Gennady Farafonov

For Russian rap, Rickey F is an ambiguous figure, but definitely unique. Few battle participants manage to gain popularity outside the community and engage in solo work. Gennady Farafonov - this is actually the name of the performer - from among them. Rickey F at Versus and Rickey F as the author of the debut album "Fantome-1", released at the end of 2017, are like different people.

So far, the artist hardly manages to unite the audience of fights in the bar "1703" and fans of solo tracks. But this does not prevent the rapper from collecting clubs and periodically going on a tour of Russian cities with concerts.

Gennady Farafonov is a native of Yekaterinburg. Was born on May 23, 1994. He preferred rap to other music already at school. He considers the American artist 50 Cent to be the idol who inspired the first tracks. He started rapping at the age of 14-15, changing his name to the pseudonym Rickey-BIFF. Later, he reduced it to the usual hip-hop fans Rickey F. As a high school student he tried to get into the final battles of the portal hip-hop.ru, but failed.

The first significant page in the biography of Farafonov as a rap artist is acquaintance with like-minded people. Together with rappers performing under the pseudonyms Thoty Kolya i Oksid, he creates the association "Neuro664". Artists even manage to gain a little popularity in a narrow environment, but Rickey F does not benefit from this. As Farafonov admitted in an interview with The Flow, in this team he was

From 2012 to 2015, Rickey F released three mixtapes. The debut - Optimus Versus - was perceived by the listeners controversially, negative comments related to the timbre of the performer. Later, Farafonov met Viktor Geviksman, acting under the pseudonym Vitya SD. The members of "neuro664" record joint tracks with him, and in 2014 on the label "UnderWHATer?", Created by the CD, their mixtape "UnderWater Vol.2: Return the Chekist to the Streets" was released.

The collaboration between Rickey F and CD in 2015 resulted in a joint mini-album "Moscow Does Not Believe". In April, the third mixtape of the aspiring rapper is released. The recording, titled "For Good", includes 11 tracks.

Guest verses are used, performed by members of "neuro664", as well as Masha Hima, Alphavite and Lodoss. It is noteworthy that he met the last Rickey F a month before, when he entered the Versus battle, replacing Kolya.

Rickey F learned about the upcoming replacement on the eve of the performance. The text was prepared in one night. In part, the rapper used his own old lines. Among them was a future meme - the phrase “I didn’t slap you, I gave myself five”, which is a recurring phrase for Rickey F tracks. A performer in a monkey mask performed. A year before the meeting, the rapper took part in the capital's version of the battle-project "SLOVO", but the video of the fights was never released.

Rickey F is truly famous for his participation in the second season of the project "Versus: Fresh Blood". The text for the qualifying stage, in which the performer opposes the metropolitan rapper Tvoigreh, Farafonov writes a week before the event, adding topical rhymes in recent days. The performance gets the approval of the audience and colleagues, but the really shock is going to the first round battle against Sin.

Sharp, rude jokes, including those on the topic of oncology, are becoming the "calling card" of Rickey F. Oxxxymiron expresses support for the participant, emphasizing that Farafonov's rounds are the best in the history of battles in Russian. Basta also spoke positively about Rickey F.

The rapper successfully performs in subsequent fights against the contestants Lehi Med and Booker D. Fred. However, he is eliminated from the season in the semifinals. The leader of the battle is the future Versus winner Konstantin Lopatin from Volgograd, who performed under the pseudonym Hip-Hop of the Lonely Old Woman.

In an interview with The Flow, Rickey F said that he himself was to blame for the drain of the fight, because he did not take into account the stereotypical thinking of the public and gave out all the trump cards in the first battles. Thus, according to the artist, he declared himself a strong opponent, and the drama of any conflict is based on the audience's expectation that sooner or later such an opponent will lose. Seeing defeat is more interesting than watching another victory.

At the same time, after losing to Rickey F, attention to his social media accounts increased. The number of visits has increased several times compared to the days after the victorious battles. The artist used the attention to Versus fights to promote creativity. Watching the first season of the project, Rickey F was surprised that the participants were not trying to transform the audience of the fight into listeners. Therefore, before the selection for the second season, he started creating solo tracks.

The songs were uploaded taking into account the upcoming traffic. So, on the day of meeting with rapper Tvoigreh, a remix and video for the song "Crown me", the original of which was performed by Hopsin, was released. The tracks "Shadow" (with Alphavite) and "Final" (with Milky) are also released simultaneously with the battles. Premieres are accompanied by clips. In the final song, Milky and Rickey F criticize Versus' lackluster second season finale.

Soon after the departure of Rickey F from the project, Sonia Marmeladova summons him to the battle. Under this pseudonym is Vyacheslav Mashnov, also known as Slava KPSS and rapper Purulent. To begin with, Farafonov responds with a diss. In November he releases the mini-album "Five" and the video for the track "Free Fall". And already in December 2016, a fairly warmed up audience receives a video of the battle to the beat.

In the same year, Rickey F is at the center of a scandal between video bloggers Dmitry Larin and Yuri Khovansky. They met in a rap battle, and later Larin accused the enemy of buying the text from Farafonov. Rickey F did not hide that he earns on ghostwriting, but he disowned cooperation with Khovansky.

Khovansky himself denied the accusations.

In 2016, together with a friend, rapper Alphavite, he went on a joint Conquista Tour. A year later, he went on tour alone. As part of the Futourist Tour, he performed songs from his upcoming debut album. The record itself was released in December 2017.

The success of Rickey F in 2016 turned not only his fan base, but also his parents in his direction. The father, an ardent opponent of the mat, did not approve of the lifestyle that his son chose. But both he and Gennady's mother watched all his battles on Versus. According to Rickey F, after meeting Sin, "Mom was the first to respect." Dad attended his son's concert in the capital, after which he changed his mind about his work.

Whether he has a girlfriend, Rickey F does not tell. In social networks, the performer also decided not to indicate his status. Many fans are interested in the height and weight of the idol. Rickey F is 174 cm tall and weighs 85 kg. Rickey F has an Instagram account, but updates are irregular.

In the spring of 2018, Rickey F joined the Arithmetic of Good Foundation. He met with children from orphanages and orphanages, talked to teenagers, signed autographs and presented tickets to their concerts. In autumn, the artist will go on tour - the F1 Tour will be held in support of the latest releases.

In addition, Rickey F will be judging for the upcoming fourth season of Versus: Fresh Blood. The teams of rappers Smoky Mo and Oxxxymiron will oppose each other within the project. The compositions have been determined.

2015 - mini-album "Moscow does not believe" (together with CD) 2016 - mini-album "Five" 2017 - "Fantome - 1"

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