Denis Grigoriev (born March 10, 1981 in Novocheboksarsk) better know by his stage name Карандаш is russian rapper, producer and arranger. Карандаш was member of the group "Партия" Later "Партия" together with group "Некондиция" and they formed new group "Район Моей Мечты". In 2003 Карандаш left due to creative differences - while other members focused on the club dance rap, Карандаш wrote more traditional music with the problem, polemical texts.