Ural Rapper MC Kisulya's Viral Video Made Her a National Sensation
31-year-old Yulia Dunayeva from Verkhnyaya Pyshma, known by the pseudonym MC Kisulya, gained popularity thanks to funny rap songs that she posted online. The videos quickly spread across all of Russia, and Kisulya became nearly the main meme character of the 2010s. One of the performer«s most famous songs is «I Don»t Need Tights Like Me, Beauty».
This video explores how MC Kisulya rose from a local joke to a nationwide phenomenon.
The story of MC Kisulya began by chance. In university, the girl decided to record humorous videos for her friends. Soon, the local meme spread throughout Russia: «In the moment, the image of MC Kisulya is created: the turtleneck is pulled on, the bob cut is done, the lips are painted, the beauty mark is drawn, the glasses are put on. It was all an absolute flow, self-irony. The track was written to the first beat that came up. I decided that I would be Tomochka Pryalkina».
The pseudonym MC Kisulya also appeared spontaneously. For her image, Yulia found a turtleneck with cats, gifted by her mother. She admitted that in everyday life she never wore it, but for the character, the item was perfect.
«I uploaded this video to a page on VKontakte, which I had just created to complement this joke. I sent it to friends, and everything should have ended there. But then I go into the social network and see that some boom is starting. I don«t understand what»s happening, who these people are, why they«re writing to me», — the artist shared her memories.
