Under the creative pseudonym T-Killah hides the name of a modest rapper Alexander Tarasov. The Russian performer is known for the fact that his videos on YouTube video hosting are gaining a record number of views.
Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov was born on April 30, 1989 in the capital of Russia. The rapper's father is a businessman. It is known that Alexander attended a school with an economic bias. In his youth, the young man was fond of sports and music.
After graduating from school, Tarasov entered the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, by profession, the young man did not work. He wanted to devote his life to music.
The lack of a special musical education did not interfere with the plans of Alexander Tarasov. Alexander's desire to be creative caused support from his father. In particular, it is known that dad became not only Tarasov's support, but also the main sponsor.
The creative path and music of rapper T-Killah
Tarasov's creative biography as a rapper began in 2009. The singer's debut in public took place when the musical composition "To the Bottom (Owner)" appeared on the VKontakte social network.
Later, Alexander shot a video clip for his debut track. In a short time, the clip gained over 2 million views. It was a success.
The musical composition "To the Bottom (Owner)" was followed by the track "Above the Earth". T-Killah recorded this track with Nastya Kochetkova, a member of the Star Factory.
The song "Above the Earth" sounded on all kinds of music channels. In 2010, T-Killah cemented his No. 1 status with the track "Radio". The rapper recorded the mentioned musical composition with Masha Malinovskaya.
In 2012, the artist, together with Daineko, presented the track Mirror, mirror. Later, Olga Buzova performed the musical composition "Don't Forget" with the rapper. The guys recorded a video clip for the track in picturesque Los Angeles.
In the same year, singer Loya recorded with T-Killah a video for the musical composition Come Back. All of the above compositions were included in the debut album of the artist Boom.
The disc was released in 2013, it also contains tracks recorded by Tarasov in a duet with Maria Kozhevnikova, Nastya Petrik and Anastasia Stotskaya.
The video clip for the track "I'll be there", which was also included in the Boom record, was filmed in the Arabian Desert, with Bedouins and camels. T-Killah performed a musical composition together with one of the former Tatu members Lena Katina. The video work is dedicated to the relationship of two lovers.
Alexander Tarasov is Mr. Productivity. The scale of collaboration amazed even DJ Smash himself. By the way, the Russian rapper did not leave him without attention.
The singers recorded a cover version for the song "Best Songs". T-Killah's next album, Puzzles, was released in 2015. The disc includes solo and collaborations of the rapper with other representatives of the stage.
In the same 2015, a video clip was released for the duet of 58-year-old rock musician Alexander Marshall and 26-year-old rapper T-Killah "I'll Remember". This work was included in the album "Puzzle". At the request of the director, the main character dies and turns into a guardian angel for his beloved.
Rapper conflict to iTunes
In winter, the Russian rapper had a conflict with iTunes. Tarasov entered into an agreement with her to release the disc "Puzzle".
A few weeks before the official presentation of the album, an image of the unedited album cover of the disc and the artist's duets with Marshal and the Vintage musical group got into the network.
Representatives of the company threatened the rapper with a fine and questioned further cooperation.
T-Killah's video clip for the musical composition Alcoholic was not taken into rotation by any Russian TV channel. The reason for this behavior is simple - there is an unrealistic amount of alcohol in the video clip.
Tarasov himself was not upset by this situation. The video has been watched by several million users on YouTube.
The shooting of the video clip "Good morning" took place in a spicy atmosphere. To record the video, the director invited seven girls with mouth-watering forms.
According to the plot, sexy girls change one after another every night, appearing in the dream of the protagonist. The “tigresses” doused with colored paint add the necessary brightness to the sleep of the protagonist.
In 2016, the rapper presented the album "Drink" to fans of his work. The track "Heel" became the top composition of the third disc. In less than a day, the video has received over 1 million views.
The music video for "It's OK" has over 18 million views on YouTube. In addition to the tracks, the songs “Piggy bank”, “The world is not enough”, etc. are very popular with music lovers. In addition, the track “Let's Forever”, which the rapper recorded together with the charming Marie Kraimbreri, was included in the disc.
Personal life of Alexander Tarasov
In 2016, the beloved father of Alexander Tarasov, Ivan, passed away. For more than five years, the Tarasov family overcame a serious illness, but nevertheless, in 2016, the disease won. In 2017, T-Killah released the song "Your Dream" and a video clip for the track "Papa".
Alexander Tarasov "pulls a train" of a macho and ladies' man. Finding out about Tarasov's personal life is not so easy. The rapper practically does not post photos with girls.
According to rumors, Tarasov experienced an unsuccessful romantic relationship. It was to them that the rapper dedicated the musical composition "At the Bottom".
The media attributed to Tarasov a romantic relationship with Olga Buzova, Lera Kudryavtseva, Ksenia Delhi, Katrin Grigorenko.
Alexander had a long affair with the director of the T-Killah project Olya Rudenko. For more than four years, the lovers met. As a result, Olga decided to leave Alexander. The reason for leaving is banal - Alexander was not ready to start a family, and Olga wanted to marry a man.
Since 2017, there have been rumors that Tarasov is dating the host of Russia 24, Maria Belova. Maria and Alexander did not hide their relationship. They spent a lot of time together, and as a couple they attended various parties and festive events. In 2019, the couple played a magnificent wedding.
T-Killah on the wave of success
In 2017, Alexander, together with Oleg Miami, presented the general video clip “Your Dream” to fans of his work. In addition, T-Killah released a video clip for "Monkeys".
Amiran Sardarov himself, known as the host of the Khach Diary channel, took part in the creation of this work. The video clip "Vasya in the dressing" was viewed by more than 6 million YouTube users.
In the same 2017, T-Killah released "Well Done Feet", and on September 4, 2017, the work of Alexander "Gorim-gorim" was presented on the channel "Khach's Diary". In addition to promoting himself as a rapper, Tarasov has a production company called Star Technology.
Tarasov invests in interesting IT projects. Together with like-minded people, the young man created several Internet portals. The Russian rapper, along with famous show business stars, took part in the charity program Looking for a Home.
2019 turned out to be just as productive for the artist. The rapper presented video clips: “Mom doesn’t know”, “Love me, love”, “In my car”, “You are tender”, “Dry white”.
T-Killah today
In 2020, the year was marked by the release of the full-length LP "Vitamin T". The collection did not include a single lyrical track, and this is the main feature of the collection. “Only positive and cheerful songs were included in the disc. Enjoy!” the rap artist commented on the release of the album.
On February 11, 2022, T-Killah released a new single. It was called "Your body is fire." In the track, he sings about the betrayal and fickleness of a girl who is now "undressed by another at night."
