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Who is ATL / ATL

Real name— Sergey Kruppov

Native city— Novocheboksarsk

Nickname– ATL / ATL

Activity— Rap artist

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Sergey Kruppov, better known under the pseudonym ATL (ATL) - Russian rap artist, is one of the most promising rappers of the "new school".

Before he became famous

ATL has been engaged in rap for a long time, although it has gained wide popularity recently. For the first time they learned about him in the composition Aztecs group, which together with three friends created in 2006. A little later, the composition of the team underwent changes, two guys left the group, replaced by new ones.

In 2008, the guys sent their track “MyMirMyStyle” to the St1m label's collection, and out of more than one and a half thousand songs, Steam notices their track, which subsequently appeared on the collection. Thus, the Aztecs were heard by a new audience of listeners. Also, 2008 was marked by the group's victory at the then popular hip-hop festival "Coffee grinder-9"

In 2009 Aztecs released their first studio album, Now or Never.

In 2012, after a three-year hiatus, the guys release their latest album called "Music will be above us" and end their existence.

Solo career

ATL discography

2012 for the ATL rapper was a turning point, because this year his group broke up and he thought about solo work. And not long after, the artist's first studio solo album was released with the title " Thinking out loud” which included only 5 tracks.

At the end of the same year, ATL stirs up interest in his person by releasing his second solo album with the title "Warm", which also included only 5 songs.

ATL on Versus battle

In 2013, a big push in his career was participation in the popular battle ground Versus Battle, where ATL won a confident 2:1 victory over an opponent with a pseudonym Andy Cartwright.

2014 was marked by the release of two full-fledged solo albums by the artist, with the titles " Bones" and " Cyclone Center“, with the help of which ATL acquired a new audience of listeners.

ATL - Marabou

In November 2015, an album is released, to which the performer is grateful for its popularity under the name " Marabou". The album instantly gained popularity in social networks, a huge number of likes and reposts, while overtaking the already "experienced" performers at that time. Undoubtedly, the hit of the album was the composition of the same name " Marabou“, a large number of people recognized ATL from this track.

At the end of September 2016, ATL released a new mixtape in anticipation of the autumn concert tour, where he collected several new tracks, as well as solo verses from collaborations with the title " Karma x Coma«.

In March 2017, the artist releases another studio album called Limb, which brings the rapper a new batch of listeners. Of course, it is worth noting the composition " ATL - Dance“, which still does not lose popularity.

ATL - Distortion

In mid-November 2017, in the wake of the hype, Atl releases a new album called " ATL - Distortion“, the artist's audience accepted the album warmly and brought new listeners.

Many popular personalities, answering the question of a famous interviewer - "Name the 3 best rappers in Russia" included in their ATL list

What does ATL mean?

Sergey Kruppov used to call himself Atlanta / Atlanta, after some time he was offered to shorten his name to ATL / ATL, Sergey already wanted to completely change his pseudonym, but when he found out that in the mythology of the Aztecs there was the god of water - Atl, but at that time Atl was part of the Aztecs (Aztecs), he considered this a sign and decided not to change his name.

Personal life

Rapper ATL carefully hides his personal life, so to answer the question: " does ATL have a girlfriend?”- it’s impossible, one can only guess or hope for comments from the artist himself, Sergei also does not give an interview on whether he has a wife.

At the moment, ATL is one of the most successful and productive rappers of our time, people like, and many others speak well of his work. Sergey also has an official account on VK and Instagram.

Kruppov Sergey, aka ATL rapper, was born in the Chuvash Republic in the city of Novocheboksarsk on January 30, 1989. When he was young, he became interested in the work of rapper Eminem. He inspired him and made it clear that everyone has a chance to achieve great success in music.

After watching the film "8 Mile" with Eminem directed by Curtis Hanson, Sergei began to think even more why he should not be creative. At that time he was 13 years old.

Career

At the age of 15, he performed on stage for the first time during a city event. There, he made connections with his associates, and as a result, the Aztecs team was formed. Initially, it included, in addition to ATL, SmitBeat, MC Fly and Cherokee. At first, the guys kept in touch with the help of the Web, changing with new music. After 2 years, they first began to work on the first album.

In 2009, the group took part in a festival called "Coffee Grinder", where only rappers presented their talents. Aztecs were able to take first place. At that time, they released the first collection "Now or Never". In 2010, they were waiting for a tour. But after that, nothing was heard about the guys. The lull was observed for 2 years.

Only in 2012 they presented the second album "Music will be above us", he also became the last in the activities of the Aztecs group. Despite the fact that the team ceased to exist forever, the guys have collaborated with each other more than once.

Sergey also released several solo albums under the nickname ATL. These were the albums "Heat" and "Thoughts aloud". They have become incredibly popular.

A year later, ATL took part in the Versus Battle, which was only gaining momentum. Krupov managed to defeat his opponent - Andy Cartwright. But then he realized that he did not want to take part in such events anymore.

Sergei plunged headlong into the world of solo work. ATL in 2014 presented a full-fledged first album called "Bones", then above 3 mini-collection "Cyclone Center". He also pleased with clips for 2 songs: "Natural Born Killers" and "C4".

In 2015, Sergey released a solo album called Marabu. With him, he went on tour, giving concerts in the CIS countries. Against this background, clips for 3 songs were released. In 2016, he re-released the FCKSWG mixtape. In fact, he has always willingly collaborated with other rappers. Among them are the Serpent, Scriptonite, ST, Pablo Stop and others.

In 2017, Krupov presented an album called Limb, which became famous for its mass of hits. Also appeared in the web project "Profession: Rapper". In November of the same year, he presented a new album, Distortion. He has a busy concert schedule.

ATL does not stop at the successes achieved, and therefore, soon we should expect new songs and full-fledged worthy albums from him, which will certainly become hits.

Today, his concerts are handled by SmithBeat. Among those, Oksimiron invites him to cooperate together. Sergey continues to work with such labels as Gazgolder, BookingMachin.

Personal life

Sergey never speaks publicly about his personal life, believing that fans of his work should only be interested in career achievements. In Cheboksary, Sergei has his own clothing store. He keeps it together with his old friend. The store was named "KARMA x KOMA". Basically, street style clothes and certain paraphernalia are sold there. Atl himself prefers to wear a blank style.

On the Instagram network, he has a personal account, more than 151 thousand people subscribe to it. Sergei regularly updates his videos and photos, all of them are mainly related to the creative process and concerts.

AT-L - light artillery tractor. Created in 1947 by the design bureau of the Kharkov Tractor Plant. The AT-L light artillery tractor was produced until 1967 in several modifications and earned respect in the army and the national economy. It was widely used for the development of hard-to-reach regions of the USSR.

Story

At the end of 1946, special equipment engineers of the Kharkov Tractor Plant, on the initiative of the chief designer N.G. Zubarev, began developing a fundamentally new light artillery tractor for towing trailers weighing up to 6 tons with a load on a platform of 2 tons with the same engine, but with more efficient and advanced transmission and chassis units, which would fully meet the increased requirements of the army. In this undertaking, they were actively supported by the GAU. The official decision in May 1947 to organize a special design group (since 1954 - GSKB) of 14 people for high-speed tractors at KhTZ, where they had not done this before, found the linkers in the midst of work, already at the drawing boards.

At the end of 1948, the first three prototypes were manufactured, which passed factory tests in 1949, interdepartmental tests at the beginning of 1950, and state tests at the end of the year. There were few comments on them. Modified two samples in 1951 - 1952 successfully passed military tests in the Arctic, at low temperatures, and in Turkmenistan - at high temperatures, with a high content of dust in the air. At the same time, combined air cleaners with ejection suction of dust from cyclones reliably protected the engine from increased wear.

At the end of 1952, KhTZ produced the first industrial batch of new artillery tractors, which received the army index AT-L (light).

Design Description

The only suitable and affordable General Motors (GMS, GMC) YaAZ-204I engine (110 hp) for this task had limited power, the main link in the concept of the new tractor was the use of a multi-radius turning mechanism with double supply and power recovery , which significantly reduces its losses, in comparison with the side clutch, which facilitates control and increases average speeds in difficult conditions.

To create a tighter layout, increase the usable area of ​​the body, reduce its loading height and improve weight distribution, for the first time for this class of machines, the engine was turned forward with a flywheel with a maximum shift to the bow and connected in a single compact unit with the front transmission. Was used, although not fully, the amazing ability to flexibly convert a two-stroke diesel type (GMS) (up to 12 options for the location of units in any direction of rotation), as well as the subsequent possibility of a significant increase in its power, however, to the detriment of efficiency.

To increase reliability, all auxiliary units of the engine, except for the generator (500 W), received gear drives (a fan located far ahead - through an elastic torsion bar from the camshaft), and to facilitate cold start, a nozzle water-oil boiler-heater was provided (except for the standard electric flare air heating). Starting was carried out only by an electric starter. The oil system was modernized in order to ensure normal operation of the engine with longitudinal slopes up to 35 °, which was not easy to achieve with a “wet” crankcase. The power unit was powered from two fuel tanks of 130 liters each, which had all the necessary equipment and instruments, as well as wide necks for high-speed refueling. Subsequently (since July 1962), two additional 100-liter tanks were placed, which increased the cruising range on the highway to 500 km. In front of the engine, behind the single-disk main clutch (reinforced YaAZ automobile clutch), there was a transverse five-speed gearbox, switched using gear clutches (without synchronizers), and planetary friction gears and rotation (MPP) on parallel power flows. As a result, nine gears were obtained for moving forward with favorable, that is, small ratios between them (including four slow ones, with a smooth transition to them without breaking the power flow) with a total power range of 9.295 (for the M-2 - 7.918), as well as five calculated turning radii (without power loss in clutches), decreasing from 17.66 m to 1.9 m with decreasing gear number. In principle, it was also possible to turn on the spot by rotating the tracks in different directions (it was rarely used on a new tractor), which is unthinkable in the case of use in the BF. Better than on the M-2, maneuvering with a trailer was also possible. Such MPPs - more complex, but also more efficient - were used on our tracked vehicles for the first time. They turned out to be structurally rational, so they were subsequently used on light transporters and tractors of the second post-war generation: MT-P, MT-PB, GT-T. The front drive sprockets were driven from the MPP through coaxial, very compact planetary final drives with a decent gear ratio of 5.5. Their removable double toothed rims, cast from heat-treated wear-resistant steel, with a pushing lantern gear, increased the performance and durability of the caterpillar mover and were no longer its weak link.

Fine-pitched (123 mm pitch) caterpillar chains with open hinges, made of high-manganese, Hadfield steel, very resistant to abrasive wear and shock loads, had tracks 300 mm wide (half of them without ridges) with developed lugs. They provided high traction - the coefficient of adhesion on sod soil reached 0.7 - 0.8. To improve the grip of tracks with a slippery base (for example, an icy winter road), additional lugs (spurs) and extensions could be put on the tracks (through one), which provided the tractor without a trailer with a side roll of up to 25 °. Usually they were put 10 pieces on the caterpillar. The small diameter of the connecting pins (20 mm) of relatively light tracks and their large number (82 per side) contributed to a decrease in rolling resistance, especially at high speeds and an improvement in the dynamic qualities of the tractor. Subsequently, given the speed and widespread use of the tractor, a lot of work was done to reduce wear on the track joints and, importantly, mechanical losses in them. Connecting fingers with chemical hardening, closed (with the help of rubber silent-block seals) hinges with dry metal and plastic friction pairs were worked out. The latter reduced losses in the hinges so much (besides, the track pitch was reduced to 107 mm) that the free run-out path from maximum speed (42 km / h) to a complete stop increased by 47.4% (up to 261 m).

The undercarriage of the tractor consisted of six cast, with a rubberized rim, road wheels, of a relatively small diameter (500 mm), on each side (for the M-2, five rollers with stamped sidewalls) and three support rollers without rubber bandages. Such a multi-support undercarriage was traditional for light tractors. It provided a more even distribution of the load on the ground and had a lower mass. The full elastic travel of the individual torsion bar suspension of each of the road wheels was noticeably increased compared to the M-2 (by 39.4%), which ensured a high ride smoothness over rough terrain, approaching the car even in the absence of hydraulic shock absorbers, and also increased the average movement speed. The damping of resonant vibrations in the suspension was facilitated by the work of friction of the axes of the balancer levers in hardened bushings without the use of lubrication - “like a tractor”, and quite reliable, with sufficient durability. The dynamic travel of the suspension arms was limited by stops with elastic rubber elements. For the first time, instead of a frame, a welded thin-sheet load-bearing box-shaped body (pontoon) was used. This significantly reduced the weight of the tractor with higher strength and reliability of the carrier system, improved the location of the units inside the hull, and increased its tightness. When overcoming a ford up to 1 m, which was required by the customer, water no longer got inside the hull, and the access of dust and dirt was limited. The streamlined shape of the bow of the hull and the smooth bottom contributed to the improvement of patency when driving in deep snow.

In the middle part of the tractor, under the floor of the body, a very low (in height) reversible winch with a self-braking worm gearbox and a narrow vertical drum was placed, which made it possible to do without a cable layer. However, a safety clutch (against overload), a cable unwind alarm sensor (50 m) and cable take-off rollers are standard. The maximum pulling force of the winch - 6500 kgf, commensurate with the mass of the towed trailer, was quite sufficient for pulling up standard artillery systems and self-pulling the tractor in any conditions.

The successful design and location of the winch made it possible to reduce the loading height of the platform by 119 mm, compared to the M-2, making it convenient to use. For confident movement with heavy trailers and artillery systems equipped with air brakes, the tractor had an automobile compressor with a hard drive from the engine, an air receiver, a trailer brake valve connected to the stop brake pedal, and all the systems serving them. Both windshield wipers were also connected to the pneumatic system, and subsequently windshield washers.

There was no special need for the MPP servo control and stopping brakes (due to compressed air) for a light car. The rear swivel (with fixation) towing hitch of the simplest type with double-sided shock absorption met the requirements of gunners for traction, but only at first. Subsequently, it was necessary to complicate it to reduce dynamic loads in the coupling and increase the wear resistance of the hook-and-loop pair.

Behind the engine, a closed alligator-type hood with removable sidewalls, an all-metal three-seat cab of the ZIS-160 was installed, slightly lowered in height and expanded due to a 240-mm middle insert. A round commander's hatch was made in the roof, the windshields were electrically heated (the engine itself heated the cabin well, so an air heater was not installed, however, it was also absent on trucks of those years). But since 1963, they began to use a device for flushing dirt from the windshield - very useful and effective.

For the first time, a searchlight was installed, outdoor lighting had a blackout mode. In an open metal welded body with a platform of 4.62 m2, longitudinal folding four-seater seats were installed along the sides for calculation, and in the rear end of the body there was a double door with a lock. If necessary, the body could be tightly closed with a waterproof awning with side windows. It should be noted that the platform is sufficiently spacious with a relatively small total length of the tractor - the result of a dense layout. For communication between the cabin (commander) and the body (senior crew), a two-way three-color light signaling was carried out.

The average speed with a full load and a 6-ton trailer off-road reached 22 - 25 km / h, due to more advanced transmission and suspension with a slightly higher power density.

Tactical and technical characteristics of AT-L:

Weight - 5800 kg
Load capacity - 2000 kg
Towed trailer weight - 6000 kg
Seats in the cabin - 3
Seats in the back - 8
Engine power at 2000 rpm, hp 135
Dimensions:
~ length - 5099 mm
~ width - 2200 mm
~ height - 2180 mm
Base - 2765 mm
Track - 1900 mm
Track width - 300 mm
Ground clearance - 350 mm
Specific ground pressure - 0.464 kg / cm?
Engine power - 110 hp
Max. Speed ​​- 44 km / h
Power reserve - 260 km
Transmission is mechanical; friction clutch dry, single-disk;
drive wheel diameter - 526 mm
Base of track rollers, mm 2935
Cruising on the highway with a trailer, km - 300
Climbability with load without a trailer, deg. - 35

I can immediately explain why people will come to read our interview. Everyone is wondering this: how much does the black world of your songs correspond to the real you?

I broadcast what is happening around. You see, the surroundings are gloomy here. I wrote the whole album in Cheboksary, that's why it got its name. "Limbo". It's like a place cut off from the rest of the world. Especially in winter. Near Volga. You look at the river, beyond it ... When the horizon is not visible and everything is white-white - this is a natural limbo.

Where did the plots from the old Russian folklore come from on “Limba”?

I like old Russian motifs with my soul. Of the new ones, I only listen to Russian rap, of course. Ivan Kupala, MS Vspyshkin - that's all inspired. This music is wooden compared to what comes out today, but the spirit and vibration inherent in it throws me into a shamanic dance.

You can also hear it on the Karma x Coma mixtape, where I quoted Vspyshkin. That mixtape ended up with some verses that I worked out for the album.

When you sent me the non-record of the album, there the song “Holy Rave” was signed with the number “7”. Is this already the seventh edition?

All right. Sanya SmitBeat mixed this album for a very long time and painstakingly. He himself found fault with his work, then he redid it, I came - and also began to find fault, as they were running out of time, and concert dates had already been appointed. But we weren't going to sacrifice quality for a release date, so we tried to do it right, but not to drag it out. Sanya did everything in beauty.

On this album you talk a lot about space. Are you interested in this topic?

My astronaut, let's say, does not fly beyond the Earth's orbit. It is not known what is there. Some people convince me otherwise. That there is no space.

What do they mean?

I am pumped from time to time with all sorts of esoteric theories. I have a friend, he comes every day with a new theory of the universe. Like it or not, but this information settles inside. To be honest, I don’t know if a person has decided what is there instead of space. And does he even exist? Maybe there is nothing. Limbo.

What are the most common misconceptions about yourself?

No one knows me, but they are in a hurry to hang strange labels. Some people think I'm a Satanist. Someone - what a skinhead. Or a pagan. The most interesting thing is that I am not close to any of these archetypes.

Six months ago, you wrote on social networks about the search for a new concert manager. But the announcement itself and the tracklist of the album first appeared on the instagram of the old Pasha Kid.

It wasn't a "drain". Pasha and I are first and foremost friends. He wasn't our concert manager when we met him. I realized that he is my dude. Even this situation showed that he didn’t get confused and upset, but continues to support and rejoice for us. We communicate with him in exactly the same way as before.

Who is doing concerts now?

Now concerts are handled by SmitBeat.

The song "Mike" on the one hand is about the life of an artist on stage, on the other hand, about the lack of close people, because of which you can truly trust only a piece of metal.

And there is. I even say the phrase “my friend Mike is my totem” in one of the tracks. We are like shamans of our business, we pray and dance dances around him. I wrote this track directly for the microphone in our studio. This is a creature that will always listen to you. And this information will not be leaked to anyone if you do not want it yourself.

There is a cluster of artists, conventionally called "White Chuvashia". We've been following it for a couple of years now, but it's still not replenished with new people. Why?

This is not so, our livestock is growing. Now the Dark Faders studio has moved to a larger space. Since some part of the space is occupied by young people, also musicians, we began to actively communicate with them. Have you heard the last track recorded with Zaraza by Lupercal?

He reminded a lot of people of Eecii McFly's vocals.

We have such a person now. I don’t know yet what drives him and what his plans are, but if he is on the same path with us, then why not. I talked to him at the studio, he is a very kind, sympathetic and, most importantly, talented dude. Anyone can join our ranks. Another question is how not to merge from there.

We are now in Cheboksary, there is some kind of rise in the spirit of hip-hop. The different people that we started rapping with are starting to do their own stuff too. There are promising ones, I think.

Your next album will be with Eecii McFly, right?

I don't know yet what format the release will have. But yes, we are already collecting material. He sends me his hooks, ideas. Now we will roll back the tour, in between concerts we will try to work closely on the material. There is a possibility that by the next day of the equinox we will have time. We do not want to hurry, so that the release turns out to be normal. In parallel, I will be working on solo material as well, but as my experience with “Limbo” shows, I may need even more time to select material. Listened to Limb yesterday - and you know what? I would redo everything. The boys and I came to the conclusion that next time we just need to do it even cooler. “Marabou” doesn’t seem very good to me now. We constantly have such a reassessment of the quality of the material: you work and work on a track, listen to it, and then after some time you return to it - and grab your head.

Pencil inspects the Dark Faders studio where ATL, Horus and other artists are recording

Didn't Oxxxymiron call you again after heading the Booking Machine?

They offered several times. After we decided to move on our own, they wrote a couple more times: “Have you changed your mind there?”. But that was before Miron took over the company. The news about his stadium tour is very cool, such things pump the culture. I believe in Miron.

The gas holder also recently announced a restart. No offers?

Nobody called me to Gas. I am in touch with many guys from there. If I have questions about concert or musical activities, if I need advice, I know that I can always turn to them.

Moreover, they helped us a lot to shoot the video. I sincerely encouraged their assistance. They helped with advice. They helped with the site. When we were asked what kind of camera we would shoot with, the guys from Cuts & Scratches said, they say, there is this and this option, here Basta is like this: “So what, shoot with our RED. Look, behind our booth over there, in my opinion, she was lying. And there it really lies, dust is collected by a camera that costs like a car. They put it on the table, they say: “If you want, take it off, dudes.”

To sum up about Gasholder and Booking Machine. I learned a lot from watching them. When the offer from Booking Machine came, we sat down and thought: “Well done guys! They make concerts themselves, travel around the cities, everything is good for them. Why don’t we make a theme like this?” That is, Booking Machine, when they started working with Lupercal, opened our eyes to how everything can be done by hand. The gas holder is also supported, I often consult with them. We are already receiving a lot of support, much more. To be honest, I probably just want to create my own label in the future. Don't get me wrong, I haven't thought about it yet. Once. In future. May be. We also have a creative party Acidhouze, we try to do everything ourselves. Looks like something is starting to happen. Let's see how far it goes.

What is it like to be a store owner?

I have a very responsible accomplice, and also, concurrently, a good friend. He carries everything on his shoulders. He understands that we have a process in the studio, rehearsals, tours, recording. And he’s like, “No question, Sega. I will decide everything.” At the same time, he works at another job, a family man. We can say that the store manager is him.

Were you the initiator of its discovery?

This is a joint venture for two. We are owners with him in half.

Is this business profitable?

Profitable, probably, but we are still at the stage of beating off the money invested. To be honest, I'm not even very aware of the latest reporting.

What assortment?

Russian streetwear and our merch. For brands - Codered, because we ourselves wear and support each other for a long time; Laser B. - our friend from St. Petersburg; Krakatau, Spinning Top, Good Morning, Molotov, Heartburn, Taboon Comoon - many different items.

How interested are you in fashion?

I follow, but not enough to dress like a Formula 1 car. I support the blank style. I don't spend much time and energy on this. I'm interested, but not as much as many people think.

What's the weirdest commercial offer you've ever received?

Some sausage factory wrote. Offered to buy posts on instagram. Then I saw on Twitter that similar requests were received by LSP, Big Russian Boss, Yanix, and someone else. Apparently, the guys went to work after the New Year and climbed into the Internet to look for ambassadors.

The song “Back” is about the feelings of a person who abruptly sits down on a detox. Have you been through this yourself?

I can only say that I dedicated this track to my sidekick when he was trying to improve his life. Point in the right direction and give up something. This is for him.

Hairdryer, acid, "ekhi" I have never tried. Experienced guys, learning about this, say: “Sega, you're done. You don’t need it, don’t touch it.” Well, that's what I think. Plus, there is always the fear that if you try, you will like it.

What kind of music would you like to play at your funeral?

The essence of the song “Dance” is this: do what you want. Turn on the music you want. The main thing is that it is good. I will already be do not care.

Your songs are so rich in creepy, depressing images that it begs the question: are you sinking into depression while working on the material?

It's more like meditation. Falling off into the astral plane. In this state, you feel everything the same as in ordinary life, but those moments when some kind of rhyme builds up in your head ... It’s as if someone is throwing off a key for you from above. Piece of the puzzle. And you pick it up little by little. When he gathers at you - this sometimes happens purely by chance - you experience an unimaginable uplift. The feeling that you have created something.

What was your feeling when you wrote “1000”?

A feeling of contempt for humanity in general.

Why?

Because I myself am a part of it.

Do you think humanity is a virus?

It can be counted differently. You can come up with many theories. But if you look at it as a whole - isn't humanity destroying the planet? If, of course, the planet even exists. Everything is simple and banal.

I always wanted to ask you: do you think rockets will fall from the sky in the next 5 years?

You know, the chances are high. But I really hope not.

On April 1, the ATL “Holy Rave” concert tour starts, covering Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk, Kyiv and beyond.

ATL (Sergey Kruppov) is a representative of the "new wave" of Russian rap. He comes from Novocheboksarsk, a small town near the capital of Chuvashia. For some reason, it was Cheboksary that became the musical capital of the new Russian rap - Eecii McFly, the beatmakers of Dark Faders, came from there. This party, with the light hand of rapper Babangida, was called "White Chuvashia", but this is a very conditional association. Each of the "white Chuvash" has its own goals in creativity and its own special path.

Despite the fact that Novocheboksarsk is only half an hour away from the capital of the region, hip-hop in the satellite city was completely different. ATL and their band did not make hardcore, popular in Cheboksary, but southern "bounce", about yachts and beaches. This fashionable trend of Western music at the beginning of the 2000s looked at least strange on the Volga beaches, and the “senior comrades” from the capital of the region treated Novocheboksary fashionistas condescendingly.

Over time, ATL itself 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, gloomy lyrics, black clothes and clips with interference, a sense of hopelessness and rebellion against this hopelessness. Actual topics, many references to books and ostentatious intellectuality of texts - ATL has perfectly entered the trend of new Russian rap, set by. In addition, ATL has an undoubted poetic talent and a flair for modern problems: “Asian Moscow raises the Russian banner, and now you figure out which of them is visiting whom” (“Skull x Bones”).

Love for the "fashionable" sound, however, remained - ATL has several trap-minuses, he does not shy away from cooperation with or (the "Stone Quarry" mixtape), but ATL itself always categorically objects to attempts to record itself in a trap or "blackstar" - artists. He has his own way and his own music.

This is also noticeable in his new album "Marabu", which was released in early November 2015 and was immediately declared by fans to be "a new bar for Russian hip-hop", "a breakthrough in Russian rap", etc. There is not a single feat 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 gloomy, full of references to Irving Welsh, Lovecraft and Hunter Thompson, which had a crushing 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 Sergey 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, later it turned out that it has another meaning: Atl is the name of the Aztec god of water.