"Black economy" - hard rap from the underground

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

This band appeared on stage suddenly, as if out of nowhere. The guys made music unlike anything else, thus creating their own style in rap. "Black Economy" is a real phenomenon of the domestic rap scene, but the group is going through hard times, so it went back into the shadows as quickly as it appeared. In a very short time, 3 members left the group at once: Ovshch, Mezr and Rusik, and the long-awaited album "Black Market" never saw the light of day.

The beginning of the creative path of the "Black Economy"

As happens with most new bands, the first album of "Economics" was not of high quality recording and mixing, not to mention the fact that many of the instrumental parts were blatantly stolen. However, this did not scare away the fans, as there are more important things that the Black Economy group was remembered for.

The band's discography consists of 4 albums, the last of which was released in 2013. But back to the first creation, which is called "Hat". As if mocking the listeners, the group did not puzzle over either the name oron the quality of the work, but I wanted to listen to the album again and again, the songs touched the soul to the very depths, and their words were remembered with a bang.

The members of the group and the fans themselves are still perplexed over the reason for such a sudden popularity of the Black Economy group. However, the whole point is in the originality of the group's creativity, in the openness and sincerity of their music. Most of today's rappers follow the example of their Western colleagues, diligently studying clips, movements and "chips". "Economics" took a different path - the path of the heart. The guys made their music without looking back at their colleagues, not imitating anyone and not adapting to anyone. The result is a fresh and sincere album that has won people's hearts.

Continuing a brilliant career

In 2008, the group released a new album called "Dogs bark, the caravan goes on", which did not disappoint the fans of the group. "Black Economy" made this album much more professional than "Hat", which can be seen immediately at least from the cover of the disc.

It depicts an ordinary Moksovsky courtyard, of which there are thousands in the capital, which was a direct allusion to the street origin of the band members and their work. On the cover, they are all wearing masks and holding the flag of Moscow. This is a tribute to a deeply loved city, the best on Earth!

What is the secret of the Black Economy?

Special attention should be paid to the texts of the group. Fans compare them to the most intricate graffiti fonts they playrole is not so much the words themselves as color and shape. All albums of "Black Economy" amaze with emotionally strong play on words, vague, but at the same time such close images, where everyone can see a part of himself. It was the courage, originality and sincerity of the lyrics that served as the key to the recognition of the team.

The group released the third album with a slightly changed line-up. Rusik left the economy, but he maintained warm relations with the guys and still throws them minuses. Ovsch went to the army, but soon returned to the group. The "black economy" does not cease to exist in any case, on the contrary, the guys are determined to continue writing the very original rap for which the fans loved them so much.