Wikipedia:Baltic Clan

The Baltic Clan was a St. Petersburg hip-hop community of the late 1990s - early 2000s, which included various rap groups, performers, DJs, musicians, as well as break dance groups.

The "Baltic Clan" existed from 1997 to 2001. It became the main catalyst for the development and current popularity of hip-hop in St. Petersburg. During this time, many concerts and festivals were held (for example, "Strip'n'Rap") and a number of hip-hop collections "New Names of St. Petersburg Rap" were released with the assistance of KDK Records. Festivals of the "Baltic Clan" in various clubs (Candyman, Marabu, Faculty, Darkside, Spartak) were incredibly successful, some of them were attended by about a thousand people.

Formation
The "Clan" was organized by the group STDK[ rus] with help from former break-dancer and ex-member of the oldest rap group "DA-108" Fuchs. The core of this organization was the 7.62 group, which included Fuchs, Gus (also known as Papa Gus) and DJ Val. Fuchs also hosted the Hip-Hop Info and Transit Territory programs on Record Radio.

Collections of the Baltic Clan, as well as the 7.62 group, were released by KDK Records. The commercial director of this project was Petr Novik. In the future, he gained more influence on company policy. Shortly after the departure from the management of the "Clan" of its creators, the project was closed. In 1999, the "Baltic Clan" included "7.62", "STDK", "Overheat", "1.8.7.”, breakdance team DIVISION crew, breakers from the team “Clinch-Master” (also known for working with Dolphin), “To each his own”, Frol, B-9, A-Tone, DJ Ha-la-la, and a lot others.

End of the Group
In 2001, due to financial and organizational problems, the Baltic Clan ceased to exist, but remained in the history of Russian rap. It was the Baltic Clan that became the launching pad for such artists as Smokey Mo, Lena Te, KREC, For the sake of fame and others. Konstantin Kinchev and Ricochet collaborated with the Baltic Clan. The last album accredited to the group was in 2002 in partnership with the St. Petersburg-based rap group "Cry from The Heart".

Links

 * Fuchs Interview with Spbclub.ru
 * Fuchs Interview with Spbclub.ru (2017)