On the Versus Battle website, Alexander Stepanov, aka ST, is named the brightest and most romantic representative of rap in Russia.
Alexander was born in Moscow in September 1988 in the family of a military sailor. The first years of the biography developed like ordinary boys. At school, I wanted to become a musketeer, impressed by a film with the participation, then a teacher of the Russian language, I liked poetry. He himself began to write as a teenager, and then decided that it was more interesting to convey poetry through music.
Alexander's grandfather, Igor Mikhailovich Tuzhilkin, who fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, put words into rhyme. Stepanov found out about this when he was collecting information for the MUZ-TV project for Victory Day. ST dedicated the song "Life without War" to all the winners.
Stepanov calls his guides in the world of rap and. At the age of 15, Sasha gathered a group with classmates and began recording songs.
ST song "Life Without War"After graduating from school, Alexander entered the Institute of International Relations, and since he had to pay for his studies, he worked part-time, but did not give up music. When the father offered to pay for education, on the condition that the son “stop doing nonsense,” everything became clear to the future rapper. Stepanov left the institute and quit his job.
There are several opinions about the meaning of the stage name ST. According to some sources, these are just the first letters of the surname. Others mention some kind of accident in which the musician miraculously survived, and as if since then the pseudonym is an abbreviation for the word saint (holy).
The "black boomer" had a hand in Alexander's promotion to the musical Olympus. His label KingRing popularized ST's music through clubs and various festivals. However, the rapper released his first album, One Hundred Out of a Hundred, with the help of the Flatline agency. The first video was filmed for the track "BEEF" from this album.
In 2011, Stepanov also left Phlatline, the reasons for the separation were not explained. The last joint work of managers and a musician is the album "Na100ashchiy". Music for all 17 tracks was written by Igor Pustelnik Nel.
Later, ST worked under the wing of Invisible Management, who collaborated with, and an independent manager, Lyudmila Mironova. During this time, the rapper managed to record the album "Bulletproof" with the participation of and.
After the release of the 4th album "Pocherk" Alexander together with Adidas decided to found the project #superPOCHI. Aspiring poets who do not have the opportunity to publish can send their compositions to groups on VKontakte and Instagram. Then the authors are invited to perform at the Joys Bar, which is open to everyone.
The only condition is that the poems must be your own, and the reading must be recorded on video. And everything is free, without restrictions and censorship. If one of the authors manages to publish a book, presentations also take place in the Joys Bar.
Song ST and Bianchi "Wings"On the track "Wings" from this album, performed together with the popular R'n'B singer, Alexander shot a video. "Okoloshowbiz" and "Phoenix" were released as separate singles, both songs were accompanied by a video sequence.
In June 2016, the battle between ST and. In addition to the heat and tension within the battle itself, which Miron managed to extinguish, the meeting attracted a considerable audience because the video was unavailable on Youtube for several months. The blocking, according to unconfirmed information, occurred allegedly due to an advertisement of an illegal bookmaker's office shown in the video.
The song "C.P.H." performed by ST, the Leningrad group and Florida ChanturiaHowever, the issue, apparently, was resolved, since for Versus the recording of the meeting between the two rappers became the most viewed - by May 2018, the number of viewers exceeded 21 million.
Song ST and Elena Temnikova "Crazy Russian"The frontman impressed ST with the fact that he plays all musical instruments and is very demanding of all the members of the collaboration.
Another fruit of joint efforts, this time with, the song "Crazy Russian" sounded in the fantastic blockbuster "Defenders" about people with supernatural powers.
In 2015, Alexander married a native of Tver, Assol Vasilyeva. The rapper said that for the first time he saw a photo of a beautiful girl in an advertising booklet. It was not difficult to get acquainted - ST was familiar with Assol's sister, Alice.
Vasilyeva did not know who ST was, did not listen to songs and was not very interested in this culture, although there was a relative nearby - hip-hoper Dima 5 Plyukh. But the guy won the heart of his beloved with his actions.
The beauty heard many declarations of love and yet remained impregnable, which conquered Alexander. And Assol liked the musician because his words did not disagree with the deed. Young people see the secret of family happiness in the fact that every minute they want to be together.
For a short life together, Assol and Alexander never rested together, and beautiful photos and posts in "Instagram"- just the result of the work. Vasilyeva accompanies her husband on tour as a manager. It is difficult for a rapper to work with his wife. According to ST, the wife is very straightforward, on stage and behind the scenes she addresses him strictly in a working way, and he does not allow himself to respond in the same way.
Assol is a fairly popular person herself. In the modeling business, she is valued for her resemblance to. Before meeting Sasha, she participated in a TV show, worked as a presenter, collaborated with the Geometry portal. After moving to Moscow, she met Yulia Kolyadina, the producer of the World Fashion channel, and after Yulia went on maternity leave, she began to lead her projects.
ST and "Russian Jolie" are often filmed together for glossy publications. The owner of high (185 cm) height and fashionable light unshaven looks good not only in a rapper's outfit, but also in classic suits.
ST enjoys the greatest respect among his colleagues, he also likes the work of the Marselle group. From Western artists, the rapper listens to Nas, and Pusha T.
Alexander is the author of the song "Few Halves", which he performs. According to the musician, this step was prompted by the story of Olya's separation from her husband, a football player. ST considers the TV presenter an interesting person, and first of all, a fragile, vulnerable woman. And the rapper, like a man, was hurt by the inappropriate behavior of yesterday's "friends" of Buzova, who attacked her with condemnation and ridicule.
Further collaboration between Stepanov and Buzova is being discussed, but most likely, ST will not give songs, as happened with Few Halfs.
At the end of 2017, the rapper released the Q2ZA clothing line, developed together with his wife Assol, which he announced at a concert in a Moscow club. ST was supported by Alexander Streltsov and Mojito group, 5 Plyukh and Pizza, IKA and Dino with their performances. With Alexander sang the song "Sea".
Song ST and Yulianna Karaulova "Sea"The same evening, the musician announced the opening of his own label Istoria music. The company took up the promotion of young followers of rap and rock, but, according to the owner, is not going to be limited in the genre. Rapper Aikyu released an album on the label, a collaboration with ST called “We don’t see them” got into the rotation of MUZ-TV, TNT MUSIC and RU.TV. On the Youtube channel in the format of a series, videos of another of Alexander's wards - NoFun Band - are posted.
The song "Zhu-zhu" performed by ST, the group "Leningrad" and GlucoseIn an interview with the TNT channel, the rapper complained about the lack of time and specialists, and therefore he is waiting for concert directors, PR managers who are ready to promote the work of the young to his team.
In May 2018, ST took part in a collaboration with Leningrad and. As a result, a cartoon video for the track "Zhu-zhu" appeared. He shot a video, the creator of "False Alarm" for the Canadian rapper The Weeknd and the fantastic action movie "Hardcore" with and.
“The turning point for me was the day when my father arrived and said that he was ready to pay for my education, provided that I stop doing, as he put it, “nonsense”.
Real name:Alexander Andreevich Stepanov
Date of Birth:September 23, 1988
Zodiac sign: Virgo
City: Moscow, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Growth: 185 cm
The weight: 83 kg
Alexander Stepanov, better known by the pseudonymST (One hundred out of a hundred, $t Soulja)- Russian rap artist, lyricist, poet, finalist of the first season of the show "Battle for Respect", former member of the Phlatline association, nominee for the Muz-TV 2013 Award in the category "Best hip-hop project", repeated participant in Versus Battle.
On account of ST 3 battles - 2 wins and 1 loss (2016 - ).
In addition, the artist has already released4 albums: in 2008- "One hundred out of a hundred", in 2011- "On the 100th", in 2013 — "Bulletproof" , in 2015- Handwriting.
To date ST is one of the most recognizable and vibrant Russian rap artists. After the release of his first album, his popularity began to grow rapidly, and at the same timehasn't dropped yet.
Over the course of his career, ST has hadhuge number of fans, hundreds of thousands of subscribersin social networks. At the same time, the artist is absolutely not arrogant, and continues to delight his fans with the quality of his tracks.
Alexander Stepanov was born in Moscow. BecauseST's father served in the Navy,the family moved constantly. For the same reason, allST spent his childhood in Murmansk and Kaluga.
“When I was little, I had a particularly sound sleep. Mom told me that once, in winter, she was taking me on a sled. And thought about it. And then, she realizes that the sled has become too light. He looks, and two hundred meters away I lie in a ball, sleeping. It was fun”
From a very young age, ST was fond of music, and he was especially attracted to new musical trends. Over time, he took up what began to cause him the greatest interest - rap and hip-hop. In one of his interviews, ST admitted thathis musical taste was directly influenced by the world legend of hip-hop2pac .
“As for Russian hip-hop, I started listening to Decl, the album “Who? You”, I even now remember all the songs by heart. As for foreign rap music, it's Tupac Shakur, Cypress Hill, of course, I'm an ardent fan of the west coast. Tupac is number one for me, I grew up on his music”
To date, his favorite performers on the Western stage areEminem, Jay Z, Pusha T, Nas.As for Russia, he really likes such artists asBasta, Timati, Guf.
“I really praise Basta, because this person has an amazing instinct for what people need. Efficient, energetic. I think that Vasya deserves respect more than anyone. We communicate well with Guf, I really like what he does. I like Smokey Mo's work. And, of course, the music of Marselle”
During his school years, ST began to write his first poems.According to him, he remembers his first works very clearly.
“I then wrote the first big verse, printed it out, made 10 copies. He wrote that all the teachers do not understand us, underestimate us, but we are the future, we are the new generation. When I came to school and handed it out to the kids, everyone read it. It was the first manifestation of interest in me as a person who writes”
It is known that after school STentered the Institute of International Relations at the paid department.And in order to pay for his studies, he also had to work.
“The turning point for me was the day when my father arrived (he had a different family at that time) and said that he was ready to pay for my education, provided that I stop doing, as he put it, “nonsense”. I said that I would think about it, and the next day I took the documents from the institute and quit my job. In fact, I decided everything for myself very quickly”
ST took his first steps towards a musical careerin 2003.Then, as part of Souljar's Family,he recorded his first song.The group, in addition to ST, included such artists as Shodi and Lil' Soulja. It was not by chance that these guys ended up together, because the latter is a former classmate of ST - they studied together at 711 school.In the same yearST begins to master the art of recitative and flow.
2006-2007. king ring
In 2006 yearST's creativity was appreciated by the famous Russian rap artist, the head of the KingRing labelSeryoga . He suggested that ST sign a contract with a production company.The contract became the starting point for ST, because after that he began to rapidly gain popularity and win the love of listeners.
“The clearest example is Seryoga, who was such a folk kid with ditties and a black “boomer”. And at some point he made money on this boomer. And according to Western technology, his next songs became about something else. They were just as honest - 'Million US Dollars', 'Discomalaria' - they became hilarious because the man satisfied his first hunger and started making other songs.”
ST began to be invited not only to the best Moscow clubs, but also to various festivals.So ST became a participant in the Coffee Grinder festival, followed by a joint performance with Seryoga at RMA, the Golden Gramophone, participation in the Splash hip-hop festival! and etc.).
2007-2011. Phlatline
In 2007ST begins to actively cooperate with the first Russian hip-hop agency Phlatline.In October of the same yearAlexander Stepanov released his first debut album called“One hundred out of a hundred” , with the help of the Monolith record company.
“For me, every album is my baby. And a parent will never be able to answer who he loves more, the older or the youngest, or maybe the middle one? One Hundred Out of Hundred is my firstborn and, you know how it is, you think that you are raising a child, but in fact, he is raising you. So, the first album taught me a lot, for which I will always be grateful to him”
The release of the album contributed to an even greater growth in the popularity of the artist.He was invited to various prestigious clubs in Moscow, among which were such establishments as ZHARA, B-Club, R&B cafe, Black October DJ Bar, Diamond Hall.
At the same time, ST began to be nominated for music awards, he wasa welcome guest at public events.In addition, from that moment ST began to actively tour the cities of Russia.The first tour in his life lasted from 2006 to 2008.
In 2008ST announced his departure from the KingRing label without explaining the reason for his decision.
“I am grateful to Seryoga for everything he has done for me. If not for him at that moment, then there would be no rapper ST. For me personally, Seryoga has largely become an example of how an artist should work and devote himself to his work. And although now I am familiar with the “dinosaurs” of Russian rap, and with those who are just starting out, I have never seen such a love for this music and such a desire to receive respect and be recognized in anyone. But he was not given this respect. I have never seen a more tragic story.”
Thanks to cooperation with the Phlatline ST agency, we managed to shoot most of our videos. Perhaps,one of the most famous video works at that time was ST's video for the song“Peter-Moscow” . Then the clips saw the light"BEEF" , “Respect” , “fall in love” , "Differently" , "In your house" . By the way, the track called “Fall in Love” became the soundtrack for the film “Bugs”.
February 2011saw the release of an album called"On the 100th." Famous performers took part in the recording of the album, among which wereL'One and Guf.
“My second album 'The 100th' came at a rather difficult time, which undoubtedly influenced both me and him, but as the years passed, I'm glad to see that it has grown into a strong and independent album”
In March 2011 Alexander Stepanov(ST) announced his departure from the Phlatline label. Artists Marselle and Dj Booch followed suit. The reason for this act is still unknown.
2012-2013. Invisible Management
In 2012the beginning of cooperation between ST and Universam Kultury was initiated.In the summer of the same yearin Los Angeles, a video was filmed for a track called "Rap'N'Roll". The track was the first single from the artist's third studio album, Bulletproof.
“Bulletproof” - an album with a big heart! He took all my pain and threw it out like a rainbow after the rain. He took all my fears and worries and taught me how to deal with them! He is a child of a new age - an indigo child. And just as he helped me, I'm sure he will help the people who hear him! Every song on it is already a small album!”
In the same 2012ST took part in the cypher“"#Goodbye", together with Timati, Jenee, 5 Plyukh, Misha Krupin and other performers.
“There are a lot of talented guys who appear on TV and radio. I believe that this happened after the turning point "Come on bye." Before him, a wide user knew who Basta was, who Guf was, heard the word Casta, saw Noise on the Internet. Everything else is a mystery to him. As a maximum, they caught a couple of songs about love from the performer and that's it, no more. And here for the first time so many rappers on such a long track”
December 2012saw the release of the video for the track"I'm going down".
“When “I’m going to the bottom” just came out, we saw Levan and he told me: “Sasha, well, you can make funny songs. Why are you sad?" I’m really cheerful somewhere, but when I, for example, sit in silence alone at home, words wake up in me that I have long wanted to say”
March 2013the album was released"Bulletproof" .
“In early January, when we were still celebrating the new year, my team and I were already busy preparing the album. In the early days, we already had a photo shoot for the cover and booklet. And towards the end of January, I was already flying to New York to shoot a video for a new single!”
In September of the same yearA video was released for an updated version of the song called"beef"the original of which has become the property of listeners yetin 2008. At the end of 2013ST announced the termination of cooperation with Invisible Management.
“I am constantly writing something, taking notes. Probably, for the first time in three albums, I rewrote many songs, brought them to mind. There was no such thing that I wrote the text, came to the studio, recorded it - and that's it, I forgot. We listened to the songs, changed the arrangements, somewhere I corrected the verses”
Spring 2014ST presented his new track called"Smile with you" , which became a joint work with the performer Mojito. In his song, ST appeared to the audience from the lyrical side. Subsequently, the song became the soundtrack to the series "Immersion".
In 2015ST has unveiled their new album titled"Handwriting".
“In the album “Handwriting”, in the tab on which lyrics are usually printed, I wrote poetry. Then I thought that there must be a lot of people who write poetry, but do not have a platform where they could share their creativity. And I created the #superPOETERS project and released the first collection of poems by contemporary poets”
2017was marked by the release of a joint soundtrack with Elena Temnikova“Crazy Russian” for the film "The Defenders".
Preparations are underwayfor ST's fifth solo album, whose output is assignedfor the spring of 2018.
March 2014ST took part in Versus Battle for the first time.
His first rival was the notorious rap artist from St. Petersburg Harry Axe.
Although before that all the battles of Harry Ax ended in his victory, this time the judges awarded the victory to ST.
“For the first time for me it was a challenge to myself. This is not my element at all, but I really wanted to speak out. I found the most important thing, it was then Harry Hatchet, and said everything. It was the most difficult and unpleasant battle - you go out, and a person says all sorts of nasty things to your face, and you are forced to accept the conditions of the game, stand and listen”
November 2014ST vs D.Masta. The duel ended with the victory of ST.
June 2016ST and Oxxxymiron. The battle ended with the victory of the latter.
“Then there were D.Masta and Oxxxymiron. I am grateful to each of them that we did not raise the topic of the family and behaved with dignity. I'm generally the only one of the media artists (let's say, from pop-rap) who dared to go there. Now I am waiting for a suitable opponent, I still have something to say”
In 2008ST decided to take part in a popular reality show called BiTV for Respect. He managed to reach the final, because ST was remembered by the audience for his bright performances and charisma. However, in the final, he lost with a minimal margin to his opponent, known under the pseudonym Ant.
“I really like the lyrical songs that the 25/17 guys release. I think that Ant is a very talented musician, performer, but, alas, our paths do not cross. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just there.
In 2015ST married a beautiful girl named Assol. Fans of ST behind the eyes call his chosen one “Russian Angelina Jolie”, because the girl is incredibly similar to the famous actress. Their wedding took place in a narrow family circle.
“I saw her in the photo and fell in love with her eyes - I immediately realized that this was mine. Arranged through friends to introduce us. And I still consider myself that alpha male, I never had problems meeting someone, but here I looked like a schoolboy in love with a high school student and literally could not connect two words. Then I realized that everything hit. Assol, by the way, had absolutely no idea who I was and what I was, and indeed, at the word "rapper" I did not expect anything good. But in the end, I came to her in Tver and said: "You will be my wife." She laughed, four months later we moved in together, and a year later we got married”
Assol has a higher geographical educationand, by the way, works in his specialty.She is a successful businesswomanowning its own travel company.
“I really fell in love, I found the woman I was looking for and for whom I am grateful for many things. Now, in general, the institution of marriage and family is not in trend - copulating with everything that moves is considered cool, but being faithful to one woman is the cost of antiquity. But I live by my principles - my parents divorced, and I never had the feeling of a complete family, so I always dreamed of creating a strong social unit myself”
ST family
It is known that ST's parents are divorced. According to him, after that he did not communicate with his father, and his mother had a rather tense relationship.
“By the way, for which I am especially grateful to Assol, she reconciled me with my whole family. Assol first reconciled me with my mother and regularly calls her, then with my father (he already has two children). This year we even went to the 90th birthday of my grandmother, my father's mother. The whole family relies on her.”
ST admits thatsince childhood, his parents wanted a slightly different future for him.
“My parents, like everyone else, were brought up with an absolute understanding that the child first goes to kindergarten, then to school, to college, and, in the end, to work. At that time it was a simple and understandable picture of the future. However, there was no other
But now ST's mom is happy to watch the Rap-Info project, where ST is the host.
“I bought her a laptop, now she is all over the Internet. At the expense of music alone, I now support myself and my mother and grandmother. I believe that I have proven that my music is work.
Football
ST is a devoted fan of Spartak.According to him, the love for football came to him by itself, since his family did not have a culture of rooting for some football club.
“I don’t remember my father watching any football matches. There is something like an animal around football, real and not hidden. And this is very valuable for me, this release of emotions. And gradually I began to go to matches, matches of Spartak, because this is a Moscow team with a history. That is, at first I fell in love with the colors, and then I became a fan. Now I don't miss a single home game when I'm in town.”
"The Simpsons"
It is known that ST isan ardent fan of the famous animated series "The Simpsons".
“I'm a really big fan of this show and Homer Simpson in particular! Now I'm watching it like I'm reading a new issue of my favorite comic book. Season after season, the series began to lose "between the lines." And the same South Park is much more daring and unpredictable. However, in the last season of The Simpsons, the all-conquering line of the family began to be traced, as the main thing in a person’s life, with which I completely agree”
To date, ST has about 18 tattoos on his body.The first was made at the age of 18 - the inscription "One hundred out of a hundred" in Gothic on the left hand.
“In general, I think that getting a tattoo for the sake of a beautiful picture is stupid. Every tattoo means something to me. Of the latter… Lyuba is on my side – it symbolizes my Love. And on the back is Vera. The last one was really hard for me. I never ask for anesthesia, but here after 5 hours I asked for a pill. In general, I believe that a tattoo is a kind of cleansing, through pain. If you haven't felt all this pain, you won't remember this tattoo."
In his free time, ST, like many people,listens to music, watches movies and series and, of course, reads books.Especially ST recommends the book "The Master and Margarita", which he called "a storehouse of wisdom." To it also adds such books as “Fight Club”, “Alchemist”, “Shogun”, “Godfather” and “Big Ration”.
“Recently, I really fell in love with the work of Lana Del Ray. From the cinema ... the last time I came out directly under the impression was the film “Vysotsky, thank you for being alive” and “Happy New Year, Mom. I also like to read, I read quite a lot. I always take a book with me on the road. I can’t finish reading Homer’s Odyssey”
ST does not hide his bad habitsand addictions to cigarettes and alcohol.However, the topic of drugs does not interest him at all and is not discussed in any interview.
However, in one of his interviews, ST admitted thathis favorite alcoholic drink is Jack Daniels when it's classic and Jameson when it's soulful.To this he addedB-52, calling it "our musketeer's drink".
“I collect vinyl and get high when I can buy a new record, I also play the guitar and write songs 24/7. And I'm also the person who has not seen a single Dud's interview, and I don't watch TV shows at all. But I have January 3, when the New Year has already been celebrated, but Christmas has not yet begun. It's Sony Playstation day, for which I play some cool game. And of course, shopping - I buy myself new sneakers ”
An important attribute of ST is a cap, of which he has quite a few in his closet.
“For me, a cap is an integral part of my wardrobe and image. Even those who may not know my songs know from somewhere that “my baseball cap is red”. I have a lot of hats! Somehow I tried to count and got lost! This is despite the fact that I periodically give them away and scatter them at concerts.
List of battles
2016
Rapper ST has many faces: he is a popular hip-hop artist, host, battle rapper, songwriter and just a poet. Sometimes it seems that different people work under this pseudonym. But this is not so - the same person manages to prove himself in all guises: Alexander Stepanov.
Sasha was born in the capital of the USSR in the family of a naval officer. Since the boy's father was often transferred from garrison to garrison, other close relatives followed the head of the family.
From Belokamennaya Stepanovy we went beyond the Arctic Circle to the small town of Gadzhiyevo, where one of the bases of the Northern Fleet was located. Then Sasha's father was transferred to serve in Kaluga, and his mother and son returned to Moscow.
Sasha in childhood did not differ much from his peers: he studied at school, played with friends in the yard, attended the sports section. At some point, the little boy became interested in music. Hearing the compositions of Tupac Shakur, one of the cult American rap artists, Sasha himself became interested in this direction.
As a teenager, the guy not only wrote poetry on his own, but also, having incited two comrades to work together, recorded the first music track with them. This is how the Souljar's Family group was born, which soon became quite famous in the Moscow musical environment.
Closer to graduation, Alexander's relationship with his parents deteriorated. The father left the family, and the guy could not communicate normally with his mother. Having taken a certificate of secondary education from school, Sasha took the documents to the Institute of International Relations. It was not possible to enter the budgetary form of education, and Stepanov went to the paid form.
In order to pay for his studies in a timely manner, the guy had to work hard after classes. There was no time for music. Sasha did not like this state of affairs, and he decided to quit his studies, devoting himself entirely to his favorite pastime. Subsequently, Stepanov never regretted the decision.
The undereducated young man was noticed by Sergey Parkhomenko (better known as rapper Seryoga). He took Sasha under his wing, and soon the rapper ST became one of the most popular performers in the domestic show business. The efforts and talent of Alexander did not go unnoticed by music critics, the rapper was awarded prestigious awards.
In 2008 ST took part in the show "BiTVa for Respect", which was organized by the MUZ-TV channel. Alexander was a little short of victory (he won MC Antu). But ST was not a loser - Phlatline label expressed a desire to cooperate with the young rapper. The management of this company not only provided Alexander with a constant tour schedule throughout the country, but also helped to record his debut album, One Hundred Out of a Hundred. Joint tracks with ST were soon recorded by Basta, Guf, L`One.
The second album, "Na100ashchiy", did not linger behind the first album either. This disc caused an enthusiastic reaction from the fans and made the artist even more famous. In support of the album, ST shot several clips, the most popular of which were "Girl from the Periphery" and "Peter-Moscow".
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The singles "Rap'N'Roll", "I'm going to the bottom" only consolidated the success. But ST did not stop there - in 2013 he released a third solo album called Bulletproof, which Guf, Linda, Katya Nova and the Semantic Hallucinations group helped Alexander to record.
2014 marked the year of ST's career when he agreed to participate in "Versus Battle" for the first time., in which he won by defeating Harry Ax. Two years later, Alexander once again participated in the battle and defeated even such an opponent as.
In 2015, the performer presented to the public his fourth album called "Handwriting", which was supplemented by the original cover with verses written by Alexander by hand. In 2016, ST wrote the song "Sea" for. A year later, the rapper began close cooperation with the Leningrad group, with which he shot several videos.
Currently, ST continues to successfully tour with the band and create songs for other artists. In particular, he wrote compositions for and for Olga Buzova. The rapper told journalist Irina Shikhman about this in the YouTube show “What about talking?”.
In the summer of 2018, the performer gave many concerts in support of the World Football Championship, which was held in Russia, performing at fan zones in various cities. He also presented the book "Rapper Against Music", which included poems written by Alexander, but never became part of musical compositions.
In addition to concert activities and work in a recording studio, ST tried his hand at cinema. In 2011, he played a cameo role as a guy who caught hallucinations in the comedy Pregnant. Two years later, Alexander appeared in one of the episodes of the comedy melodrama Odnoklassniki.ru.
In Alexander's personal life, everything is as good as in his professional career. He is married to a television presenter and fashion model Assol Vasilyeva. Together with his wife, the performer can often be seen among the fans of the Moscow Spartak. In addition to creating a cozy home, Assol managed to try on her husband with his parents. Alexander established relations with his father and mother, and now there is peace and harmony in the Stepanov family.
Rapper ST has a hobby - he collects vinyl records. And even at leisure, he does not let go of the guitar in order to soon please the fans of his work with new compositions.
"SoulJa Family"
He made his first recording in 2003 as part of the SouLJa Family group, which included ST (at that time ... Read all
Alexander Andreyevich Stepanov, better known by his stage name ST, is a Russian rap artist, former member of the Phlatline association, finalist of the first season of the BiTVa for Respect show. Since 2011, together with Dino MC 47, he has been hosting the RapInfo program on the A-ONE TV channel.
"SoulJa Family"
He made his first recording in 2003 as part of the SouLJa Family group, which included ST (at that time ST Solja), Shodi and Lil "Soulja. Gave birth to twins.
"KingRing"
And in 2006, his work attracted the attention of Seryoga, the head of the KingRing label, who immediately offered ST help in recording a solo album and a contract with a production company. Having quickly won the attention and love of listeners, the rapper became a welcome guest in the best clubs in Moscow, as well as a participant in many public events (the Coffee Grinder Festival, a joint performance with Seryoga at the RMA and the Golden Gramophone, the Splash hip-hop festival, etc. .). In 2008, ST leaves the KingRing label.
Phlatline
In 2008, he began active cooperation with the first Russian hip-hop agency Phlatline. In October of the same year, together with the Monolith record company, the artist released his debut album, One Hundred from a Hundred. The album brought ST even more popularity, he became an honored guest in prestigious clubs of the capital (B-Club, ZHARA, R&B cafe, Black October DJ Bar, Diamond Hall, Bar Fly), began to participate in various public events and music awards.
With the support of Phlatline, many ST clips were shot, which have been on the air for a long time on such well-known TV channels as A-One, Ru.tv, Music Box. On Muz-TV and MTV. One of his most famous videos is the video for the song "Peter-Moscow", also on his account are the clips "BEEF", "Respect", "Fall in Love", "In a different way feat Guf", "We Made It Remix" and "In your home."
On February 11, the shooting of a new ST video for the track "Girl from the Periphery" from the album "Na100yashchy" took place. The track was produced by Nel from the Marselle group, and the singer Alexandra Streltsova, who performed the chorus, will play the main character of the video.
"Girl from the Periphery" will be included in the track listing for ST's second album "The 100th", which is scheduled for release in early December.
The video was directed by Sarik Andreasyan, who directed the films "Bugs" and the modern sequel "Office Romance".
On March 31, 2011, for unknown reasons, he left the Phlatline label along with Marselle and DJ Booch.
"BiTVa for Respect"
In 2008, Alexander brightly showed himself in the reality show "BiTVa for Respect" (Muz-TV) and became a finalist for the most memorable Hip-Hop TV project in the history of Russian television to date.
Qualifying round, Mad-a vs. ST (won)
- 1/4 finals, D.MASTA vs ST (won)
- 1/2 finals, L "ONE vs. ST (won)
- FINAL: Ant vs ST (lost) (51 percent vs. 49)
, USSR), better known by his stage name ST- Russian rap artist, former member of the Phlatline association, finalist of the first season of the Battle for Respect show.
From 2011 to December 2013, together with Dino MC 47, he led the RapInfo program. Nominee for the Muz-TV Award 2013 in the category "Best hip-hop project". He is also a fan of the Spartak football club, to whom he dedicated several of his compositions.
Born in 1988 in Moscow.
He made his first recording in 2003 as part of Souljar's Family, which included ST (at that time $t Soulja), Shodi and Lil' Soulja.
In 2006, his work attracted the attention of Seryoga, the head of the KingRing label, who immediately offered ST a contract with a production company. Having quickly won the attention and love of listeners, the rapper became a welcome guest in the best clubs in Moscow, as well as a participant in many mass events (the Coffee Grinder festival, a joint performance with Seryoga at the RMA and the Golden Gramophone, the Splash! hip-hop festival, etc. ). In 2008, ST left the KingRing label.
In 2007, he began active cooperation with the first Russian hip-hop agency Phlatline. In October of the same year, together with the Monolith record company, the artist released his debut album One Hundred Out of a Hundred.
The album brought ST even more popularity, he became an honored guest in the prestigious clubs of the capital (B-Club, ZHARA, R&B cafe, Black October DJ Bar, Diamond Hall, Bar Fly), began to participate in various public events and music awards.
With the support of Phlatline, many ST videos were shot, which have been on the air for a long time on such well-known TV channels as A-One, RU.TV, Music Box, Muz-TV and MTV. One of his most famous clips of that time is the video for the song "Peter-Moscow", also on his account are the clips "BEEF", "Respect", "Fall in Love", "In a different way" (account Guf), "We Made It Remix" and "In Your House".
On February 11, 2011, the shooting of a new ST video for the track "Girl from the Periphery" from the album "Na100yashchy" took place. The track was produced by Nel from the Marselle group, and the singer Alexandra Streltsova, who performed the chorus, played the main character of the video. "Girl from the Periphery" was included in the track listing for ST's second album, The 100th One, which is scheduled for release in early December. The video was directed by Sarik Andreasyan, who directed the films Burdocks and the modern sequel Office Romance.
In 2012, ST begins cooperation with Universam Kultury LLC. A video for the track "Rap'N'Roll" was filmed in Los Angeles in the summer. The filming process was directed by the Motion Family. "Rap'N'Roll" is the first single from ST's third studio album, Bulletproof.
On December 22, 2012, a video clip for the song "I'm Going to the Bottom" was released. Even before the film adaptation, the song caused a great resonance in the hip-hop community. Immediately after the release of the track, it turned out that the video for it had already been filmed and was in post-production. The production group 2rbina 2rista worked on the video. The release of the album Bulletproof took place on March 5, 2013, and its presentation took place on March 9.
On September 23, on his birthday, he uploads a video clip for an updated version of the song "Beef", the original of which was released back in 2008. At the end of 2013, he ceases cooperation with Invisible Management.
In 2014, he took part in the Internet show Versus Battle. The issue went online on March 9, 2014. His opponent was the St. Petersburg rapper Harry Topor, who defeated such hip-hop artists as Billy Milligan, Czar and Noize MC on the same project. The duel ended with the victory of ST.
On March 10, 2015, the fourth studio album Handwriting was released, the track list of which included 15 songs. Also in addition to the album is a booklet with his own poems. In September of the same year, he married TV presenter Assol.
In June 2016, he again participated in the Versus Battle project, where Oxxxymiron acted as his opponent. ST lost by decision of the judges with a score of 3:0, which caused discussions among the Internet audience.
In the fall of 2016, ST announced the launch of his label "Istoria Music".
In 2008, ST participated in the reality show "BiTVa for Respect" (Muz-TV), where he became a finalist for the most memorable Hip-Hop TV project in the history of Russian television to date.
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On the 31st of August, Saturday, everything seemed to be turned upside down in the Rostovs' house. All doors were opened, all furniture removed or rearranged, mirrors, paintings removed. There were chests in the rooms, hay, wrapping paper and ropes. The peasants and the servants who were carrying out things walked with heavy steps on the parquet. Peasants' carts were crowded in the yard, some already loaded on horseback and tied up, some still empty.
The voices and steps of the huge household and the peasants who arrived with carts sounded, calling to each other, in the yard and in the house. The Count went somewhere in the morning. The Countess, who had a headache from the bustle and noise, was lying in the new sofa with vinegar bandages on her head. Petya was not at home (he went to a comrade with whom he intended to move from the militia to the active army). Sonya was present in the hall when laying crystal and porcelain. Natasha was sitting on the floor in her ruined room, between scattered dresses, ribbons, scarves, and, looking motionlessly at the floor, she held in her hands an old ball gown, the same dress (already old in fashion) in which she had first been to St. Petersburg ball.
Natasha was ashamed to do nothing in the house, while everyone was so busy, and several times in the morning she still tried to get down to business; but her soul was not in this business; but she could not and did not know how to do anything, not with all her heart, not with all her strength. She stood over Sonya while laying the porcelain, wanted to help, but immediately gave up and went to her place to put her things. At first she was amused by the fact that she handed out her dresses and ribbons to the maids, but then, when the rest still had to be put to bed, she found it boring.
- Dunyasha, will you put it down, my dear? Yes? Yes?
And when Dunyasha willingly promised to do everything for her, Natasha sat down on the floor, picked up an old ball gown and thought not at all about what should occupy her now. From the thoughtfulness in which Natasha was, she was brought out by the voice of the girls in the neighboring girl's room and the sound of their hasty steps from the girl's room to the back porch. Natasha stood up and looked out the window. A huge train of wounded men stopped in the street.
Girls, footmen, housekeeper, nanny, cook, coachmen, postilions, cooks stood at the gate, looking at the wounded.
Natasha, throwing a white handkerchief over her hair and holding it with both hands by the ends, went out into the street.
The former housekeeper, old Mavra Kuzminishna, separated from the crowd standing at the gate, and, going up to a cart on which there was a bast wagon, she was talking to a young pale officer lying in this cart. Natasha moved a few steps and timidly stopped, continuing to hold on to her handkerchief and listening to what the housekeeper was saying.
- Well, then you don’t have anyone in Moscow? - said Mavra Kuzminishna. - You should be calmer somewhere in the apartment ... If only you could come to us. The gentlemen are leaving.
"I don't know if they'll let me," the officer said in a weak voice. “Here is the chief… ask,” and he pointed to the fat major, who was returning back along the street along a row of carts.
Natasha, with frightened eyes, looked into the face of the wounded officer and immediately went to meet the major.
- Can the wounded stay in our house? she asked.
The major put his hand to his visor with a smile.
“Who do you want, Mamzel?” he said, narrowing his eyes and smiling.
Natasha calmly repeated her question, and her face and her whole manner, despite the fact that she continued to hold her handkerchief by the ends, were so serious that the major stopped smiling and, at first thinking, as if asking himself to what extent this was possible, answered her in the affirmative.
“Oh, yes, why, you can,” he said.
Natasha slightly bowed her head and with quick steps returned to Mavra Kuzminishna, who was standing over the officer and talking to him with plaintive participation.
- You can, he said, you can! Natasha said in a whisper.
An officer in a wagon turned into the Rostovs' courtyard, and, at the invitation of the townspeople, dozens of carts with the wounded began to turn into courtyards and drive up to the entrances of the houses of Povarskaya Street. Natasha, apparently, recovered these, outside the usual conditions of life, relationships with new people. She, together with Mavra Kuzminishna, tried to bring as many wounded as possible into her yard.
“We still need to report to dad,” said Mavra Kuzminishna.
“Nothing, nothing, doesn’t matter! For one day we will move to the living room. We can give all of our half to them.
- Well, you, young lady, come up with! Yes, even in the outbuilding, in bachelorhood, to the nanny, and then you need to ask.
- Well, I'll ask.
Natasha ran into the house and tiptoed in through the half-open door of the sofa room, from which there was a smell of vinegar and Hoffmann's drops.
Are you sleeping, mom?
- Oh, what a dream! said the countess, who had just dozed off, waking up.
“Mom, my dear,” said Natasha, kneeling in front of her mother and putting her face close to hers. - I'm sorry, I'll never be, I woke you up. Mavra Kuzminishna sent me, they brought the wounded here, officers, will you? And they have nowhere to go; I know that you will allow ... - she said quickly, without taking a breath.
What officers? Who was brought? I don’t understand anything,” said the countess.
Natasha laughed, the countess also smiled faintly.
- I knew that you would allow ... so I will say so. - And Natasha, kissing her mother, got up and went to the door.
In the hall she met her father, who returned home with bad news.
- We sat down! said the Count with involuntary annoyance. “And the club is closed, and the police are coming out.
- Dad, is it okay that I invited the wounded to the house? Natasha told him.
“Nothing, of course,” the Count said absently. “That’s not the point, but now I ask you not to deal with trifles, but to help pack and go, go, go tomorrow ...” And the count gave the butler and people the same order. At dinner, Petya returned and told his news.
He said that today the people were dismantling weapons in the Kremlin, that although Rostopchin’s poster said that he would call the cry in two days, but that an order had probably been made that tomorrow all the people would go to the Three Mountains with weapons, and that there there will be a big fight.
The Countess looked with timid horror at the cheerful, heated face of her son while he was saying this. She knew that if she said a word that she asked Petya not to go to this battle (she knew that he rejoiced at this upcoming battle), then he would say something about men, about honor, about the fatherland - something like that. meaningless, masculine, stubborn, against which one cannot object, and the matter will be spoiled, and therefore, hoping to arrange so that she could leave before that and take Petya with her as a protector and patron, she did not say anything to Petya, and after dinner called the count and with tears she begged him to take her away as soon as possible, on the same night, if possible. With a feminine, involuntary cunning of love, she, who had shown perfect fearlessness until now, said that she would die of fear if they did not leave that night. She, without pretending, was now afraid of everything.
Mme Schoss, who visited her daughter, increased the Countess's fear even more with stories about what she had seen on Myasnitskaya Street in a pub. Returning down the street, she could not get home from the drunken crowd of people raging at the office. She took a cab and drove around the lane home; and the driver told her that the people were breaking barrels in the drinking office, which was so ordered.
After dinner, all the Rostov households with enthusiastic haste set to work packing their things and preparing for departure. The old count, suddenly set to work, continued to walk from the yard to the house and back after dinner, stupidly shouting at the people in a hurry and hurrying them even more. Petya was in charge in the yard. Sonya did not know what to do under the influence of the count's conflicting orders, and was completely at a loss. People, shouting, arguing and making noise, ran around the rooms and the yard. Natasha, with her characteristic passion in everything, suddenly also set to work. At first, her intervention in the matter of packing was met with disbelief. Everyone expected a joke from her and did not want to listen to her; but with stubbornness and passion she demanded obedience to herself, became angry, almost wept that they did not listen to her, and finally achieved that they believed in her. Her first feat, which cost her great effort and gave her power, was laying carpets. The count had expensive gobelins and Persian rugs in his house. When Natasha got down to business, there were two open boxes in the hall: one almost to the top with porcelain, the other with carpets. There was still a lot of porcelain set on the tables, and everything was still being carried from the pantry. It was necessary to start a new, third box, and people followed him.
