Music like Centr

CENTR (Russian: «Центр» or CENTR) is a Russian hip hop group from Moscow. Winner of the MTV Russia Music Award for Best Hip Hop Project in 2008.

It was established in 2004 in Moscow by rappers Guf and Princip.

The main theme of the lyrics is stories from life (including stories connected with drugs).

The group was formed in 2004 by two Moscow rappers Rolexx and the Princip. Initially, they wrote an unofficial album "Подарок" (Podarok / Gift), but only 13 copies of it were made and given up to their close friends for the New Year.

Since 2002, Aleksey Dolmatov, also known as Guf, worked on his first album "Подарок" (Podarok / Gift).

In 2006 the group "Dymovaya Zavesa" (Smoke screen) and Guf released the new album - "Этажи" (Etazhi / Floors). In 2006–2007 participants of "Centr" republished the first album "Подарок" (Podarok / Gift). In 2006 Guf, Slim and the Ptaha wrote down the songs "Мутные Замуты" ("Mutnye zamuty" / "Cloudy trafficking") and "Жара 77" ("Heat 77"), written specially for the movie "Heat".