Slovetsky Explained

Valentin Aleksandrovich Presnov
Alias:	Slovetsky
Birth Date:	15 August 1982
Genre:	Rap
Occupation:	Rapper
Label:	Gazgolder
Current Member Of:	Slovetsky (2003-)

Valentin Aleksandrovich Presnov^{[1] [2]} (born August 15, 1982, Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, USSR), better known as Slovetsky, is a Russian rap artist, member of the rap group “Konstanta”, and artist of the record label and creative association Gazgolder.^[3]

Biography

Valentin Presnov was born in Kazakhstan in the city of Karaganda In 1997, at the age of 15  he and his family moved to New York. There he finishes school, enters a master's program and receives an education as a financier and an MBA.

He is married and has 2 children.^[4]

Career

2003-2008

In 2003, he began his hip-hop journey in New York, when he met Mitya Severny and formed with him the team “Pentagon: Project Konstanta”, the name of which was later shortened to “ Konstanta”.

The appearance of “Konstanta” in Russia occurred on the album “Etazhi” released in 2006 by the group “Smoke Screen”_[rus] consisting of Slim and Lexus. The song is called “On the Area”, and, in addition to them, Dmitry 5 Plyukh is presented there, with whom they strike up an acquaintance. Over time, the participants of “ Konstanta” met Guf and the group “Ezekiel 25:17”, which also took part in “Floors”.

After some time, Severny met Nikita DJ Nik-One, who invited the guys to include their track in their music release. The track "Poetry Nights" appeared on DJ Nik-One's 2008 mixtape.

2008-2011

Members of "Konstanta" with the participation of Slim, appeared on such albums as "Ether is Normal " by the group Centr and " Cold " by Slim. In 2009, Slim took part in the filming of a video for the song “Running” in New York from the album “Cold”, which was released on November 12.^[5] This was considered his major break into the culture of Russian hip hop at the time.^[6]

In 2010, “Konstanta” came with its first concert to Russia, to St. Petersburg and Moscow, having previously filmed a video in New York for a joint song with Slim “Demons”. The video clip was released on October 11 in anticipation of Slim's second album . After some time, Severny returned to New York. Soon the recording of a joint album between Slim and Slovetsky began, on which Severny joined from New York via the Internet, and the album grew into a collaboration between Slim and “Konstantas”. On May 31, 2011, the album “Azimut” was released, released with the support of the TsAO Records label by the Nikitin recording company on CDs. The album was also posted for free download on the portal thankyou.ru.^[7]

2012-2014

In 2012, Slovetsky at the TsAO Records studio met Vadim QP, a member of the Gazgolder label, who invited Slovetsky to the Gazgolder studio, where Slovetsky recorded a joint track with Noggano called “Be Healthy” (before that they already had a joint song “Let’s smoke on the loggia”), for which a video clip was later shot. Soon Slovetsky decides to join the Creative Association Gazgolder. On June 2, 2012, he participated in the “Hip-Hop All Stars II” event, where performers such as the groups “Casta” and Centr, Rem Digga, the Chemodan clan and others performed.

On June 8, Slovetsky’s debut solo album, entitled Mozaika, was released, which featured rap artists such as Noggano, Tato, Daffy and Mitya Severny.

Discography

As part of Konstanta

• 2010  - “Two Barrels” (together with “1000 Words”) EP
• 2011  - “ Azimuth ” (together with Slim)
• 2013  - EP (together with IzzaBeatzz)

Solo Albums

• 2012  - Mozaika
• 2012  — Mozaika (together with IzzaBeatzz) EP
• 2013  - Antishlyagger (together with Lyonya Kamufflyazh) EP
• 2014  — “Thaw”
• 2015  — Antishlyagger II (together with Lyonya Kamufflyazh) EP
• 2017  - “SLOVO AND TT” (together with Tony Tonite)
• 2017 — “Kalina Krasnaya”
• 2018  — Antishlyagger III EP
• 2019 - MONTANA (together with DJ Nick-One) EP
• 2020 — MONTANA II (together with DJ Nick-One) EP
• 2020 — Antishlyagger IV EP
• 2021 — Antishlyagger V EP
• 2023 - MONTANA III (together with DJ Nick-One)

Collaborative Albums

• 2007  - 7 (Gigi's mixtape): Song "I am the King."
• 2007  - “ Floors ” (album of the group “Smoke Screen”): Song “On the Area”.
• 2007  - “Nagan” (Gigi’s album): Song “Catch the Bullets.”
• 2008  - Poetry Nights (album DJ Nik-One): Song “Two Guns”
• 2009  - “ Ether is Normal ” (album of the group “ Centr ”): Songs “To the West”, “In Normal”.
• 2009  - “ Cold ” (Slim’a album): Song “Running”.
• 2010  - “A Year Has Passed” (album by Kota Balu): Song “Stones and Walls.”
• 2010  - “Bula Jupiter” (album by Kota Balu): Songs “Elephants”, “Every Winter”.
• 2011  - “Retrospective” (album of Grozny): Song “Bosota”.
• 2011  - “Download” (mini-album by Kostya Bes): Song “Download”.
• 2011  - “Don’t Sleep” (album of the group “Advaita”): Song “Don’t Catch”.
• 2011  - “From and to” (album of the group “Bratubrat”): Song “Bratubrat”.
• 2011  - Mixfiles (D.masta mixtape): Songs “Forest Orderlies”, “Fatality”.
• 2011  - “Breaking Bad” (Mezza album): Song “13”.
• 2011  - “ Differentiate between people ” (album Slim’a): Song “Demons”.
• 2011  - “proDUCKtion Cassette” (album DJ Nik-One): Songs “Scoring”, “Panerai II”.
• 2011  - “Alive” (album by Artyom Tatishchevsky): Song “Tigers”.
• 2011  - “Mega” (Gigi’s album): Song “Royally”.
• 2011  - “ Legends about...Centr ” (joint album of the groups “ Centr ” and “ Legends about... ”): Song “MSK”.
• 2012  - “Boomerang” (Kravets’ album): Song “To All Ours.”
• 2012  - “The Best” (collection of Kota Balu): Song “Every Winter”.
• 2012  - “Attack of the Clones” (mixtape Obe 1 Kanobe): Song “Obviously screwed.”
• 2012  - “That’s So 21” (album of the group “12 Packets”): Song “With her (remix)”.
• 2012  - ID (Strizh album): Song “100,000 out of 100”.
• 2012  - “Habitat” (album Dino MC 47): Song “Taiga”.
• 2012  - “inDVAyom” (album of the group “12 Packets”): Song “Chicks Ale”, “Burn Burn”.
• 2013  - “Ringtones for the zone” (album of the group “ Caspian Cargo ”): Song “Oh, Frost.”
• 2013  - “While it’s draughty” (joint album of the groups “Bratubrat” and “Pleiada”): Song “While it’s draughty.”
• 2013  - “Alabai” (MC Reptar’s album): Song “Moscow”.
• 2013  - “I want everyone to be friends” (collection 4atty aka Tilla): Song “360”.
• 2013  - “MiR” (album by Kostya Bes): Song “Download”.
• 2013  - “Trinity (part 1)” (mini-album of the group “ Caspian Cargo ”): Song “On the cuffs”.
• 2013  - “Areas of Darkness” (joint album of the group “Bratubrat” and Raskolnikov): Song “Mazanina”.
• 2013  - “ Basta + ” (Basta collection): Songs “Nadezhda. Ru", "Freedom".
• 2013  - “In Brief” (album L IZReaL): Song “Speed of Thoughts”.
• 2013  - Prolog (Taiga album): Song “Changing Days.”
• 2014  - “On the other side of Kuban” (album of the duet Dima Smoke & Black Indigo): Song “Masks”.
• 2014  - “ Fresh relaxation ” (Kravets album): Song “To all of ours 2”.
• 2014  - “Sweatpants” (collection of the group “ Caspian Cargo ”): Song “In the House”.
• 2014  - The Best (collection of Slim 's best tracks): Song “Demons”.
• 2014  - “Dose 1” (Tato collection): Song “Russian Winter”.
• 2014  - “Aloha” (album of the group “Alcohol After Sports”): Song “Tolerant Paradise”.
• 2015  - “Eight” (mini-album of the group “Bratubrat”): Song “I Don’t Believe.”
• 2015  - “88.1” (album of the group “Alcohol After Sports”): Song “Carousel”.
• 2015  - “EP (Acoustic)” (mini-album of the group “#StripedFlight”): Song “Blind Night”.
• 2015  - Life (collection of Tbili Teply): Song “Moon”.
• 2015  - “Solution” (album TRUEshadow): Song “Artists”.
• 2016  - “TRIKAT” (mini-album KEVS NVSVYAZ): Song “Last Year’s Snow.”
• 2016  - “Bouquet” (album L IZReaL): Song “Road”.
• 2016  - Keep it Rill (mixtape C-4): Song “Birds”.

Filmography

Konstanta

• 2009  - “Running” (student: Slim)
• 2010  - “Demons” (study Slim)
• 2014  — “To the East”

Solo

• 2010  - “From New York” (study Grozny)
• 2010  - “In search of labor” (training group “VP Squad”)
• 2011  - “Troyan” (student group OneShotGame)
• 2011  - “Be Healthy” (student Noggano)
• 2011  - “What’s the matter?” (featuring Slim, Smokey Mo, DJ Nik-One and Legalize)
• 2011  - “Snow” (student: Dubby Doo and Hera Jio)
• 2011  - “Azimuth” (study Slim)
• 2011  - “Carefree” (study 9 Gram and Taiga)
• 2011  - “Download” (student Kostya Bes)
• 2011  - “Don’t Catch” (study group “Advaita” and Slim)
• 2011  - “Fatality” (feat. D.masta and Crash)
• 2012  - “With Her” (ed. Daffy)
• 2012  - “The Other Side” (study Rubaka)
• 2012  - “Saddened” (Invitation to Hip-Hop All Stars 2012)
• 2012  — “Moscow-Moscow”
• 2012  - “Freedom” (feat. Basta, Smokey Mo, Tati and Billy)
• 2012  - “Under the palm trees” (study Slim)
• 2012  - “The days changed” (student Taiga)
• 2012  — “Bartsukha”
• 2012  - “To All My Own” (student Kravts and Uncle Seryozha)
• 2012  — “Sailor”
• 2013  - “360” (study 4atty)
• 2013  — “Amateur”
• 2013  - “Moscow” (study MC Reptar and Fed L)
• 2013  - “On the cuffs” (training group “Caspian Cargo”)
• 2014  — “Drunk”
• 2015  - “Greeting” (Tony Tonite)
• 2015  - “We are chatting in Altai” (trainee TRUEten, Slavon)
• 2015  - “I don’t believe it” (student group “BROTHER”)
• 2015  - “Blind Night” (training group “#STRIPPED FLIGHT”)
• 2016  - “Last Year’s Snow” (study Kavs Nvsvyazi)
• 2016  - “Camouflage” (Tony Tonite)
• 2016  — “Wolf”
• 2016  - “Artists” (student TRUEshadow)
• 2019 - “Africa” (produced by DJ Nik-One)

See also

• Russian hip hop
• Oxxxymiron
• Husky (rapper)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Словетский - биография Узнай Всё . 2023-11-21 . Uznayvse.ru . ru.
2. Web site: Константа: От души RAP.RU . 2023-11-21 . www.rap.ru.
3. Web site: 2012-11-26 . Словетский / Артисты / Gazgolder . 2023-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121126214557/http://gazgolder.com/slovetskii . 2012-11-26 .
4. Web site: 2012-09-17 . О Словетском / Словетский / Артисты / Gazgolder . 2023-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120917155659/http://gazgolder.com/slovetskii/about/ . 2012-09-17 .
5. Web site: Slim, Константа "Бег" RAP.RU . 2023-11-21 . www.rap.ru.
6. Web site: Эволюция стиля: Словетский RAP.RU . 2023-11-21 . www.rap.ru.
7. Web site: Slim & Константа "Азимут" RAP.RU . 2023-11-21 . www.rap.ru.