Miron Fedorov

Miron Yanovich Fyodorov (born 31 January 1985 in Leningrad), better known by stage name Oxxxymiron is a Russian rapper. Miron Alexandrovich Zenin was born on 31 January 1985 in Leningrad. His father is a theoretical physicist and his mother is a librarian. When he was 9 years old, his family emigrated to Rüttenscheid, Germany. During his studies in Maria Wächtler School, Miron was bullied by his classmates because of his social standing and poor German. At the age of 13 Fyodorov began to write lyrics and rap in German and Russian under the name MC Mif (from Miron Fyodorov) and he was sure that he was the first person to rap in Russian. When he was 15, the Fyodorovs moved to Slough, United Kingdom. In 2004 Miron Fyodorov began studying at the University of Oxford in the faculty of English. During his studies Fyodorov was the president of the Russian community of Oxford. In 2006 he was diagnosed with manic depression and had to stop studying, however he managed to continue studying after a break. In June 2008 he graduated from the university with a degree in Middle English literature. After university, Fyodorov moved to East End where he restarted his musical career under the name of Oxxxymiron. The name is formed from his first name Miron, rhetorical device oxymoron and triple X, denoting the large amount of profanity in his lyrics. He was not able to find a job because of his perceived overqualification and had to work as a cashier, a translator, a loader, a guide, a stallman, a tutor, an MC and an office clerk.