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Biography

Ivan Vitalyevich Petunin (Russian: Иван Витальевич Петунин; 24 May 1995 – 30 September 2022), better known as Walkie (formerly Walkie T until 2015), was a Russian hip hop artist and battle rapper.
Petunin died by suicide following the 2022 Russian mobilization for the Russo-Ukrainian war, saying, in a video posted to Telegram, that he refuses to kill another man. He released an album before jumping from the 11th floor of a high-rise building in his hometown of Krasnodar.

Early life

Inva Vitalyevich Petunin was born on 24 May 1995 in Belorechensk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. He became interested in rap at the age of 14 after listening to Eminem and 2Pac. He began his first steps in his career back in 2012 at the Slovo battle site, where he battled until 2015. He then joined the army.

First popularity

After returning from the army in 2016, he moved to St. Petersburg and began to participate in rap battle at the site #SLOVOSPB. Walkie first got discussed after a fight with rapper Abbalbisk during a battle at the SLOVO: Moscow site. Later it turned out that the fight was staged. 2017 turned out to be the most productive year in Walkie's career. He released several albums and took part in dozens of battles, including some on Versus. During 2017, he also appeared in battles organized by SlovoSPB and the Russian Battle League, including matches against Mozee Montana, Re-Pac, and DEEP-EX-SENSE.

Health problems

Against the backdrop of great fatigue, Walkie channel subscribers began to notice his strange behavior, after which several more broadcasts were launched, where Petunin spoke incoherent phrases, jumping from topic to topic. After that, the rapper's wife and mother placed him in a psychiatric hospital for a month and a half, where he was diagnosed with mania and schizophrenia. After being discharged from the hospital, Petunin was taken home by his wife. He later jumped from the third floor of his flat, breaking his spine, and soon was taken to hospital. His wife ultimately left him because of his crazy actions, which further affected his conditions. Later, Walkie released an album about this tough period of his life, Wolves in a Psychiatric Hospital.

Death

On 30 September 2022, in his Telegram channel, Petunin released a suicide video where he said that because of the mobilization and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from which it stemmed, he had decided to commit suicide by jumping. He was 27. On the day of his death, he also released an album saying his goodbyes.

Rap battles

2012
Walkie T vs Toshi Tak-To (Loss)
Walkie T vs Sano MC (Win)
Walkie T vs Kolya Haight (Win)
Peter Parker (Walkie T) vs Green Goblin (Dima KEX) (Loss)
Walkie T vs KRK (Win)
2013
Walkie T & .Otrix vs QcheR & Alr1ght (Loss)
Walkie T vs Hassan (Loss)
Walkie T vs Hyde (Win)
Walkie T vs Lam (Win)
Walkie T vs Ol Z (Win)
Walkie T vs Vitya Chirkalo (Win)
Walkie T vs Edya Elate (Loss)
Walkie T vs Symba SLK (Win)
Walkie T vs Dima KEX (Win)
Walkie T vs Cuban
2014
Walkie T vs Lonely Old Woman Hip-Hop (Win)
Walkie T vs VoVaNo
Walkie T vs Misha Boyara (Win)
Walkie T & WahaBeat vs Despot & Takini (Win)
Walkie T vs Dom1no (Draw)
Walkie T vs Lazo (Win)
Walkie T vs Nongratta (Win)
2015
Walkie T vs. Otrix
2016
Walkie vs El Loco (Loss)
Walkie vs edik_kingsta (Win)
Walkie vs Milky (Loss)
Walkie vs Abbalbisk (Loss)
Walkie vs Abbalbisk (Win)
2017
Walkie vs DEEP-EX-SENSE (Loss)
Walkie vs ΨBOY (Win)
Walkie vs R1Fmabes (Loss)
Walkie vs Re-Pac (Win)
Walkie vs Vыktor Kolomoiskii
Walkie vs Mozee Montana (Win)
Walkie vs Bully "Prime" (Walkie) vs Abbalbisk (Loss)
Walkie vs Dom1no (BPM)
Walkie vs Shumm (Loss)
2018
Walkie vs Prostitute's Son (Win)
Walkie vs Sector (Draw)
Walkie vs Shumm (Loss)
2019
Walkie vs Edichka (Win)
Walkie vs BionicleWalkie vs Yuki_NWalkie vs Puncher
Walkie vs Guide CatWalkie vs Crowd (Loss)
Walkie vs Solovey (Win)
Walkie vs Plane Dead (Loss)
Walkie vs Gokilla (Loss)
2020
Walkie vs Vroom (BPM, Lost)
Walkie vs Blizz4rd (Disqualified)
Walkie vs Kepkin (Win)
2021
Walkie vs KnownAim vs XXOS vs Corypheus vs Odinnadcatiy (Win)
Walkie vs LeTai (Victory)
Walkie vs Dictator UAV (Win)
2022
Walkie vs Mixi
Walkie vs Fukish with Hustle vs Chill (Loss)
Walkie vs Smoke[PlanB] (Loss)
Walkie vs Mixi vs Dictator UAV vs Abbalbisk vs Zhaba Arkadievna (Loss)