# Loc-Dog

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zhvakin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Жва́кин; born 25 January 1989, Ulyanovsk), better known under the stage name Loc-Dog (Russian: Лок Дог), is a Russian rap and hip-hop singer, lyricist, & songwriter. He is a former member of the group "Стороны Ра". He became the first Russian-speaking musician to perform electrorap (combining rap & electro music) & hip-house. To date, he has released nine albums: "Паранойя", "Всем до свидания", "Апокалипсис 2012", "Прилетел", Electrodog 2, "Дисконнект", "Себе не ври", "Крылья", "Шумный город", & "Счастье в простом".

## Life and career

In 2010, he served as an opening act for American rapper 50 Cent.
In August 2014, the performer stated that the "Loc-Dog" project was temporarily frozen. Sometime later, in September, the album "Себе не ври" was released, which put an end to the existence of the "Loc-Dog" project.
In September 2016, he brought back the "Loc-Dog" nickname and returned to making music, releasing the album "Крылья" and returning to touring cities.
In November 2016, he won the Golden Grammophone for the song "На Расстоянии".

## Videography

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Album |
| 2009 | "Паранойя" | No information | Паранойя |
| 2010 | "До небес" | Georgiy Korolyov | Паранойя |
| 2010 | "Город грехов" | Georgiy Korolyov | Singles |
| 2010 | "Сгораю" (feat. Fameclub) | Georgiy Korolyov | Singles |
| 2011 | "Снова" | Georgiy Korolyov | Апокалипсис 2012 |
| 2011 | "Зачинщик беспредела" | Georgiy Korolyov | Апокалипсис 2012 |
| 2011 | "Время три утра" | TheStudio46 | Паранойя |
| 2011 | "Фраза силы" | Ilya Ivanov | Single |
| 2012 | "Могло бы быть иначе" (feat. Dr. Up, 4atty) | Andrei Lisanov | Прилетел |
| 2012 | "Питер, Питер" (feat. Tony VA) | Andrei Strugovetz | Прилетел |
| 2012 | "Слюни" (Live) | Vlad Zizdok | Singles |
| 2013 | "Спасибо" | Aleksandra Dyabdenko | Singles |
| 2013 | "Все знают всё" (feat. Tony VA) | Zakhar Bazarov | #ВсеЗнаютВсё |
| 2013 | "Деньги не ведут в Рай" (feat. Palevo) | Great Stuff | Single |
| 2013 | "На траве сырой" | Vlad Zizdok | Electrodog 2 |
| 2013 | "Светофора" (feat. Dr. Up, 4atty) | Andrei Lisanov | Singles |
| 2013 | "2-CB" | Vlad Zizdok | Singles |
| 2013 | "Мы живы" | Vlad Zizdok | Singles |
| 2013 | "Счастье Project" | Georgiy Korolyov | Electrodog 2 |
| 2014 | "Повседневка" feat. Артём Татищевский, 4sgm) | Alexey Tarasov | Singles |
| 2014 | "Не до абстракций" | Aleksandr Makov | Singles |
| 2014 | "Медленно падал снег" (feat. Андрей Ковалёв) | Mikhail Roitman | Singles |
| 2016 | "Серьёзным" (live) | Vlad Zizdok | Singles |
| 2017 | Смейся | No information | Крылья |
| 2017 | Мимо нот | No information | Крылья |
| 2018 | "Громче" (live) | Vlad Zizdok | Singles |
| 2018 | "До солнца" (feat. Ёлки) | Medet Shayakhmetov | Singles |
| 2019 | "Мне уже пора" | David Bintsene | Шумный город |
| 2019 | "Мне уже пора" (Piano Version) | Semyon Bagirov | Singles |
| 2019 | "Белая Ворона" (feat. Mary Gu) | No information | Singles |
| 2020 | "Киты" | Semyon Bagirov | Singles |
| 2020 | "Громче, чем гроза" | Evgeniy Shmelev | Романтика 2020 |
| 2021 | "Взойдет" | Semyon Bagirov | Singles |
| 2021 | "Мы будем жить" (feat. Лев Лещенко) | Semyon Bagirov | Singles |

## Awards and nominations

* The album "Паранойя" (2010) was recognized as album of the year according to the sites Indarnb.ru & Rap.ru.
* The album "Прилетел" (2012) was recognized as album of the year according to the site Rap.ru.
* In 2010, he was nominated for an award by Russian Street Awards in the category "Discovery of the year".