The Russian president has come under fire for cracking down on musicians critical of the government. Rap music is growing exponentially more popular in Russia,\u2026<\/b>
\nThe Russian president has come under fire for cracking down on musicians critical of the government.
Rap music is growing exponentially more popular in Russia, and Vladimir Putin is not happy about it.
Putin has spoken out about the dangers that he believes rap music poses to Russian society, saying that it is \u201cbased on three pillars: sex, drugs and protest.\u201d The report noted that Putin was particularly worried about how rap music is glorifying drug use.
But critics say that Putin is more concerned with silencing opposing voices in Russia, something he has done with political opponents as well. Putin is suspected of having journalists killed, as well as spies who turned on the Russian government.
The members were thrown in jail for two years after performing a crude song criticizing Vladimir Putin inside Moscow\u2019s main cathedral, the report noted. They were charged with \u201chooliganism motivated by religious hatred\u201d and thrown in jail despite widespread criticism from countries across the world.
\u201cWe have red lines beyond which starts the destruction of the moral foundations of our society,\u201d Putin said at an event in 2015 while discussing the blowback to their imprisonment. \u201cIf people cross this line they should be made responsible in line with the law.\u201d
Kremlin should take the lead on rap music, not shut it down, Putin says https:\/\/t.co\/TrauI8rxV0 pic.twitter.com\/qo1upaGPqs
\u2014 Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 15,2018
Vladimir Putin has not discussed exactly how he plans to exert control over rap music in Russia, but critics fear that rappers who criticize Putin or the Russian government could face the same fate as Pussy Riot.<\/p>\n