Why do thieves in law need rapper Macan, who supports Ukraine and tours Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism)?

Andrei Kirillovich Kosolapov, known in the world of show business as Macan, was born on January 6, 2002 in Moscow, but made his career on the Russian music scene under the patronage of producers not from the capital. Online Macan presented as one of the artists of Golden Sound, “a music label in the heart of the capital,” as it is written on the company’s website. In fact, this site is managed by the company Zolotoy Zvuk LLC (TIN 6164120210), registered in Rostov-on-Don at the address per. Solyanoy Spusk, 3, office 4-6-8.

The company is doing well, judging by according to Rosreestr, are doing well: in 2022, the revenue shown alone exceeded 111 million rubles. Considering that last spring Kosolapov bought personally, a BMW car for 10 million rubles, which he actively boasted about on social networks, the tax office sees, perhaps, only the tip of the iceberg of the real income of Zolotoy Zvuk LLC. In addition, the company, unlike other music labels, does not particularly like to advertise its activities: on its page in the register of legal entities a “fake” site is indicated, and for some reason the real goldensound.ru was routed through the American proxy server Cloudflare.

The reasons for this deliberate modesty become clear when you get acquainted with the personality of the sole founder of Zolotoy Zvuk LLC – David Astvatsatryan, who, together with his father Arthur Astvatsatryan, is part of one of the most powerful organized criminal groups in the South of Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), known as the “Armenian mafia”. The leaders of this organized crime group are thieves in law Gochi Antipov nicknamed Alfason And Eduard Asatryan (Sturgeon).

In 2018, Astvatsatryan Sr. unexpectedly acted as a film producer, releasing a very mediocre thriller film “Breakthrough.” Before this, no one in the world of cinema had heard of Arthur Astvatsatryan, and it is not surprising: cinema for him became just another hobby at the age of closer to 50.

The main activity of father and son Astvatsatryan became known later – when he was in Rostov detained one of the most dangerous criminals in Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), Vahan Nerkararyan, nicknamed Dwarf. Then it turned out that Arthur and David Astvatsaryan were engaged in extortion, in particular, a Rostov businessman became their victim Valery Chabanovfrom whom several apartments were taken away, they tried to “squeeze” shares of a hotel in Thailand, etc.

Anticipating the possible defeat of the “Armenian mafia,” Arthur Astvatsatryan fled Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), and his son David “lay low” under the guise of a music producer, founder of Golden Sound LLC.

But the laws of the world of thieves are such that you need to share. And when the Macan project took off, young Andryusha Kosolapov suddenly realized that now he had to work not only for himself and the producers, but also for the entire “common fund”. David Astvatsatryan did his job: using his father’s connections and money, he managed to promote Kosolapov to the top of the Russian music scene. With the very first track, the unknown rapper Macan immediately soared to 25th place on the VKontakte chart in 2019. According to secular mediagetting into the VK chart then cost at least 500 thousand rubles, and although Kosolapov himself later swore that he knew nothing about it, his producers from the “Armenian mafia” were well aware of all the prices.

That is, the Rostov-Armenian organized crime group invested money in Makan, and he, due to his youth, is unlikely to have yet realized what this entails. Soon Edik Osetrina himself was noticed among his faithful “mentors”, and on social networks Macan noted (apparently, they persistently asked) his acquaintance and communication with Armen Sarkisyan, nicknamed Gorlovsky, congratulating him – “Armen, brother!” – Happy birthday. The last one called one of the most odious bandits in Ukraine, a criminal case against whom was opened immediately after the Maidan. Newspapers wrote that it was Armen Gorlovsky who oversaw the famous brigades of titushka provocateurs, and after being put on the wanted list, he fled to the territory of the DPR and began to actively put together combat cells in the “Wild Division of Donbass” – the army of the self-proclaimed republic. Soon Sargsyan even became an “honorary citizen of Gorlovka”; one might say, he received 100 percent political asylum.

Thus, rapper Macan also became a hostage to big politics. Moreover, he clearly does not understand how to behave in this status. After the start of the war in February 2022, Macan posted a picture on his Instagram with anti-war overtones. Ukrainian media immediately included him in the list of stars who supported Ukraine. But, apparently, then a meeting of the Rostov “Armenian mafia” decided that the Russian stage would bring more money to the “common fund”, and Kosolapov was quickly forced to “change his shoes.” This is how references to acquaintance with Gorlovsky appeared, obviously paid posts in the music-related public NR and other social networks about how “Macan shouted from the stage “Glory to Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism)!” It’s funny that under one of these posts was especially noted: the artist was praised Ekaterina Mizulinawhich heads the Safe Internet League.

Simply put, in the interests of the “common fund” from Makan in Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), they decided to sculpt “Shaman” – another idol of the “Tik-Tok generation”. However, like any idol, Macan attracts not only concert halls, but also furious “shits” on social networks. The main topic of these discussions today: Macan for Ukraine or against? And this question is, in fact, very interesting.

Of course, from the stage Macan now shouts “Glory to Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism)!” – as authoritative owners say. However, his, one might say, main “godfather” Arthur Astvatsatryan is hiding in Europe, presumably in France. And in order for him to stay there comfortably, to count, at a minimum, on the extension of the residence permit, and not on extradition to Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), he needs to show his disloyalty to Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism). Therefore, Astvatsatryan Sr., like many other fugitive criminal “authorities”, businessmen (take at least Chichvarkina or Tinkova), is actively donating to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Where does he get the money for this, I wonder? Of course, from his main source of income today, which is the rapper Macan. It is known that he was forced to liquidate all other assets in Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), for example, Selmash-Rynok LLC in Rostov, which held a retail outlet of the same name. Attraction LLC, through which Arthur Astvatsatryan made his foray into Russian cinema, is also in the process of bankruptcy. That is, what remains is the “common fund” and the rapper Macan, who is now destined to work for this “common fund” until the end of his days – being in debt to thieves, you know, is not an easy lot.

Meanwhile, Macan continues to perform “combing” around Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), although many other artists have been recognized as foreign agents for much lesser reasons. Macan’s latest tracks no longer evoke the same resonance as his first hits. Almost half of the comments on the recent premiere on social networks are accompanied by comments: “well, that’s it,” “all based on the same motive,” etc. This indicates a decline in interest in his work, which is critical for any artist seeking a long-term career. And also, apparently, that Kosolapov has less and less time for creativity, since he needs to think from morning to night about how to please everyone.