Biography
Aggressive style, a special vision of music as art, originality are the qualities of Tony Routh that attracted the attention of rap fans. The musician, who became famous thanks to his image of an evil clown, recently conquered the big stage, but has already managed to firmly establish himself on it.
Rapper Tony Routh
Concerts with heavy, psychedelic compositions are held even in the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. In the discography of the representative of evil rap, you cannot find songs about romantic love, however, despite the aggression, many consider them sincere, and most importantly, vital.
Personal life
The original rap artist does not advertise his personal life and keeps all the details secret. Unfortunately, there is no clear information in the public domain about Anton’s marital status—whether he has a girlfriend, a wife, or children. Fans of the artist assume that the artist has a girlfriend named Ekaterina (there are many photos with Tony on her Instagram that contain very ambiguous descriptions), but this information is not confirmed.
Childhood and youth
Tony Raut is the pseudonym of Anton Basayev (the media have not decided on the musician’s surname; in some sources he appears as Moskalenko). The young man was born in St. Petersburg in 1990. The father abandoned the family during the difficult years of perestroika. The mother, a kindergarten teacher, had to raise her two sons alone.
Tony Routh as a child
There was barely enough money to pay utility bills, food and clothing. Anton was not distinguished by his thirst for knowledge, he somehow graduated from school, entered college, which, however, he did not complete - the young man was expelled for poor academic performance. He did not give up and entered the university, but another attempt to get an education again turned into failure, the reason for expulsion this time was bad behavior.
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So, rap artist Tony Raut
, whose real name is Anton (presumably Basaev or Moskalenko), first saw the light of day in St. Petersburg on September 8, 1990. The boy grew up without a father with his older brother; the family barely had enough money for clothes and food. In his early years, our hero became interested in music, listening to such rock bands as: “The King and the Fool”, “Gaza Strip”, “Alice”. During his youth, Basayev became imbued with creativity, and even tried with a friend to collect all his albums.
At about the age of 10, Anton began trying to create his own compositions with his nephew, recording them on an old tape recorder. After school, the guy went to college, from where he was expelled from his last year. Next, Basayev submits documents to the university, from where Tony is also expelled due to constant absenteeism
Music
Anton became interested in music early; even in elementary school, he became interested in the work of the rock bands “King and the Clown,” “Alice,” and “Gaza Strip.” A little later, musical preferences finally and irrevocably shifted towards rap - I became acquainted with the compositions of Tupac Shakur. Together with his nephew, the boy even unsuccessfully tried to collect the idol’s complete discography.
Rapper Tony Routh
At the age of 10, Anton took his first steps towards popularity: he recorded his own compositions on an old tape recorder, which he posted on forums under the pseudonym Tony Raut. Despite the poor quality, the songs with their individual style appealed to rap fans. This is how the rapper’s creative biography officially began. Later, the young man took on the role of a battle MC and plunged headlong into Internet battles.
It was participation in the “InDaBattle II” competition, where they test the ability to mix and rhyme on a given topic, that gave Raut his first large crowd of fans. Here Tony met Harry Topor, the aspiring musician later became his best friend and co-author of the Berlin Records group. Even at the dawn of the formation of the creative team, Anton chose the stage image of an evil clown with a difficult fate, who hides his disfigured face behind makeup.
Tony Routh and Harry Topor
In 2009, Tony and Harry performed in clubs, which was eloquently evidenced by photos on social networks that the guys generously shared. But already at this time, the young musician was inspired by the idea of creating his first solo release in the horrorcore style, a poorly developed genre of rap in Russia. A year later, the mixtape “Antape” was released, which is a selection of dark tracks from lyrical content to murder scenes.
The work was well received among rappers; from the compositions presented in it, the songs “The circus has left, the clowns remain” and “Sweet dreams” rose to the top of popularity. The next breakthrough in creativity and replenishment of the army of fans was expected with the release of high-quality videos for the tracks “Grim” and “Icarus”.
Makeup by Tony Routh
Tony's image suddenly changes by 2012. The new style in which the musician appears in videos and songs delights the audience - Raut’s blue eyes become sinister thanks to the lenses, and makeup from horror films is applied to his face.
A new wave of listeners swept in 2013 after the release of “Routville,” Tony’s debut album. This is the name of a ghost town from which there is no way back. At the same time, the concert agency “Booking Machine” takes Raut and Harry under its wing, and the musicians, who have already gained experience, go on a tour of Russia.
Tony Routh
In 2014, the creative treasury of friends was replenished with the new album “Country of Wasps,” and fans of evil rap sang their especially favorite song “A Man Said, a Man Did.” The year 2020 was remembered for the release of a video, which later became a cult one, for the song “On the Way to Valhalla” and endless tours - Anton held more than 50 concerts. A year later, the track “Good Clown, Dead Clown” from Routh’s second studio album “SUSPENSE” is already on everyone’s lips.
Tony's interesting experience was working together with other musicians. With Franky Freak he recorded the song “Southern Trap”, then in tandem with Fadi Azima, better known under the pseudonym Talibal, he created the popular compositions “I Don’t Care” and “Bad Pazific”. In 2014, Tony and Ivan Reis delighted fans with the trash video “Ball of the Vampires,” filmed in the form of a parody of trash trends.
Participation in InDaBattle II
A large number of listeners became interested in Anton’s work after his participation in the InDaBattle II project - a competition for originality, ability to rhyme and mix on a given topic. It was not possible to reach the final; Raut lost to Sight MC, although fans persistently mention Tony’s victory at Versus Battle over Misha Chai, which for some reason was not posted online.
Now Anton continues to write lyrics and music, but tries to devote time to the growing army of fans who are surprised to note that in life, Raut turns out to be a simple and pleasant guy who reads serious books. His team is simple guys from the area, doing what they love for fun, but not turning their lives into zombies going from party to party. He is a sporty guy who loves active pastime, although he himself admits in an interview that he gained physical shape due to endless street fights. His songs contain life, the street, and He does not sing about love and romance; sadness and tenderness are alien to him. Perhaps he will outgrow all this, and soon we will see a new Tony Routh. In the meantime, this is an evil and aggressive clown, reminiscent of the Joker from the Batman films.
Real name: Anton Basaev Date of birth: 09/08/1990 Place of birth: St. Petersburg
Tony Routh now
Routh continues to actively write songs and music, as well as collaborate with other musicians. At the beginning of 2020, together with the group “2rbina 2rista”, he presented a bright video “Matsai”. In the spring, the public met the rapper in the company of Ivan Reis; at one of the concerts, the guys presented a joint work called “Dance on the Bones.”
Tony Routh in 2017
Autumn turned out to be hot for Anton: together with Harry Topor he will go to conquer Russia and the capital of Belarus. The program of the new tour will be seen by fans of 21 cities. The final chord in the “CosmoTour,” as the musicians call the upcoming tour, will be performances in St. Petersburg and Moscow on December 14 and 15. And now, in anticipation of the trip, they are holding meetings and autograph sessions with fans.
Secretive intellectual
Off stage, Tony Routh is an ordinary guy who, in his free time, likes to read the works of modern classics, work out in the gym, and watch the latest movies. The rapper doesn't like, doesn't attend fashionable parties, doesn't catch the hype and hides his personal life.
Fans are sure that Raut has a girlfriend named Ekaterina, with whom he periodically posted happy pictures on Instagram.
Tony Raut (real name Anton, last name presumably Basayev) is a prominent representative of the rap movement from the outskirts of the Northern capital, performing in an aggressive horrorcore style, “the king of evil rap,” as he is called in the media.
His sharp reading with samples based on horror movie music and lyrics full of hate, but at the same time lively and sincere, attracts a huge number of connoisseurs of the genre.
The unconventional rap artist uses shocking images for his performances and videos - scleral lenses that turn his eyes into frightening monster sockets, the makeup of an evil clown reminiscent of the Joker from the Batman films. She admires his growing army of fans and considers his work a masterpiece.
Career development
The young St. Petersburger’s entry into the underground scene began when, under the pseudonym Tony Routh, he posted his first works on the Internet - unusual, daring, vital and soulful.
He chose the name in it, obviously, as a derivative of his real name, and the word “raut,” we recall, means “ceremonial reception.” In 2009, together with his friend Harry Topor, he began performing in clubs and took part in the battle project InDaBattle, demonstrating his bright personality and his original vision of the genre. He failed to reach the final then, he lost to Sight MC (Alexander Evsyukov), but he declared himself and won the recognition of hundreds of rap fans.
In 2010, the rapper's first mixtape entitled “Antape” was released, which included 17 songs. His colleagues and friends took part in the recording of a number of compositions: “They Won’t Understand” (ft. Franky Freak), “I’m Flattered” (ft. Jubilee), “Hare’s Feet” (ft. Hammad Toure, Harry Ax), “Under Us” Berlin" (ft. Twin Vi, Franky Freak, Harry Topor).
The tracks, ironic and full of personal experiences, were distinguished by a strong presentation, technical reading and were received with interest by the community of rap fans. The track “Sweet Dreams” together with Sadist (Viktor Geviksman) and Anton’s song “The circus has left, the clowns remain” received the greatest approval.
In 2011, the rapper delighted fans with the music video “Southern Trap,” created together with Franky Freak. The next year is considered a breakthrough in the work of the extraordinary performer, thanks to the release of new sensational compositions and video works, among which “Icarus”, “300” and “Grim” stood out. The talented musician came up with a stunning image of an evil character from horror films and made it part of his own personality.
A year later, his victorious duel took place in Versus Battle with Misha H1GH (Mikhail Klyuchka). The organizers decided not to post it online, allegedly because both participants often forgot their text.
In 2013, a presentation of the musician’s debut album entitled “Routville” also took place. He included 20 compositions, performed in a traditionally aggressive style. The songs “Along the Long Corridors,” “Skeet,” “Abracadabra,” “Parallels,” “Blame the Circus,” etc. made an indelible impression on his fans. In the same year, he presented videos for the track “Mr. President”, “Boiled Up”, and also made a concert tour around the country together with Harry Topor.
In 2014, friends released a joint album, “Country of Wasps,” containing 14 compositions. The included “Danny Trejo”, dedicated to the famous Hollywood actor from the films of Robert Rodriguez, “Interlocutor”, which surprised listeners with the format of a discussion with God, “Quantum Leap”, where they appeared in the classic tandem “executioner - victim”, were filmed with original and spectacular clips.
Fans of the duet everywhere sang “A man said - a man did”, admired the parody “Vampire Ball”, where they were provided with a meeting with famous movie villains: with the maniac Freddy Krueger, with the villain Joker, with the hero of the comedy horror film “Scream”. They demonstrated a high level of performing skills at a joint concert in Minsk, where the audience went wild and went wild, and literally tore the stage apart from the energy and powerful presentation.
Tony Routh - "On the Road to Valhalla"
The next year was marked by many tours, as well as the appearance of the later cult song “On the Way to Valhalla” based on the German-Scandinavian epic (as you know, Valhalla is a heavenly palace for fallen warriors). Tony also gave an incendiary mood with the compositions “Spotlight” and “Troposphere” (with the participation of Vit). In 2015, which he called “the year of touring,” he performed about fifty concerts.
A year later, the St. Petersburg resident’s second album, SUSPENSE, appeared in a gloomy atmosphere, into which, according to him, he put “his whole soul and a lot of wasted nerves.” Her tracklist includes 17 compositions, including “Good Clown, Dead Clown,” as well as “Badman,” “World of the Color of Ash,” and “Routville II.”
