Albert Evgenievitch Krasnov, known professionally as Al Solo, was born on
November 11, 1977, in Novotcheboksarsk, USSR. He began his career in the early
1990s with breakdancing and formed the hip-hop group Белые братья in 1994. The
group achieved notable success, winning first place at the regional youth
festival Startinejdžer and second place at the international Rap Music '98
festival. Their albums По белому чёрным (1998) and Крутым парням солнце светит
всегда! (2001) are considered significant contributions to Russian hip-hop. In
2002, Krasnov became a member of Bad Balance an...