Roma Zhigan is a Russian performer who is often called a "chansonnier rapper". There are many bright pages in the biography of Roman. However, there are those that obscure the rapper's "history" a little. He has been to places of detention, so he knows what he is singing about.
Childhood and youth of Roman Chumakov
Roman Chumakov (real name of the artist) was born on April 8, 1984 in Moscow. The boy grew up in a poor family. Sometimes there were no basic products at home, so you can’t call his childhood happy.
In one of his interviews, Roman recalls his birthday:
“I met my 14 years at an empty table. On my birthday, I didn’t have a cake, I didn’t even have ordinary food. My parents wished me all the best. It dawned on me, and I realized that I want to get out of this poverty ... ".
The young man spent a lot of time on the street. It was there that he learned to fight and learned all the "charms" of modern life. The street, according to Roman, helped shape his stage image.
Roma studied poorly at school. The young man often skipped classes. The only subject that the guy did not skip was physical education. Roman loved to play football and basketball.
The first problems with the law of Roman Chumakov
In the 1990s, majors began to appear - the children of wealthy parents. The "yard" children wanted to be like the "golden youth". But, unfortunately, they did not have money for trendy gadgets and trendy clothes.
Roman contacted a dubious company. Zhigan does not like to remember this period of life. Soon the young man was expelled from school. This event was followed by the first term in prison. The guy was jailed for a minor robbery.
True, the first term did not teach Zhigan anything. When he ended up in prison, this event was one of the biggest emotional "hit" of adolescence. He overestimated a lot of things and firmly decided that after his release he would start earning money on “good deeds”.
The creative path of Roma Zhigan
Roma Zhigan began his career as a member of the BIM youth team. The presentation of the group's debut collection "Dog's Life" took place already in 2001. In 2008, the group's discography was replenished with the second album, in which Roman G-77 also took part.
During this period of time, Zhigan tried himself as a solo singer. The rapper presented the album "Happy Birthday, Boys." A year later, his discography was replenished with the collections "Delyuga" and "Bonus".
Zhigan's participation in the Battle for Respect project
In 2009, Roman Zhigan became a member of the project of the Muz-TV channel - "Battle for Respect". The young man managed to take the honorable first place in this competition. He impressed the jury and the audience with his singing talent.
Interestingly, the award was presented to Zhigan by Vladimir Putin, who in 2009 was the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. On stage, Zhigan admitted that he recorded a rap track with Putin with pleasure.
A year later, the musician performed on the stage of the Olympic Games in Canada. In 2012, Zhigan's discography was replenished with a new studio album "Alpha and Omega". The soloists of the Black Market collective took part in the recording of the disc.
After the presentation of the collection, Roman informed the fans that he was working on the album TRUE, releasing the track "Peaceful Sky". The new song was liked by both music lovers and fans. Roma Zhigan also recorded a video clip for this composition, which became the rapper's first directorial work. A peculiar feature of the clip was that the shooting was carried out in seven cities in four different countries of the world.
In 2013, the rapper presented a new musical composition Gangsta World (with the participation of rapper LV). A little later, the rappers presented a bright video clip for the song.
Then Roma Zhigan pleased the fans of his work with the appearance in the television project of the NTV channel Ostrov. Unfortunately, on this project, Roma Zhigan showed himself not in the best way. He came into conflict with the participants of the show - Katya Gordon and Prokhor Chaliapin, the host of the program Gleb Pyanykh.
Participation of Roma Zhigan in a robbery
In December 2013, Roma Zhigan was detained by the police. The man was suspected of robbery. The verdict came as a surprise to fans. Roman was found guilty. During the announcement of the verdict, Zhigan read out the lines that formed the basis of the track "I'm not guilty."
Zhigan was released a year later. In 2015, the musician presented the song "Free People". Interestingly, this is the longest track in the history of Russian rap. The duration of the composition is 20 minutes.
37 popular rappers took part in the recording of the song. The musicians decided to support their colleague. Among them: Brutto ("Caspian cargo"), Dino ("Triad"), Spider (Samir Agakishiev), Sedoy and other popular rappers.
In an interview, Roma Zhigan said that he made many mistakes in his life due to inexperience. With his work, the rapper wants to warn young people from possible problems.
The novel focused on the fact that no matter how rappers say that education will not help in life, this is far from the case. Zhigan says that if he had the opportunity to live some moments again, he would finish his studies at school and get an education at a university.
Roma Zhigan's personal life
Zhigan kept the brand of "cold and impregnable man." But in 2011, he officially legalized his relationship. The chosen one of the rapper was a girl named Svetlana.
The girl passed all the tests to be close to her husband. She waited for him from prison and tried to morally support her man. Sveta gave Zhigan three children.
Roma Zhigan now
In 2017, the Russian rapper presented his first movie. We are talking about the film RUSSIAN HIP-HOP BEEF. In his own work, the musician showed the history of rap culture in our country. Roman paid considerable attention to modern trends in musical style and suggested what the future of Russian rappers would be like.
Roman admits that he wanted to release the film back in 2012. But then a criminal case prevented him. The film was attended by: Rem Digga, Timati, Guf, Basta, Oksimiron, Scryptonite, the Caste group, Misha Mavashi.
The latest news from the life of the rapper can be found on his Instagram and Twitter. In 2020, the name of Zhigan is mainly heard around intrigues and scandals.
