Seryoga

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Seryoga (real name Russian: Сергей Васильевич Пархоменко, Sergej Vasil'evič Parhomenko; Belarusian: Сяргей Васільевіч Пархоменка, Siarhiej Vasiljevič Parchomienka, born 1976) is a second-generation Russian language musician with growing popularity.

Born in Gomel, Belarus, Seryoga grew up in in a tough neighborhood. His music became a unique combination of Russian folk music (chastushki, which features fast pronunciation of lyrics) with modern lyrics appealing to youth and beats — he quickly rose on the Russian charts with his first single Чёрный Бумер (Chyorny Bumer, Black BMW). Initially having background in boxing (as is shown in the video clip of his song "King Ring") he decided to express discontent of growing up in poor neighborhood and life hardships through his art. When he first appeared on Russian MTV, he was branded the "Slavic Eminem". But his true rise to fame came when he got nation-wide recognition in the Russian Factory of Stars television program where many other new generation Russian pop musicians are coming from. He currently works and resides in Kiev, Ukraine. He also became popular in Germany by making the song "2Kaiser" together with the German rapper Azad (rapper)

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Seryoga Invades America!

Seryoga--Russia’s Rap Czar--is finally coming to the United States Of America! The talented rapper will be playing his first American concert at Brooklyn College on February 4, 2007. As sole writer to all his own rhymes and music, Seryoga stays true to one of the most powerful tenets of hip hop: He keeps it real. Seryoga is not a overly-hyped, pre-packaged product, rather he is an extension of the unique American art form known as hip hop and is living proof that it has transcended the inner cities of the United States and has taken hold in the rough and tumble neighborhoods of the world at large. No longer does one have to be from the South Bronx to be a considered a true player in the rap world.

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