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Markul

Person · male · Russia · Riga · born 1993 · recording since 2011

Latvian-born Russian rapper

contemporary R&B drill hip-hop pop music trap music

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Also known as 马库尔

Debut: 2011
Recording span: 14 years
Release groups: 29
Timeline events: 7
Wiki language versions: 8

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Timeline

7 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1

1990s
1. 31 March 1993 · Birth
  Born 1993-03-31
  source: wikidata
2010s
1. 15 December 2011 · Debut release
  Debut release: Взвешенный рэп
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 15 December 2011 · Album
  Album: Взвешенный рэп
  Album (Mixtape/Street)
  source: musicbrainz
3. 16 March 2017 · Album
  Album: Tranzit
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 16 October 2018 · Album
  Album: Great Depression
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 15 October 2021 · Album
  Album: Sense of Human
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 22 November 2024 · Album
  Album: MAKE DEPRESSION GREAT AGAIN
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography292 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375396947

Biography

Mārkas Markūlis (Russian: Маркас (Марк) Вадимович Марку́лис, romanized: Markas (Mark) Vadimovich Markulis; born 31 March 1993), better known by his stage name Markul (Russian: Марку́л), is a Russian hip-hop artist who creates deep, atmospheric music with melancholic lyrics that combine elements of hip-hop and modern urban music. His key albums, such as Great DepressionGreat Depression16 October 2018 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Отрицание1:062Компас3:033252:534Деньги на ветер2:565Blues2:566Без тебя3:087Худший друг3:038Миражи2:499Серпантин3:06 (2018), Sense of HumanSense of Human15 October 2021 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Syrena2:382Episode 20:473Карусель2:294Белка2:345Episode 30:496Без фокусов2:347Cheat Code2:128Episode 40:529Бумеранг2:2710Cuba Libre2:5411Никто не увидит2:4812Episode 50:4013Вредные привычки2:5914Rick James3:2315Zima Blue3:0316Episode 61:0517Лабиринт2:4118Dali3:1719Полёт нормальный1:592010,000 ночей3:26 (2021), and MAKE DEPRESSION GREAT AGAINMAKE DEPRESSION GREAT AGAIN22 November 2024 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1MDGA2:392Первый раз2:453Осадки2:424Корни2:135Низкие Температуры2:166Колыбельная3:587Счастливая песня2:518Старые друзья2:389Свое место2:2010Economy2:16 (2024), reflect his unique musical style and worldview.

Single «Fata Morgana» — present time

On 21 September 2017 Markul released a music video for the single Fata Morgana featuring Oxxxymiron. For Mark, this work brought him wider fame among Russian listeners. For Мiron, it was his first musical piece after losing to Slava KPSS on the second crossover «Versus Battle x #SLOVOSPB». On 1 December 2017 Markul released with Obladaet a 6-track mini-album called Friends & FamilyFRIENDS & FAMILY1 December 2017 · EPSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1БАСТА3:232ПОДАРОК3:263ДОЛЖЕН2:324НЕВЕСОМОСТЬ2:565МЫ ТАК ПОХОЖИ2:406FRIENDS & FAMILY2:39. At the end of the year it was confirmed that Mark joined the concert agency «Booking Machine», which was headed by his friend Oxxxymiron.
On 19 April 2019 Mark released the single «Больше бед».
On 26 July 2019 Mark released the single «Скалы».
On 15 November 2019 he released the single «B.I.D» for the tour «Before I Disappear».
On 6 March 2020 it was confirmed, that Markul was no longer going to be part of the concert agency «Booking Machine».
On 10 July 2020 he released 3 singles: the solo singles «2 минуты», «Phantom» & with Платинa, «конфеты».
On 11 December he released the track «тренировочный день» with Куок.
In Winter 2021 the artist announced the release of his third studio album S.O.H..
On 5 August 2022 he released, with Tosya Chaikina, the song «Стрелы».
On 12 August 2022 Markul released the song «Больно» with Aarne and MAYOT.
On 2 December 2022 he released the single «НИОТКУДА».

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	8	49.7th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	29	90.1th
Studio albums	5	84.6th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	7	82.6th
Recording span (years)	14	33.6th
Genres	7	93th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (29 release groups · 5 studio albums)

Albums · 5

Взвешенный рэп
2011 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:18
1Ничего кроме смеха (интро)3:00
2Куда идти3:50
3Бешеный темп4:40
4Наверх3:21
5Stratford2:02
6В тихом омуте3:27
7Мечты4:40
8Шанс2:55
9Свой круг3:17
10Другой маршрут3:26
11Что ты знаешь об этом3:40
Tranzit
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 25:24
1Леброн2:40
2Moulin Rouge3:52
3Пьяный DJ3:25
4Последний билет3:51
5Спрут3:40
6На виду3:12
7Не всем2:33
8Крэк-12:11
Great Depression
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 25:00
1Отрицание1:06
2Компас3:03
3252:53
4Деньги на ветер2:56
5Blues2:56
6Без тебя3:08
7Худший друг3:03
8Миражи2:49
9Серпантин3:06
Sense of Human
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 45:37
1Syrena2:38
2Episode 20:47
3Карусель2:29
4Белка2:34
5Episode 30:49
6Без фокусов2:34
7Cheat Code2:12
8Episode 40:52
9Бумеранг2:27
10Cuba Libre2:54
11Никто не увидит2:48
12Episode 50:40
13Вредные привычки2:59
14Rick James3:23
15Zima Blue3:03
16Episode 61:05
17Лабиринт2:41
18Dali3:17
19Полёт нормальный1:59
2010,000 ночей3:26
MAKE DEPRESSION GREAT AGAIN
2024 · studio album
Search Spotify Search YouTube Music
Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:38
1MDGA2:39
2Первый раз2:45
3Осадки2:42
4Корни2:13
5Низкие Температуры2:16
6Колыбельная3:58
7Счастливая песня2:51
8Старые друзья2:38
9Свое место2:20
10Economy2:16

EP · 1

EP release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2017	FRIENDS & FAMILYSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 17:36 1БАСТА3:23 2ПОДАРОК3:26 3ДОЛЖЕН2:32 4НЕВЕСОМОСТЬ2:56 5МЫ ТАК ПОХОЖИ2:40 6FRIENDS & FAMILY2:39		1 December 2017

Single · 23

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
2018	АтлантидаSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:22 1Атлантида2:22		22 January 2018
2018	Корабли в бутылкахSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:42 1Корабли в бутылках2:42		23 April 2018
2019	Больше бедSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:44 1Больше бед2:44		19 April 2019
2019	СкалыSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:29 1Скалы2:29		26 July 2019
2019	X‐RaySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:03 1X‐Ray3:03		26 September 2019
2019	B.I.DSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:13 1B.I.D3:13		13 November 2019
2020	2 минутыSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:30 12 минуты2:30		10 July 2020
2020	КонфетыSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:41 1Конфеты2:41		10 July 2020
2020	PhantomSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:55 1Phantom2:55		10 July 2020
2020	Тренировочный деньSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:14 1Тренировочный день3:14		11 December 2020
2021	БумерангSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:27 1Бумеранг2:27		12 February 2021
2021	NoirSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:09 1Noir2:09		21 May 2021
2021	Я в моментеSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:07 1Я в моменте2:07		3 June 2021
2021	Вредные привычкиSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:59 1Вредные привычки2:59		20 August 2021
2021	Zima BlueSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:03 1Zima Blue3:03		1 October 2021
2021	SyrenaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:38 1Syrena2:38		8 October 2021
2021	Rick James (Новогодняя версия)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:49 1Rick James (Новогодняя версия)2:49	Remix	13 December 2021
2022	Конечная станцияSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:56 1Конечная станция2:56		24 June 2022
2022	Конечная станция (live)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:26 1Конечная станция (live)2:26	Live	13 July 2022
2022	СтрелыSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:57 1Стрелы2:57	Remix	5 August 2022
2023	ФактыSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:21 1Факты2:21		15 September 2023
2023	Зал ожиданияSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:17 1Зал ожидания2:17		17 November 2023
2025	Честных правилSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:25 1Честных правил2:25		27 June 2025

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Markul head-to-head →

Markul metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	8	49.7th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	29	90.1th
Studio albums	5	84.6th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	7	82.6th
Recording span (years)	14	33.6th
Genres	7	93th

Awards & honours

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Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Markul_%D0%BD%D0%B0_VK_Fest_5_%28cropped%29.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5555424f-4579-4575-b420-39e7004757ba
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5555424f-4579-4575-b420-39e7004757ba
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60831025
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60831025
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markul
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markul

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Wikidata: Q60831025 · MusicBrainz: 5555424f-4579-4575-b420-39e7004757ba

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Timeline

1990s

Born 1993-03-31

2010s

Debut release: Взвешенный рэп

Album: Взвешенный рэп

Album: Tranzit

Album: Great Depression

2020s

Album: Sense of Human

Album: MAKE DEPRESSION GREAT AGAIN

Biography

Biography

Single «Fata Morgana» — present time

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (29 release groups · 5 studio albums)

Albums · 5

EP · 1

Single · 23

Stats & PK

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