German rapper Olexesh addresses issues such as gambling addiction, drug use,
poverty, prostitution and crime in his songs. He uses an aggressively choppy rap
style to do so. Olexesh was born Oleksij Kossarew on February 25, 1988 in the
Ukrainian capital Kiev. At the age of six, he moved to Germany with his mother
and grew up mainly in Darmstadt. During his school years, he became interested
in rap music. The artist later publishes his first music videos on social media.
This brought him to the attention of the duo Celo & Abdi, who signed Olexesh to
their label. His first mixtape ...