‘I smoked and worked too much.’ Watch Russia’s upcoming rap talent talk drugs, art, and sobriety 
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Are Russia’s female rappers finally winning their battle for respect?
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Why the death of rapper Detsl marks the end of an era for Russia’s 90s kids
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Stop the music: young artists’ gigs are being cancelled all over Russia. What’s going on and why?
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        The world’s first rapper was actually a Soviet poet, says Russia’s culture minister
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        This rapper’s manager says the Kremlin paid $30,000 to spark an online rap battle
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Russian rapper Husky’s new video is Trainspotting set in Georgia
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Are you ready for Oxxxymiron’s first rap battle in English?
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Rap battle winner Gnoyniy banned from entering Ukraine
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Russian rapper Oxxxymiron to star in Victor Pelevin film adaptation
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Watch now: the new music video addressing issues of Russia’s prison system
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Watch: new music video by rap battle winner Gnoyniy
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Here is everything you need to know about the Russian rap battle that broke the internet
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Russian rapper Husky shot while filming music video
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Black Star FC: Russian rapper Timati to establish football club
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Black star: Russian rapper Timati to open boutique hotel
                     
                 
            
         
     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
    
        
            
                    
                    
                        Nina Kraviz, Moa Pillar and Kedr Livanskiy all up for the Jaegermeister Indie Awards