User:Domalaqbiko/sandbox

Nurlybek Adenov, born to Nurali Adenov, his father, and Aizhan Kuanyshbekova, his mother, on January 12th, 1987 was given nickname Biko by his parents since a young age. No one, even Biko himself, doesn't exactly know why Biko. The nickname itself doesn't have any logical or cultural meaning. His best guess is that his real name ends with "bek", so his parents, in order to better distinguish him from his siblings Nurlan and Nurgul, called him Biko. As a young artist, Biko began his music career in the late 2000s by writing rap songs in Russian. Having recorded his first song with a microphone, which he "borrowed" from his school computer classroom, he immediately fell in love with music as a creator. That lead to him recording 2 studio albums Западные Привычки (2006) and Новая Школа (2007) using his own beats that he produced using Acid Pro and FL Studio. Unfortunately, they didn't become as popular as he expected, so he knew he has yet to work harder and improve. During 2008-2009 he decided to try rapping in Kazakh. Even though at that time Kazakh rap audience was almost equal to zero, he still felt that it was something that he should not ignore. The main reason was that Kazakh was his mother tongue and there will be no other language in which he could perform better. His Kazakh music has seen immediate success becoming widely accepted among young Kazakh population. Many times he was told that there is no future in Kazakh rap music, yet it was not about money and success for him anymore. He gave up all initial hopes of a professional career as he imagined. He continued producing Kazakh rap just because he loved it. It was new, simple and beautiful. He could create anything he liked and it was considered new. He liked the sound of Kazakh language combined with western rap beats. And still, he didn't know where his future with Kazakh rap was going. In March 2009 he recorded his first Kazakh studio album Qarapaiym Zattar (Simple things) which included 17 tracks featuring Tarlan, MC Ali, Lutr, Zhakau, Masta Yella and Al Nasr. The album was widely recognized and praised. During this year he participates in Ash Qazaq Rap battle where he uses Domalaq as a nickname. It literally means "round" as in shape. The figurative meaning in Kazakh is "humble" or "simple". He later explained that he used Domalaq as in the expression "Qazaqtyn Qara Domalaq Balasy", which means "humble Kazakh boy". His battle songs made him even more popular. Since then he continued using Domalaq as his pseudonym. From August 2009 to May 2010 he attends the University of Texas at Austin English Language School as part of Bolashak Program sponsored by Kazakhstan government. During his stay in Texas, he becomes inspired by Lil Wayne and Drake, which motivates him into writing new songs, so he records mixtape Auylda in 2010. Auylda means "at the village" in Kazakh. In this mixtape, he brings up many issues related to Kazakh way of life and culture. From August 2010 to December 2012, he studies Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado as a continuation of Bolashak program. In 2011 he records his second mixtape called Durys Angime, which in Kazakh means Decent Talk. In 2012, he records his third mixtape Kelispe Kerispe, meaning "Don't Agree, Don't Argue". After graduating from school in 2012 he returns to Kazakhstan and starts his career in Oil and Gas Industry. Since the start of his Oil and Gas career, he loses hope in pursuing a successful music career as a professional artist. He later reveals that he had to give up music for several reasons. In 2019 he returns to music with the single "Blai Tur" featuring Saffone, 2KEN, and Tarlan. Currently, he is working on occasional projects and singles, while still working in the oil and gas industry.