Russian hip hop
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Russian hip hop is hip hop music produced in Russia or in the Russian language in other countries including former Soviet states like Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Some Russian rappers perform also in English (Timati) and German (ST1M, ) languages. Some hits of Russian rappers (Seryoga, Dolphin) are included to the soundtracks of PC-games and Movies.
The first attempts of rapping in the Soviet Union took place in 1984 in Samara, when the group "Час Пик" (Peak-Hours), led by Aleksandr Astrahov recorded the 25 minute-long gramophone record "Rap". It was recorded under the influence of Grandmaster Flash and Captain Sensible. But these experiments were not generally recognized at that time, and until the beginning of the 90's there were no rap artists in Russia and Soviet Union.
The pioneers of Russian rap were Malchishnik (Мальчи́шник, Russian for "bachelor party", rap group from Moscow), Bogdan Titomir, Mister Maloy, but the recognition of the rap genre came with the rise of Bad Balance and their album Naletchiki Bad B. released in 1994. Russian hip hop, just like Canadian hip hop is inspired by Rastafari music, which hit an upswing during the fall of the Soviet Union.
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