and Victor. The guys were able to achieve popularity without connections. And, despite the fact that their work is not without humor, you can see a deep meaning in the texts.
The musical group AK-47 "took" the listeners with an interesting staging of the text. What is the phrase "I love grass, even though I'm not from summer residents." Now Victor and Maxim are gathering full clubs of fans. Their concert is a real extravaganza, chic and celebration.
The composition of the musical group
The AK-47 was born in 2004. The founders of the rap group were young musicians Viktor Gostyukhin, known under the pseudonym "Vitya AK", and Maxim Brylin, also known as "Maxim AK". Initially, the guys worked on their songs in the small town of Berezovsky.
Victor loved to rhyme since childhood. The rapper recalls that from the school bench he composed poems that he read to the teacher in a literature lesson. Young Victor grew up, and rushed to master the music programs. It was then that he first began to record his work for rap. At school, Victor had the nickname Incognito.
Just like Victor, Maxim was fond of hip-hop. During his school years, he was even a member of a local musical group. And since rap was not developed enough in Berezovsky, Maxim read almost the same things that other Russian rappers read about - love, tears, drama, poverty.
Fate brought the musicians Victor and Maxim on the bus. They went along the route "Novoberezovsk-Yekaterinburg". The guys quickly found a common language, because both were fond of rap. And what was the surprise of the singers when they found out that their mothers were in the same class. After such news, Maxim suggested that Victor record several tracks with his group.
After some time, Maxim decided to leave the group of the Unfallen. According to him, the group had absolutely no prospect. They united with Victor into a single entity. The guys named the group in honor of Kalashnikov - AK-47.
Interestingly, neither Viktor nor Maxim have a musical education. Max studied at the theater college. But Victor also studied programming, which, by the way, was useful to him when recording musical works.
Music AK-47
Victor and Maxim write lyrics for their group together. In their work, you can often see grammatical errors and obscene language. Victor is solely responsible for the music, but he says that he does not trust this work to anyone else.
Vitya and Maxim at the beginning of their musical career did not raise acute social topics, and in fact, the meaning of their tracks was reduced to alcohol, girls, parties and "an easy life in a buzz."
The uncomplicated texts of young rappers caught the listeners very much, so the guys quickly gained their army of fans.
The AK-47 owes its popularity to social networks. This is where rappers uploaded their work. The songs were reposted, they were transferred to each other, and some, using special programs, downloaded them to their phones.
In one of his interviews, Victor noted that he posted the first five works on his VKontakte page. Among the tracks recorded was "Halo, this is Pakistan". Someone added a musical composition to their page, another liked it, the third reposted it. So the group became more popular than the promoted Casta at that time.
The first concerts of the AK-47 group
In the same period of time, fans began to demand "live" concerts from the AK-47. The musical group organized the first concert in the Ural House of Culture. And what a surprise the guys were when they saw that all the places in the recreation center were occupied.
For his first fee, Victor buys the most ordinary camera. Later, they will record an original clip on the purchased equipment, which will be uploaded to YouTube. In a short period of time, the AK-47 clip is gaining an unmeasured number of views. Thanks to the clip, fans get to know the faces of rappers, and they become even more recognizable.
One day, Viktor received a phone call from Vasily Vakulenko himself. He invited the AK-47 group to take part in the Hip-Hop TV radio show, where songs of young rappers had been playing for six months. Basta did not know anything about the musicians, and he had information that Viktor and Maxim "did" rap on the territory of Yekaterinburg.
After the rappers took part in the radio show, Vakulenko offered to record a collaboration. The guys delighted rap fans with the composition "Wider Circle". In addition to Basta and AK-47, rapper Guf worked on the song. Fans warmly accepted the new composition. And at the same time, the number of fans of the AK-47 has increased several times.
In 2009, Vakulenko assisted the rappers in recording their debut album. The guys recorded the first album, which was released in September 2009 - "Berezovskiy", which includes 16 tracks. He brought them the "Russian Street" award.
After releasing his debut album, Maxim decides to leave the group. Later, Vitya admitted on a social network that now Maxim will play discs in discos, because he does not see himself in rap. However, Victor does not give up rap and a little later he presents his solo album, which was called "Fat".
Group content claims
In 2011, the AK-47 group received a complaint from the founder of the City Without Drugs Foundation. In particular, the founder of the fund, Yevgeny Roizman, accused the soloist of the AK-47 group, Viktor, of promoting the use of drugs.
Later, the representative of the AK-47 gave an official answer. He said that Victor in no way promotes the use of psychotropic drugs. Their songs are nothing more than a stage image. This case could not be brought to a high-profile scandal. The only thing that Evgeny Roizman could do was to remove the AK-47 poster in the city of Berezovsk.
In 2015, Maxim returned to the AK-47. Almost immediately upon the return of the rapper, the guys will present another album, which was called "Third".
A year later, they record and release a record with the Ural band "Triagrutrika". In 2017, AK-47 presented the album "New". Other Russian rappers also worked on this record. One of the most popular compositions of the new disc was the composition "Brother".
Interesting facts about the AK-47 group
Many are interested in biographical data about Maxim and Victor, since the guys actually climbed to the top of the musical Olympus from the bottom. Therefore, we offer to learn interesting facts about the founders of the musical group.
- The date of foundation of the AK-47 group falls on 2004.
- Victor's height is only 160 centimeters. And this is one of the most frequently asked questions on Google about the AK-47 soloist.
- The clip “Azino 777”, with which everyone remembered Vitya, whom they listened to 10 years ago, is a commercial advertisement.
- Vitya recorded a video with pop singer Malikov, and later the singers were invited to the Evening Urgant program.
- Victor is often called "the great poet of modernity" and Napoleon. The second nickname is due to his short stature.
Victor independently thinks out the plot of the video clips. Perhaps that is why they always come out so light and uncomplicated.
The period of creative activity of the team
In 2017, Victor presents the video clip "Azino777" to the general public. And at that moment, a bunch of memes and banter hit Victor. The clip and the song are an advertisement for one of the online casinos. And Victor himself did not deny that he was paid a lot for the release of this work.
In December, Viktor Gostyukhin was invited to the Evening Urgant program. There, the rapper, together with Gudkov, presented a parody of the Azino777 video. The parody is available for viewing on YouTube.
In 2018, Victor will present the singles “How did you dance” and “Whore in the club”. Both singles are warmly received by fans. It is interesting that in these works Victor used the so-called "play on words".
Both rappers maintain their Instagram page, where they upload the latest information. In particular, Victor is very accessible for communication. The Internet is full of interviews with the participation of the rapper.
Group AK-47 today
"Old men" AK-47 and "Triagrutric"Decided to please fans with a novelty. In 2022, rappers from the Urals presented the album "AKTGK". The disc contains 11 tracks.
Critics advise listening to the song "Me and My Wife", which refers to Tupac's "Me & My Girlfriend" as a motive, as well as "I'm betting on you." By the way, we recall that the last collection of AK-47 was released 5 years ago. And Vitya AK this year released a solo album "Luxury Underground".
