KRUSSIA

Cypher at The Point

2012-05-08T00:34:00.001-07:00

An international cypher organized by Nomadic Wax, filmed at The Point in the Bronx - with MC's from Mexico, Brazil, Haiti, US, Dominican Republic etc Coming soon

Ripping..

2012-02-19T11:32:00.000-08:00

Our video for Ripping in NY reached the nr.1 spot on the russian music channel A-One. Thank you for all the support.

add a Diddy adlib "..and we don't stop, cause we don't stop"

New Video - Diagonal / По диагонали

2012-01-31T23:30:00.000-08:00

Shot in Brooklyn, after last years blizzard, with the help of an iphone, a flashlight and some wheat antifreeze. / Снято в Бруклине после прошлогоднего снегопада, с помощью айфона, фонарика и пшеничного антифриза. Ближе к людям, от души и по простому

Track produced by Andrew Tripmastaz. Shout outs to the film crew, Director/Editor - Murad Syltaliev, Post production - Carlos Henriquez

Motion shapes content / Движение формирует содержание

2012-01-31T22:54:00.000-08:00

"Russian" as one form of perception within the multitude of others.
No single perception is perfect, but it always could and should be upgraded.

"Русский" - как форма восприятия, среди массы других. Не одна форма не может быть идеальной, но может и должна быть усовершенствована.

Equation by SimonRiviere.com

I-phone / Flashlight / Vodka

2012-01-06T23:27:00.000-08:00

The video for "Diagonal" was shot with the help of an i-phone, a flashlight and a half bottle of vodka.
Coming in January....

Top 21 international tracks of 2011 by World Up

2012-01-02T10:13:00.000-08:00

Our single "Satellites" made it into the list of "Top 21 international hip hop tracks of 2011" chosen by the staff at WorldUp.org. A Shout out goes to WorldUp and everybody who supported our movement throughout 2011, - Keep your blades sharp in 2012

Full list at http://www.worldup.org/blog/?p=2329

"Сателлиты" в спискe лучших интернациональных хип хоп треков за 2011г по мнению сайта WorldUp.org. Всем трезвых лезвий и свежих целей в 2012

Nationless World

2011-11-09T23:16:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate to be a part of the campaign NationlessWorld.com, - which represents international artists in New York. The project was brought to live by my brother in grind Jie Song Zhang, and is now being supported by National Geographic. Within the program i had also the chance to share my reflections on such topics like "patriotism" and "nationalism". Russian/English versions - http://www.nationlessworld.com/artists/krussia/

Мне удосужилось принять участие в кампании Безнациональный Мир (NationlessWorld.com), представляющая интернациональных артистов попавших в Нью Йорк. Данный проект был создан моим товарищем Jie Song Zhang и получил поддержку от National Geographic.
В рамках программы я так же имел возможность поделится своими размышлениями на тему патриотизма и национализма. Pусская и английская версии - http://www.nationlessworld.com/artists/krussia/

CMJ

2011-11-03T10:36:00.000-07:00

I'd like to thank Nomadic Wax, Greg Shick, Fiona Bloom for the opportunity to rock at CMJ, to Randall Runyon and Devin Collins (from Karma Exchange) for killing it with me on the battlefield, to all the artist involved and to everybody who came out to support our movement. It's not taken for granted.

Satellites / Сателлиты

2011-10-06T12:43:00.000-07:00

Our 2nd video with director Dan the Man (dantheman.tv), shot entirely on a GoPro camera. Skaters in the cut are, Leo Gutman, Taji Ameen (Acapulco Gold), Dave Willis (Zoo York).

Song from the upcoming album "Diagonal" produced by Tripmastaz. Available with instrumental and remixes

<p><a href="http://krussia.bandcamp.com/album/satellites">Satellites by Krussia</a></p>

CMJ Planet Hip Hop

2011-10-05T00:22:00.000-07:00

I'm glad to announce that we will rock together with Karma Exchange at the annual CMJ Planet Hip Hop event in New York on Oct.22, along other artists from Belgium, Ghana, Syria, Lebanon, Singapore.

Thank you to Siba for the connection and to Greg Shick for including us in the lineup.

"Satellites" Video - directed by Dan The Man coming soon

2011-09-05T15:07:00.000-07:00

We just finished a new video with director Dan The Man (www.dantheman.tv) for the track "Satellites" (of the upcoming album "Diagonal") - with the help of skaters Dave Willis (Zoo York), Taji Ameen, Leo Gutman (Acapulco Gold) - it was entirely shot on a GoPro camera giving it a Point of View angle. One of our main goals was not to fall in the overused video category "skaters for the cool factor" or having them for no particular reason. We decided to show a Day in a life of a skater in NY as seen with their own vision.

Special Thank You goes out to Alex Corporan for making the connection possible.

The video will be online in September, - some stills for now -

Krussia feat. Blitz the Ambassador, Iam - For You

2011-05-10T00:51:00.000-07:00

This video supposed to be online last year, but due to some unforeseen circumstances we got it only now.
Filmed/Directed by Chris Le in April 2010. People in the cut : Alto, Oleg Grozniy, Dj Shark.
As always i'd like to thank everybody who was involved : Chris Le for the overdue but very creative work, Blitz and Iam for their parts, Tripmastaz for the wicked beat, Eric Martinez for the additional editing.

Это видео должно было быть в сети прошлой весной, но до нас доехало оно лишь сейчас. (Темп работы некоторых людей требует жестких пиздюлей.) Снято режиссёром Chris Le в апреле 2010 на старый трек с прошлого альбома "I'm not white - I'm russian". Свой народ в кадре : Олег Грозный, Dj Shark, Alto, music by Tripmastaz

Blitz the Ambassador "Native Sun"

2011-05-05T11:43:00.000-07:00

Recently I was fortunate to lay down some beatboxing (vocal scratches) on Blitz the Ambassador's new record "Native Sun" on the track En-Trance. I'd like to thank Blitz for inviting me to be a part of this album, which in my opinion is a step into Hip Hop's future. We met with Blitz a while ago when he was selling his music in front of Whole Foods supermarket on Union Square.. the rest is history.
It takes a lot of dedication to make it. Never stop..
www.fatbeats.com/products/blitz-the-ambassador-native-sun-cd
Next week we will also premier our video with Blitz and Iam for the song "For You". Stay tuned

На днях вышел новый релиз Blitz the Ambassador "Native Sun", на котором я записал битбокс-вокалных стрэтчей в треке En-Trance. Этот альбом (на мой взгляд) шагает в будущее, не зацикливаясь на старом и без страха нового. Мы познакомились с Блитц-ом несколько лет назад, когда он продавал свои диски перед супермаркетом Whole Foods на Union Square, (кто был в NY, в курсе) На данный момент у него распроданые шоу по Eвропе и Aмерике. Достижение цели требует невъебической преданности. Никогда не останавливайтесь..

На следующей неделе так-же прeмьера нашего с ним клипа на трек "For You". На связи

Fresh Meat Ripping...

2011-04-26T12:02:00.000-07:00

Denis Leontyev aka Bonus, - a dope young rider from St. Petersburg (Russia), who started only 4 years ago, - is now winning contests, destroying anything that you can call a surface, and is taking the term Street Boarding to a new level, got Forum Snowboards and LRG as supporters and also featured our "Ripping in NY" song in this video by Method. I would like to thank Denis for choosing this tune, wish him luck and to stay inspired. Also a huge ThankYou to Alexis De Tarade @ MethodMag.com for making it happen.

Денис Леонтьев ака Bonus, райдер из Питера, который встал на борд около 4ех лет назад, на данный момент выигрывает контесты, выносит соперников, критиков, и само понятие Street Boarding на новый уровень. В недавнем видео его уличных убийств от журнала Method, Денис предпочел использовать наш трек "Ripping in NY"
Хотелось бы поблагодарить Дениса за поддержку и пожелать успехов и вдохновения. А так же огромное спасибо Алексис Де Тараде за проделаную работу. Stay Vertical

interview with Denis @ MethodMag.com - http://www.methodmag.com/content/who-are-ya-denis-leontyev

April 7 @ Grisly Pear

2011-03-31T15:36:00.000-07:00

Thursday April 7, i'll be rocking together with Randy Runyon at Grisly Pear - 107 MacDougal st, NY. 10.30 pm - FREE - ....... As the russian proverb says "Even vinegar tastes sweet if it's free" - so if you're in New York,.. get your ass up and come out. Thanx to Silent Knight for making it happen.

Partner in crime... - Tripmastaz

2011-03-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

My long time friend and constant music partner - Andrew TRIPMASTAZ, - a Dj/Producer from Russia who is responsible for shaping my sound, creates besides hip hop influenced tracks also a wide range of electronic music (House, Techno, Dubstep etc, with worldwide releases on such labels as Morris Audio (Switzerland), Regular (Spain), Nite Grooves (US), Minisketch (Italy), U-Freqs (UK), Nightlight (US), Robotronic (France), Magnetic (US). Here are his recent releases. I was fortunate to do my part on one of the singles that comes with an official remix by US-House legend Dj Sneak

www.junodownload.com/products/stfu/1609316-02/ and www.junodownload.com/artists/Basement+Kid/releases/

also check his heavy track EARECTION for the russian project Fade In http://fade-in-project.ru/track/150/ Click the "Like" button if you feel the track and support one of the most original and innovative producers to come out of Russia

for more info on Tripmastaz visit facebook.com/tripmastaz or myspace.com/tripmastaz

Prosecuted / Будет Преследован - Online

2011-02-28T13:07:00.000-08:00

Our new video for the acoustic track Prosecuted or Будет Преследован is online.
I would like to thank all the people who made it possible - Murad Syltaliev for being down with the masterplan and adding his vision to my song, Carlos Henriquez for editing and listening to my hour long complains, Eric Martinez for the FX and extra juice in the color, Eric Hayes for the studio work, TVHIPHOP.RU for the support, A. Krupnov for the years of inspiration.. And although i never met her in person, i would like to dedicate this song to Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Prosecuted / Будет преследован

2011-02-06T01:14:00.000-08:00

Our new video for the acoustic track Prosecuted / Будет преследован will be online next week. Stay tuned.

Krussia with Identity Crisis @ DROM Jan.9

2011-01-07T10:38:00.000-08:00

This Sunday Jan 9, i'm rocking as a guest with IDENTITY CRISIS a jazz/hip hop/funk collective run by my homies Joe Abba and Travis Sullivan who is also in charge of Bjorkestra. Dudes are no joke, - live they jump from their own tunes through Dr.Dre covers and Weather Report into Russian hip hop ;) and back to jazz. The guest line up in their previous shows included artists who performed or recorded with Natasha Bedingfield, NSync, Liz Wright, Dave Douglas, Rachel Z, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Miles Davis. - JAN.9 @ DROM - 85 AVE A - 7PM - FREE

on Jose Conde's new album...

2010-12-19T00:10:00.000-08:00

Recently i was fortunate to lay down some vocal scratches on a tune for the cuban composer Jose Conde. His music is a mix of funk, jazz, salsa and overall based on the foundation of traditional, Cuban rhythms. His self titled album hits the web soon. for more info visit www.JoseConde.com

Ripping in NY ft. C-Rayz Walz directed by Dan The Man Melamid

2010-12-15T22:45:00.000-08:00

I'm happy to announce the release of our new video "Ripping in NY" ft. C-Rayz Walz, that was created by Dan "The Man" Melamid (dantheman.tv). I'd like to thank the following people who contributed their time, work, patience, support and trust in my ideas.
Dan, who did a phenomenal job, My longtime partner in crime Andrew Tripmastaz for the sick beat, C-Rayz for the support and the energy, Eric Hayes @ HeavyRoc for the mix, Greg Dubuis @ Studio Duflon for mastering. My people on set Carlos Henriquez, Murad Syltaliev, Aisha for the pictures, Profy Proff (The man behind the russian flag), my brother in hustle Glen Cavanagh ,.. Pat Cook @ DQM (www.dqmnewyork.com) < -- the best street gear to come out of NY period... Enjoy the video .. Stay Original
The song will appear on my new album coming summer 2011..

"For You" Video Screenshots

2010-12-10T21:59:00.000-08:00

A lot of artists got "Lost Tapes"... i guess we got "Lost Videos"
The directed and edited by Chris Le - "For You" Video that features Blitz the Ambassador and Iam, supposed to be online
early summer, but due to some unforeseen circumstances it got lost. Now we got ahold of it, and it should be online soon..
Затерянный клип прошлого года снятый Chris Le в квартире моего товарища за 40 минут с натянутым зелёным экраном между шкафов. Клип должен был увидеть свет прошлой весной, но из-за неполадок с режиссёром доехал до нас только недавно.. - онлайн в ближайшем будушем

Making of "Rippin in NY" with Dan The Man and C-Rayz Walz

2010-12-01T01:14:00.000-08:00

Full video should be online in the the next couple weeks, -
until then, some Behind the scenes footage from the shooting day.
Готовый клип должен быть в декабре... а пока закадровое видео со съемок

Behind The Scenes for "Rippin' in NY" Krussia, C-Rayz Walz, Dan The Man from KRUSSIA on Vimeo.

Aliens in NY

2010-11-16T08:02:00.000-08:00

I was over_extra_excited when Dan The Man (dantheman.tv) agreed to work on a video for my new song that features C-Rayz Walz. First of all, because Dan is russian, who lived in NY for over 20 years and of course because he's one of the most respected directors in Hip Hop who worked with 50 cent, Redman, Talib Kweli, Mobb Deep, Rick Ross..to name a "few"
Yesterday we had a blast filming through the streets of NY, - the video should be on the web soon. Until then i'd like to give thanks and shout outs to all the people who made it possible - Dan The Man, Carlos, Eric, Murad, Sha, Tripmastaz, C-Rayz, GC, Profy Proff, special shout out to DQM (dqmnewyork.com) guys always support me with gear and let us film a scene at the store.. Stay vertical

TRAVEL JOURNAL / Resejournalen

2010-10-25T14:48:00.000-07:00

My homie Critical from Sweden just put out his album Resejournalen / Travel Journal, - The result of his travels across the globe while he smashed beats with local Mc's in Netherlands, France, Cameron, Hong Kong, UK, Canada, China, Taiwan, India, Malaysia etc etc... and i had the privilege to be on one cut..
The album comes as Vinyl, CD and a DVD...
www.criticalrap.com/resejournalen or buy it here