Artist

PTK

9 performances at The Culture Festival in 4 cities (2024–2026).

Who is PTK?

PTK, real name Patrik Aišman, is a rapper from Cheb, listed on the charts as P T K. In 2022 Musicserver wrote that the media sometimes call him "the uncrowned king of the Czech underground". He became known through the Nevezmu tě z klubu domu videos from 2017 and 2018, which have over 36 million YouTube views in total. He played The Culture between 2024 and 2026 in Liberec, Olomouc, České Budějovice and Plzeň.

In 2019 he said he had never wanted to release albums. Even so, TRAPPIN LONELY entered the Czech album chart at no. 1 in 2022, as did GOLDEN HILL and SILENT KILL in 2023. In October 2023 Refresher counted 37 new tracks from him that year including guest spots, which made up three records.

Painkillers, his 2024 joint album with Yzomandias, entered the chart at no. 2 and reached no. 1 in summer 2025 thanks to an extended edition. According to Seznam Zprávy it was the second best-selling album of 2025 in the Czech Republic. KARAKORAM from October 2025 spent six weeks at no. 1 and was nominated for an Anděl in the Rap category. According to BBarak, KURVY V POZORU with Eclipse had over 513,000 streams on its first day, making it the most streamed Czech song in its first 24 hours.

What are PTK's best-known songs?

His best-known songs on the IFPI chart, YouTube and Deezer include:

  • VZHŮRU CELOU NOC (with Viktor Sheen, album SILENT KILL, 2023, 2 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
  • KENPACHI&YACHIRU (2026, 3 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
  • KURVY V POZORU (with Eclipse, 2026, no. 1, Platinum single)
  • KSN (with Yzomandias, album Painkillers, 2024, no. 2, Platinum single)
  • Baby a Benzo (with Yzomandias, album TRAPPIN LONELY, 2022, no. 2, Platinum single)
  • Big Stepper (album KARAKORAM, 2025, no. 2, Platinum single)
  • NEVEZMU TĚ Z KLUBU DOMU 3 (2018, video over 22 million views)
  • Sunset (Separ and Jerry Lee with PTK, 2023, no. 5, Platinum single)
  • No Sleep Gang (Yzomandias and PTK, album Painkillers, 2024, no. 5, Platinum single)
  • Painkillers (with Yzomandias, Luca Brassi10x and Le Winter, 2024, Platinum single)

The KSN remix (PINTLICH REMIX) with Ektor, Robin Zoot and Nik Tendo spent four weeks at no. 1. According to Spotify, the original KSN was the fifth most played song in the Czech Republic in 2025.

What albums has PTK released?

His releases include:

  • KARAKORAM (2025)
  • Painkillers (with Yzomandias, 2024)
  • SILENT KILL (2023)
  • TRAP MENU (with Slugerr, 2023)
  • GOLDEN HILL (2023)
  • TRAPPIN LONELY (2022)
  • Bad Vibe (2021)
  • Utopený v čase (2021)
  • 27 (listed in the catalogue as 2021)

The extended edition KARAKORAM DLC from 2026 entered the chart at no. 1. He has also released the EPs Vrátit se zpátky with Eddie Fresco (2022), To se ti líbí ?! with Slugerr (2021) and Nazpět dávat (2020).

Who has PTK worked with?

He has the most catalogue tracks with Yzomandias and Slugerr, over twenty with each. He made Painkillers with Yzomandias, TRAP MENU with Slugerr and the Vrátit se zpátky EP with Eddie Fresco. Guests on SILENT KILL include Viktor Sheen, Calin, Separ and Nik Tendo. He has guested on Lalala from James Cole's album G.O.A.T, on DISTANC from Nik Tendo's album V gastro nejsou lidi and on Voicemail from Hasan's album Space Blues Music.

PTK at The Culture — performance history

PTK on The Culture stage

PTK on The Culture posters

PTK live at The Culture — videos

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