Why is the Caspian cargo group leaving? "Caspian Cargo": biography and repertoire of the group

The group “Caspian Cargo” is a rap duo from Azerbaijan, created in 2000. For a long time, the guys made music for themselves, wrote songs “for the table.” Therefore, the guys released their first album only in 2013, but they immediately managed to win the hearts of Russian listeners. The topics and problems that the group members raised in the texts were able to truly touch the younger generation.

The main listeners of “Caspian Cargo” were young people who had already left the walls of school, but had not yet found themselves in adult life. The name “Caspian Cargo” is not accidental, because the guys come from Baku. And the city is located exactly on the Caspian Sea.

Compound

The composition of the team is small - it is a duet, which includes Timur Odilbekov (Brutto) and Anar Zeynalov (Wes). They studied at the same school and had been friends since second grade. Anar became interested in hip-hop in his youth. Not only did he listen to this music all the time, but soon the guy began to try to recite the lyrics himself. Anar recorded his work on video and posted it on YouTube.

Timur began his musical career by creating beats for Anar's texts. And later, when the guys realized that they had a good tandem, they decided to create the “Caspian Cargo” group. They had to learn everything on their own; this musical direction is poorly developed in Azerbaijan. The first tracks were recorded at home. But, as it turned out, a bright hip-hop future awaited the guys.

Since 2015, talented beatmaker Lesha Prio, a former member of the Chelyabinsk rap group OU74, has been working on songs with the guys.

Music

In 2013, the group released their first album, choosing an unusual name for a rap record - “Ringtones for the Zone.” The team immediately got into the top of discussions: some were absolutely delighted, others were quick to criticize them. But, in any case, a certain imprint of the past, the harsh 90s, is noticeable in the album.

The guys do not talk about their personal lives, but there is information on the Internet that both Brutto and Ves were involved in their youth, and Timur even served time in a juvenile colony. But, it is quite possible that this is just speculation from fans, because the “prison” theme is often raised in the group’s lyrics. IN official public page "VKontakte" they answered unequivocally that “they were not in prison.”

By a happy coincidence, the guys were noticed by the already famous rapper at that time. He immediately liked the band's album, and the musician invited the guys to Moscow. They recorded a song together and shot a video “Everything for 1 dollar.”

By the way, the guys immediately made it clear to the listener that they plan to make high-quality and deep music. In the track “Everything for 1 Dollar,” they used excerpts from the novel “In the First Circle,” thereby motivating listeners to become familiar with classical literature. Perhaps someone will become curious and read the book or watch the TV series of the same name.

After the success of their collaboration with Guf, the popularity and recognition of the group increased significantly. In 2013 and 2014, the group released four mini-albums under the same name - “Trinity”. In 2014, the album “Jackets and Suits” was released; it included songs such as “When you get there, write,” “Stricter regime” and others.

2015 was a peak year for Caspian Cargo. This year the guys are recording a mini-album “Bad Case No.” and a full-length album “Side A / Side B”. It included many duets - Zmey, Slim, Rigos and BrickBazuka participated in the recording of the album. Perhaps the most popular composition on the record was the song “I Know Everything Myself,” popularly called “Don’t Heal Me.”

In 2015, this album became the best-selling album in Russia on iTunes. Music critics and the public greeted the album positively, and it began to occupy leading positions in the ratings.

“Eyes, her eyes”, “My girl”, “This life”, “Ex” - fans knew the lyrics by heart, sorted them out by quotes, filling their statuses on social networks with phrases from the songs. The guys record joint tracks with popular rappers. With released the track “Naked High”, with – “I Love You”, with – the song “On Fire”, better known to the listener under the name “Mom, don’t wait, I’ll be back late.”

The next two albums, “The Brutto” and “The Ves”, are solo projects of the musicians. And even then the fans of the group notice how different the interests of the guys are. With his creativity, Brutto strives to evoke romantic feelings and understanding in the listener. And Ves supports the role of a prickly and sharp performer. The track “Guantanamera” gains great popularity in Brutto’s album, and “Afghanistan” in Ves’s album. Despite everything, the solo albums turned out to be of high quality, but in the end the fans were still divided into two camps.

The album "Soundtrack for the Never Made Film" was released on September 11, 2017. It is made as if these were songs that were actually written for a film, most likely for a film about the lives of the band members. The album traces a peculiar scenario. The guys said that this is their last album. They put a lot of effort and effort into it so that their last work was up to par and there was no shame in leaving. Fortunately for the fans of the team, the guys parted ways on a friendly note; this decision was made together.

"Caspian cargo" now

In the fall of 2017, the band members announced that Caspian Cargo was going on a farewell tour, after which it would cease to exist. True, the tour is scheduled until May 2018, and fans refuse to believe in the breakup of the band. The guys decided to travel all over Russia, right up to Vladivostok. They also plan to visit Minsk and Tel Aviv. But the guys were banned from entering Ukraine for 3 years, explaining this by the fact that they performed on the territory of Crimea.

But Brutto, in his interview with The Flow website, shared his opinion on this matter. He looks at life adequately and understands that the peak of the group was in 2015. He doesn't want to become "funny trash" and wants to leave gracefully. According to Brutto, everything is changing in life, it’s not murderers who are in prison, but hackers, and the time of the series “” is passing.

The crime wave is dying, and he doesn’t know how to write anything else, so leaving “Caspian Cargo” from the stage is the right decision. Brutto said that he does not plan to quit music, but he is unlikely to write or rap; his plans are to create music and produce.

Also in the fall, the team shot a video for the song “Adik Original”, the video is designed in a familiar aesthetic - criminal showdowns, stabbings and old BMWs.

Discography

2013 – “Ringtones for the zone”
2013 – “Trinity (volume 1)”
2013 – “Trinity (volume 2)”
2014 – “Trinity (volume 3)”
2014 – “Trinity (volume 4)”
2014 – “Jackets and Suits”
2015 – “Bad Case No.”
2015 – “side A | side B"
2016 – “The Brutto” (solo album Brutto)
2016 – “The Ves” (solo album Ves)
2017 – “Soundtrack for a film that was never made”

Clips

2013 – “We will live” (together with Hera Jio)
2013 – “Sarumo”
2013 – “On the Cuffs” (together with)
2013 – “Everything for 1 dollar” (together with Guf)
2015 – “Exhale, shot”
2015 – “Houdini”
2015 – “Solid Sign”
2015 – “18+”
2015 – “The camp goes to heaven”
2016 – “Gagarin” (together with “Advaita” and Slim)
2016 – “Spent the night” (Gross and)
2016 – “Black Volga” (Gross)
2016 – “COCO”
2017 – “So rude”
2017 – “Adik Original”
2017 – “Bullets in the Clip / Last Song”

Weight(on the left in the photo)
Real name: Anar Zeynalov
Date of birth: 10/05/1983

Gross(on the right in the photo)
Real name: Timur Odilbekov
Date of birth: 05/19/1984
Place of birth: Baku, Azerbaijan

In 2000, two classmates Anar Zeynalov (Ves) and Timur Odilbekov (Brutto) organized the group Caspian Cargo, which later became very popular. The guys had been friends since school, and at the time the team was created, each of them was 16 years old. The city of Baku, where the rappers were born, is located on the shores of the Caspian Sea - hence the name of the group. The guys started playing music in their teens, but at the time of the founding of the group, Ves was already a performing artist, albeit at a provincial level. The guys read the first track to the beat of the slaves of the lamp. For a long time, the guys treated rap as a hobby. At the age of 18, Ves decided that it was time to declare himself and became interested in solo performance. He posted his recordings on YouTube. The songs of the Caspian Cargo describe the dashing nineties, and are reminiscent of chanson. This is why rap fans are skeptical of the group. It's not by chance that the guys sing about prison. In my time Brutto served time in prison for minors due to problems with soft drugs.

Little is known about the personal lives of the artists. They are both married and Brutto has two children. At the age of 20, the guys released their full-length debut album, Ringtones for the Zone. Surprisingly, the recording was made in Anar’s apartment. Ves made the beats for all the tracks. Their neighbors made their contribution to the creativity of the Caspian cargo.

After the recording was completed, we thought for a long time which Russian rapper to invite for a guest verse on the album. As a result, Cat Balu, Slovetsky, Raskolnikov, BratuBrat appeared on the record. At first, few people noticed KG’s album, but then Murovei, Jamal from TGK, and even Guf himself became interested in the work. After the Caspian Cargo feat with Guf, the guys from Baku gained real popularity. The clips “18+” and “Tabor goes to heaven” brought their share of hype.

Of course, the guys from Caspian Cargo were the breakthrough of 2015. But since 2016, the guys began to gradually be forgotten. The guys released 2 more albums in 2016 and 2017. And at the end of 2017 they announced the breakup of the group.

Together with these artists we look through biographies:

Whether someone likes it or not, the group with the unusual at first glance name “Caspian Cargo” has rapidly burst into the Russian-speaking spaces of Eastern Europe and is rapidly pushing back the leaders of rap music.

“Caspian Cargo” is currently the most successful rap duo on the Russian scene, but the group members are from sunny Azerbaijan, and by nationality they are representatives of the indigenous majority of this country. Their first and last names clearly indicate that they are Azerbaijanis, however, this in no way prevents them from understanding the Russian (Russian-speaking) viewer and finding full contact with him.

Biography of Anar Zeynalov (Ves) - member of the Caspian Cargo group

Anar Zeynalov, stage name Ves, was born in beautiful Baku on October 5, 1983, when golden autumn reigned in the city. Perhaps the boy observed the changing beauty of the ancient city, perhaps, like all boys, he did not pay attention to artistic beauties. But, undoubtedly, love for art, even youth, underground, lived in him.
Otherwise, why would he become interested in hip-hop and not just downloading his favorite records and videos, but his own performance. First for myself and friends, gradually expanding my audience. He posted some of his videos on YouTube, and now numerous fans have a unique opportunity to evaluate their idol from the point of view of “before” and “after.”

Biography of Timur Odilbekov (Brutto) - member of the Caspian Cargo group

Real fame found its hero when he appeared on stage as part of a duet in the company of Timur Odilbekov, now known under the name Brutto. Timur’s birthplace was the same sunny Baku, freely spread out on the shores of the legendary Caspian Sea. Only he was born on May 19, 1984, six months younger than his “brother” in the group.
Having found out what place is the small homeland of these young but early performers, the name of the group becomes clear and the origin of their stage names (I can’t even raise the hand to write, nicknames, nicknames and the like) is now quite understandable.

Career of the Caspian Cargo group

The musical path of such young talents was not much different from the ascent to the top of the hip-hop parades of their so-called colleagues. Joint creative searches began in the 2000s; the musicians themselves now note them as early and unprofessional. There was no trace of a rapper school in Baku, so there was no one to study with. The non-professional studio became the birthplace of the first tracks. But even such recordings, made generally amateurishly, could not go unnoticed by the recognized leaders of rap music. And the first one who paid attention to the “new kids” was Guf, who offered to perform a song together and shoot a video. Fresh voices, charismatic guys who have their own principles - this is how the heroes of the video Ves and Brutto appeared. Someone immediately elevated the “Caspian Cargo” duet to the banners of Russian rap, someone began to be indignant and criticize the guys in all posts and comments. Undoubtedly, the music and lyrics touched a nerve, the guys spoke to young people in their language, touched on their problems and topics, tried to look for answers to the same questions that everyone who has said goodbye to childhood, but has not yet found refuge in the adult world, is looking for.
In addition, the first clip, filmed in company with Guf, made it clear that the guys were not from the street or from the gateway. They have heavy artillery in their arsenal in the form of Russian classical literature. The track “Everything for One Dollar” uses monologues and phrases from the novel by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the great Russian dissident who received the Nobel Prize. The question remains open whether the guys read the novel, or carefully watched the series of the same name “In the First Circle,” but it doesn’t matter. Another thing is important, it is the favorite group that can push fans to internal development, reading (viewing) the best examples of world literature (culture). Following the first joint song (which today's rappers call fit), there are the next ones, where the Baku guys are accompanied by mega-popular hip-hop performers in Russia, including Slim, Tipsy Tip, Khatyn and others.

The guys, who reveal themselves so sincerely in their lyrics and performance, are actually reserved like men and are in no hurry to tell everyone about their lives and personal problems. There is very little information about them both in the press and on the vast expanses of the Internet; it is even more difficult to find out what is written is true, what is fiction of the heroes, what has been thought up by loyal fans. So, based on their texts, permeated with thieves’ romance, many believe that the guys, at least one of them, Brutto, had problems with the law. Some online sources report that, being a minor, he served time at one time. Currently, Timur is a wonderful husband and father of two children; he would hardly want his heirs to know about his father’s not very pleasant past. Ves, according to the same authors, was not seen in anything such reprehensible, although his texts are on the verge of legality and crime. There are no tattoos that could tell about the guys’ past lives.

Life on the edge, reflected in the lyrics, is only one of the problems raised by the guys in their work. They are not young boys, not teenagers. These are adults, already formed characters, who have every right to express their thoughts about global problems that everyone faces individually, perhaps suggesting a way out.

Among the latest achievements is the track “Silence”, a joint project in which the group “Caspian Cargo” and Liman, a rap artist from Yekaterinburg, took part. The rapper on his social network page thanked everyone who took part in the recording; naturally, the first words of gratitude were received by Brutto and Ves. Their work, namely the composition “When you get there, write,” was presented on one of the Internet portals in the twenty best hip-hop tracks of 2014; in the comments, listeners rated it as “the harshest men’s song.” The same hit was included in the list of the 50 best songs of the year. In one of the interviews dedicated to the main results of the past 2014, the guys answered many questions and showed remarkable knowledge of various areas of politics, economics and cultural life not only in Russia, but also on the entire planet. The most interesting and touching were the answers to the question about the act of the year. Ves answered philosophically that the main thing for him was to remain human. For Brutto, the most difficult thing was to congratulate his soulmate on the next anniversary of their relationship. Moreover, he decided to do it publicly, from the stage, during one of his performances. He admitted that he was very worried, which is why he was confused in his words, and tenderly noted that his beloved did not expect such an act from him, and therefore was very embarrassed.

Creative plans of the Caspian Cargo group

Currently, the group “Caspian Cargo” is preparing a gift for fans of their talent, a new album “side A/side B” is about to appear, the editing is done by Gleb Bolelov, who has already been tested in musical battles. Fans hope that the new recorded material will be no worse than previous albums. What’s interesting is that there are no people who are recklessly in love with their work; everyone finds something of their own, this or that composition, album or video. Loyal fans support the group, try to give advice, rejoice at their successes and actively comment on both the texts and their attitude towards them.

Currently, they are actively voting for the victory of their favorite performers in the “Hit of the Year” competition, which is held according to the “NR” version, where the competitors of “Caspian Cargo” were recognized hip-hop monsters like Basta, Rem Digg, the already famous Guf, Slim and Ptah . The guys from Baku presented the hit “When you get there, write.” The beginning of 2015 will delight the fans of the group with a busy touring schedule; fans have the opportunity to visit the nearest large town where the concert will be held, and not try to get to the capital. What is especially pleasing is that the geography covers not only the European part of the Russian Federation, but also its outlying territories, including Khabarovsk and Vladivostok (February), Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg (April). In March 2015, “Caspian Cargo” will perform at a club with the symbolic name “16 tons”. The performance is positioned by the performers as a special concert in which only the duo’s most rarely performed hits will be performed. This makes the event especially valuable both for the band members themselves and for their many fans.

It's no secret that the team " Caspian Cargo" ceases to exist. After a not very long, but successful career, the group members achieved a lot, gained a lot of fans, but the minuses turned out to be more significant than the pluses. On October 6, the next issue of the program was published" Russian rap in first person", the main character of which was Gross, and during the conversation the artist spoke about the group’s farewell tour" Caspian Cargo", about the breakup of the team and who initiated it, as well as about songwriting.

"Caspian Cargo"It's really falling apart. Gross confirmed this information. The rapper emphasized that the group will not reunite, as many teams are doing now. According to the artist, the decision has been made final. The initiator of the idea - Gross. The reason is a decline in popularity. According to the performer, leaving the game should be just as beautiful as breaking in. The musician noted that the peak of the band’s popularity was two years ago. This is noticeable in the comments of listeners, the number of concert visitors and the reaction of the media. Now, according to the rapper, the situation is not changing for the better.

Gross believes that an artist or group should always be relevant. In his opinion, the creativity of the team " Caspian Cargo"is no longer perceived in the same way by listeners. The rapper does not hide the fact that the main theme of the team is criminal. However, according to the performer, it is no longer interesting to listeners as before. The rapper does not want to look funny with his themes compared to his more relevant colleagues. Partner Weight fully supported him on this issue.

"Caspian Cargo"has planned a large farewell concert tour, during which the group will visit many cities with a considerable number of tracks. At this point, the creative page of the group will close forever. There is no need to wait for the team's reunion.

Talking about myself Gross noted that he was unable to adapt to the trend. The rapper writes about the same characters for a long time, changing their stories. The artist likes what he composes, but he sees that it is no longer perceived so well by people, and the performer does not know how to write about what is fashionable.

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A box office rap team and a very progressive team is a duet from Baku called “Caspian Cargo”. The biography of the group suggests that it very quickly wedged itself into the ranks of musical leaders in the rap style. Despite the fact that the members of the group are citizens of Azerbaijan, it is by far the most popular rap duo among Russian-speaking viewers.

Members of the group

Who are the members of the Baku group "Caspian Cargo"? The composition of the team is very small: Brutto (Timur Odilbekov) and Ves (Anar Zeynalov). They both studied at the same school and have been friends since second grade. They began to practice rap at the beginning of the 2000s. Their first track was “Slaves of Rhyme”, performed to the instrumental accompaniment of the group “Slaves of the Lamp”.

Timur Odilbekov and Anar Zeynalov were born in sunny Baku. Anar was lucky enough to be born on October 5, 1983. Since childhood, he was interested in youth art - hip-hop. All day long he listened to his favorite videos and recordings. Then he began to perform these funny chants himself and recorded them on video. Many of them were posted on YouTube. This is a good opportunity to compare his early work with today's.

Baku also became Timur Odilbekov’s hometown, where he was born on May 19, 1984. Everyone knows that the capital of Azerbaijan is washed by the waters of the Caspian Sea, so the name of the group does not seem so wonderful. This is how the Caspian Cargo group first announced itself in 2012. Against the background of the group's name, the stage names are very clear - Brutto and Ves.

Formation of the team

How did the Caspian Cargo team take its first steps? The biography shows that there was no one to learn how to rap in Baku, so the guys had to make their own way. We started with a small unprofessional studio. The process of working on the first work looked like this: Ves was busy composing beats, Brutto was developing his verses, then together they chose the most necessary ones from what they had written. This is how the album “Ringtones for the Zone” (2013) appeared. After its release, a double perception of the group arose: some admired the guys, others criticized them. When Ves and Brutto filmed the video, they immediately appeared before the audience as charismatic guys with their own principles. The famous Russian rapper Guf was the first to notice the guys’ creativity.

Problems of songs

Why did the Caspian Cargo group immediately interest young people? The themes and problems raised in the texts touch young people to the quick. Basically, the repertoire is intended for an audience that has already said goodbye to childhood, but has not yet found its refuge among adults. This is not to say that their lyrics are meaningless, because the very first song used phrases from the novel by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was a famous Russian dissident. New songs began to appear one after another, the Baku guys began to compete with such performers as Khatyn, Slim, Tipsy Tip. The rap performed by the group is very diverse. A very vital theme is the existence of people at the limit of the possible. Young people see in each song something of their own, something vital. In their songs, the guys think a lot about death and human relationships.

"Ringtones for the zone"

The main discovery of the group was the album "Ringtones for the Zone". Here are the main titles of songs from this album: “Who I want to be like,” “The last book that impressed me,” “The best thing I did this year,” “I am inspired” and 20 others. Everything the guys sing about in the album is truly true. "Ringtones for the zone" are an echo of the past. The harsh times of the 90s left a difficult imprint on the fates of both performers.

Personal life

The Caspian Cargo group keeps many secrets. The biography of the participants is mentioned briefly in the sources. What is known about Brutto and Ves as people? The main advantage of these guys is modesty. In his youth, Brutto served time in prison (a juvenile colony). This episode from his biography served as the theme for writing many songs. Today, Brutto has a wife who bore him 2 children.

Ves was also involved for short periods at one time and knows what a zone is. Criminal life became the theme of his texts. The guy doesn’t particularly advertise his personal life; it is known that he is married.

Future plans

What do the performers of the group "Caspian Cargo" dream about? The guys’ biographies indicate that they are preparing new gifts for fans of their talent. Many people know their new album "Side A/Side B". The hit “When you get there, write” is especially popular. The guys plan to continue to successfully tour the cities of the Russian Federation. The group has a very busy concert schedule. The symbolic name of many of the duo’s performances is “16 tons”. The ranks of the group's fans are increasing every day.