Mzlff is the stage name of Ilya Koryakov, a Russian rapper, singer-songwriter, and streamer born in 1999. He began making music in the mid-2010s and built a wider following after his single "Помню" ("I Remember") went viral on TikTok in 2021. Before turning to music full time he studied economics in Moscow, and he now lives and works out of Saint Petersburg. His sound blends pop rap and pop rock, pairing melodic hooks with raw, confessional lyrics about anxiety, isolation, and emotional numbness. He has released several full-length projects, including Светлая сторона (Svetlaya Storona), КАЧ (Kach), and QTOPIA. Mzlff gave his first solo concerts in 2022 and toured cities across Russia the following year, building a devoted young fanbase drawn to his blunt, diary-like songwriting.