Putin says drugs are one of pillars of rap and are ‘the route to a nation’s degradation’Putin rap: Kremlin should 'take charge' of music not shut it down, president saysRussia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has said the Kremlin should play a leading role in Russian rap music and youth culture, rather than trying to shut it down. His comments on Saturday follow a spate of concert cancellations by venue owners and local authorities across Russia and the brief arrest of a popular rap artist, Husky. Putin said such heavy-handed measures were often counterproductive, and suggested an alternative approach. Putin was responding to a statement about rap concert cancellations made by music producer and member of the advisory council Igor Matvienko. Addressing Matvienko, Putin said: “You said that rap [rests on] three pillars: sex, drugs and protests.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2018 01:41 UTC