Hayk Margaryan ( hy, Հայկ Մարգարյան; born June 28, 1985), better known by his stage name HT Hayko, ( hy, ՀՏ Հայկո) is an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

from

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

Early life

Hayk Margaryan was born on June 28, 1985 in

. He graduated from School No.55 after Chekhov. Then he went to Sayat-Nova Musical School, where he learned how to play piano and trumpet. Later, Hayk graduated from the State Engineering University as an electrician.

Music career

Hayko started his music career in 2001, when he founded the Hay Tgheq group with Misho. It was the first ever rap group in Armenia. Together they released two albums, eight music videos, and held concerts in Armenia as well as other countries. It dissolved in 2007. Since then, Misho and Hayko work separately.

''AntiSystem''

On May 15, 2012, a song named ''AntiSystem'' was uploaded o
HT Hayko's YouTube Channel
HT Hayko - AntiSystem
on YouTube It is a

political hip hop Political hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that was developed in the 1980s as a way of turning hip hop into a call for political and/or social action and a form of social and/or political activism. Inspired by 1970s political artists ...

influenced by the Mashtots Park Movement. It especially inspired the youth to take actions against injustice in Armenia. The song also talked about the dismissing of Suren Zolyan as president of

Yerevan State Linguistic University Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences ( hy, Երևանի Բրյուսովի անվան պետական լեզվահասարակագիտական համալսարան), is a public university in Yerevan the capital of Arm ...

, which was protested by hundreds students. After one month, the video gained more than 50,000 views.

Discography

Hay Tgheq albums

*Hay Tgheq (Հայ Տղեք) - 2004 *Mi Katil Meghr (Մի Կաթիլ Մեղր) - 2006

Solo albums

*Passed stage (Անցած էտապ) - 2008 *Quansh (Քուանշ) - 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayko, HT 1985 births Living people Armenian rappers Hip hop singers