Ivan Timofeevich Dryomin (Russian: Иван Тимофеевич Дрёмин; born 8 April 1997 in Ufa, Russia), better known by stage name Face, is a Russian rap artist[1] who made his debut in 2015 with his EP Проклятая печать (en. Cursed Seal) and has been producing music since.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Artistry and image 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 EPs 4.3 Singles 4.4 Videography 5 References 6 External links Early life

Ivan Dryomin was born on April 8, 1997 in Ufa, Russia. His father, Timofei Dryomin (born c. 1968), was a struggling businessman. Dryomin has an older brother, Bogdan (born c. 1992). Their parents divorced when the younger son was less than a year old. Both children were baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church. Their mother was devoutly religious, and was diagnosed with schizophrenia when Dryomin was in the eight grade. As a youth, Dryomin participated in boxing at school and won medals in city competitions.

In 2013, Dryomin and his friends swore a blood brother oath to the allegiance of Adolf Hitler to lead racial holy war. However, Dryomin quickly realized the wrongfulness in such white nationalist views and has since disavowed such beliefs. He was a member of the gopnik subculture and joined "Aurora Gang", a youth street gang, and was nicknamed Batei Aurora, after the street he grew up on. This gang engaged in petty crime including underage drinking, vandalizing cars, shoplifting, and street fights. In 2014, Dryomin supported himself by growing and dealing marijuana and hashish from his rented apartment. He was caught by police and sent to live with his grandmother. It was then that he turned away from his life of hooliganism due to fear of being killed or incarcerated, and started to create music.[2]

Career

In 2015, Dryomin attended a concert by Russian rapper Pharaoh and was inspired to make his own rap songs. His stage name Face was invented with his brother and is meant to characterize his many-sidedness and constant metamorphosis in his work. He released his debut EP Проклятая печать (en. Cursed Seal) on Soundcloud on October 30, 2015. A video was released for one of its tracks, "Гоша Рубчинский" (en. "Gosha Rubchinskiy"), a homage to the fashion designer of the same name, on January 3, 2016.

Face released three EPs in 2016: Vlone, Mayhem, and Playboy. He released the EP Revenge in 2017. He released two full-length albums, Hate Love and No Love, in 2017. His latest album, Пути неисповедимы (en. Ways Are Unfathomable), was released on September 2, 2018.

Artistry and image

Dryomin's hip hop influences include American rappers such as A$AP Rocky Kanye West, Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert. Outside of rap, he also enjoys soul artist Marvin Gaye, and rock bands Best Coast, and Nirvana.[3]

Dryomin has several tattoos, including the words "Hate" and "Love" below each of his eyes and the word "Numb" on his forehead.

Personal life

Dryomin has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and experiences panic attacks. He received treatment for mental illness for two weeks at a psychiatric hospital. He references this event in his song "Burger": "I’m so fucking crazy, I was in the loony bin."[4] The video for the song was partially filmed outside a psychiatric hospital named after former Moscow mayor Nikolay Alekseyev.

Dryomin moved from Ufa to Moscow with his brother Bogdan in April 2017. He has been dating Russian YouTuber Maryana Ro since September 2017.

Discography Albums 2017 — Hate Love[5] 2017 — No Love[6] 2018 — Пути неисповедимы (en. Ways Are Unfathomable) EPs 2015 — Проклятая печать (en. Cursed Seal) 2016 — Vlone 2016 — Mayhem 2016 — Playboy 2017 — Revenge Singles 2015 — “Веб-панк” (en. “Web Punk”) 2015 — “Саб-Зиро (Freestyle)” (en. “Sub-Zero”) 2015 — “Kanji” 2015 — “Mask” (feat. heartsnøw) 2015 — “Murder” (feat. DJ Smokey) 2015 — “All Good” 2015 — “Кот” (en. “Cat”) 2016 — “Skate” 2016 — “Baby Face” 2016 — “Blazer” 2016 — “Megan Fox” (feat. Enique) 2016 — “Payback” 2016 — “Vans” 2016 — “January” 2016 — “Vlone” 2016 — “Мне похуй” (en. “I Don’t Give a Fuck”) 2016 — “Я ебанутый” (en. “I’m Crazy”) 2016 — “Иди нахуй” (feat. Lizer) (en. “Get the Fuck Out”) 2017 — “Бургер” (en. “Burger”) 2017 — “Baby” 2017 — “Я роняю запад” (en. “I’m Dropping the West”) 2017 — “24 на 7” (en. “24/7”) Videography 2016 — “Гоша Рубчинский” (en. “Gosha Rubchinskiy”) 2016 — “Megan Fox” (feat. Enique) 2016 — “Бляяя Фэйс вот ты флексишь”(en. “Daaamn, Face, You Be Flexing”) 2017 — “Мне похуй”(en. “I Don’t Give a Fuck”) 2017 — “Бургер”(en. “Burger”) 2018 — “Я роняю запад”(en. “I’m Dropping the West”) References ^ Dazed (2018-02-26). "Meet Russia's most controversial rap star". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-03-04. ^ ""Я идеальный человек-Россия": рэпер Фейс от "Бургера" до Мандельштама". 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-30. ^ "Meet the 18-Year-Old Russian Rapper Writing Songs About Gosha Rubchinskiy". 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2018-10-01. ^ "" Face: "Люди хотят, чтобы я сдох в 27"". 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-30. ^ "Рецензия: Фейс - "Hate Love" *** (Слушать)". 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-21. ^ "Двадцатилетний рэпер Фейс побил рекорд "Грибов" по популярности во "ВКонтакте". Кто это такой? — Meduza". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-21. External links Official Website Twitter YouTube