Boulevard Depo is a young Russian rapper Artem Shatokhin. He is popular in the genre of trap and cloud rap.
The artist is also among the performers who are members of Young Russia. This is a creative rap association of Russia, where Boulevard
Depot acts as the father of a new school of Russian rap. He himself says that he performs music in the style of "weedwave".
Childhood and youth
Artem was born in Ufa in 1991. The exact date of Artem's birth is unknown. It's either June 1st or June 2nd. Due to the work of the parents, the family had to move to another city - Komsomolsk-on-Amur. However, the couple soon returned to their native Ufa.
In this city, Artem went to school. Artem grew up as a “child of the streets”. He spent most of his time with the other guys. Their group, or one might even say - a creative association, was called Never Been Crew.
It is not surprising that Artyom, who spent almost all his time wandering the streets, at first became very interested in graffiti. So he was able to realize his creative potential. Under all his works, he left a signature - Depot.
Having become a little older, Artem begins to have an interest in rap. His whole life now revolves around a new hobby. The style and image of Boulevard Depot was greatly influenced by the then habits of Artem himself and his friends. It's about drug use.
The first creations of the rapper Boulevard Depo
Initially, the tracks recorded by Artyom could only be heard by relatives and friends. Naturally, good equipment was not available, and the songs were recorded as needed.
By a happy coincidence, one of Artyom's acquaintances, Hera Ptakha, had the opportunity to use professional equipment. He helped Boulevard make the first quality recordings.
At the same time, Artem added Boulevard to his pseudonym Depo. Studying at school came to an end, and the guy had to choose a higher educational institution.
Artem entered the Faculty of Law, but he did not get much pleasure from his studies. Jurisprudence was too far from his favorite pastime - music. However, the work that Artem found was not related to the legal case. For some time he worked as a cook.
First release
The first major breakthrough came in 2009. Artem moved to St. Petersburg and released his debut album "Place of Distribution".
With his old friend Hero Ptah, he organized the L'Squad team. Unfortunately, the audience rather coldly accepted the guys, and after a short time the group broke up.
Since Boulevard Depot is now pursuing a solo career, he released another work - the EvilTwin mixtape. And now the long-awaited glory descended on the rapper.
In 2013, he released the compilation Dopey. The work included a remix of the Tatu song “They Won't Catch Us”. The record turned out to be successful, and the audience accepted the artist with pleasure.
The next big step towards popularity was the release of the track "Champagne Squirt". When Artem met rapper Pharaoh, he immediately decided to record a joint song.
The video for the song has collected a huge number of views and likes on YouTube. The track became viral and scattered not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries.
Young Russia
In 2015, Artyom came up with the idea to create a creative association of Russian rappers. He calls the team Young Russia.
In the same 2015 Boulevard Depot releases a solo album called “Rapp” with the participation of Jeembo. Artem also acted as a guest artist on the recording of the Pharaoh album “Paywall”.
Not even a year has passed since Boulevard pleases the listeners with the next record “Otricala”. The album contains 13 tracks. The release became one of the most successful in the rapper's career.
In 2016, the collaboration between Boulevard Depo and Pharaoh continued with the album “Plaksheri”. The name consists of two words - cry and luxury.
The video clip for the song "5 Minutes Ago" became very popular on the Internet, also earning millions of views on YouTube. Some time later Boulevard Depot together with i61, Thomas Mraz and Obe Kanobe recorded the album “Rare Gods”.
In 2017, two works of the artist were released at once - “Sport” and “Sweet dreams”. Artem also recorded the track “Mirror” with the Russian duet IC3PEAK.
New works from Boulevard Depot
In the spring of 2018, the rapper released the album “Rapp 2”. After that, he passed the video for the song "Kashchenko". Video work has become one of the best in Artem's arsenal. The clip and track tell about a mentally ill person placed in a psychiatric hospital.
The title of the song is a reference to a real person, Petr Kashchenko, who was a psychiatrist. This work also presents Boulevard Depot's alter ego, Powerpuff Luv. Moreover, in 2018, Artem was included in the list of “50 most famous people of St. Petersburg”.
Boulevard Depo personal life
In 2018, a biographical film about Artyom “Dear and fantastically sad” was released. On his Instagram page, Artem publishes posts about his work, future concerts, and also just about his life.
On January 21, 2022, it turned out that the rap artist took Yulia Chinaski as his wife. The marriage took place as modestly as possible and in a close circle of close people. For the wedding ceremony, the couple chose dark outfits for themselves.
Conflict situations related to Boulevard Depot and
Jacques-Anthony
Once, Artem posted a provocative post on his Instagram account, where he peed on the bus. It is noteworthy that the bus was the symbol of the Jacques-Anthony label. He, in turn, reacted very violently to the situation, promising Boulevard to deal with him.
However, after some time the guys found a common language. Jacques-Anthony said in an interview that he personally met Artyom, and they quickly settled the conflict.
Pharaoh
In 2018, Gleb (aka Pharaoh) performed at a corporate party in honor of the birthday of one football player. Artem tweeted that he would refuse to speak at a corporate party. Everyone immediately understood to whom this message was addressed.
After that, on the show “Learn in 10 Seconds”, Artyom was asked to guess the song of the Pharaoh. He jokingly began to list different artists, and then said that he, of course, knows whose track it is. Although the name of Gleb did not name.
According to Pharaoh, everything is in order between him and Artyom. He even called Boulevard his friend.
Oxymorone
In fact, it's hard to call it a conflict, but the situation has attracted many rap fans. In his Twitter account, Miron posted a comparison of the covers of his wards Thomas Mraz Markul with Western artist Pharrell Williams.
Artem commented on this with the words that Miron attaches importance to absolutely superfluous things. Oksimiron replied that it was just a joke. At this, the communication of rappers stopped.
Boulevard Depo today
Since 2018, the rapper has not pleased fans of his work with full-fledged albums. In 2020, the singer broke the silence with the presentation of the LP Old Blood. With this collection, he confirmed that he was ready to continue recording alternative non-commercial music.
Longplay is devoid of feats with other representatives of the rap party. In the tracks of the collection, the rapper, as a detective, explores interest in Russian culture. The disc was appreciated by fans and online publications.
In 2021, the premiere of the LP QWERTY LANG took place. In 2022, Basic Boy, Boulevard Depo and Tveth presented the "Good Luck" collaboration.
Boulevard Depo in 2021
Boulevard Depo in 2021 presented a new EP to fans. Jeembo participated in the recording of the collection. The record was headed by 6 musical compositions.
