Russian President Vladimir Putin Slams Rap's "Drug Propaganda" & Wants It Controlled

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Slams Rap's "Drug Propaganda" & Wants It Controlled
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December 15, 2018 | 10:18 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin Slams Rap's "Drug Propaganda" & Wants It Controlled

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Moscow, Russia – During a meeting with several cultural advisers in St. Petersburg on Saturday (December 15), Russian president Vladimir Putin reportedly set his sights on rap music and criticized its perceived “drug propaganda.” According to the Associated Press, Putin wants to control — not ban — rap music in Russia.

“If it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it,” he said. “Rap is based on three pillars: sex, drugs and protest.” He added that he believes drugs are “a path to the degradation of the nation.”

Putin’s comments follow Russia’s growing censorship on contemporary music. Late last month, Russian rapper Husky was arrested after he held an impromptu show on the roof of a car. His concert in Krasnodar had been shut down on the evening of November 21 after local prosecutors told the promotors his show had elements of “extremism.”

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I think even a prominent rapper there was arrested but rather quickly released at the behest of the Kremlin in the last 3 weeks.