Infection is one of the most controversial representatives of Russian hip-hop culture. For many, it remains a mystery, so the opinions of music lovers and critics differ. He realized himself as a rap artist, producer and lyricist. Infection is a member of the ACIDHOUZE association.
Childhood and youth years of the artist Infection
Alexander Azarin (real name of the rapper) was born on May 4, 1996. The artist's childhood and youth were spent in the provincial town of Cheboksary (Russia).
Very little, if anything, is known about Alexander's hobbies and childhood. He attended a music school where he tried to master the guitar. But soon this occupation bored the young man, and he dropped out of school.
“When I made the decision to leave the music school, I realized that I did not need a piece of paper about the end of the educational institution. It is much more important that I acquired skills at school, which I later applied in practice ... ”
As a child, Alexander was a cheerful and cheerful child. Today he speaks of himself as a rather closed person. At this time, it is difficult for him to communicate with people. If he keeps in touch with someone, it is probably because of a working relationship or deep sympathy.
Another hobby of Alexander's youth was drawing. The guy did not attend specialized educational institutions, but studied from books. Today, he does not apply the skills in creating covers for his records. According to the rap artist, it is much easier to take a photo, because it conveys the whole range of emotions.
To feel the mood of the artist’s childhood, you should watch the video for the piece of music “At least a little truth”. The entire clip revolves around Alexander's yard. The creation of the video plunged Azarin into pleasant memories. And there were a lot of them, the rap artist assures.
The stage name of the rapper deserves special attention. As it turned out, Alexander's mother often called him "infection". It's all the fault of the guy's petty pranks. Azarin comments: “My mother called me that in childhood, she still calls me. And here it is. Something new is needed so as not to repeat after anyone ... ".
The creative path of the rap artist Infection
He began recording the first tracks of the author's composition at home on a Genius microphone for Skype. In addition, as a teenager, he played bass guitar in a local band.
He had been writing music for a long time, but he was not sure of its quality. As Zaraza said in one interview, he was not going to share songs with a large audience. But everything changed after talking with Danya Nozh. Alexander's friend showed his work to people. He introduced the rapper like this: "This is an infection, listen to his rap." Danya made the first promo for the rapper.
After serving in the army, he came home and had a burning desire to create a recording studio. He rented a small room in the basement and isolated it.
One day Ripbeat found out about his studio. The rapper asked permission to come and see how Zaraza arranged the premises. He took ATL with him. The guys not only looked at the studio, but also listened to some of the rapper's tracks.
But the studio eventually had to close. The family lived at the top of the building. When they had a child, because of extraneous noise, she could not sleep normally. Infection turned out to be a loyal guy. He closed the studio and became part of the Acidhouze association. It included the aforementioned rap artists.
The growth of the artist's popularity
A real breakthrough occurred after the presentation of the collection "Ultra". Shortly before the presentation of the record, he checked in with Lupercal in the track "Yellow Arrow". A feature of the longplay is the absence of guests on it. And if it seems to someone that it's boring, we hasten to disappoint you. Alone – Contagion sounds incredibly powerful. The track "I flew high" deserves special attention. At the end of December 2017, a video was released for the song. About the studio Infection said the following:
“Longplay collected sad tracks. The atmosphere as a whole is readable, it is the whole essence of being in the province. Young people choose space because they feel bad on earth.”
A series of concerts, exhausting work in a recording studio - resulted in the premiere of the artist's new LP. We are talking about the album "Symptoms". The new album of the most singing person from the White Chuvashia pleasantly impressed not only fans, but also music critics.
On the guest verses of the collection you can hear the cool recitative of Horus, Ka-tet, ATL, Eecii McFly and Dark Faders. By the way, in the same composition, the guys went on a tour of Russian cities.
White Chuvashia
Later, the rapper “chewed” the question of journalists about the White Chuvashia. Chuvashia is an association of white-skinned singers who rap. Belaya Chuvashia is a closed association, so only the elite can get into it. In addition to the performer himself, the line-up includes Horus, Ka-tet, Ripbeat, ATL. The composition changes from time to time.
2019 did not remain without musical novelties. This year, the premiere of the collection "Black Balance" took place. Note that this is a joint disc of Infection and rap artist Horus. Soon the premiere of the video for the aforementioned piece of music "At least a little truth" took place.
The rapper impressed the "fans" with incredible productivity. This year, he pleased with the release of the track "Graffiti", and also subtly hinted that he was working closely on the creation of a new album.
The premiere of the LP "Yards" took place in early November 2019. The cover, as it were, declassified the “insides” of the disc. The boys' tracks about their native habitat went with a bang to the admirers of the "yard" rap. Catchy choruses, old boombap beat, trap, reggae sound - this is definitely one of the coolest works of Zaraza.
Details of the artist's personal life
The personal life of an artist is one of those topics that he does not like to discuss. It is not known for sure whether the rapper has a girlfriend. His social networks are also “silent”. He uses the venues solely for work and to keep in touch with his fans.
Rapper Contagion: our days
At the beginning of June 2020, a presentation of the new EP of the rap artist took place. We are talking about the collection "A Matter of Time". Horus took part in the recording of the disc. Guest verses include ATL, Murda Killa and Ripbeat.
In the autumn of the same year, he also presented a solo LP. The collection was called "The Island of Bad Luck". The contagion intersperses technical recitative with branded chants. The record was warmly received by the rap party.
On June 11, 2021, the rapper's discography was replenished with the album "Psihonavtika". The record came out completely danceable and incredibly cool. About dance music, he said the following:
“I decided to add dance music for novelty. In your Mouzon you always want to cram what you yourself like. I am sure that the new tracks will pump my audience ... ".
The presented disc became the most anticipated album of this year. On guest verses there are ATL, Horus, GSPD and Loc dog.
