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Russian hip hop is hip hop music produced in Russia or in Russian language in other contries (mainly former Soviet states of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan). Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Wikitext. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

The pioneers of Russian rap was a group called Malchishnik (Мальчи́шник, Russian for "Bachelor Party"), but the recognition of the rap genre came with the rise of Bad Balance, with their 1994 album "Naletchiki Bad B.". Russian Hip Hop, just like Canadian Hip Hop is inspired by Rastafari music, which hit an up-swing during the fall of the Soviet Union. Canadian hip hop developed much more slowly than Canadas rock music scene. ... Haile Selassie Ras Tafari was the title used by Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia during his time as tenure Regent and Crown Prince (1916-1928). ...

Only a few Russian rap artists have achieved commercial success: Detsl (Децл), Bad Balance, Kasta (Ка́ста) and the Belarusian artist Seryoga (Серё́га), who combined original rap with the native Russian satiric song genre chastushka which some critics consider a new branch in the rap genre: rap-chastushka. Although some rap fans believe he does not belong to the Russian rap scene, the musician won the nomination for best Russian rap in 2005 on the RMA (Russian Music Awards). Detsl (Russian: Децл [sometimes as ДеЦл], real name Kirill Tolmatskiy [Кирилл Толмацкий]; born July 22, 1983) is a Russian rapper and hip hop artist. ... Seryoga (real name Russian: ; Belarusian: , born 1976) is a next generation Russian language musician with growing popularity in urban areas. ...

Notable Russian rap acts include:

• Russia: Ligalize, NTL, Kasta, Detsl, Bad Balance, Mnogotochie, UG, Triada
• Belarus: Seryoga
• Germany: St1m, DRAGO
• Ukraine: Potap, Lion, Tuman
• Kazakhstan: Ghetto Dogs, Gyldia, Som Clan.

List of performers

• Bad Balance
• Big Black Boots
• Detsl
• DJ Hobot
• KRec
• Kasta (Russian: Каста)
• Krestnaya Semya (Russian: Крестная Семья)
• Krovostok (Russian: Кровосток)
• Ligalize (Russian: Лигалайз)
• Mnogotochie (Russian: Многоточие)
• Noize MC (Russian: Нойз МС)
• NTL (Russian Wikipedia article)
• Smoki Mo (Russian: Смоки Мо)
• Basta (Russian: Баста)
• CENTR (Russian: Центр)
• - Guf (Russian: Гуф)

Other Russian rappers/rap groups of interest Detsl (Russian: Децл [sometimes as ДеЦл], real name Kirill Tolmatskiy [Кирилл Толмацкий]; born July 22, 1983) is a Russian rapper and hip hop artist. ...

Vladivostok Style Mafyo

External links

• News, Reviews and other Russian Hip-Hop related content
• Hip Hop.ru hiphop discussion board