Intro
The youth audience of the capital warmly accepted his work. The biography of rapper Kravets is an example of how positivity, sincerity, sensuality and the ability to turn a problem into a good joke can find a great response even among such a spoiled public as Moscow’s seasoned “clean boys.”
We can say that the singer’s texts are distinguished by their originality and liveliness, which undoubtedly puts him on a par with worthy representatives of modern hip-hop culture in Russia.
Biography of Kravets
Kravts (aka Pasha Kravtsov, aka Paffnuty) is a young, promising Moscow rapper.
Fans appreciate him for the sincerity and sensuality with which his compositions are imbued, others respect the singer for his sense of humor. The rapper's texts are positive, lively and original. In general, Kravets is a worthy representative of modern Russian hip-hop culture. Rapper Kravts or Pavel Kravtsov
In 2014, a video for the track “Be Independent” was released, which made the rapper famous in Russia. Popular singles by Kravets: “Remember”, “Endorphin”, “Immersed in me”, “Zero”, “Happy that I met you”, etc.
Kravets: biography of a rap artist
Kravtsov Pavel, better known under the pseudonym rapper Kravts, was born on January 14, 1986 in the city of Tula. From childhood, he learned the bitterness of loss: at the age of four, he lost his father. Two years after a family tragedy, the boy and his mother move to Moscow. Then events developed clearly and quite “systematically”: he graduated from city school No. 1241, after graduation he entered the university and graduated with a degree in marketing and management.
Kravets, whose biography became the topic of this article, has already shown a love for such a musical direction as hip-hop since childhood. From a young age, this boy listened to the bold and daring songs of Eminem, Captain Jack and other performers “from abroad.”
At the age of eleven, this talented guy wrote his first track, and even in English. It is worth noting that, despite fulfilling the duties of an ordinary teenager, he always studied music at the same time.
Kravets's childhood
Tula is the rapper’s hometown. When little Pavlik was 4 years old, he lost his dad. Two years later, the future singer left to live in the capital.
At the age of six he went to study at Moscow school No. 1241. After graduating from secondary education, Pavel entered the university and mastered the specialty of management and marketing.
Kravets chose the hip-hop direction. Since childhood, Pasha was interested in music, namely the hip-hop direction. He wrote his first composition in English at the age of eleven. The singer's musical taste was influenced by the compositions of cult Western rappers such as Eminem, Captain Jack and others.
Before music began to generate income, Pavel was involved in various fields of activity. There was a time when he was herding fish on. Later, when the singer turned sixteen, there were parties in clubs where Pavel was the host. But he gave up all these activities as soon as he began to seriously study music. Kravts - “Factory” At the age of seventeen, the young singer wrote the provocative song “Factory”. The composition hit the radio and instantly became popular. In this song, the author challenges rapper Timati and the TV project of the same name. In response, the star, having gathered his friends, recorded the song “The Answer” for Kravets, lasting 8 minutes.
The rapper's youth
This enterprising boy not only managed to do everything everywhere, he also periodically tried to earn extra money. Until the age of sixteen, he worked part-time at a job, and a little later he found something of interest: he became the host of club parties. However, this did not suit him either, because he wanted to connect his life with music, and not with club parties. At the age of sixteen, he leaves behind the experience of club parties and begins to seriously engage in musical activities.
At the age of seventeen, the young rapper wrote his first musical composition, “Factory.” This new hip-hop work had a humorous and hidden provocative context. The daring rap of the young Kravets, whose biography simply cannot be ignored, could be contrasted with the activities of the popular Russian rapper Timati, as well as the “Star Factory” project, which, in fact, brought Timati onto the big stage.
Kravets turned out to be lucky: his song began to be played on the radio, and very soon it began to occupy leading positions in the charts. Timati himself heard this composition and decided to literally record the answer song “The Answer” together with his friends.
Childhood and youth
Pavel Kravtsov, better known as rapper Kravts, was born in Tula on January 14, 1986. At the age of four, the boy lost his father, and two years after that he moved with his mother Vera Evgenievna to Moscow. In the capital, Pasha attended city school No. 1241 with an English bias, studied piano and clarinet, and after completing schooling, he entered the university and received a degree in management and marketing.
Kravets in childhood and youth
Kravtsov was interested in music from early childhood, and from a young age he was attracted to hip-hop. The guy loved listening to the bold songs of Captain Jack, Eminem and other Western performers. Already at the age of eleven he wrote his first track in English. Pavel always continued to study music, in parallel with his studies at school and university.
In addition, the guy was looking for ways to earn extra money. At first he took care of fish at a local farm, and at the age of sixteen he found a more interesting occupation: Kravtsov worked as a host at club parties. However, the young man soon realized that he had to take his passion for music more seriously, and abandoned club parties.
Rapper Kravets
When the young rapper was seventeen years old, he recorded his first serious song, “Factory”: partly as a joke, partly as a provocation. The daring rap of young Kravets was written as a kind of challenge to the popular Russian rapper Timati, as well as to the Star Factory project, thanks to which this performer became famous.
The young man was lucky: his composition began to be played on the radio, and it quickly became popular. Timati also heard it, who later wrote the song “The Answer” with his friends.
Creative career
Initially, Pavel Kravets, whose biography many fans are interested in, intended to perform in the group. Together with Leo and MC Chek, he created his own team, which was dubbed “Swing”. A certain Arthur was even hired to act as a producer. A lot of material was recorded for the first album, but it was not possible to publish it: the record suddenly disappeared, and the notorious “producer” Arthur disappeared with it.
This turn of events did not upset Pasha at all. He just became convinced that music is really his strong point and that he shouldn’t set the development of a marketing career as an end in itself when he has a direct path to a solo musical career.
Takeoff after failure
The year 2009 was marked by the release of the first album by this artist called PuFFnaughty. The album was released on the BEATWORKS record label. About 17 different tracks were included in it in total, some of them, by the way, were recorded with the following performers: Alexey Goman, Alexander Panayotov and Maria Zaitseva.
Tahir Mamedov, a popular resident of the famous Comedy Club show, also appeared in the album. In addition to Mamedov, Alexander Nezlobin left another imprint on Kravets’ biography. Tahir, remarkably, subsequently filmed the lion’s share of Pasha’s videos. Kravets’s first album was remembered at least for the fact that the song called “It didn’t suck, but it was given!” became one of the soundtracks for the domestic film “8 First Dates”.
2011 was the year of the release of the second album by rapper Kravets, whose biography began to resemble the typical rise of a rising star. The album was called “Set of Associations”. It also includes seventeen tracks, many of which were created through collaborations with various artists. Among them were those who were familiar to his fans after the release of his first album (Panayotov, Mamedov), and those who had previously performed on the underground scene - 5 Plyukh and Zaki Bok. The songs of this album “Endorphin”, “Close”, “Sea” became very popular, for which videos were later shot that broke the record for the number of views among the YouTube hip-hop audience.
Surprisingly, it did not take Pasha many years to charm Moscow audiences. Since the release of two albums, the young guy has firmly taken the position of a successful rap artist in Russia.
2012 – recording of the third album under the loud title “Boomerang”. It, among other things, included the song “Zero”, which was recorded by the performer himself to the accompaniment of his own guitar. This composition gained considerable popularity subsequently.
Music
At first, Pavel Kravtsov intended to perform in a group. Together with MC Check and Leo, he created his own team called “Swing” and hired a certain Arthur as a producer. The guys recorded enough material for the first album, but it was never released: the record disappeared somewhere along with producer Arthur.
Kravets – “Diss on Timati”
However, this experience was useful for Kravets: firstly, he was finally convinced that he wanted to do music, not marketing, and secondly, he decided to start a solo career.
In 2009, the first album in the artist’s creative biography was recorded: “Puff Naughty”. The album was released on the BEATWORKS record label. It included 17 tracks, some of which were recorded with performers Alexander Panayotov, Alexey Goman and Maria Zaitseva.
Hip-hop artist Kravets
Also featured on the album is Tair Mamedov, a resident of the Comedy Club show. The acquaintance with the director took place in 2006, when both were vacationing in Goa. Later, the young people became neighbors in the area. In addition to the videos that Tair regularly shoots for Kravets, their collaboration also took place on the set of Mamedov’s comedy “Women against Men.” There, the musician got a cameo role as a waiter.
Alexander Nezlobin also became a friend of the rapper from Comedy. The artist’s first album was also notable for the fact that the song “It didn’t suck, but it was given!” from this album became one of the soundtracks for the comedy film “8 First Dates”.
“I feel good” - rapper Kravets
In 2011, the rapper’s second album, called “Set of Associations,” was released. It also included seventeen tracks, and many of them were also performed in collaboration with other artists. Kravets' company included both Mamedov and Panayotov, already familiar to his fans from the first album, and underground performers like Zagi Bok and 5 Plyukh. Record-breakingly popular videos were shot from this album for the hits “Close”, “Endorphin” and “Sea”.
Oddly enough, Pavel Kravtsov did not have to spend years winning over an audience, and after releasing two albums, the young guy could already be called a successful rap artist.
Musician Kravets
In 2012, he recorded his third album, “Boomerang.” It included, among other things, the song “Zero”, recorded by the performer with his own guitar accompaniment and which became one of Pavel’s most popular compositions. The track collected about 3 million views on YouTube video hosting.
Back at the end of 2012, the rapper acted as the founder of the Creative Association “Presnya Family,” which he and his friends call “a fraternal connection of talented artists.” The association was designed to work on diverse film and television projects, as well as to help young talents. The first artist with whom Presnya Family began working was Zhenya Didur (Paramoldah).
Kravets feat Guf – “No conflict”
Kravets writes bold texts in which he ridicules social stereotypes. However, despite the fact that the guy in the tracks is trying to teach people about life, many note the lack of pathos in his lyrics.
In 2014, the rapper recorded his fourth album, “Fresh Relaxation,” which included the popular songs “No Conflict,” “Immersed in Me,” “The World of Banal Truths,” “And I Am to Her,” and others. The album is notable for its large number of collaborations with other musicians. Thus, Ivan Dorn, Alexander Panayotov, Guf, Khamil from the group “Casta”, Andrey Averin, Slovetsky from the group “Constant” and others took part in the recording of the album.
A bold approach
Pavel Kravets creates rather bold texts that ridicule specific social stereotypes. Although his tracks are full of “moral teachings,” as listeners say, there is absolutely no sign of pathos or show off in his lyrical works.
The rapper recorded his fourth album in 2014. Its name is quite memorable - “Fresh Relaxation”. This record included such popular songs as “I got into me”, “No conflict”, “And I told her”, “The world of banal truths”.
This album is also notable because it consists of collaborations with other musicians. “Located” in the album were Alexander Panayotov, Ivan Dorn, Khamil (“Casta”), Guf, Slovetsky (“Constant”), Andrey Averin and others.
2015 – release of the fifth album, which was called “Bad Romantic”. Judging by the title, you can guess that most of the tracks are devoted to analyzing relationships in various manifestations. “Bad Romantic” left behind several memorable masterpieces, created in creative tandem with other famous performers. Thus, the song “Don’t Know Them”, which Kravets recorded with the group “Caspian Cargo”, distinguished itself; the song “Elusive”, recorded in, which was created together with Sasha Panayotov.
In 2021, Pavel Kravtsov joined the number of his musical comrades in the person of the performer Tony Tonite (song “I would like to know”) and Allj (track “Disconnect”).
Stars
Kravts (real name Pavel Kravtsov) is a Russian rapper, founder of the Presnya Family music label. Also known under the pseudonym Paffnuty Kravets. Kravets remains one of the most sought-after artists on the domestic hip-hop scene.
Pavel was born in Tula in 1985, and at the age of 6 he moved to Moscow. At the age of 11, the young musician began writing songs, and at 16, he tried to write his first rap compositions. After graduating from school, Pavel entered the university and received an education in management and marketing.
Before music began to bring in real income, Kravets worked as a host of parties in Moscow clubs and even worked at a fish factory. However, his passion for music forced the artist to get creative seriously and start a career as a rapper.
At the age of 17, the young performer wrote the provocative track “Factory”. The composition hit the radio and instantly became popular. In this song, the author challenges rapper Timati and the TV project of the same name. In response to this, Timati and his team recorded the 8-minute track The Answer.
Initially, Kravets was not a solo artist. Together with rappers Chek and Leo, Pavel created the group “Swing”. The guys even recorded their first album, but the record disappeared along with the group's producer. This incident forced the artist to start a solo career.
In 2009, the rapper released his debut album Puff Naughty, consisting of 17 songs and including collaborations with other artists. The album brought Kravets wide fame, and critics spoke positively about the rapper’s work.
Shortly after the release of the second album “Set of Associations” in 2011, Kravets was offered a contract with the Respect Production label, owned by Vladi from the group “Casta”. The collaboration lasted only a year, but during this time Kravets managed to release his third album called “Boomerang”.
In 2014, Kravets’s fourth studio album, entitled “Fresh Relaxation,” was released. The album includes compositions with such musicians as Guf, Khamil, Ivan Dorn, Slovetsky, Smokey Mo, as well as chansonnier Evgeny Kemerovsky. The duet with Ivan Dorn “Immersed in Me” was one of the most popular tracks in Russia in 2014. “Fresh Relaxation” became Kravets’s first release, independently published by him on his own label “Presnya Family”.
In 2015, Kravets released an album called “Bad Romantic,” which was number one in sales on the iTunes chart. The main hit of the album was the composition recorded with the group “Caspian Cargo”, called “Don’t Know Them”. The romantic composition “Happy I Met You” also became a hit.
Kravets starred in several films, including “Prom” and “Women Against Men.” With the participation of singer Natalya Izvekova, he released the soundtrack to the film “The Source”.
November 2021 was marked by the release of the rapper’s sixth solo album, entitled “On the Same Street.”
In 2021, rapper Eljay, together with Kravets, released the hit track “Disconnect”.
On June 15, 2021, the artist announced the release of a new album, “What Else Should I Explain,” consisting of 7 tracks, including collaborations with FEDUK, TONY TONITE, the Gradusy group, and the group “Eight According to Greenwich.”
