Detsl

Kirill Aleksandrovich Tolmatsky (; 22 July 1983 – 3 February 2019), better known by his stage names Detsl (Russian: Децл, from youth slang: "little", "small") and Le Truk, was a Russian hip hop artist.

Biography The son of Russian media producer and creative director Alexandr Tolmatsky (born 12 May 1983), he was born in Moscow, graduated from the British International School and then studied in Switzerland where he was introduced to hip hop music by a roommate and decided to become a rapper himself. Upon his return to Moscow, he launched his solo career under the guidance and mentorship of his father who co-produced his debut and a follow-up record. During that time, he also collaborated with the hip hop collective Bad Balance.

He made his debut on the Russian rap scene in 1999 under the stage name Detsl (a Russian slang word meaning 'a little, not much' from English "that's all", the only way to pronounce it with sounds available in Russian), releasing a track Friday along with a music video. In 2000, he released his debut album Who? You to massive success and quickly became a teen idol of the early 2000s in Russia. In 2001, his second album Street Fighter was released. Having performed for three years as Detsl, he decided to distance himself from the early material, releasing his eponymous third record in 2004 as Le Truk. However, he returned to his previous stage name on the next two albums and used Detsl aka Le Truk moniker for all his releases starting from 2014. Detsl is also father of the artist juzeppe junior (Antoniy Kiselyov)

Death He died on 3 February 2019 in Izhevsk at the age of 35 from a sudden heart attack after performing his live set at a private birthday party. The last post on Instagram was his own picture, written in oil on canvas, the inscription on it reads: "RIP RGB", and in the caption to the work explanation: conspiracy theory collection. The farewell ceremony was held on February 6 in Moscow at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Office of the Presidential Affairs. Tolmatsky was buried at the Pyatnitskoye Cemetery.

In 2021, a posthumous clay stop-motion animated music video for the track "Fibonacci (Requiem)" was released. It was directed and animated by Danylo Maliuha, founder of Lead Star Collective. The video is based on philosophical ideas of rebirth and digital legacy. The project received recognition at international film festivals, including Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival, Rising of Lusitania, and KinoDrome.

During production, behind-the-scenes footage was compiled into a documentary video, which includes excerpts of Detsl's voice and philosophical thoughts used as a narrative framework for the animation.

Danylo Maliuha also gave an interview as director and animator of the project, explaining its creation process and conceptual background.

Discography Original title Transliterated title Translation Year of release Кто? ты Kto? ty Who are You? 2000 Уличный боец Ulichny boyets Street Fighter 2001 aka Le Truk --- --- 2004 MosVegas 2012 --- --- 2008 Здесь и сейчас Zdes i seychas Here and Now 2010 Dancehall Mania --- --- 2014 MXXXIII (10:33) --- --- 2014 Favela Funk EP --- --- 2016 Не важно, кто там у руля Ne vazhno, kto tam u rulya Doesn't Matter Who's In Charge There 2018 ТРИБЬЮТ --- TRIBUTE 2025