ATL (Sergey Kruppov) representative " new wave"Russian rap. He comes from Novocheboksarsk, a small town not far from the capital of Chuvashia. For some reason, Cheboksary became the musical capital of the new Russian rap - Eecii McFly and the Dark Faders beatmakers came from there. This party, with light hand rapper Babangida was called “White Chuvashia,” but this is a very conditional association. Each of the “white Chuvash” has his own goals in creativity and his own special path.
Despite the fact that it is only a half hour's drive from Novocheboksarsk to the regional capital, hip-hop in the satellite city was completely different. ATL and his group did not make the hardcore popular in Cheboksary, but southern “bounce”, about yachts and beaches. This fashionable trend of Western music of the early 2000s looked at least strange on the Volga beaches, and the “senior comrades” from the capital of the region treated the Novocheboksarsk fashionistas condescendingly.
Over time, ATL himself came to abandon the pursuit of fashion and recorded two breakthrough mixtapes “FCKSWG”.
The subsequent EP "Bones" was a revelation, ATL finally found its image - social, dark lyrics, black clothes and clips with interference, a feeling of hopelessness and rebellion against this hopelessness. Hot Topics, many references to books and ostentatious intellectuality of the texts - ATL perfectly entered the trend of the new Russian rap set by. In addition, ATL has an undoubted poetic talent and flair for modern problems: “Asian Moscow is raising the Russian banner, and now you can figure out which of them is visiting whom” (“Skull x Bones”).
The love for the “fashionable” sound, however, remains - ATL has several trap-cons, he does not shy away from collaborating with or (mixtape “Quarry”), but ATL himself always categorically objects to attempts to record himself in trap or “blackstar” - artists. He has his own way and his own music.
This is also noticeable in his new album “Marabou”, which was released in early November 2015 and was instantly declared by fans as “a new bar for Russian hip-hop”, “a breakthrough in Russian rap”, etc. There is not a single feature on the album, which is very unusual for Russian rappers who like to gather in associations. All songs are ATL, beats by Dark Faders and Salad Killaz.
The album came out dark, full of references to Irvine Welsh, Lovecraft and Hunter Thompson, which had a devastating effect on listeners not spoiled by bookishness.
The tracks “”, “” and others are an example of the most interesting thing that is happening in Russian rap now.
The pseudonym ATL is a memory of his youth, when Sergei sang on the banks of the Volga about yachts and yellow beaches - the initial letters of the name of the “capital of the South,” Atlanta. However, it later turned out that it also has another meaning: Atl is the name of the Aztec god of water.
Early years: childhood and youth
Greetings to guests and regular readers of the site website. So, Sergey Kruppov, known among rap fans under the pseudonym ATL, was born and spent his childhood, teenage years in the Russian city of Novocheboksarsk, in the Chuvash Republic. As a child, our hero was literally a fan of music, which inspired the teenager to become interested in hip-hop. When Kruppov seriously took up rap, he wanted to take something sonorous and short, in the American style, as a nickname. The abbreviation "ATL" was heard - short name airport in Atlanta, these three letters were chosen for the pseudonym. Later, when the group "Aztecs" had already been created, Sergey wanted to change his nickname, but he learned that the Aztecs had a god of water named Atl, considered this coincidence not to be accidental and decided to leave ATL.ATL's first performance, according to him, took place on December 1, 2005 at a city concert, where he met his future colleague Mantana. Later, the young man begins a friendship with Vadya Bledny, with whom he puts together the group “Aztecs” in 2006, consisting of four people. The team rehearsed a lot, did freestyle, discussed future plans, but did not release new tracks for some time. In 2007, two left the group, and the remaining ATL and Vadya Bledny quickly selected new members from among local rappers. The line-up was as follows: Cherocky (Vadim Cherokee), ATL, SmitBeat and McFly. The following year, Nikita Legostev, better known as, founded the Aggrobabruisk company, whose main task was to support young talents in rap music. Steam published the collection “The World Belongs to You” and was looking for tracks for it. More than one and a half thousand applications were submitted. Among the few selected was the composition "Aztecs" - "My World, My Style". So far few people famous group in the first collection "Aggrobabruisk" was heard by the general public.
Music career
Gradually, the popularity of ATL and the group grew, in 2009 the guys won a hip-hop festival called “Coffee Grinder”. In the same year, the group released the album “Now or Never,” which included 14 full-length tracks. Such artists as Mut, Zloy, and Lenin took part in the recording of the album. After three years of silence, in 2012 the Aztecs’ second and final album was released, brightly titled “Music will be above us.” That same year, the group broke up and all members went off to their own solo projects.
Aztecs - Satellite (2012)
ATL is also trying to do something of its own, releasing mini-albums - “Warmth”, “Thoughts Out Loud” and “#FckSwg” in 2012. 2013 is marked by Sergei’s participation in the “Versus Battle” rap competition, in which ATL defeated Ukrainian performer Andy Cartwright.
The same year marked the 12-track release "#FckSwg MMXIII", in which many Russian-speaking performers appeared: Ar-SiDE, Eecii McFly, Rokki Roketto, Jude, Hash Tag and Pablo Stop It.
ATL - Eyes to the Sky (feat. Jude) #FckSwg MMXIII (2013)
In April 2014, the seven-track EP “Bones” was released, and in the spring ATL published the solo album “Cyclone Center”. The sound in the new works, as fans note, has become much better and more original, and the big plus was that ATL not only read, but also experimented with vocals. The release is also notable for its famous guests: Chayan Famali, Eecii McFly, Zmey, Lupercal, Dark Faders.
ATL - Virshi (2014)
The "Acid House" mixtape, heard by fans at the end of 2014, is a well-chosen mixture of fragments of the rapper's performances, reflecting his diverse musical tastes. In general, according to Sergei, he is impressed by music from different styles and genres. The only thing he doesn't like is chanson.
ATL - Natural Born Killers (2014)
In January 2015, “FckSwg x For Peace” was published, which included 13 explosive compositions. this work completes the trilogy "FckSwg", about which connoisseurs modern music respond extremely positively, citing in their reviews vivid epithets such as: “this is not just rap, but an astral creation.”
ATL - Skull x Bones (2015)
The single "Snowdrop", released on an October day in the same 2015, caused delight among Sergei's fans. After this single they began to say about ATL that “his music is on the brink of war and nerves.” In November, ATL pleased the audience with the album "Marabou". He performed ten tracks exclusively himself, without a single collaboration.
ATL - Snowdrop (2015)
In January 2016, a video was released for Sergei’s collaboration with Brutto Caspian called “Noah”.
Pica, Gross Caspian, ATL - Noah (2016)
March is marked by the premiere of a stylish film adaptation of the track "Iskra".
ATL - Spark (2016)
At the end of the year, ATL goes on a large-scale tour of Russian cities and countries near abroad. Before leaving, Sergei pleased the audience with the video "Bees", based on a year-old composition from the album "Marabou". And two weeks later, a new mixtape “Karma x Coma”, which included both new and already famous works performer.
ATL - Bees (2016)
It is worth noting other, early published compositions by Sergei, recorded together with, Rigos, Lock Dog and others. These works, in general, appealed to the majority of our hero’s audience. ATL is also friends with, who speaks highly of Kruppov’s work, calling him not only a talented performer, but also a great poet. 2017 - ATL is on the rise in popularity, he is full of energy and releases the album "Limb" in March. The new product consists of ten single tracks and one fit. Sergei dedicated a song from this solo album called “Back” to a friend who gave up drugs.
Personal life
For a long time, ATL kept his personal life completely secret, but in July 2018 it became known that the artist got married. The wedding took place in the performer’s homeland. No information could be found about the bride.
ATL now
The artist toured the CIS countries for a long time and did not release anything new. The silence was broken on October 2, 2017, when a video for the track “Sacred Rave” was released, filmed in one take. Dmitry Egorov aka Gaboon Viper also appeared in the video.
ATL - Sacred Rave (2017)
A month later, a film adaptation of the song “Architect” was released, made in an interesting graphic representation. Both in the composition and in the video, people are compared to ants - small creatures whose destiny is to work and obey rules all their lives.
ATL - Architect (2017)
On November 16, the mixtape “Distortion” was released, consisting of 6 tracks. The collection was named after the effect that distorts sound, which is often used in various musical genres, usually in combination with an electric guitar. The release is made in Sergei's original style with notes of esoteric and ritual electro. In his texts, ATL, in his characteristic manner, engages in soul-searching and discusses the pressing problems of society. ATL, although he prefers a gloomy post-apocalyptic style in his performances, is known as a calm and non-conflict person who simply loves his job and does not intend to abandon it.
Preview:
: vk.com/aztecs_official ( Official group"Aztecs" on VK)
: vk.com/club13552289, photo from "mr. Coffee" and others.
: youtube.com, still images
: instagram.com/atl_acidhouze ( Official page on Instagram)
: vk.com/atl_suicide_mouse (Official VK page)
: vk.com/atl_fckswg (Official community on VKontakte)
Stills from VersusBattleRu videos from YouTube video hosting
Stills from Aztecs, ATL music videos from YouTube
Personal archive of Sergei Kruppov
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Russian rapper ATL - a representative of the creative crowd "White Chuvashia" is rightfully considered one of the most prominent representatives of " new school"Russian rap. Senior comrades in the craft have more than once spoken positively about the guy’s releases, noting that he manages to skillfully play with images and skillfully convey the general atmosphere of the track.
Childhood and youth
In fact, the guy's name is Sergei Kruppov. He was born on January 30, 1989. This event took place in the city of Novocheboksarsk (Chuvash Republic), where the future rapper spent most of his life.
Sergei became interested in rap thanks to the creativity of a white-skinned performer who achieved recognition in black music; this example managed to instill in Krupp the hope that he would be able to achieve similar results over time. The 2002 film by Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential,” “The Wave Riders,” “Away from You”), “8 Mile,” only further spurred the thirteen-year-old boy’s desire to engage in creativity.
Music
The young rapper’s first, albeit undocumented, performance took place in December 2005. As Sergei himself states, this happened at some kind of city celebration, during which Kruppov met his future comrades. The new acquaintance led to the creation of a team called Aztecs.
ATL in the group "Aztecs" At first, the newly formed group, consisting of ATL, MC Fly, Cherokee and SmitBeat, simply exchanged musical innovations in the Russian rap genre via the Internet, and also practiced freestyle during personal meetings. This continued until 2007: then the guys first seriously thought about recording a debut album and about the beginning of the development and promotion of the group.
The very next year, the Aztecs appeared in the new collection of Nikita Legostev (also known as rapper and Billy Milligan), released under the auspices of the Aggrobobruisk label. The album was called “The World Belongs to You”, in honor of a quote from the film “Scarface” (“Carrie”, “Carlito’s Way”, “Mission Impossible”), Kruppov and his company were noted for the composition “My World, My Style”.
In 2009, Aztecs took part in the “Koffee Grinder” rap festival, where, among other things, they took prize place. On the wave of success, the guys released their debut album, which received the ambitiously maximalist title “Now or Never.” The next year was spent on a few tours, after which the group disappeared from the radar altogether.
Once again, ATL, MC Fly, Cherokee and SmitBeat made their presence felt only in 2012, releasing their second and also last album “Music will be above us.” After this, the Aztecs decide to disband, but in the future the guys will collaborate with each other more than once.
In addition to the release of “Music will be above us”, in 2012 Sergei released two solo mini-albums at once - “Thoughts Out Loud” and “Warmth”. They managed to create the proper resonance, which a year later brought ATL to the legendary offline battle platform Versus Battle, which was just beginning to develop under the strict leadership of Sasha Timartsev, better known to a wider audience under the nickname .
Kruppov, albeit without much style, still dealt with his opponent, who was played by the then virtually unknown rapper Andy Cartwright. However, Sergei realized that this type of activity was not suitable for him, so he rejected subsequent offers to fight with any of his colleagues in battle form.
Instead of verbal competitions, ATL plunged headlong into creativity. This is eloquently evidenced by the rapper’s full-length album “Bones” released in 2014, and then the next mini-album “Cyclone Center”. At the same time, Sergei’s first videos were released - “Natural Born Killers” and “C4”.
In 2015, Kruppov released a new solo album, “Marabou,” after which he came to the understanding that he was ready to go on a tour of the CIS countries with his songs. Without wasting any time, Sergei set about implementing this idea. In his free time from performing, ATL managed to shoot three more videos - “Mandrake Root”, “Skull and Bones” and “Snowdrop”.
The year 2016 will be remembered by fans of the rapper for the re-release of the old mixtape FCKSWG, as well as the release of videos for the compositions “Iskra” and “Bees”.
During his relatively short career, the rapper managed to work with Zmey (), ST, Evil, Ar-Side, Pablo Stop and some other performers of the same level. By the way, such senior colleagues as (Casta), (aka Noggano and N1NT3ND0), and (Centr) spoke flatteringly about ATL itself. The above artists admitted this during an interview.
Personal life
The details of Sergei’s personal life are shrouded in mystery, which is quite in keeping with the spirit of the performer’s work.
ATL now
2017 turned out to be quite a fruitful year for Kruppov in terms of creativity. This representative of the “White Chuvashia” party released new album“Limb,” which expanded the rapper’s already considerable audience of listeners. The main hits of the new record were “Back”, “Dance”, “Sacred Rave”, “Architect” and, in fact, “Limb”; videos were shot for the last three compositions.
Also, Sergey, together with his fellow beatmakers from Dark Faders, appeared in the twenty-fifth episode of the web project “Profession: Rapper,” hosted by the permanent Denis Grigoriev (aka rapper Karandash).
At the end of the Krupp year "Instagram" shared with fans the schedule of upcoming performances (posted under a photo from the concert), which will begin on January 19 from the capital’s concert venue GLAVCLUB GREEN CONCERT.
Discography
- 2008 – “The world belongs to you” (participation in the collection)
- 2009 – “Now or Never”
- 2012 – “Music will be above us”
- 2012 – “Thoughts out loud”
- 2012 – “Warmth”
- 2014 – “Bones”
- 2014 – “Cyclone Center”
- 2015 – “Marabou”
- 2017 – “Limbo”
The real name of the performer is Sergei Kruppov. Born on January 30, 1989 in Novocheboksarsk, Russia. Zodiac sign: Aquarius. His height is 181 cm, weight 73 kg. This is an incredibly talented, sociable person who became famous thanks to musical activity: Sergey is a rapper and is included in the ranking of the most successful domestic rap artists.
What does he do?
Since childhood, Sergei loved music and listened to it for hours. He really liked the songs of rapper Eminem. It was this performer who inspired the teenager to create his own music with his songs. While still at school, he participated in events, musical freestyles, where he met future colleagues. Parents did not interfere with music lessons, they allowed me to develop in the creative field and improve my talent.
He was not even 20 years old when he began to actively perform on stage with his songs and declare himself. These were no longer just musical events, but serious competitions that could help achieve success. Such competitions really made the artist more and more popular, helped him believe in himself, and stimulated him to create new compositions. 
Sergey and his colleagues worked hard to create new songs and never stopped believing in themselves. Real fame came to ATL after participating in the “Versus” battle. This is a kind of rapper competition in which you need to go to the limit short term defeat your opponent with an amazing rap. Sergei performed excellently, showed what he was capable of and thereby became widely known. His fan club grew significantly after this battle, and many requests for performances appeared.
On this moment Sergey continues to create new songs, record albums and take part in battles. He believes that it is necessary to continue working in the music field, to continue to improve and achieve greater success.
Relationship
The young musician is not married. Nothing is known about his relationship. Despite the fact that he has been performing in front of the public and at concerts for quite a long time, very little is known about him. Sergei has never been noticed in the company of girls, which means that he carefully protects his personal life from prying eyes. Does he have a lover who won the rapper’s heart - these questions remain a mystery. Perhaps a little later he himself will tell this to the public. 
When journalists and fans ask him about his personal life, love, Sergei smiles and tries to change the topic of conversation. He clearly doesn't like it and doesn't want to discuss it. The main thing for him is to develop in music, to position himself exclusively as a musician. Public discussion of personal life can distract from making music.
Sergey Kruppov, aka ATL, is an incredibly talented young rapper who has recorded a lot music albums. He continues to work, toil, to delight fans with new compositions. Sergey does not refuse to participate in battles, is friends with many rappers, and appears at various musical events.
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ATL is the stage name of Sergei Kruppov, who is considered a popular rap artist. Has been described as a "new school" rapper with prominent creative prospects. Known to fans of this musical genre for almost 10 years.
Life path
Sergey Kruppov or ATL was born on January 30, 1989 in the city of Novocheboksarsk ( Chuvash Republic). For many years he lived in hometown. From a very early age he was interested in rap. He especially liked the work of the famous and popular Eminem. It was this musician who motivated ATL to start doing hip-hop. Now he admits that he likes almost everyone musical styles and directions, with the exception of chanson.
Over time, the artist realized that he wanted to seriously engage in rap. It was necessary to choose a bright pseudonym in the Western style. At this time, one could often hear the abbreviation ATL, which meant the short name of the airport, which is located in the United States, in the state of Atlanta. Later, Sergei wanted to change his stage name, but he came across information that Atl is the god of the element of water among the great Aztec tribe. He counted it a lucky sign, absolutely not random and decided to leave a pseudonym.
Creative path
According to Sergei, his debut performance took place on 01.12. 2005 at a city concert. It was at this event that he became acquainted with Mantana, who later became his colleague.
A year later, ATL and his friends decided to create their own group called “Aztecs”. Initially, young people were just going to freestyle and listen to modern rap artists. At first we didn’t create our own tracks. A year later, two members decided to leave the group. ATL and Vadya Bledny quickly found new rappers who wanted to be in the Aztecs group.
Next year, young performers decide to drop a track own composition"MyWorldMyStyle" famous rapper St1m. Since the latter was in search of material for compiling the collection “The World Belongs to You.” This was the very first collection, the purpose of which was to support promising and gifted talents. At that time, St1m was attentive to the track composition of a team of rappers from Novocheboksarsk. This event made them quite popular among those who truly appreciate rap culture. In addition, the year gave one more happy event young people, and they were able to win one of the famous competitions.
In 2009, the group released “Now or Never,” after which new compositions were not released for 3 years. It includes fourteen full tracks.
In 2012, the group decides to release the second and final album, which is called “Music will be above us.” After this, Aztecs finally disbanded. All participants began pursuing solo careers.
Solo project ATL
In 2012, Sergei began work on his solo work. The first mini-album was called “Thoughts Out Loud”, the second - “Warmth”. Each of the above albums included 5 tracks. This fueled his interest in his personality and creativity.
In 2013, ATL decided to participate in the Versus Battle, where he won a landslide victory over his opponent. It was this event that served as a serious impetus for the development of his career and popularity among rap listeners.
In 2014, Sergei wrote two whole albums, which are called “Cyclone Center” and “Bones”. This gained him a new audience. Fans noted that the sound became much better and more interesting.
In November 2015, the album “Marabou” was released. The album incredibly quickly gained popularity on various social networks, with many likes and reposts. The absolute hit of the record was the composition of the same name “Marabou”, by which the artist is recognized to this day. A very stylish video was shot for the track “Iskra”, which his fans liked. Distinctive feature This album is that he performed all 10 tracks independently, without the participation of other performers.
In September of the same year, several joint work, which were combined under the title "Karma x Coma". The end of the year is marked by the release interesting clip"Bees." Already in March, the artist released an album with the sparkling title “Limb”. This album brings the rapper a whole army of fans. Sergei dedicated one of the compositions, which is called “Back”, to his friend who gave up drugs. Of course, the fiery track is one of the best creations of ATL - “Dance”, which still remains very popular on the Internet.
To Sergei's early published work, which was recorded together with the most famous Russian rap artists. In addition, ATL is good friends with Oxxxymiron, who speaks highly of Sergei’s work. In his opinion, he is good performer and an excellent author of truly high-quality texts.
For a long time, ATL toured Russia and the CIS countries, so he practically did not release new tracks. But, in October, Sergei pleased his fans with the “Sacred Rave” video, which was filmed in just one take.
A month later, a video was released for the track “Architect”, in which the performer compares people with simple ants. Fans noted the originality of the video.
In mid-November 2017, on a wave of hype, ATL released a new album called “ATL - Distortion,” which was highly appreciated by its audience and brought many new fans.
Personal life
Sergei hides his personal life very well, so there is no information about the performer’s girlfriend, wife or children.
ATL today
Today ATL is one of the most popular artists in the rap industry. It is noteworthy that many of Yuri Dud’s guests, when asked about best rappers Russia was in most cases called ATL. Did you like the article? Share anywhere social network and get a 10% discount.