Max Korzh

Maksim Anatolyevich Korzh (; ; born November 23, 1988), known professionally as Max Korzh , is a Belarusian rapper, singer, songwriter and director.

Early life Korzh was born in 1988 in the city of Luninyets, which was then part of the Byelorussian SSR in the Soviet Union. His parents were both entrepreneurs, and through them he is distantly related to Vasily Korzh, a Hero of the Soviet Union. ". When he returned from military service, he learned that the song went viral and gotten big in Belarus. The track "Nebo pomozhet nam" (English: "Sky Will Help Us") garnered a big following and got airtime on the radio. To make it gain more popularity, Korzh then proceeded to send the track to various Minsk DJ's for them to play at parties.

Solo career

On April 7, 2012, Korzh released his first ever music video, "Nebo pomozhet nam" (English: Sky Will Help Us"). On May 1, 2012, he released his debut album "Zhivotniy mir" (English: "Animal World"), which consisted of 16 tracks, each written by Korzh himself. Later that same year he signed with a Russian record label: Respect Production.

When asked about the theme for his debut album by a Russian publication "Argumenty i Fakty", Korzh said in a statement:

In the early stages of 2013 Korzh went on his "The Take-Off March" tour around Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. One show took place at the Minsk Sports Palace in his home country of Belarus and he hesitated to take on the venue because he felt that "we could have lost a tonne of money" but eventually decided to go with it and the venue sold 6,500 tickets.

In the summer of 2013 Korzh was nominated as a Breakthrough Artist at Muz-TV Awards.

On November 2, 2013, Korzh had the honour of becoming the first Belarusian musical artist to have ever performed a sold-out show in Belarus, Minsk-Arena for 13,000 people.

Reputable Russian magazine ‘Afisha-Volna’ described Korzh's music as "pop-rap with club energy and street honesty" and said its "hybrid of genres presents 100% bestsellers that tend to stick in your head". and sold out Moscow's Luzhniki Palace of Sports.

In June 2014, Korzh won the nomination for Best Album at Muz-TV Awards for his second album "Zhit’ V Kaif".

On November 8, 2014, Korzh released his third album "Domashniy" ("Domestic/ Homely").

In June 2015 Korzh was nominated for three awards at Muz-TV Awards: Best Hip-Hop Artist, Best Album and Best Live Show.

On December 16, 2017, Korzh now marked his second sold-out show in Minsk-Arena.

In 2016 and 2017 Korzh decided to release his fourth album in 2 parts; The first part in 2016 and the second part in 2017. He titled the fourth album "Maliy povzroslel" (English: "The Boy Has Grown"). The first part was released in 2016, "Maliy povzroslel, Pt.1" (English: "The Boy Has Grown Pt.1") and the second part in 2017, "Maliy povzroslel, Pt.2" (English: "The Boy Has Grown, Pt.2"). On December 22, 2017, his "Maliy povzroslel" album won the VK Music Award.

In 2018 Korzh had his first ever tour of the United States.

Personal life Since 2012, he has been married to a woman named Tatsyana (nee Matskevich), who is also a native of Luninyets. It was later stated that GUBOPiK had summoned him regarding complaints of displaying the white-red-white flag at concerts abroad and for his earlier condemnation of the war. GUBOPiK responded by saying no criminal case was opened, but that if he were in the future to associate with people that the organisation deemed extremist, there would. Later on in September 2023, during a concert in Riga he called on the audience to chant "No to war".

Discography

Studio albums

2012 — "Zhivotniy mir" (Animal World)

2013 — "Zhit’ v kaif" (Live Dope/ Life Is Good)

2014 — "Domashniy" (Domestic)

2016 — "Maliy povzroslel, pt. 1" (Boy Has Grown, Pt.1)

2017 — "Domashniy (Extended Version)" (Domestic, Extended Version)

2017 — "Maliy povzroslel, pt. 2" (Boy Has Grown, Pt.2)

2021 — "Психи попадают в топ" (Psychos Hit The Top)

Remix albums

2016 — "Best Remixes"

Singles

2016 — "Slovo patsana (The Word of a Man) (Bassquaid & ST Remix)»

2016 — "Slovo patsana (The Word of a Man) (Subranger Remix)»

2017 — "Optimist»

2018 — "Proletarka" (Proletariat Station)

2019 — "Control»

2019 — "Shantazh" (Blackmail)

2019 — "2 tipa lyudey" (2 Types of People)

2020 — "Raznesem" (Crash the Stadium)

2020 — "Maloletka" (Young Lass)

2020 — "Maliy povzroslel (Boy Has Grown) (Apashe Remix)»

2020 — "Maloletka (Young Lass) (Rozochka Remix)»

2020 — "Vremena" (Times)

2020 — "Teplo" (Warm)

2020 — "Yeyo vinoy" (Her Fault)

2021 — "Attestat" (GCSE)

2021 — "Ne tvoy" (Not Yours)

2022 — "Svoj dom" (My Home)

2022 — "Eto nash put’" (This is our way)

2022 — "Beregi yeyo" (Take Care of Her)

2023 — "Luchshiy vajb (The Best Vibe) (Rozochka Remix)»

2023 — "Peredel" (Redevelopment)

2024 — "Stress"

2024 — "Kholodnoe utro" (Cold Morning)

2024 — "Moya devochka ne verit mne" (My Girl Doesn't Believe Me)

2025 — "Wake Up"

2026 — "What do you carry"

2026 — "With us or not"

Official clips