The Chemodan or Chemodan is a Russian rap artist whose star lit up brightly in 2007. It was this year that the rapper presented the release of the Undergound Gansta Rap group.
Suitcase is a rapper whose lyrics do not contain even a hint of lyrics. He reads about the harsh realities of life. The rapper practically does not appear at secular parties. Moreover, he is an ardent opponent of the interview. Journalists and bloggers relatively recently were able to record a couple of good interviews with the singer.
Childhood and youth
Under the strange stage name Chemodan, there is a singer whose name sounds like Valentin Sukhodolsky. The rapper was born in 1987 in the city of Belomorsk. It was in this place that the singer met his childhood and spent his youth.
Since Valentin Sukhodolsky is a secretive person, almost nothing is known about his childhood. He graduated from high school in Petrozavodsk. It is also known that he was a rather conflicted teenager and always went against the approved system.
In addition to hobbies for music, in his youth, Valentin also goes in for sports. Among his main hobbies are basketball and hockey. The rapper recalls that there was not much to do in his city. And if it were not for the passion for music and sports, then most likely, his biography would not have been so colorful.
At the age of 17, Valentin changes his place of residence and moves to Petrozavodsk. The guy liked Petrozavodsk much more. Following Chemodan, his childhood friend, who is known in wide circles as Brik Bazooka, moves to Petrozavodsk. By chance, their houses are very close to each other. Sukhodolsky recalls that they were friends with their families.
A fairly strong influence on the development of such a direction as rap in those years in Murmansk was played by proximity to Finland: it was from abroad that the guys received the very “high-quality rap” on which their creative education took place. Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, Group Home, Onyx, Cypress Hill - it was these rappers who became "fathers" for Suitcase.
Sukhodolsky is awarded a diploma of secondary education. Valentin submits documents to the Pedagogical University. Parents dreamed that their son had a higher education. Valentin entered and even managed to get a "crust" of a geography teacher.
Naturally, Valentin never dreamed of any profession of a geography teacher. The future star says that he was practically not at the university. He devoted all his time to music.
Creativity The Chemodan
Valentin was often asked questions regarding his stage name. The rapper replies that "Suitcase" is a kind of mystery, because you never know what is hiding inside him.
By the way, for a long time Valentine did not want to show his face. He performed and filmed clips in a balaclava or gas mask. But, when the army of fans was already many thousands and crowds of fans were eager to see Konstantin in their city, they still had to take off the mask. After all, it was very inconvenient to perform “under the hood”.
At the beginning of his musical career, Valentin Sukhodolsky was a frequent guest of various battles. At performances, he honed his style and manner of writing texts. Participation in battles was very important for Valentine. Here the singer gained experience.
In 2007, the first release of the group is released, which has the name “Undergound Gansta Rap”, which consists of 10 tracks. The powerful tracks included in the first release demonstrated as never before that there is no place for lyrical themes, ballads about love and suffering in Chemodan's work. Suitcase's music was steeped in harshness, aggression and sharp social themes.
Valentin recalls that he recorded the first tracks at home. He had no non-professional tools, or even an idea of how quality content is made. But it was not only the wrapper itself, but the content.
In the same 2007 Suitcase presents Mixtape "Sheep For Sex". The tracks were warmly received by fans and music critics. Some musical compositions have become iconic for rap culture. Music critics noted that Chemodan is a serious rapper who will make a great contribution to the development of Russian hip-hop. And so it happened.
2008 was marked by the release of two mixtapes: “Garbage broke off” and “United States of Russia”. Valentin Sukhodolsky demonstrated excellent productivity. This had a positive effect on the development of the group, popularity and general recognition. In 2008, Chemodan's debut album was released, which was called "For Today".
A year later, the singer releases another album. Here he announces to his fans that those who are waiting for his song are forced to wait a little. He is taken into the army. Valentin commented that serving in the army is not sugar, but he was very pleased with his colleagues and the first parachute jump.
The very training in the army for Valentine was a good life lesson. This was reflected in his musical work. According to Valentin himself, he would have been happy to realize himself as a gunner-operator of a combat vehicle, if not for his former hobby - rap.
While in the army, Valentin writes works. In 2009, another album of Chemodan was released - "The Ministry of Health warns." The album is not just released, but published on the Central Administrative District. Rapper Slim, who gets acquainted with Chemodan's work, recommends the record for listening in his video message.
The release of the album "Ministry of Health Warns" consists of 21 musical compositions, the guests of which are Hasher, Vanich, Cocaine, Brick Bazuka, Xander Ali, Vendetta, Sony Money, Avas, Ra Star, Moo. According to music critics, the presented album is one of Chemodan's powerful works.
After this album, Chemodan fell in love with rap fans. This was a big surprise for Valentine, who continued to serve in the army. His colleagues contacted him and offered cooperation.
In the fall of 2010, Chemodan will present a disc called “Until Somebody Died”. Ram Digga, Tandem Foundation, Eastern District, Vanich, Brick Bazuka, OZ Country and Sony Money participated in the recording of the presented disc. The album included as many as 25 tracks.
In 2011, the rapper presents the track "Circles under the eyes", which will later become the singer's hallmark. This is one of the top works of Suitcase. After the release of this track, "Circles under the eyes" sounded from almost every car.
Rap fans appreciated Suitcase's efforts. The typical measured style of performing a musical composition could not leave indifferent fans of the work of the Russian rapper.
In 2011, Suitcase presents the album "Pus". A new record - and again a large amount of quality content. This album contains 28 tracks. In the recording of this album, such performers as Smokey Mo, Triagrutrika, Rem Digga were noticed. Of course, the participation of these singers in the recording of the album only fueled interest in the new disc.
In 2012, the rapper's next album was released, which was called "Except for Children and Women." This record, like the previous work of the rapper, was very productive.
The album consists of 18 tracks. In the songs of this album, in addition to social topics, Chemodan raised personal experiences - the birth of a daughter, the ascent to the musical Olympus, gaining popularity.
suitcase now
In 2014, Suitcase, together with rapper Rem Digga, will present the joint album One Loop. This album contains 13 tracks. In the record, Rem Digga and Suitcase again raised acute social issues. Note that it is for this that rappers are appreciated by their fans.
"Absurd and Allegory" is another Valentin's record, which he presented in 2015. The album consists of 15 audio tracks. Fitted with Murovei, Zhora Porokh & DJ Chinmachine, Rem Digga, Caspian Gruz, OU74.
Two years later comes the release of "the End". Competently chosen backing tracks unequivocally went to this album "on hands". The listener seems to be immersed in the song, and will feel the described situations for himself.
At the beginning of 2018, the rapper informs his fans that he will continue his work under the name Wudu. It takes only a couple of weeks and Valentin releases the first track, which is referred to as “Vdova”.
