Detsl


Kirill Aleksandrovich Tolmatsky, better known by his stage names Detsl and Le Truk, was a Russian hip hop artist.

Biography

The son of Russian media producer and creative director Alexandr Tolmatsky, he was born in Moscow, graduated from the British International School and then studied in Switzerland where he was introduced to hip hop music by a roommate and decided to become a rapper himself. Upon his return to Moscow, he launched his solo career under the guidance and mentorship of his father who co-produced his debut and a follow-up record. During that time, he also collaborated with the hip hop collective Bad Balance.
He made his debut on the Russian rap scene in 1999 under the stage name Detsl, releasing a track Friday along with a music video. In 2000, he released his debut album Who? You to massive success and quickly became a teen idol of the early 2000s in Russia. In 2001, his second album Street Fighter was released. Having performed for three years as Detsl, he decided to distance himself from the early material, releasing his eponymous third record in 2004 as Le Truk. However, he returned to his previous stage name on the next two albums and used Detsl aka Le Truk moniker for all his releases starting from 2014.

Death

He died on 3 February 2019 in Izhevsk at the age of 35 from a sudden heart attack after performing his live set at a private birthday party. Coincidentally, he entertained the idea of faking his own death and disappearing at exactly the same age in the 2007 and 2015 interviews to news media agencies before the concert in the same city he would actually die in.
The last post on Instagram was his own picture, written in oil on canvas, the inscription on it reads: “RIP RGB”, and in the caption to the work explanation: conspiracy theory collection.
The farewell ceremony was held on February 6 in Moscow at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Office of the Presidential Affairs. Buried at the Pyatnitskoye Cemetery.

Discography

Who are you?(2000)

  1. Party at Detsl's Home
  2. All You Need Is Beat
  3. Princess
  4. Moscow-Vegas
  5. Who Are You?
  6. Hope for Tomorrow
  7. Tears
  8. Black Serpent
  9. 12 Angry Viewers
  10. Blood, My Blood
  11. We're Chillin'
  12. Friday

    Street Fighter (2001)

  13. Street Fighter
  14. Letter
  15. Don't Try to Get rid of Me
  16. In Love
  17. Sea
  18. Street Dogs
  19. Rhymes in English
  20. MC Fist
  21. Politicians
  22. Fiasco
  23. No To War
  24. 8th Day of Spring

    Le Truk (2004)

  25. Intro
  26. Moscow
  27. Skit
  28. Rap Is
  29. Skit Police
  30. Legalize
  31. Lets Puff Some
  32. Skit Money
  33. Bitches
  34. Party #2
  35. Represent
  36. Rap For Real
  37. Pizness
  38. Skit Babylon Shall Fall
  39. War in a Me Backyard
  40. Love After Love
  41. Personality
  42. God Does Exist
  43. Moscow
  44. Night feat. Karina Serbina
  45. Hidden Track

    MosVegas 2012 (2008)

  46. Intro
  47. Original Doctors
  48. Dangerous
  49. Integration
  50. MosVegas Style
  51. Street Music
  52. Sweet Fog
  53. I Have a Plan
  54. One More Chance
  55. Jah Unites Us
  56. Wow
  57. Little Time Left!
  58. Outro
  59. Time To Get It On
  60. On and On
  61. Just Movin’
  62. Track 17

    Here and Now (2010)

  63. Beginning
  64. Warriors of Light
  65. Creators
  66. Tired
  67. Ice
  68. This World
  69. Be Yourself
  70. Give Me
  71. Astral
  72. Calm Down
  73. Hoolahoop
  74. Dancehallmania
  75. Criminal
  76. Connection

    Dancehall Mania (2014)

  77. Chessgane
  78. Fire
  79. Keep On Moving
  80. Party
  81. Superstar
  82. Call the Back Up
  83. Wake Up Caribbean
  84. Wind & Grind
  85. Confuse
  86. Give Me More
  87. Dancehall Syndicate