Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Tsykhov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Ци́хов; born 10 September 1982,

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), better known under the pseudonym Smoky Mo (Russian: Смо́ки Мо) is a Russian rapper, beatmaker &

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Biography

Years of 1999—2002

In 2001, he won the Rap Music festival as part of the team "Династия Ди". In 2004, Smoky Mo signed with the label Respect Production, who produced such rap teams like

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& "Ю.Г.", and they agreed to release an album. A record called "Кара-Тэ" was released in the spring the same year and received positive feedback.

Since 2009

The album "Время Тигра", which was the fourth consecutive, was published through the label MadStyleMusic supported by Soyuz Music at the start of May 2011. On 11 June 2013, Smoky Mo released his fifth album "Младший" featuring artists

Glukoza Natalya Ilyinichna Chistyakova-Ionova (; born 7 June 1986), better known by her stage name Glukoza ( rus, Глюкоза, p=ɡlʲʊˈkozə, ''glucose'', before 2024 also was stilyzed as ''Gluk'oza'', ) is a Russian singer, actress and TV presen ...

, Basta & Тати. In 2016, with Zloi Negr, Smoky Mo released the mixtape "Доспехи бога" featuring Пика, Яникса, D.masta,

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& Loc-Dog, in which he served mainly as a beatmaker. In 2018, he participated as a mentor on the Versus Battle "Fresh Blood 4: Война стилей".

References

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