Vladimir Putin has instructed the Kremlin to get a grasp on the rising popularity of rap music by 'controlling' the genre rather than shutting it down.
During a meeting of cultural leaders in St Petersburg on Saturday, the Russian President said they must come up with a means to 'lead it and direct it' before it causes the 'degradation of the nation'.
Putin is said to be alarmed by the genre's growing popularity and believes it is founded on 'protest, sex and drugs' - the three pillars that he says could bring the country down.
Putin at the meeting of cultural leaders in St Petersburg yesterday, where he called for leaders to 'control' rap music
The strongman was particularly concerned about the glamourisation of drug use - but didn't really mind the use of swear words.
His comments follow a spate of concert cancellations by venue owners and local authorities across Russia and the brief arrest of a popular rap artist, Husky.
The crackdown has sparked considerable discussion in recent months, especially among young people.
Putin said such heavy-handed measures were often counterproductive, and suggested an alternative approach.
'If it's impossible to stop something, you've got to take charge of it,' he said during a live broadcast of a meeting of his advisory council on culture and the arts.
'How to do this, how to take charge and guide in the necessary direction... That's the most important issue,' he said, adding that the question would be discussed further by members of his administration and the culture ministry.
Russian rapper Husky, whose songs have at times been critical of the government, said his concerts were under pressure because authorities objected to lyrics they found offensive.
After his concert was cancelled in Krasnodar, southern Russia, he tried to perform from the roof of a car instead, leading to his arrest for hooliganism.
His 12-day imprisonment led to a public outcry and the rapper was released early, thanks to the intervention of members of the presidential administration.
Putin on Saturday was responding to a statement about rap concert cancellations made by music producer and member of the advisory council Igor Matvienko.
Russian rap artist Husky (pictured), who criticises the government in his lyrics, was imprisoned for 12 days after one of his concerts
Among other suggestions, Matvienko proposed creating a parental advisory guidance system for concerts.
Addressing Matvienko, Putin said: 'You said that rap (rests on) three pillars: sex, drugs and protests. Of all of these, drugs are the most worrying,' Putin said. 'They are the route to a nation's degradation.'
Putin also addressed the question of how to regulate the musical genre's use of censorious language.
He said that he had talked about swearing with a linguist. 'She told me personally that it's a part of our language. It's just a question of how you use it,' he said.
Matvienko also suggested guidelines on the use of swear words online and in the media, but Putin said this was a sensitive matter as such words are part of Russians' common culture.
Likening swear words to body parts, Putin joked: 'We have all sorts of body parts, and it's not like we put them on display all the time, whether it's hot or cold.'
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Main photo article Vladimir Putin has instructed the Kremlin to get a grasp on the rising popularity of rap music by ‘controlling’ the genre rather than shutting it down.
During a meeting of cultural leaders in St Petersburg on Saturday, the Russian President said they must come up with a means to...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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