Gleb

Who is Gleb?

Gleb is a rapper from Bratislava who grew up in Ružinov. He started rapping at 13, got into drum'n'bass at 16 and for a long time performed mainly as a supporting MC at drum'n'bass events, including at Bratislava's Subclub. In his own words he was most influenced by the British drum'n'bass and grime scene. Radio Wave describes him as rapping over fast beats inspired by grime and drum'n'bass. He makes his sound with producer Komander. He played The Culture in August 2023 in Liberec.

According to Radio Wave, his debut Lavička Pimpin' (2017) introduced him to most listeners. Radio Wave picked his second album Gauč Storytelling from May 2019 as its Record of the Week. It entered the IFPI Slovak album chart at no. 1 and peaked at no. 3 in the Czech Republic, and the single Gauč n Bass entered the Slovak digital chart straight at no. 1. At the Radio_Head Awards for 2019 it won him album of the year and recording of the year in the hip hop/rap/r'n'b category, and a year later he won the genre category with the EP Leto v kufri. That EP entered the Slovak album chart at no. 1 in August 2020 and led it for four weeks, and peaked at no. 2 in the Czech Republic.

The album BIG BOY FM from June 2022 entered the Slovak album chart at no. 1 and led five editions of the chart. DLHÁ CESTA DOMOV from May 2024 reached no. 1 in Slovakia and no. 2 in the Czech Republic. In May 2025 he released the joint album PODOKNAMI with Samey and in August 2026 the album MHD FLASHBACK. Šedá hus (2023) spent two weeks at no. 1 on the Slovak digital chart and is certified Platinum there, as is KOMANDER PUMP IT UP. He plays Pohoda festival regularly. In 2023, according to the Slovak Literary Information Centre, he was focusing on his RAPINBOX project.

What are Gleb's best-known songs?

His biggest hits on the IFPI Slovak digital Top 100 include:

• Šedá hus (2023, 2 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Gauč n Bass (2019, no. 1)
• DaysGo (with Ty, EP Leto v kufri, 2020, no. 1)
• KOMANDER PUMP IT UP (album BIG BOY FM, 2022, no. 2, Platinum single)
• alibababigbass (2021, no. 2)
• Hey G! (with Separ, 2021, no. 2)
• Go Go Go (2019, no. 2)
• Mefek Pump It Up (EP Leto v kufri, 2020, no. 3)
• MC ERIK & BARBARA (2022, no. 3)
• Od nás (2019, no. 3)
• Čo ja viem (Kontrafakt with Gleb and Attila Végh, 2019, no. 4)

What albums has Gleb released?

His releases include:

• MHD FLASHBACK (2026)
• PODOKNAMI (with Samey, 2025)
• DLHÁ CESTA DOMOV (2024)
• BIG BOY FM (2022)
• Gauč Storytelling (2019)
• Lavička Pimpin' (2017)

He has also released the EP Leto v kufri (2020). Earlier work includes the mixtape Stanica ZOO, already out in 2013, and Jaký shit EP with Komander.

Who has Gleb worked with?

He makes his music with producer Komander, who according to Radio Wave produced all of Gauč Storytelling. With Samey he released the album PODOKNAMI and recorded Brány, with Fobia Kid tracks including Blbé príbehy, Vypadni z mojho gauču and Leto v kufri, and with Smack One B2B and FOTOALBUM. Guests on his records also include Dymer Surovec, Bighorse, Dalyb, DeliK and Hatori Hanza. With Separ he released the single Hey G! He has guested on Kontrafakt's Čo ja viem, on Ego's Chief Rocka with Rytmus and on Saul's Temné miesta.