Bad Balance
Bad Balance is a Russian hip hop group.[1][2] They also perform under the name Bad B..[3]
Bad Balance | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Bad B. |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | old-school hip hop, funk, gangsta rap |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | 100Pro |
| Associated acts | Bad B. Alliance, Mikhey and Jumanji |
| Website | badb |
| Members | Vlad "Master SheFF" Valov, Roman "Kuper" Alexeyev, Albert "Al Solo" Krasnov, Gleb "DJ LA" Matveyev |
| Past members | † Sergey "Mikhey" Krutikov, Vladislav "DJ Wolf" Vaytekhovich, Alexei "Skalya" Skalinov, Andrei "Ligalize" Menshikov |
It was formed in 1989 by breakdancer and rapper Vlad Valov, also known as Master SheFF or SHEFF, and by DJ Gleb Matveyev, known as DJ LA. First it was based in Donetsk in modern Ukraine, later the musicians relocated to Russia's Saint Petersburg[4] and now this is a Moscow-based group.[5]
Bad Balance are known as one of the first groups in Russia and Soviet Union, which perform hip hop music. Bad Balance actively promoted the hip hop culture in Russia.[4]
Studio albums
- 1990: Выше закона
- 1994: Налётчики Bad B.
- 1996: Чисто ПРО...
- 1998: Город джунглей[6]
- 2001: Каменный лес
- 2003: Мало-по-малу
- 2007: Легенды гангстеров
- 2009: Семеро одного не ждут[7]
- 2012: World Wide
- 2013: Криминал 90-х
- 2014: Северная мистика
- 2016: Политика[8][9]
Other websites
- Official website (in Russian)
References
- ↑ "Афиша Волна: «Свэг — это бисексуальность»: Bad Balance о 90-х, рэпе и новом альбоме – Архив". Афиша.
- ↑ "«Снимите с головы влагалище». Как русский рэп 30 лет выходил из подполья". secretmag.ru.
- ↑ "Bad Balance - RAP.RU". www.rap.ru.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Плохой баланс". Vltramarine. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ↑ "В приморской столице пройдет фестиваль хип-хоп культуры - PrimaMedia". primamedia.ru.
- ↑ "Музыкальная газета :: Bad Balance :: Город джунглей". www.nestor.minsk.by.
- ↑ "BAD BALANCE. Семеро Одного Не Ждут". fuzz-magazine.ru.
- ↑ "Bad Balance - «Политика» *** (Слушать)". www.intermedia.ru. 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "Политики и лирики (Bad Balance - Политика, 2016)". Refnews. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
