Face

Biography

Ivan Timofeyevich Dryomin (Russian: Иван Тимофеевич Дрёмин; born 8 April 1997), better known by his stage name Face, is a Russian rapper who made his debut in 2015 with his EP Cursed Stamp (Russian: Проклятая печать×ПРОКЛЯТАЯ ПЕЧАТЬ30 October 2015 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Шаринган2:352Гоша Рубчинский2:483Rock Star2:234Проклятая печать2:495Суицид2:196Бездельник3:09) and has been producing music since.

Early life

Ivan Dryomin was born on 8 April 1997 in Ufa. His father, Timofei Dryomin (born c. 1968), was a struggling businessman. Dryomin has an older brother, Bogdan (born c. 1992). Their parents divorced when the younger son was less than a year old. Both children were baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church. Their mother was devoutly religious, and was diagnosed with schizophrenia when Dryomin was in the eighth grade. As a youth, Dryomin participated in boxing at school and won medals in city competitions.
In 2013, Dryomin and his friends swore a blood brother oath to the allegiance of Adolf Hitler to lead racial holy war. However, Dryomin quickly realized the wrongfulness in such white nationalist views and has since disavowed such beliefs. He was a member of the gopnik subculture and joined "Aurora Gang", a youth street gang, and was nicknamed Batei Aurora, after the street he grew up on. This gang engaged in petty crime including underage drinking, vandalizing cars, shoplifting, and street fights. In 2014, Dryomin supported himself by growing and dealing marijuana and hashish from his rented apartment. He was caught by police and sent to live with his grandmother. It was then that he turned away from his life of hooliganism due to fear of being killed or incarcerated, and started to create music.

Career

In 2015, Dryomin attended a concert by Russian rapper Pharaoh and was inspired to make his own rap songs. His stage name Face was invented with his brother and is meant to characterize his many-sidedness and constant metamorphosis in his work. He released his debut EP Проклятая печать×ПРОКЛЯТАЯ ПЕЧАТЬ30 October 2015 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Шаринган2:352Гоша Рубчинский2:483Rock Star2:234Проклятая печать2:495Суицид2:196Бездельник3:09 ("Cursed Seal") on SoundCloud on 30 October 2015. A video was released for one of its tracks, "Гоша Рубчинский" ("Gosha Rubchinskiy"), a homage to the fashion designer of the same name, on 3 January 2016.
Face released three EPs in 2016: Vlone, Mayhem, and Playboy. He released the EP Revenge×REVENGE13 January 2017 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Night Fever2:422PSP2:073Забирай всё что хочешь3:244Supreme x Vetements2:045Тысячи птиц2:446VLONE2:227Я бы умер3:128Техно шоу3:11 in 2017. He released two full-length albums, Hate Love×Hate Love8 April 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Жизнь2:302Твоя тёплая постель1:203Лиза3:004Десять пенсий2:105Золото на моей шее3:116Антидепрессант2:007Фестиваль красок1:368Дружбы не бывает2:389Два замка (Разговор с Лизой)1:5610Я нормальный2:1611Даёт1:4512Вместо мозга вода1:2813Если рэп не даст мне денег2:1114В комнатах тьмы2:5815Смерть2:4616Жизнь после смерти0:2317Дик пик3:12 and No Love×NO LOVE10 September 2017 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Где тебя нет1:522Я ебал твою тёлку2:473Номер три2:314Красной помадой4:085Pull Up2:316Восемнадцать2:117Ты и сигареты2:278Клетка1:389Enter the Void0:2510Плётка2:50, in 2017, as well as non-album singles "Бургер×Бургер7 June 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Бургер2:20" ("Burger") and "Я роняю запад×Я роняю запад16 July 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Я роняю запад1:57" ("I'm Dropping the West"), the latter a sarcastic take on Russian patriotism with a music video that features the rapper riding a bear and standing on a burning American flag.

Face's songs are often profane, sexually explicit, and contain references to drugs, which has led to socially conservative law enforcement in Russia to cancel his concerts. In response to this censorship, he released a politically charged album, Пути неисповедимы×Пути неисповедимы2 September 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Ворованный воздух1:442Заточка3:153Из окна3:214Салам3:385Никакой любви3:026Наш менталитет2:517Четвёртый всадник2:378Молитва2:37 ("Mysterious Ways"), on 2 September 2018, that criticizes the corruption and social problems in Russia, which he has described as a "third world country." Face had received offers from President Vladimir Putin's public relations officials to produce pro-government content for the Kremlin, but turned it down.
His latest album, Slime×SLIME31 January 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1ПОДРУГА ПОДРУГ2:452РЫТЬ2:223PAWS2:214СПАСАТЕЛЬНЫЙ КРУГ2:335МОЙ КАЛАШНИКОВ2:286ОНА ХОЧЕТ МЕНЯ3:037ЭТО FACE3:238WOOF2:349SLIME3:33, was released on 1 February 2019 and spawned the singles "Woof", "Мой калашников×МОЙ КАЛАШНИКОВ29 January 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1МОЙ КАЛАШНИКОВ2:28" ("My Kalashnikov"), and "Спасательный Круг" ("Lifebuoy"). He also released the titicular soundtrack song for the Mikhail Idov drama film Юморист×ЮМОРИСТ12 February 2019 · Single · SoundtrackSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1ЮМОРИСТ2:23 ("The Humorist").
In March 2022 he criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and subsequently emigrated to Poland, noting that he faces arrest in Russia for his critique of the government. Despite his music being in Russian and most of his fans being Russians, he pulled his music from Russian online stores to express his protest. In Poland he participated in a concert collecting funds for Ukrainian refugees, apologizing to them for Russian actions.

Artistry and image

Dryomin's hip hop influences include American rappers such as ASAP Rocky, Kanye West, Playboi Carti, Lil Pump and Lil Uzi Vert. Outside of rap, he also enjoys soul artist Marvin Gaye, and rock bands Best Coast, and Nirvana.
Dryomin has several tattoos, including the words "Hate" and "Love" below each of his eyes, the word "Numb" on his forehead, the Playboy bunny and Vlone logos on each of his forearms, and the words "Rock" and "Star" on the back of each hand.

Personal life

Dryomin has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and experiences panic attacks. He received treatment for mental illness for two weeks at a psychiatric hospital. He references this event in his song "Burger": "I'm so fucking crazy, I was in the loony bin." The video for the song was partially filmed outside a psychiatric hospital named after former Moscow mayor Nikolay Alekseyev.
Dryomin moved from Ufa to Moscow with his brother Bogdan in April 2017. He has been dating Russian YouTuber Maryana Ro since September 2017.
As a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dryomin left Russia. He announced in an Instagram post on 12 March that he was in a foreign country, and would not return to Russia or pay taxes there. On 8 April, the Ministry of Justice designated him as a "foreign agent". On 18 July 2025, the Russian Interior Ministry added Dryomin to the federal wanted list, though it did not disclose the charges. In December 2025, Dryomin was charged with violating the Russian foreign agent law.

Albums

2017 – Hate Love
2017 – No Love
2018 – Пути неисповедимы ("Mysterious Ways")
2019 – Slime
2019 – 12
2021 – "Искренний×Искренний8 April 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Расстояние3:052ДНК2:533Домино3:184Истерика3:115Пей3:206Невзаимное Падение2:547Коттон2:408Через Шторм3:319Статус3:07" (Sincere)
2023 – "Ничего хорошего×Ничего хорошего1 September 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Смерть3:102Твоя страна2:483Тень3:084Крест2:365Неврастеник3:096Занят2:167Пробел3:098Человек-Россия2:01" (Nothing Good)
2024 - "Бог рэпа×БОГ РЭПА7 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1ПЕСНЯ ДУРАКА1:192КОНЕЦ ПЛАНЕТЫ2:413ТЯЖЁЛЫЙ МЕТАЛЛ / ТЫ НЕ ГАНГСТЕР3:224ДА, ЭТО Я1:355ОСА2:306ЕСЛИ МОЯ2:447ВИКТОР БАРИНОВ2:118ДДТ2:049ЛЮБИ2:5910ПРОДОЛЖАЕМ2:2811БОГ РЭПА2:16" (Rap God)

EPs

2015 – Проклятая печать ("Cursed Seal")
2016 – Vlone
2016 – Mayhem
2016 – Playboy
2017 – Revenge
2021 – Жизнь удалась ("Life is Good")
2021 – Варвар ("Barbarian")
2021 – Krazy ("Crazy")

Singles

2015 – "Веб-панк×Веб-панк15 June 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1веб-панк2:39" ("Web Punk")
2015 – "Саб-Зиро (Freestyle)" ("Sub-Zero")
2015 – "Kanji×Kanji19 July 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Kanji2:54"
2015 – "Mask" (feat. heartsnøw)
2015 – "Murder×MURDER22 August 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1MURDER3:01" (feat. DJ Smokey)
2015 – "All Good×All Good2 October 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1All Good2:13"
2015 – "Кот" ("Cat")
2016 – "Skate×Skate25 January 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Skate2:15"
2016 – "Baby Face"
2016 – "Blazer"
2016 – "Megan Fox×Megan Fox11 March 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Megan Fox3:29" (feat. Enique)
2016 – "Payback×PAYBACK18 May 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1PAYBACK1:37"
2016 – "Vans"
2016 – "January×January5 June 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1January1:58"
2016 – "Vlone×VLONE7 March 2016 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Instagram2:242Yeezy Boost3:293Ian Connor3:284Motorola2:575Forever Young3:11"
2016 – "Мне похуй×Мне похуй26 October 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Мне похуй2:40" ("I Don't Give a Fuck")
2016 – "Я ебанутый×Я ебанутый14 November 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Я ебанутый3:00" ("I'm Crazy")
2016 – "Иди нахуй×Иди нахуй4 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Иди нахуй2:55" (feat. Lizer) ("Get the Fuck Out")
2017 – "Бургер×Бургер7 June 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Бургер2:20" ("Burger")
2017 – "Baby"
2017 – "Я роняю запад×Я роняю запад16 July 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Я роняю запад1:57" ("I'm Dropping the West")
2017 – "24 на 7×24 на 718 November 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track124 на 73:09" ("24/7")
2018 – "ЗЕМФИРА×ЗЕМФИРА12 November 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1ЗЕМФИРА2:17" ("ZEMFIRA")
2018 – "162"
2019 – "Southside Baby×SOUTHSIDE BABY21 January 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1SOUTHSIDE BABY1:51"
2019 – "Woof"
2019 – "Мой калашников×МОЙ КАЛАШНИКОВ29 January 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1МОЙ КАЛАШНИКОВ2:28" ("My kalashnikov")
2019 – "Юморист×ЮМОРИСТ12 February 2019 · Single · SoundtrackSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1ЮМОРИСТ2:23" ("Humorist")
2019 – "Почему это лучше, чем твой полноценный альбом?×ПОЧЕМУ ЭТО ЛУЧШЕ, ЧЕМ ТВОЙ ПОЛНОЦЕННЫЙ АЛЬБОМ?24 September 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1АКСЕССУАР2:312СВЯЩЕННИК3:16"("Why is this better than your full album?")
2020 – "Надежда×Надежда7 July 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Надежда3:19" ("Hope")
2020 – "Просто×Просто9 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Просто2:39" ("Just")
2020 – "Рейман" ("Rayman")
2023 – "Прада" ("Prada")
2024 – "Ненавижу×Ненавижу18 April 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ненавижу1:37" ("Hate")
2024 – "От Земли×От Земли25 April 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1От Земли2:58" ("From the Earth")