Hip-Hop.Ru and their Rap Battle(s)
- John Vandevert
- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min read
Introduction
An integral part of the contemporary Hip-Hop scene in Russia is the online forum and communication platform called Hip-Hop.ru, the place where many notable rappers like Husky and Oxxxymiron first got their start. Either through participating in rap battles through the platform, or directly engaging in dialogue within the many chat rooms on the site. Regardless, the site is practically unknown outside of Russia thanks primarily due to its focus on the Russian Hip-Hop community only. Some of the top open-forums are themes are hot news like "Zhirinovsky sued Morgenstern for using his voice in the intro to the song," "Why Morgenstern left Russia," and something quite interesting, "Creativity of unconventionally oriented gangsters." The site boasts a plethora of ways to get to know the Russian Hip-Hop fanbase and listeners of all kinds, along with musicians and creators, advice on how to improve, and information of every angle of the Hip-Hop scene in Russia. But what I want to focus on in this blog-post today is Hip-Hop.ru's rap-battle legacy, as they were one of the first sites dedicated to Hip-Hop news in the country, and one of the first organizations to sponsor and (or more correctly) popularize the rap battle in the early 00s.
Hip-Hop.Ru 2001-2005
Hip-Hop.Ru 2006-2008
Hip-Hop.Ru 2011
Battle Offshoots and Current Movements
"Редкое видео о Московском Хип-Хопе 1999-2001 г.г." (Source: YouTube From The Most)
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