In 2018, a new star appeared in show business - Big Baby Tape. Music website headlines were full of reports of the 18-year-old rapper. The representative of the new school was noticed not only at home, but also abroad. And all this in the first year.
Childhood and early years of the musician
Future trap artist Yegor Rakitin, better known as Big Baby Tape, was born on January 5, 2000. The guy is a native Muscovite, where he continues to live now. Not much is known about his life, perhaps because his "creative star is still rising."
Most of the time in childhood, he spent not with his parents, but with his grandmother. He grew up as an ordinary child - studying at school, playing with friends. As a teenager, he decided to leave school for college. Studied for a while and quit. The young man did not want to continue studying. Moreover, he had no plans to enter the university.
The performer became interested in music as a child. As a little boy he heard songs 50 Centthat didn't get out of my head. It was American rap artists who influenced the choice of the future singer. Once Yegor was asked what he wants to work with when he becomes an adult. And the boy replied that he wanted to be a rapper.
The creative activity of the guy began in adolescence. He began to write music with the help of special programs. He had no experience or musical education. Everything happened by trial and error.
At first it was just mindless pressing of buttons. After a certain time, the future singer mastered the application. As a result, this activity attracted Big Baby Tape so much that he created beats for several years. In 2015, Egor took his first pseudonym (DJ Tape), which started his musical career.
The beginning of Big Baby Tape's music career
Under the pseudonym DJ Tape, Egor wanted to release an album. However, these plans were not destined to materialize. After that, the performer changed his pseudonym to Big Baby Tape. The first mini-album was released in 2017. It included only four songs.
At first, Rakitin did not have big plans. He recorded beats, mixed Russian with English, focused on foreign performers. However, a few months later he met a famous singer Feduk, which influenced the development of the guy's career.
In the future, they worked together more than once. Once in an interview, Feduk said that Big Baby Tape is one of his favorite artists. After the publication, the popularity of the young artist increased.
After the release of the first mini-album, Big Baby Tape worked at a frantic pace. New songs appeared, he was invited to give concerts. Efficiency and dedication to the cause did not go unnoticed. Other musicians began to pay attention to him and offer cooperation.
A year later, two albums were released at once - in the summer and autumn of 2018. They were created not only by Big Baby Tape, but also by his colleagues. Both works were well received by fans and critics. A lot of positive reviews appeared on the Internet, journalists are very collections. In December, an all-Russian tour began, during which the singer gave concerts in 16 cities.
Artist's life today
The artist released several songs and another album in 2019. Several remixes appeared in his repertoire, which immediately topped the music charts. But the performer was accused of plagiarism. Since the chorus of one song was very similar to the track of another musician. Big Baby Tape admitted he was wrong.
In 2020, the musician has prepared enough material to go on a new musical tour. Concerts were held in the cities of Ukraine and Russia with full halls. The musician said that he plans to continue creating music in the future. He has several unpublished developments that need to be finalized. He had no doubt that the compositions would become the same hits as all previous works.
Details of privacy
The life of public people is always interesting to fans and, of course, the media. Particularly attracts attention is what not everyone likes to talk about - relationships. There are many questions about the personal life of a young artist. Despite the publicity, Big Baby Tape does not like to comment on relationships with girls.
He hides his personal life from prying eyes. Not a single media outlet has achieved a specific answer, whether he has someone or not. Therefore, it remains only to guess and conduct investigations on social networks. The performer periodically posts photos with girls, but the singer calls all of them friends.
Of course, each of them was tried on by fans for the status of Big Baby Tape's sweetheart. Not so long ago, the singer recorded a joint track with the Moscow performer Alizade. The result was another wave of rumors. According to the artist, he has a long-term friendship with Asya (the real name of the girl).
Interesting facts about the musician
Despite the busy concert schedule, the performer loves to cook. His favorite food is burrito.
The artist began his musical career as a beatmaker.
At the beginning of his career, when there was no money, the guy was engaged in trade. He sold branded glasses.
The singer preferred "old school" music. An example for him was the AK-47 team.
The musician was included in the Forbes magazine list as one of the "important 30 people in Russia under 30".
Yegor is very offended when they talk about him as a production project. He considers himself an independent artist who achieves success with quality music.
Big Baby Tape discography
Despite his young age, the guy is successfully building a musical career. He regularly pleases fans with new songs and joint tracks with other popular artists. The artist already has about 30 singles and 1 mixtape. The singer has released two mini-albums and two full-fledged collections. He also continues to conduct concert activities. For three years he performed with concerts in three big tours.
