It used to be that foreign rap is an order of magnitude better than domestic rap. However, with the arrival of new performers on the stage, one thing became clear - the quality of Russian rap begins to improve rapidly.
Today, "our boys" read as well as Eminem, 50 Cent or Lil Wayne. Zamai is a new face in rap culture.
This is one of the brightest representatives of antihype. The visiting cards of the young artist are the following tracks - "Rock", "Name" and "Gosha Rubchinsky".
Childhood and youth of Zamay
Andrei Zamai was born in sunny Bishkek. Date of birth falls on November 9, 1986.
It is known that Zamay's parents are ordinary workers who have nothing to do with music.
The biography of Andrei Zamay is full of secrets. He is not a very talkative young man, and in most cases he only shows himself on stage.
When they begin to ask about parents or childhood, Zamay shows aggressiveness.
It is known that Andrei was fond of sports in his teenage years. And the young man was quite an aggressive teenager. Somehow he finished school and became a student at the technical national university.
He studied at the Faculty of Physics. Zamai's diploma says "microelectronics engineer".
The move of the future artist to St. Petersburg
In 2010, Zamai decides to change sunny Bishkek for gloomy St. Petersburg. In the cultural capital of Russia, Andrei begins to earn extra money as a courier.
In order to somehow keep himself afloat, Zamay has to spin like a squirrel in a wheel. During this period of time, he tries himself in various jobs.
Andrei changed several places, and tried himself as a photographer, waiter and seller.
If one of his clients knew that very soon the guy would become famous throughout Russia, they would definitely take his autograph.
Dreams of a career as a rapper
Andrei Zamai was a fan of rap. Even in his teenage years, the young man began to collect cassettes, and later CDs of his favorite artists.
Secretly, he dreamed of becoming a rapper, but, unfortunately, did not understand where he should go next.
The only thing the guy knew was that he could not expect help from anyone, so Zamai laid his own path to the top of the musical Olympus on his own.
The 15-year-old guy was a fan of the musical compositions of such rappers as Jay Z and Nas: the guy learned the tracks from the Blueprint and Stillmatic albums almost by heart.
Then the guy realized for himself that he likes not only to listen, but also to rap.
The beginning of the creative career of Andrey Zamay
In adolescence, the first attempts to record musical compositions begin. Zamai shows his debut works to his friends.
It is interesting that initially the young man worked under the pseudonym Strike. The guy experimented, mixed different styles of music in order to finally find himself in his experiments.
Since 2003, Andrey has been a part of the Versus Battle. But, despite his activity, Zamai does not get a ticket to the big stage, in addition, he has not acquired a stable army of fans of his work.
Andrey notes that, being a part of Versus, he learned to stay on stage. In addition, he was good at holding a “stand up” against an opponent, which is so useful for rappers.
The debut musical composition of Andrey Zamay was a diss on a battle participant: it was posted on the hip-hop.ru music portal.
In 2009, Zamai presented his first mixtape, which was called "On the benches for the boys."
The album contains 18 tracks in total. For one of the works, Zamai shot a video clip. Despite the fact that the young man tried his best to conquer the "ears" of rap fans, he could only dream of fame and popularity.
In 2013, the singer more confidently declared his person, starting to actively capture the rap culture.
The release of the first EP rapper Zamai
Zamay presents an EP with a modest title "Zamay". In addition, he becomes an active participant in the famous rap sites SlovoSPB and Versus.
But these attempts to attract attention, for some mysterious reason, were not successful.
The turning point in Zamai's life came at the moment when he met the famous rapper Slava KPSS (Purulent).
The rappers met at a time when Slava was a judge at one of Zamai's battles.
It should be noted that it was Purulent who came up with the creative pseudonym Khan Zamai for his friend, under which Andrei began to release his musical compositions.
A turning point in my career
It was from the moment Zamay met Slava that the long-awaited popularity came to the rapper.
The glory of the CPSU enjoyed authority among the rest of the participants in the rap sites, so he shared a piece of glory with his friend.
The rappers began work on joint musical compositions and video clips.
In addition, they increasingly began to appear on Russian battles together. The guys worked like "Stakhanovites": sometimes hip-hop artists released 10 rap texts in 7 days.
In 2015, Zamai presents three albums to rap fans at once: “#Nemimokhaipa” (collaboration with Slava CPSU), “Inner Bishkek” and “Russian Album”. Music lovers warmly received the rapper's work.
Zamai in Antihype
In addition, in 2015, Zamai becomes part of the Antihype creative association.
The essence of this movement is directed against everything mainstream, fashionable and popular. In addition to Zamay himself, SD, Booker and other performers entered the anti-hype movement.
In the same 2015, the participants of the anti-hype association release a joint musical composition.
We are talking about the track "Gosha Rubchinsky", which is a remix of the song by the singer Monetochka. It was after the presentation of this work that Andrei Zamai became a mega-popular performer.
Later, the guys will also release a parody video clip for the remix.
In 2016, rap fans saw a joint video clip "Grime Hate". In a short period of time, the video clip is gaining about half a million views.
Further, Zamai replenishes his discography with the album "Hype Train", where the musician fits with eminent rappers, including Monetochka, LSP, Pasha Technik, etc.
Zamai and Purulent
Detractors say that Andrei Zamai cannot exist in the rap industry without Purulent.
The fact is that Purulent was present at all the battles of Zamai. Rumor has it that he is the author of all the songs.
In general, Andrei Zamai took part in more than 4 editions of Versus.
But, one way or another, Zamai finally got a good foothold on the domestic rap scene. He has acquired his army of fans, he regularly holds concerts and records fresh video clips.
Personal life of Andrey Zamay
Zamai is a secretive person. He does not like to spread information about his life. Therefore, information about whether Andrei has a wife or a girlfriend is not common on the Internet.
In one of his interviews, Zamai replied that he was of the old school, so until he was convinced that he was ready to start a family, he would not do this. “Zalet is excluded,” said the Russian rapper.
It should also be noted that Zamai's work is constantly criticized. Some consider his lyrics to be primitive.
In addition, they say that the singer's vocal data also leaves much to be desired. But the rapper continues to do what he likes, without changing his own concepts and views.
In addition, Andrei Zamai is one of those performers who are not registered in social networks. He believes that showing his life through social networks is pure childhood.
Interesting facts about Andrey Zamay
- The songs of St. Petersburg rappers Purulent and Khan Zamai (Andrei Zamai) will be checked by the Moscow prosecutor's office for extremism.
- Before one of Andrey Zamay's performances, a local prosecutor contacted him with a request to write the name of the tracks that the rapper will perform on stage. All the material that the rappers plan to perform live during their tour - about 20 tracks in total - will be checked.
- At the beginning of 2017, the performer under the creative nickname Jubilee released a diss for the Glory of the CPSU (a diss is a poisonous track dedicated to a specific character, which expresses disrespect for him).
- Zamai took part in 4 battles.
- The Russian rapper served in the army.
Andrey Zamay now
In 2017, the presentation of a new album by Zamay took place, which was called "From Castle to Castle".
And in 2018, the hip-hop artist presented a video clip for the song "Name".
Andrei Zamai continues to improve himself as a rap artist.
He tours the major cities of the Russian Federation with his concerts and continues to collaborate with Slava CPSU.
Rappers delight fans with fresh musical compositions.
It should also be noted that fans have noticed a change in Zamai's appearance. Andrey has significantly reduced his weight.
The young man explained that such changes are due to the fact that he eliminated the use of fast food and began to move more.
In 2019, the presentation of new musical compositions and the album "Richard 3" took place. We are talking about the tracks "Eternal May", "We are from antihype", "Gogolev" and "MEDICI". Video clips were filmed for the last compositions.
In 2020, Zamay's discography was replenished with a new album. The record was called "Andrew". The rapper stressed: “This is exactly the record that I planned to release back in 2016, but it so happened that my fans saw it only in 2020…”.
Zamay in 2021
In 2021, the premiere of a new EP by rapper Zamai took place. The collection was called "Aboriginal". The EP has a two-line track recorded with a chewed up voice, as well as party tracks. Critics noted that the performer "continues to stick to his line", so it is not clear where he is joking and where he is telling the truth.
