Loc-Dog

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zhvakin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Жва́кин;^[1] born 25 January 1989, Ulyanovsk), better known under the stage name Loc-Dog (Russian: Лок Дог), is a Russian rap and hip-hop singer, lyricist, & songwriter. He is a former member of the group "Стороны Ра". He became the first Russian-speaking musician to perform electrorap (combining rap & electro music) & hip-house.^[2] To date, he has released nine albums: "Паранойя", "Всем до свидания", "Апокалипсис 2012", "Прилетел", Electrodog 2, "Дисконнект", "Себе не ври", "Крылья", "Шумный город", & "Счастье в простом".

Loc-Dog Лок Дог
Background information
Birth name	Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zhvakin
Born	(1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 36) Ulyanovsk, USSR
Genres	hip hop, electropop, hip house
Occupation(s)	rap-singer, hip-hop singer, songwriter
Years active	2006-present
Labels	X-Limit (2009–2012), Roof Records (2013 – present)

Life and career

In 2010, he served as an opening act for American rapper 50 Cent.^[3]

In August 2014, the performer stated that the "Loc-Dog" project was temporarily frozen.^[4] Sometime later, in September, the album "Себе не ври" was released, which put an end to the existence of the "Loc-Dog" project.^[5][6]

In September 2016, he brought back the "Loc-Dog" nickname and returned to making music, releasing the album "Крылья" and returning to touring cities.^[7]

In November 2016, he won the Golden Grammophone for the song "На Расстоянии".^[8]

Videography

Year	Title	Director(s)	Album
2009	"Паранойя"	No information	Паранойя
2010	"До небес"	Georgiy Korolyov
	"Город грехов"		Singles
	"Сгораю" (feat. Fameclub)
2011	"Снова"		Апокалипсис 2012
	"Зачинщик беспредела"
	"Время три утра"	TheStudio46	Паранойя
	"Фраза силы"	Ilya Ivanov	Single
2012	"Могло бы быть иначе" (feat. Dr. Up, 4atty)	Andrei Lisanov	Прилетел
	"Питер, Питер" (feat. Tony VA)	Andrei Strugovetz
	"Слюни" (Live)	Vlad Zizdok	Singles
2013	"Спасибо"	Aleksandra Dyabdenko
	"Все знают всё" (feat. Tony VA)	Zakhar Bazarov	#ВсеЗнаютВсё
	"Деньги не ведут в Рай" (feat. Palevo)	Great Stuff	Single
	"На траве сырой"	Vlad Zizdok	Electrodog 2
	"Светофора" (feat. Dr. Up, 4atty)	Andrei Lisanov	Singles
	"2-CB"	Vlad Zizdok
	"Мы живы"
	"Счастье Project"	Georgiy Korolyov	Electrodog 2
2014	"Повседневка" feat. Артём Татищевский, 4sgm)	Alexey Tarasov	Singles
	"Не до абстракций"	Aleksandr Makov
	"Медленно падал снег" (feat. Андрей Ковалёв)	Mikhail Roitman
2016	"Серьёзным" (live)	Vlad Zizdok
2017	Смейся	No information	Крылья
	Мимо нот
2018	"Громче" (live)	Vlad Zizdok	Singles
	"До солнца" (feat. Ёлки)	Medet Shayakhmetov
2019	"Мне уже пора"	David Bintsene	Шумный город
	"Мне уже пора" (Piano Version)	Semyon Bagirov	Singles
	"Белая Ворона" (feat. Mary Gu)	No information
2020	"Киты"	Semyon Bagirov
	"Громче, чем гроза"	Evgeniy Shmelev	Романтика 2020
2021	"Взойдет"	Semyon Bagirov	Singles
	"Мы будем жить" (feat. Лев Лещенко)

Awards and nominations

• The album "Паранойя" (2010) was recognized as album of the year according to the sites Indarnb.ru & Rap.ru.^[9][10]
• The album "Прилетел" (2012) was recognized as album of the year according to the site Rap.ru.^[11]
• In 2010, he was nominated for an award by Russian Street Awards in the category "Discovery of the year".^[12]