Alexander Stepanov (ST) is called one of the most romantic rappers in Russia. He received the first portion of popularity in his youth. It was enough for Stepanov to release only a few compositions to get the status of a star.
Childhood and youth
Alexander Stepanov (real name of the rapper) was born in the very heart of Russia - the city of Moscow, in September 1988. Alexander was brought up in an ordinary family. The head of the family worked as a sailor, and my mother devoted most of her time to raising children.
Stepanov's childhood years passed like all the guys. He adored outdoor sports games, in addition, he was fascinated by poetry. On his shelf were books by Sergei Yesenin. As a teenager, Alexander realized that he was much more attracted to the process of reading poems to music. It was then that rap broke into his life.
The idols of his youth were Tupac Shakur and Decl. He wiped the cassettes with the rapper's records to holes. Already in his school years, he gathered children around him, and with them he began to compose, and later to record musical works.
Since music broke into Stepanov's life, he completely abandoned his studies. Lessons were the last thing on his mind now. After graduation, he entered the university. In addition to visiting, lectures and practical classes, Alexander was forced to earn extra money. Despite the difficult financial situation, he did not give up music.
The head of the family watched his son all this time, and ultimately decided to make no concessions to him. He offered to become a sponsor of Alexander, but on the condition that he approaches the issue of recording tracks responsibly. Stepanov quit his job and took the documents from the institute. His dream came true, he came to grips with writing lyrics for solo tracks.
Creative path and ST music
At the beginning of the rapper's creative career, he was greatly helped by the performer, who is known to the public as the singer Seryoga. The latter's label KingRing popularized ST's tracks through nightclubs and festivals.
Prior to working on Seryoga's label, Alexander had already released his debut LP "One Hundred Out of a Hundred" on the Phlatline label. A colorful video clip was also filmed for the song BEEF from the presented collection. As a result, it became known that Alexander left the label and moved under the "wing" of KingRing.
A little later, he managed to work for the popular label Invisible Management. Around the same period of time, the singer's discography was replenished with another LP. We are talking about the collection "Bulletproof".
After the premiere of the fourth studio album "Handwriting", the artist, with the participation of Adidas, founded the #superPOCHI project. As conceived by the authors, talented people from all over the world could send their work to the LAN, specially created social networks. After that, the authors were invited to perform at the Joys Bar. The only condition that Alexander set was that the poems must be of his own composition.
Note that the fourth longplay included, perhaps, one of the most famous musical compositions of the rapper - the song "Wings" (with the participation of the singer Bianchi). A video clip was also recorded for the track.
Battle with the participation of the rapper
2016 turned out to be “stuffed” with bright adventures. The fact is that this year there was a battle between ST and Oksimiron. Between the rappers, there was initially mutual dislike, so the “verbal battle” promised to be mega interesting. Despite this, this battle was completely unavailable on the large YouTube video hosting for a couple of months. When asked by the audience when the video will be available for viewing, the organizer of the battle did not give clear comments. Later it turned out that the blocking was due to an advertisement for an illegal bookmaker.
When the video nevertheless appeared on the channel, it literally blew up the network. It was watched by several tens of millions of users of 21 million. In the wake of popularity, the rapper presented the track "Letter" (with the participation of Mari Crimbreri).
2017 also did not remain without musical novelties. The fact is that this year the rapper, with the participation of Elena Temnikova, released the track "Crazy Russian". The presented composition sounded in the film "Defenders". By the way, in the video clip for "Crazy Russian" the singer starred without a headdress, and this is rarely seen.
By the way, the rapper's tracks are quite often used as soundtracks for popular films. For example, Alexander's song sounds in the film "Mugs", "Immersion", "Nannies", "Happy New Year, Moms!", "Dances to Death".
In addition, he writes compositions for other artists. For example, for Olga Buzova, Alexander composed the musical work “Few Halves”. The rapper was inspired to write the track by Buzova's separation from her husband. ST considers Olga a worthy and vulnerable person. In his opinion, she is a sensitive and vulnerable girl.
Launch of a clothing line
In 2017, Alexander, together with his wife Assol, presented the Q2ZA clothing line to fans. The presentation of the brand took place in one of the Moscow nightclubs. Not without lyrics from ST. On stage, the rapper and a large part of his star friends delighted the audience with their performance.
The party, in honor of the launch of the clothing line, ended with another good news. The fact is that Alexander spoke about the foundation of his own label, which was called Istoria music. Alexander said that on his label he would be engaged in the promotion of any singers, the genre in which novice artists work does not matter.
A year later, he took part in a collaboration with Leningrad and Glucose. Soon, the musicians also presented a joint clip "Zhu-zhu". This cooperation with the leader of "Leningrad" did not end there. Cord and Alexander presented a joint project, which was called "Balalaika".
The interesting “drivers” from the rapper did not end there. The fact is that he presented a book, which he named “Rapper against music. Poems written on the balcony. A year later, Alexander delighted fans of his work with the longest online performance in the world. It's hard to believe, but throughout the day he rapped non-stop. More than 7 million viewers watched the performance of the artist.
After the online broadcast, Alexander gave an interview in which he told how difficult this step was for him. According to the artist, he felt tired after 12 hours, but the desire to break the record turned out to be stronger, the desire to lie down in a warm bed. Throughout the performance of the rapper was supported by his wife. He started the online broadcast not only to set a record, but also to support the new studio LP Poet. Somewhat later, his discography was replenished with another disc, which was called “Poet. Duet".
The interest of fans increased several times after they became aware that Alexander managed to collaborate with Mikhail Shufutinsky. Soon a presentation of a joint track took place, which was called "Happiness loves silence." The musical work was incredibly warmly received by the public.
Details of the artist's personal life
In 2015, it became known that a popular rapper married a girl named Assol Vasilyeva. According to Alexander, he fell in love with a charming stranger at first sight. The rapper saw Assol's photo in a flyer. As it turned out, Vasilyeva turned out to be the sister of his girlfriend Alice.
Alexander hoped that he would win the girl with his authority. By that time he was quite a recognizable performer. As it turned out, Assol had little interest in music, so the rapper had no choice but to win the beauty with extraordinary deeds.
Assol for a long time remained an impregnable fortress for Alexander. This behavior of the girl only pushed the rapper to further action. In the end, the girl gave up, and the couple began to officially meet.
According to the rapper, for him Assol is the standard of femininity and wisdom. Her words always match her actions. In addition, she managed to establish relations between her husband and his parents. The fact is that after the divorce of mom and dad, Alexander practically did not communicate with the head of the family. Assol contributed to the establishment of relations. Today, a married couple visits their parents quite often, and they come not alone, but with their children.
For a short life, Assol and Alexander practically did not rest together. The girl took the post of manager of the artist. She accompanies him at concerts and during tours. The rapper says that it is difficult for him to work with his wife, because she is strict with him at work, and does not tolerate when he does not fulfill what he promised.
The rapper's wife is quite a famous person. She is often compared to Angelina Jolie. Today the girl works on the Dozhd TV channel.
ST: interesting facts
- He loves football. The performer is a fan of the Spartak Moscow club and dedicated the composition “Only Spartak” to his favorite team! Only a victory!".
- “The turning point for me was the day when my father arrived and said that he was ready to pay for my education.” Thus, Alexander was able to come to grips with his musical career.
- The rapper's height is 185 cm, and his weight is 83 kilograms.
- According to the sign of the zodiac, he is Virgo.
- ST is an ardent fan of the famous animated series The Simpsons.
ST at the present time
Alexander continues to conquer the musical field. In 2020, his new track premiered. The novelty was called "A Matter of a Few Minutes", and, according to critics, this is the best dramatic composition of the rapper's repertoire. In the same 2020, the presentation of clips for the compositions “Became a Star” and “Rollex” took place.
Soon he took part in the prestigious online marathon Music for Home. Concerts with delivery. The rapper not only pleased the fans with the performance of the top tracks of his repertoire, but also gave the "fans" the opportunity to ask him questions.
November 2020 became interesting in that he became the host of the project "Entry at Margulis". Alexander, together with the founder of the show, introduces experienced and accomplished rappers to newcomers to the musical field. The show went with a bang to a young audience.
Alexander does not hide the fact that, to put it mildly, he is not happy with the work of young rappers. According to the performer, it is not music that occupies the first place among modern stars, but shocking, appearance and the desire to attract the attention of the public through extravagant antics.
Rapper ST in 2021
In 2021, it became known that he took part in the Dancing with the Stars rating project. The rapper's partner in the project was the charming choreographer Evgenia Tolstaya.
ST in mid-April 2021 presented to fans a video clip for the track "Forward". In the new song, the rapper told the audience a difficult story of painful separation, referring to the collisions of the collection of short stories "Dark Alleys" by I. Bunin.
At the beginning of June 2021, the premiere of a new musical composition by the Russian rap artist took place. We are talking about the track "I Love U". The composition is an electronic declaration of love.
