Sanya Belyi is a Russian rapper. Alexander Ovechkin is a Russian hockey star who plays for the Washington Capitols.
Sanya Belyi is trying to pull Ovechkin over to the dark side – that is, away from his quaint career in hockey. In fact, it looks like Ovie’s leaving the game altogether, if a new video by Belyi called “Champion” is any indication. Ovie’s found himself a more glamorous profession. He’s a rapper now! And why not? Hip-hop is a perfect fit for the notoriously obstinate hockey player, whose antics in strip clubs and at parties are well-documented. It helps that he’s a really good rapper, too.
Watch the video below. Ovie makes appearances throughout the video, but his rapping begins at 2:55.
Check out his flow (translated):
Alumni of Dynamo
8 on the back.
In the All-Star game all attention is on me.
On the NatTeam since 17
Scored 100 points in a season
Gold medal in Canada in ’08
Among the ten best players of the decade,
Stick in my hands, rap in my headphones,
Saying hello from Washington,
Together with Sanya Belyi,
For every champion
Jessica Carroll is the Toronto Standard’s editorial assistant. She’s really pretty and writes a daily column about stuff she thinks is funny/great on the internet. She also tweets at @jssckr.
