"How Could You": A Rap on Karma and Counterfeiting
Automatic translation. Read the Russian original
Artem Dubtsov, the son of actress Irina Dubtsova and Roman Chernitsyn, known for “Plasma”, presented on December 12, 2025 the single “How could you” on the label VK Records. The song is an energetic rap that reflects themes of honor, betrayal and the inevitability of retribution.
The story presented in the song is familiar to many: the illusion of intimacy, backed up by an expensive gift, ultimately turns out to be only a hoax. Trying to find “more” in a relationship leads to frustration when it turns out that the gift is a fake. The rhetorical question of “how much love he didn’t give you exactly, so how much money?”—centered around which the song is built—emphasizes the contrast between the true value of relationships—loyalty and love—and mercantile calculation. “How could you” is an ironic parable of karma, in which the illusion of choice leads to the realization of one’s own error.
Listen How Could You – Artem Dubtsov on Yandex Music