Full Name: Timur Ildarovich Yunusov
Birth Date: 1983-08-15
Birth Place: Moscow, Soviet Union

Timati is the stage name of Russian rapper, pop-singer, musician and actor Timur Ildarovich Yunusov, also referred as Mr. Black Star.

Timur Yunusov was born on August 15, 1983 in Moscow, Soviet Union to an ethnically mixed family of Tatar father Ildar Yunusov and Jewish mother Simona Yunusova (née Chervomorskaya). His current stage name "Timati" has stuck with him since he was young. Timati lived in Los Angeles for 5 years, and now he lives in Moscow. He studied at the State University - Higher School of Economics, but dropped out in his third year.

 He became well known to the Russian community from the music reality show Star Factory 4, but before it he collaborated with Detsl. Member of Banda group ("Gang" in English) and co-founder of VIP77. Ex-owned B-Club nightclub, the bar Black October and the stores Ё-Life. Also is the CEO of his own label called "Black Star Inc". In 2006, was featured in Heat produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk. In 2008, Timati was featured in a Fat Joe song called "Put U Take it", also featuring Nox and Raul.

 Timati went on for a second collaboration with Fat Joe and Nox with "Smack That Sh*t" producedy by Scott Storch, which references Jacob Arabo. In 2008 Mario Winans featured Timati in the single "Forever". Timati, in 2009, featured Snoop Dogg in the single "Groove On". Michael 'Mike' David is currently Timati's UK producer. Responsible for the collaboration of Timati with foreign artists, such as Snoop Dogg and Mario Winans, he is responsible for much of Timati's Western popularity.

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