From mid-2013 to 2017, the number of Russians listening to rap music doubled, with the genre now one of the most popular for under 30-year-olds, according to Russia’s Yandex Music. The big stars ...

Vladimir Putin launched an attack on rap music in Russia on Saturday, arguing that it will lead the the "degradation" of Russia if left unchecked. Putin, after a summit with cultural leaders ...

After that, “it was back to 90 percent piracy and criminal control of the music market — business as usual in Russia,” Junk ...

spiced up with world music and some rap, with the stated aim of aiding the struggle against cultural “assimilation” of their country by its neighbour Russia. Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha ensemble ...