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Rav (born November 1, 1991) is an indie rapper and producer. He is known for making music that largely centers around themes of depression and anxiety.

Rav was born in the USSR but currently resides in London, England. Rav first started out on the internet on Newgrounds- meeting his friend and common collaborator, Kill Bill: The Rapper there, with who he often collaborates. He first began receiving attention on the internet shortly after releasing his highly coveted and critically acclaimed debut mixtape, the "Hyperkinesis EP" back in 2012. Since then, Rav has continued to gain notable attention, as showcased on his 2015 release, "Beneath The Toxic Jungle".

Aside from writing music, Rav is also the founder of EXOCIETY (EXO), home to a number of contemporary acclaimed artists.

Personal Life
Rav was born in the USSR a few weeks before it was dissolved and ended up spending much of his formative years in the post-Soviet Union slums, raised by a single, young mother. No longer shielded from the outside world of arts and entertainment, his exposure to media consisted of a lot of weird Soviet cartoons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Sailor Moon. In the mid-90s before Rav was really 'exposed' to Hip-Hop, he was fond of Michael Jackson. He experienced his first dose of Hip-Hop in his pre-teens, having then left his previous environment and travelled the world a little. A friend lent Rav Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest on CD. When he heard Electric Relaxation, he changed his career goal towards rap.

These days, he describes using music as a cathartic release.

Career
As being in his EXOCIETY group, he often collaborates with his friends, mixing or sharing albums together. The member of EXOCIETY include Rav, Kill Bill: The Rapper, Scuare, and Airospace. Rav first got a spotlight in 2012 with his EP Hyperkinesis, which gained some attention from publications such as The Needle Drop and Rhyme Junkie. Bill and other EXO colleagues have collaborated within, through countless samplers, albums, loosie tracks, and features on each other’s albums and EPs. Crumbs of music left by Rav, Kill Bill, datacat, Rekcahdam, Airospace, and Scuare can be found scattered about SoundCloud, YouTube, and Bandcamp, either uploaded by each artist themselves, EXO’s account page, or by hungry, eager fans.

Discography
Singles


 * 1) Vicodin (2011)
 * 2) “Geddit” or “The Commodity of Tenacity” (2017)
 * 3) Kumbaya(2018)
 * 4) Flatironlake (2019)
 * 5) You Fuckers Were Asking For This One(2019)
 * 6) And That’s Me (2019)
 * 7) Grim Adventures(2019)
 * 8) We Need To Talk (2020)
 * 9) DEVILMAN (2020)
 * 10) Time-Tested (2021)
 * 11) my time (an optimistic rebuttal) (2021)
 * 12) EXP Share (2021)
 * 13) EXP Share (Remix) (2021)
 * 14) Ass Backwards (feat. Open Mike Eagle) (2021)

Albums


 * 1) Beneath The Toxic Jungle (2015)
 * 2) B-sides Vol. 6 (2018)
 * 3) B-sides vol. 3 (2011-2015) (2018)
 * 4) New Moon (2019)
 * 5) Solar Flare (2019)
 * 6) SKIN (2020)
 * 7) I’m on to Me (2020)
 * 8) SCHOOL OF ERROR (2021)