"OU74" is a famous Russian rap group, which was created in 2010. The Russian underground rap group was able to become famous thanks to the aggressive presentation of musical compositions.
Many fans of the guys' talent are interested in the question of why they decided to be called "OU74". On the forums you can see a significant amount of guesswork. Many agree that the group "OU74" stands for "Association of Uniques, 7 4 people" or "Very respected family of Chelyabinsk."
The guys who founded the musical group are real nuggets of modern rap culture. The composition of the group changes almost as often as that of the Via Gra group.
However, this does not prevent the founders of the group from creating high-quality, "street" rap, where there is no place for lyrics and romantic choruses.
The composition of the musical group
Each of the members of the rap group had excellent vocal abilities, the ability to create "high-quality" rap and the desire to "catch" their star at the top of the musical Olympus. The OU74 group was created after the 7th official battle, which took place on hip-hop.ru.
The guys did not get 1st place. But after participating in the official battle, each of them gained invaluable experience and a desire to share it with hip-hop fans.
Thus, after participating in and leaving the battle, the rappers united and created the OU74 team.
Two groups TAJ MAHAL and "PRIO" united. Thus, the rap group included such performers as:
- Pastor Napas;
- Monkey Monk;
- Fast;
- Lyosha Prio (LB);
- Half a room (PLKMNT);
- Plastic;
- Chile.
Interestingly, until now, fans do not know the real names of the founders of the musical group. On social networks, guys also prefer pseudonyms to their native names. Little is known about the guys' personal lives either. The social networks of the founders of the OU74 collective are intended mainly for the presentation of musical compositions and the organization of concerts.
The leader of the group is Pastor Napas. His manner of "delivering" rap is clear, fast and with notes of aggression. Many say that with his manner of presenting compositions, he seems to “hammer” phrases into the ears of listeners. Lyosha Prio reads imposing rap. And the task of Plastic is to be responsible for the quality of the beats.
Since the formation of the OU74 group, Chile left the group and went to live in the United States of America. Many said that he stuffed his pockets with money, and "such" creativity ceased to excite him.
The no less talented Sasha Kazyan took the place of Chile. Immediately after the arrival of Kazyan, the founders of the band created their own label Tankograd Underground. And already under it they began to conquer the heights of domestic hip-hop.
Five years ago, two more members left the group - Lyosha Prio and Plastik. They decided to devote themselves to a solo career. And it should be recognized that they turned out to be very worthy beatmakers. So that the team would not feel insecure, the newcomer DYOTIZ joined the guys.
Music of the group "OU74"
After creating their own label, the group recorded their debut album "Vtsvet". 6 months after the official presentation of the album, the guys were invited to perform outside of Chelyabinsk. The group "OU74" gave its first serious performance on the territory of St. Petersburg.
After the performance, the musicians managed to expand the horizons of their work. They began to be recognized not only in their historical homeland, but also in the capital of the Russian Federation.
In the fall of 2011, the musicians presented their second album, 7 Days, to rap fans. The second album contains only 7 tracks and is very different from the debut album.
The tracklist is biblical themes, a kind of 7 days of creation, 7 band members, 7 revealed topics. However, music critics took the second album with a misunderstanding. And loyal fans listened to the album with pleasure, overwriting the tracks "to holes".
After the release of the second album, the musical rap group went on a tour of the cities of Russia and neighboring countries. The OU74 group was enthusiastically received by the public. Street rap, which was presented by the musicians, was very popular with the public.
In 2012, the OU74 group released their third official album, Inevitable. The disc contains 26 tracks. Celebrities such as Guf, TricoPushon and Triagrutrika. After the release of the third album, the band entered the history of Russian rap. After the presentation of the disc, the musicians shot a video clip "Shadow of Knowledge".
A year later, two more albums were released - “Record. Volume 1" and "Record. Volume 2". In the same 2013, the OU74 group presented the fans with the video clip "Eight Immortals" and "Crimea" together with Brick Bazuka.
In 2015, the musicians presented a new album, Dirty Free. And in 2016, the group presented the mini-album "Deconstruction". And after him came one of the most powerful albums "Dirty Type".
In 2016, an album was released with the original and unusual title "Long Box". By the way, the guys named this album for a reason.
They searched for information in their notebooks, made a musical analysis and created a full-fledged record from those tracks that were not included in the published albums.
Group "OU74" now
In 2019, the musicians constantly toured major cities in Russia and abroad. They were active creative activities, took part in battles and gave wise advice to rap beginners.
Each of the band members has an Instagram page where the musicians share news from their "creative" life with fans.
