Vyacheslav Valerievich Mashnov (; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian hip-hop artist and streamer. Better known by stage names Slava KPSS (), Gnoyny (), Sonya Marmeladova (), Valentin Dyadka (), Ptichiy Pepel (), Vorovskaya Lapa (), Vyacheslav Karelin () and others.

Biography

Vyacheslav was born on 9 May 1990 in

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. Studied at the Khabarovsk Institute of Infocommunications. Before the start of his musical career, Mashnov listened to rappers

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, as well as rock musicians:

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and others. In 2016, Mashnov, under the pseudonym Gnoyny, became a member of the creative rap association Antihype (which also included SD, Khan Zamai and Booker). Attention to Vyacheslav grew after the battle against Ernesto Zatknites in July 2016, where he criticized

Oxxxymiron Miron Yanovich Fyodorov (; born 31 January 1985), known by the stage name Oxxxymiron, is a Russian hip-hop artist and former CEO of the Booking Machine booking agency, as well as a co-founder and former member of the record label Vagabund. He ...

, accusing him of hypocrisy and calling him "a hype-hungry pig". The next day, Miron Fedorov challenged Gnoyny to a battle in 2017. The

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with Oxxxymiron, which became the most anticipated in Russia, took place within the 2nd season of Versus x #SlovoSPB on 6 August and was published on 13 August. Slava KPSS defeated Oxxxymiron with a score of 5:0. The video became resonant and gained about 10 million views in the first day after publication. After the battle he gave an interview to Yuri Dud for the Internet show "vDud".

Pseudonyms

* Sulla MC was the first pseudonym used in 2009—2010. * Slava KPSS (''Glory to the

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'') is the main pseudonym. It is a wordplay, the term ''slava'' can be used as ''glory to'', but ''Slava'' is also a shortening of the name ''Vyacheslav''. Rapper's father came up with such stage name. * Gnoyny (''Purulent'') is used for

s. * Ptichiy Pepel (''Bird Ash'') is the alternative pseudonym for battles. * Sonya Marmeladova is used for BPM battles and

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songs. It is a reference to the character from

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

's novel ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

''. * Valentin Dyadka (''Uncle Valentine'') is used for parody songs, mashups and chastushki. * Buter Brodsky (''Sandwich Brodsky'') is used in existential gloomy compositions with

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s. It is a wordplay, which consists of the word ''buterbrod'' (Russian for

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) and

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's last name. * Vorovskaya Lapa (''Thieves' Paw'') is used for parodying bad recitative, mumble rap and detroit rap. * Big Baby Prilepin is used to mock rapper Big Baby Tape and writer

Zakhar Prilepin Yevgeny Nikolayevich Prilepin (russian: link=no, Евге́ний Никола́евич Приле́пин; born 7 July 1975), writing as Zakhar Prilepin (russian: link=no, Захар Прилепин), and sometimes using another pseudonym, Ye ...

. * Gleb Minyokhin is used for 'strictly

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' songs. * There are also several less known and rarely used pseudonyms, such as Brick Bazuka,

Valentina Matvienko Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (russian: Валентина Ивановна Матвиенко, p=vəlʲɪnˈtʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə mətvʲɪˈjɛnkə, ukr, Валентина Іванівна Матвієнко; née Tyutina (Тютина; , ...

, Valyazhny Tonny (russian: Вальяжный Тонни, ''Imposing Tonny''), KPSS (russian: КПСС, ''

''), Sirenevaya Storona Yebla Opukhshaya (russian: Сиреневая сторона ебла опухшая, ''Lilac Swollen Side of the Kisser''), Aval SSPK (russian: Авал ССКП), MC Baklasan (russian: МЦ Бакласан), Kostya Greben (russian: Костя Гребень, ''Kostya the Comb''), mc perez hilton (russian: мц перец хилтон, a wordplay constisting of Russian word for

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and

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), MC Kucheryavy (russian: МЦ Кучерявый, ''MC Curly''), Leontyev Valera, Ochen' Priyatny Gremlin (russian: Очень приятный гремлин, ''Very Nice Gremlin'', a reference to

's ''Gremlin's Little Song''), Slava Siropchik (russian: Слава Сиропчик, ''Slava the Syrup''), MC Zhutkiy Rot (russian: МЦ Жуткий рот, ''MC Creepy Mouth''), mc calendula (russian: мц календула), MF Deripaska (

MF Doom Daniel Dumile ( ; July 13, 1971October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and ...

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), Tragediya vsey zhizhi (russian: Трагедия всей жижи, ''the tragedy of slush'', parody on a Russian underground rap band ''Tragediya vsey zhizni''), MC Ashotik (russian: МЦ Ашотик, was used for mocking Russian rapper Loc-Dog), Yelena Montana (russian: Елена Монтана, Russian parodist Yelena Vorobey + Russian rapper Mozee Montana), Zamayskiy zhuk (russian: Замайский жук, a wordplay consisting of Zamay who is a Russian rapper and Slava's close friend and

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), Ministerstvo haipa (russian: Министерство хайпа, ''Ministry of hype''), LIL BAB, DJ Hattifnatt, Drenazhnaya voda A4 (russian: Дренажная вода А4, ''A4 drainage water'').

Political views

On 6 February 2021 Mashnov was arrested for participating in a rally on February 2 in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. He received 7 days of administrative arrest for chanting the slogan "Lick, but don't bite. The clitoris is a delicate thing!" In an interview with

Ksenia Sobchak Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak (russian: Ксения Анатольевна Собчак, BGN/PCGN: ''Kseniya Anatol'yevna Sobchak'', GOST: ''Ksenija Anatolevna Sobčak'', ; born 5 November 1981) is a Russian public figure, TV anchor, journalist, ...

, he stated that he is a

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and adheres to left-wing political views. In May 2021, Vyacheslav announced that he would run for the

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from the Green Alternative party.«Зелёная» партия подтвердила переговоры с Гнойным о выдвижении в Госдуму
// РБК, 08 мая 2021

Discography

Studio albums

Mini albums

References

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