Hip-hop(XX) - Fashionable subculture, a way of life originating in the African-American neighborhoods of America, combining Hip-Hop music.
Hip-hop music is quite diverse, it can be simple, but at the same time interesting and melodic. Its basis is the beat - the rhythm of the song. Typically, every second measure is marked with an accent (backbeat): clap snare, and percussion (such as whistles and chains) can be used for the backbeat. An important element is a bass drum (not to be confused with a bass) - kickdrum. The range of musical instruments in hip-hop music is quite diverse. It can also consist of keyboard melodies, wind melodies, and numerous computer sounds (bass, effects).
Rap(rap) - a rhythmic recitative set to music with a jagged rhythm. The rap artist is calledrapper(not to be confused with rapper), or the more general term MC.Rap is one of the main elements of the hip-hop music style; often used as a synonym for hip-hop. However, rap is used not only in hip-hop music, but also in other genres. Many drum and bass artists use rap. In rock music, it is found in such genres as rapcore, nu metal, alternative rock, alternative rap and some others, for example, new directions of hardcore music. Pop musicians and modern RnB performers also often use rap in their compositions.
The word "rap"
The word "rap" comes from English rap- knock, blow (a hint of the rhythm of rap). To rap also means "to talk", "to talk".
Later, erroneous backronym theories arose, according to which the word rap is supposedly an abbreviation. The transcripts were called “Rhythmand Poetry” (Rhythm and Poetry), “Rhytmic African Poetry” (Rhythmic African Poetry), or “Radical American Poetry” (Radical American Poetry), etc. However, rap in English it is not written in capital letters, and has the same root words - rapping, rapper, etc. Mostly such erroneous theories exist in non-English speaking countries.
Story
Rap in its modern form appeared in the 1970s among African Americans in the Bronx, where it was “exported” by visiting Jamaican DJs. In particular, DJ Kool Herc is called the founder of rap. Rap was initially done not for commercial purposes, but for pleasure, and at first it was done mainly by DJs. These were simple rhyming couplets addressed to the audience.
The spread of rap was greatly facilitated by black amateur radio, which played music that was fashionable among blacks, and quickly picked up the new style. The words “rap” and “rappers” became firmly established as a style thanks to The Sugarhill Gang’s track “Rapper’s Delight” (1979). One of the first people to be called a "rapper" was radio host Jack Gibson, nicknamed Jack the Rapper. He organized one of the first rap conventions.
Performing rhyming chants on the streets remains a tradition in black neighborhoods to this day. In addition, the so-called “battles” are verbal duels in which two rappers squabble while maintaining rhyme and rhythm. Battles can be not only swearing, it can be the presentation of rhymed text on a certain topic
The term "hip-hop" to describe the genre appeared in the 80s. Its introduction is credited either to Afrika Bambaataa or to Grandmaster Flash. The hip-hop genre and culture reached its peak in popularity in the 1990s. “Hip-hop” also had a serious influence on R’n’B music.
DJ(disc jockey - disc jockey, DJ) - a person who plays musical works recorded on audio media for an audience.
Double Time(double time) is a reading, approximately twice as fast as the beat rhythm.
Flow(flow, presentation) - the ability to decorate your text with a competent emotional tone.
R&B(rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, R'n'B) is a genre of popular music, originally performed by African-American musicians, which integrated combinations of blues, jazz and gospel. The term was coined in 1949 by the chart compilers of the American magazine “Billboard” instead of the disparaging expression “race music”, which was common before.
Respect(respect) - good disposition towards a person, respect for his creativity.
Skillz(skills, abilities) is a generally applicable term, it can be applied to absolutely everything that colors the rapper’s skill
Spelling(writing) - the way in which a text rhymes, conveying its content. The expression “fashionable spell” implies the use in the text of modern wordplay and consonances, which can only be found among all genres in rap.
Style(style) - a set of techniques used by the MC in a unique combination. Having his own style, the rapper begins to be recognizable, no matter how he raps, and no matter how his voice is staged. All MCs have the right to call their style whatever they want.
Acapella— Text recorded on a microphone, separate from the minus.
Album(album) - the term came to us from the times of vinyl records, when one track was placed on one record, and they were put together, as it were, in albums (record albums). Accordingly, an album is a collection of songs from one artist into one collection.
underground(underground) is music “not for everyone”, if translated from English as “underground”. Performers of this trend usually do not recognize any commerce in any form, and fundamentally record songs on cheap equipment, and also refuse to publish albums and remain only in a narrow circle “for their own.” There are performers who, on the contrary, see the main task in creating this music “unlike everything else around”, but are not at all embarrassed to make money from this music.
Battle(battle, combat, fight) - competition between rap performers, as a rule, is accompanied by humiliation of the enemy. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss at the enemy.
Bit- beat in music, used in English expression. beat per minute, bpm - beats per minute. The higher the value, the higher the tempo of the music.
Beatbox(Beatboxing) is the art of creating beats, rhythms and melodies using the human mouth.
Beatmaker - a person who creates beats in specialized programs such as Cubase, FL Studio and others. A good level of beat making is to use instruments recorded live and not use samples.
Biff(beef - meat, figuratively a complaint, dissatisfaction) - enmity between representatives of hip-hop culture. Beefs, their characteristics and unspoken rules of conduct are an important component of hip-hop culture. The most famous beefs are between rappers, but such conflicts are also possible between other representatives of hip-hop culture: DJs, b-boys or graffiti artists. In practice, beef can be seen when one rapper, in order to deliberately humiliate another, writes a song about him in which he expresses his opinion.
Brakedance(B-Boying, Breaking) - a kind of street dance, breaking is characterized by plasticity and flexibility.
Backing vocalist- a person who helps the performer on stage. As a rule, he pronounces the second part of the line so that the performer has the opportunity to draw air at this time.
Becky- an additional recorded audio track, where the performer usually pronounces only the second part of the line or highlights rhymes and phrases.
G sharper- a specialist who writes texts for money.
Graffiti- in the original meaning - rock paintings that ancient people painted on the walls of their homes; in the modern sense - inscriptions or drawings painted, inked or scratched on walls, as well as fences and other vertical surfaces. Nowadays this is art style hip-hop culture.
Gensta- recitation style, characterized by an abundance of non-standard and certain aggression; in Russia it is poorly developed, which is why it is considered the destiny of super advanced alternativeists;
Diss(disrespect, disrespect) is a trend in hip-hop (more specifically, in rap). The essence of a diss is a statement of disrespect in the text of one rapper (or group) to another rapper(s). In such tracks, obscene speech, swearing towards the enemy, and sometimes threats are practiced. Often disses come in pairs, that is, “diss - response diss,” or in chains of disses. Disses are often ignored. Diss tracks are used in beefs.
Cover(cover) — a new version track recorded (reread) by another artist.
mouth guard- slang name for the word "acapella".
Clap(English clap) - a single sound similar to clap.
Label(label) - abroad, a label is a record company that has the rights to release and distribute artists' albums. In Russia, a rap group is called a label. Often this group is primarily united by the studio.
Mike- microphone.
Mastering- the final stage of work on a song, which is designed to make a well-mixed mix louder, brighter, cleaner, more transparent and put it on the same level as popular commercial tracks in terms of volume level. Also at this stage you can correct minor errors made during mixing.
Minus(Backing track) - a recording of a piece of music in which one or more parts are missing, usually vocals or a solo instrument. At the moment, any music that is considered rap is called minus.
MS(MC, Master of Ceremonies) - in reggae and hip-hop culture, an artist who, accompanied by electronic dance music, pronounces words from the stage - pre-composed or improvised, usually in the form of rap - to excite the audience and also introduce the DJ. In Russian-language Rap, an MC is usually considered a master of words who participates in the battle, counting his text as a minus.
Noname(Noname) - an insufficiently popular or unknown artist who does not have a “name”.
Newschool(Newschol, New School) - “new Russian rap” - all Russian Rap from 1998 to this day.
Old school(Oldschool, Old School) - old rap, classic Russian Rap. All Russian Rap before 1998 is considered to be old school.
Innings- the emotions put into the reading, the placement of intonations, the way of pronouncing words, the use of vocals, dashes, accelerations and other specific rap techniques.
Release— premiere of an album, track, video or collection.
Remix(Remix) - a new arrangement of an already released track.
Rapcore- a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of such genres as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.
Mixing- the stage of working on a song, during which the recorded audio tracks are combined into one audio file.
Swag(swag) - an expression of coolness and individuality.
Single(single) - from the English word "one". A single track, accompanied by remixes, radio versions, instrumentals, acapella, etc.
Snare(snare, English snare) - the sound of the lead drum, clear and short.
Staff(stuff) - among rappers given word means like new works, discs, tracks, compositions.
Reading— the process of rappers performing their lyrics.
Sample- a relatively small fragment of melody (music), taken as the basis for creating a minus. Beats are applied to the samples.
Text(with emphasis on A) - these are the thoughts of a rapper, looped into rhymes and placed on a certain rhythmic basis - a beat.
Technique - a way to control rhythm. There is also a small branch: “technicality” - the degree of skill to control the rhythm.
Track(Track) is a synonym for the word “song” in rap.
True(truth, truth, true) - the opposite of fake. “True rapper” is a rapper who reads the truth, whose words do not differ from his deeds.
Fit(ft. or feat) - means that this is a joint track of two or more artists.
Flayva(flave) - party, company, group or label.
Freestyle(from English freestyle - free style) - a recitation style when a master of words does not speak a text written in advance, but what comes to his mind literally as he reads.
Fake(fakers, fake) are liars, performers whose tracks contain a lot of lies, and reality is at odds with the lyrics.
Hustle- any type of income related to rap or breaking the law (selling drugs, etc.).
Haters(hate- hatred) - people who hate anything or everything. In Russian Rap they denote people whose work is permeated with hatred towards any artist.
Besides the fact that you can often hear the exclamation “Yo!” from rappers, which would mean some approval, there are a few others you need to know that you can hear from them and use yourself.
Yeap!- Yes
Peace- world
Base- house
Respect- respect
Strap- million
See U- see you
Ma way- my destiny.
underground
Underground (underground - underground) - a number of artistic movements in contemporary art (in music, literature, cinema, fine arts, etc.), opposing themselves popular culture, mainstream.
In other words, it stands out from the crowd.
Unplugged
Live sound without using hardware amplifiers. Not so long ago, this style of performance was quite popular, thanks to music channels and the unusual sound of old songs.
Biff
Beef (beef - meat, figuratively complaint, dissatisfaction) - enmity between representatives of hip-hop culture. Beefs, their characteristics and unspoken rules of conduct are an important component of hip-hop culture. The most famous beefs are between rappers, but such conflicts are also possible between other representatives of hip-hop culture: DJs, b-boys or graffiti artists.
In practice, beef can be seen when one rapper, in order to deliberately humiliate another, writes a song about him in which he expresses his opinion.
Beatboxing
Beatboxing is the art of creating beats, rhythms and melodies using the human mouth.
Bit
Beat is a beat in music, used in English expression. beat per minute, bpm - beats per minute. The higher the value, the higher the tempo of the music.
Brakedance
Breakdancing (b-boying, breakdance) is a street dance, one of the five elements of hip-hop.
Battle
Battle (battle, fight, fight) - a competition between MC and rap performers, usually accompanied by humiliation of the enemy. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss at the enemy.
Bootleg
A bootleg is a pirated collection of tracks that the performer may never even know about.
Graffiti
Graffiti - in its original meaning - rock paintings that ancient people painted on the walls of their homes; in the modern sense - inscriptions or drawings painted, inked or scratched on walls, as well as fences and other vertical surfaces. Nowadays, it is the artistic style of hip-hop culture.
Diss
Diss (disrespect) is a trend in hip-hop (more specifically, in rap). The essence of a diss is a statement of disrespect in the text of one rapper (or group) to another rapper(s). In such tracks, obscene speech, swearing towards the enemy, and sometimes threats are practiced. Often disses come in pairs, that is, “diss - response diss,” or in chains of disses. Disses are often ignored. Diss tracks are used in beefs.
Rap
Rap (rapping) is a rhythmic recitative, usually read to music with a heavy beat. A rap artist is called a rapper, or more generally, an MC.
The word rap comes from the English rap - knock, blow (a hint at the rhythm of rap). To rap also means to talk, to talk.
Rapcore
Rapcore is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of such genres as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.
Mix
Mix - several pieces of music (tracks) arranged in a continuous sequence. As a rule, mixes are compiled by DJs. Typically, mixes consist of tracks that are similar in genre, mood and other characteristics.
Newschool
Newschool (Newschol, New School) - “new Russian rap” - all Russian Rap from 1998 to this day.
Old school
Old school (Oldschool, Old School) - old rap, classic Russian Rap. All Russian Rap before 1998 is considered to be old school.
Promo
Promo (promo) - introductory release. May contain incomplete tracks, low quality, text inserts indicating that this is a promo.
Russian rap
Russian Rap is rap performed in Russian.
Staff
Stuff (stuff - things, rubbish) - these are the works of a rap artist
Example: “appreciate my thing” - “appreciate my stuff.”
Technique
Technique is a way of controlling rhythm. There is also a small branch: “technicality” - the degree of skill to control the rhythm.
True
True (truth, truth, true) is the opposite of fake. “True rapper” is a rapper who reads the truth, whose words do not diverge from his deeds.
Freestyle
Freestyle (free style) - improvisation in rap; recitation of a rhymed rhythmic recitative composed by the performer on the go. This is not a pre-written, unrehearsed, “raw” form of hip-hop. Performed to beatboxing, or to instrumental versions of previously recorded hip-hop songs.
In freestyle, a large number of competitions (so-called “battles”) are held, in which participants compete with each other in the skill of rhyming words on the fly.
Fake
Fakes, fakers (fake- lie) are liars, performers whose tracks contain a lot of lies, and reality is at odds with the lyrics (To fake MC’s).
Hip-hop
Hip-hop- This youth subculture, which appeared in the mid-1970s among African Americans and Latinos. It is characterized by its own music (also called hip-hop, rap), its own slang, its own hip-hop fashion, dance styles (breakdancing, etc.), graphic art (graffiti) and its own cinema. By the early 1990s, hip-hop had become part of youth culture in many countries around the world.
Haters
Haters (hate- hatred) are people who hate anything or everything. In Russian Rap they denote people whose work is permeated with hatred towards any artist.
Album
Album - the term came to us from the times of vinyl records, when one track was placed on one record, and they were put together as if in albums (record albums). Accordingly, an album is a collection of songs from one artist into one collection.
Crunk
Crunk is a style of Southern rap music, with repetitive phrases and fast dance rhythms.
DJ
DJ (disc jockey - disc jockey, DJ) is a person who plays musical works recorded on audio media for the audience.
Delivery
Delivery - voice production, general mood of the track.
Double Time
Doubble Time is a reading that is approximately twice as fast as the beat rhythm.
E.P.
EP - literally Extended Play - a term from the days of vinyl records. EP - means an incomplete album, with a playing time of 10 to 25 minutes.
Flow
Flow (presentation) - the ability to decorate your text with a competent emotional tone.
LP
LP - literally Long Play - a term from the days of vinyl records. LP - means an album with a playing time from 25 to 80 minutes.
Live
Live - recording from a “live” concert. The roar of the crowd and the amplifier is usually present, but that has its own charm, doesn’t it?
M.C.
MC, MC (Master of Ceremonies) - in reggae culture and hip-hop - an artist who, accompanied by electronic dance music, pronounces words from the stage - pre-composed or improvised, usually in the form of rap - to excite the audience, as well as introduce the DJ. In Russian Rap, MCs are usually considered to be participants in battles who read their own text to someone else’s music.
Mixtape
Mixtape is a special type of music release. The name comes from the English words mix and tape (literally translated as mixed recording).
Maxi-single
Maxi-single - less than an EP, but more than a single. May contain several tracks, and like a single, several remixes, etc.
PunchLine
PunchLine (punch line) - a line written in the style of comparison, which unites the meaning of the previous lines, as if putting an end to it.
R&B
R&B (rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, R'n'B) is a genre of popular music, originally performed by African-American musicians, which integrated combinations of blues, jazz and gospel. The term was coined in 1949 by the chart compilers of the American magazine Billboard, instead of the disparaging expression “race music”, which was common before.
Respect
Respect (respect) - good disposition towards a person, respect for his creativity.
Skillz
Skillz (skills, abilities) is a generally applicable term; it can be applied to absolutely everything that paints the skill of an MC.
Spelling
Spelling (writing) is a way by which a text rhymes, conveying its content. The expression “fashionable spell” implies the use in the text of modern wordplay and consonances, which can only be found among all genres in rap.
Style
Style is a set of techniques used by the MC in a unique combination. Having his own style, the rapper begins to be recognizable, no matter how he raps, and no matter how his voice is staged. All MCs have the right to call their style whatever they want.
Single
Single - from the English word “one”. A single track, accompanied by remixes, radio versions, instrumentals, acapella, etc.
TungTwist
TungTwist is a direct example of chipping. That is, this is the repetition of certain syllables in a word at a speed of two times or more.
Battle (battle, battle, fight) - a competition between rap performers, usually accompanied by humiliation of the enemy. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss at the enemy.
Beef (beef - meat (beef)
Beef (beef - meat (beef), figuratively a complaint, dissatisfaction) - enmity between representatives of hip-hop culture. Beefs, their characteristics and unspoken rules of conduct are an important component of hip-hop culture. The most famous beefs are between rappers, but such conflicts are also possible between other representatives of hip-hop culture: DJs, b-boys or graffiti artists.
The reasons for beefs are usually accusations of plagiarism, claims to leadership in the genre (unfounded in the opinion of the opponent), irreconcilable creative differences, affiliation with competing record labels, and even accidental insults.
In practice, conflicts are expressed in specially recorded songs (traditionally called disses) and interviews, less often in fights and shootouts, in some cases ending in murders.
Beat
Beat is a beat in music, used in English expression. beat per minute, bpm - beats per minute. The higher the value, the higher the tempo of the music.
Diss (diss, disrespect - disrespect)
Diss (diss, disrespect - disrespect) is a trend in hip-hop. In practice, a diss is a statement of disrespect in the lyrics of one rapper (or group) to another rapper(s). In such tracks, obscene speech, swearing towards the enemy, and sometimes threats are practiced. Often disses come in pairs, that is, “diss - response diss,” or in chains of disses. Disses are often ignored. Diss tracks are used in beefs.
Mix
Mix (mix) - several pieces of music (tracks) arranged in a continuous sequence. As a rule, mixes are compiled by DJs for various purposes (for example, for inclusion on the radio in thematic programs). Typically, mixes consist of tracks that are similar in genre, mood and other characteristics. On average, the duration of a mix ranges from 25 to 74 minutes (fits on an Audio CD), but can be much longer.
The sequence of tracks in the form of a mix is specific in that the tracks smoothly replace each other. At the junction between the tracks there is no “gap” in the form of silence, and the tracks themselves during the transition process coincide in tempo, time signature and other characteristics, thus merging together. The process of creating a mix by a DJ is called mixing.
Skills/skills (from English skills)
Briefly - rap "skills". More details - reading, diction, text, tricks, presentation, flow, interesting turns of phrase, phrases, original rhyme, etc. In general, the entire list of skills and criteria by which a MS can be assessed.
Flow (from English Flow - “fluidity”)
Rhythm, speed of rap readings. How does a rap artist get into the beat or create additional swing and dynamics with his reading (sometimes even while listening to acapella you can start swinging to the rhythm). It is worth noting that a good flow is not maximum speed readings, but the correct speed.
The flow also includes changes in the speed of the reading to express greater emotions and show off your cool technique.
The rapper makes sure that the rapping is more harmoniously combined with the instrumental than regular music. In fashionable songs, the melody of the words and the motive clearly emerge from simple recitative.
For a good rap flow you need good diction/pronunciation and breathing (so that there are no terrible breaks with sighs in the rapping); some performers also add artistic or comical features to their voice, but this is a matter of style.
Square flow
When the words in a line either don’t reach the bit, or there are more of them and you have to speed up the reading, or they simply don’t fit into the bit. That is, the music flows and the recitative flows, and for someone, some stones are constantly jumping out of the river, and this is a square flow.
Innings
The emotions that a rap artist puts into a track during performance, as well as the play of intonations. (Can also be used as a synonym for flow)
Punch, punchline (from English punch - to hit with a fist)
The concept appeared in battle rap. This is a neat phrase/line that should really hook your opponent. Just as in heavy boxing opponents shift and occasionally deliver crushing blows, so in battle rap reading your main blow will be the punch line, where you “hook” the enemy as much as possible with a short line.
Stuff (stuff - things, rubbish)
Rap artists usually name their works (tracks).
In principle, even the literal translation is suitable, “rappers make things”, which means “appreciate my thing” - “appreciate my stuff”.
Sharp-X: The thing is that the word Stuff in English language almost always (among rappers) used with the prefix New. This is how we get New Stuff. That is, most often “stuff” is the new work of rappers.
Rhyme with squares
Method of rhyming (“square on square”)). Rhyme in the text is added mainly at the end of the line, and the lines are of the same length - if you write such text on a sheet, then the written text forms a square or rectangle, hence the name. It is believed that this is the simplest way of rhyming, and if you can’t find fault with the above-mentioned rap skills, then rate your opponent for “squareness”.
True
True (truth, truth, real) is the opposite of fake. “True rapper” is a rapper who reads the truth, a real rapper whose words do not differ from his deeds.
Fake
Fakes, fakers (fake - lie) are liars, performers in whose tracks there are a lot of lies, and reality is at odds with the lyrics (To fake MC's).
Mixtape
Mixtape is a special type of music release. The name comes from the English words mix and tape (literally translated as mixed recording).
Many aspiring artists consider mixtapes as a means for their own promotion, so they readily give their new tracks to famous DJs for mixtapes.
At the same time, mixtapes have a semi-official status, small circulations (relative to official albums of famous artists) and instantly leak to the Internet. At the moment, there are a great many mixtapes (no one even counted them), and people well-known in certain circles release another 5-20 every day.
Fit (English feat.)
Fit - from English featuring. what does it mean, with participation! i.e. feat is a joint song!
Freestyle
Freestyle - improvisation in rap; recitation of a rhymed rhythmic recitative composed by the performer on the go. This is not a pre-written, unrehearsed, "raw" form of hip-hop. Performed to beatboxing, or to instrumental versions of previously recorded hip-hop songs. (wiki)).
Hustle
The word is used specifically in the concept of “spinning” through life (from the phrase “if you want to live, know how to spin”).
Production
In translation, production, products.
In rap it is usually used as music production, that is, “creating music,” most often it means music production (in rap), but in principle, the production of a track includes recording, mixing, and mastering.
Respect
Respect (respect) - good disposition towards a person, respect for his creativity.
Currently, rap and hip-hop culture in general are becoming more and more popular and rapper slang has a significant influence on the slang of youth.
Rappers' slang is very diverse and very rich in words from other types of slang. So, for example, you can come across a lot of “thieves” expressions (a bull is a tense person. Running is a deliberately insincere statement.), etc.
Since hip-hop culture is a street culture, people who are interested in it end up on the street and hear the conversations of the same not very educated people.
Rappers are not people from high society. These are mainly people who spend most of their lives on the street. They talk using a lot of profanity and other simple “folk” expressions.
Rap slang is constantly evolving and adding new expressions. People speak as they feel comfortable, and not as established by any rules or regulations.
Below is the text of one rapper song using slangisms inherent in hip-hop culture. This text was offered for reading to representatives of young people and the older generation.
Return of the Lord of Rap Lyrics
Dungeon Keeper bit, have you seen
me on the rap scene
A couple of years ago
One of many
Since then there have been many obstacles on the road
There is no way around Mister Young,
Generation stands like a wall behind me
Enemies with wet underwear
They run home when we walk down the street.
Boys from the empty quarters of the city,
Wolves tired of the cold of life,
An alliance burning with fire warms hearts,
Each phrase pierces souls like an arrow.
My lads, juggling words, break through walls with rhymes
And the fakes are torn apart by Dani B and Dimak, hundreds of our attacks
They fly around and every enemy is afraid of them.
Like the barrel of a gun, SM or Beret
When MMC is in the aisle, there are no more misfires
My arsenal is not full of variety,
But scum is afraid of rap like a neat guy is afraid of dirt.
They are ecstatic about pseudo cultural figures.
These fools created leftist acronyms
But our style is comparable to hardening reinforcement
The limitless power of hip-hop muscles
Tearing down the towers of our people
Did the hop to spite the suckers and fake judges
I got the point, but you ate an advertising sticker
You shoot money on CD from mom and dad
You shout that you're a hopper, you show off
You wear wide pants but don’t understand the essence of this game
My arms are long, MMS is long-armed
I gave hip-hop like life like Sakharov to science
And these sounds are proof of that
That I go forward for the goal and give it to the court
all the lies in the name of purity of style
yesterday we were underground - today everyone knows who we are
Young, Prague hip hop organization
Psycho generation, applause sounds
2001 - As long as I'm alive my rap will sound like a nuclear explosion.
The text was received quite well by young people! :-)))
The presence of slang did not contribute to any change or misperception of meaning.
Representatives of the youth movement did not experience any difficulties with the perception of the text while reading it. This is due to the fact that the slang of hip-hop culture is very closely related to general youth slang and many words are borrowed from other youth movements, which has led to very unclear boundaries between generally used slangisms and slangisms from any particular subculture.
Unlike young people, the older generation faced problems related to comprehending the text when reading it. Some expressions were understood with some distortion. In general, the text was understood, with the exception of some points. It was difficult to perceive certain expressions from the slang of hip-hop culture. But in general, representatives of both generations understood the meaning of the entire text.
RAPPER'S DICTIONARY
Greetings, expressions, general slang, people.
Afech- A party with more than 40 people. – Not a weak afech.
Base- house. - Let's go to the base.
Without fail- Necessarily. I will definitely do it.
Botanist- a person passionate about learning. - Hey, nerd.
Braza- Brother. - Hey, braz.
Bullish- intense personality. - That's bullish.
Wazap- (from what's up) - how are you? - Vazap, man.
Bump- kill, beat. - He was recently shut down.
Vap- Yes. - You did? - Wap.
Smoke- understand. - Did you like the topic?
Volyn- gun. - Hide the tree.
It does not matter- Everything is fine. - How are you? - It does not matter.
Golda- gold. - All in gold.
Gnawing- face. - This is what gnawed.
Give it to the bite- beat. “Yesterday they punched him in the mouth.”
Crusher- MC amateur, newbie. - Here's the crusher.
Knead- beat. - I was kneaded yesterday.
Taxi- come, visit. - I’ll pick you up today.
Zenki- eyes. -What are you staring at?
Kaya- Marijuana. - Take away the kaya.
Roof- a company that will protect. - We talked to the roof.
Kulno– (from cool) cool, great. – Kulno spoke.
Cache- (from cash) money, cash. - Return the cache.
Crap- Badly. - It's a lame topic.
Lamer- novice user. Disrespectful treatment. - Well, you're a limer.
Strap- 1,000,000. – Three lyama owed.
Maza– good. - Massive topic.
man- Human. - Hey, man.
Minus- music without recitative. - A good minus.
Mordovorot- an unworthy person. - Here he is a muzzle.
MS– (from Master of the Ceremony). A person who speaks in rhyme, a person who is fond of rap and reads it well. The person who leads the party. - Cool MC!
Natady- for later. – Put aside the natadas.
Don't drive the blizzard- Don't talk nonsense, don't lie. - It's good to drive away the blizzard.
Niga- rapper. - Hey, nigga.
Sheep- passive personality. - Well, you're a sheep.
Fire- Follow, observe. - It's good to fire.
Party- party. – Are you going to a party today?
Peace- (from peace) peace. - Peace, brother.
Run- a deliberately insincere statement. - Stop driving away.
Respect- respect, good disposition towards a person. - Respect, man.
Rulez- cool, cool. - You read it manually.
Saga– theme, history. - Interesting saga.
Sista- sister. - Hey, sista.
Sleeper- a person who does not understand. - Well, you're a sleeper.
Wash off- leave, leave. - Let's get out of here.
Cart- minus and reading, song. - Nice cart.
Chip- a good thing. - Not a bad feature.
Hamster- eat, eat, consume food. - Stop hamstering.
Chromium- gun. - Remove the chrome.
Chase- bag. - Give me a chase.
Chel- Human. - Hey, man.
Chixa- young woman. - Cool chick.
Chitka- reading rap. - Cool read.
Fumble- understand. - You're good at searching.
Shmal– hemp. - Good slut.
Yap- (from уeap) yeah, yeah. - You are walking? - Japanese
Graffiti.
Outline– (from outline) edging of letters, shadows, etc. – Make an outline.
Bubble– (from bubble letter) one of the very first and oldest styles in graffiti. A style of writing letters where the main thing is softness and volume of shapes. Mainly used for bombing. - He draws money.
Bambila- A person who spoils good walls with bad graffiti. - You bombed.
Bit– (from to bite) to copy someone’s style. - Stop beating.
Biff- (from beef) enmity, problems. - They have beef.
Bomb– (from bomb) quick drawing. It is drawn with paint, often using 1-2 (sometimes 3) colors. - Beautiful bomb.
Bomb- draw bombs. - Stop bombing.
Dime– (from daim style) style developed by the writer DAIM. The style of the letters is in 3D, drawn without 15 outlines, the main emphasis is on the shadows. - He loves dimes.
Crewe– (from crew) several (and sometimes even many) artists united in one team. - Not a bad cru.
Piece- same as writing. - A quality piece.
Cap- (from сap) - nozzle for the cylinder. There are different attachments that allow you to adjust the thickness of the line. - Give me your cap.
Peace- (from masterpiece) Drawing on the wall. - Beautiful piss.
Reiter– (from writer) actually the one who draws graffiti. - I'm a writer.
Sketch– (from sketch) sketch, sketch. It can be either black and white or coloured. - Nice sketch.
Sketchbook- (from sketchbook) a notebook, notebook, etc., in which the artist makes his sketches. - Show me your sketchbook.
Tager– (from taggers) those who only engage in tagging. - He's a tagger.
Toy– (from toy) - 1) an inexperienced person in graffiti, a wallflower; 2) a person who is in graffiti not because of the love of art, but for other reasons. This leads either to beating or to an unwillingness to constantly improve.
Such people receive nothing but contempt and hatred from artists. - He's the one.
Tega– (from tag) this is the writer’s signature. It is written either with paint or a marker. Each writer has his own tag. There are crew tags. - Put a tag.
Tag- add your tags. - Stop tagging.
Kill- specifically sketch a wall, a carriage. You can kill someone else's tag by placing your own on top of it. - Kill him.
Phil in- sketch inside the outline. - All that’s left is to do the finishing touches.
Brakedance
Vorm- jump to the floor with deflection, rotation on the back - first the legs are swung - then the rotation itself. – He’s making a vorm right now.
Nail- Vertical scroll on the head, legs together. - Made a nail.
Glide- various options for lunar paths. – Beautiful glides.
Gaelik- torsion with transition (windmill), arm-shoulder-back-shoulder-arm
options are possible. - Good gelik.
Dalasal- twisting your legs (like a corner, only your legs are widened) around yourself. – The depalas turns cool.
Give a nail– spin on your head without using your hands. - He gave me a nail.
Paths- this is when your legs run around you. The movements are very basic and have many options (for example, a watch). – Easy paths.
Crack- twisting on the arm with bouncing. - Good crack.
Candle- jump from above onto a straight arm and rotate on it. – High-quality candle.
Sweep- (from swip) this movement is difficult to describe. – Complex sweep.
Step– (from step) movements on the legs. – Not bad steps.
Tattle- running on your arms around yourself, twisting on your arm. – Tattle requires strong hands.
Track- oblique rotation on the head with support from the hands, as on a tattle. Ligaments are often used, for example, sweep-barrel-gelik-dalasal and others. – I made a track.
Fly- the same as depalas. - Cool fly.
Flasks- back through the arms (arm) torsion on the head. - Cool flask.
Frieze– (from freeze) fixation of body position when performing a certain element. - I made a frieze.
Electric boogie– (from electric boogie) plastic movements of the arms, legs and the whole body in general: various loops, waves and others + many robot-style movements. – He dances electric boogie well.
For an unprepared listener, immersing yourself in the world of new Russian rap can be painful: lines like “BAPE on the body, skate under your feet, your shoti wants me” and “I start in low flex, you’re wondering who’s in fitness here” can cause culture shock. In order to more freely navigate who, how and what has been reading in Russia over the past couple of years, we have compiled a short dictionary.
A
ATL
One of the most prominent representatives of the new Russian hip-hop, who once described his music as “future chanson”. The rapper from Novocheboksarsk does not change the winning formula: year after year ATL releases records filled with cheerful rave rhythms and lyrics about pagan rituals.
"Antihype"
An association headed by Slava CPSU, aka Gnoiny. “Antihype” declares itself as a “new cultural paradigm,” but, like any other statements by Slava, this must be taken with the lion’s share of irony: in fact, the St. Petersburg rapper-provocateur and his friends (namely Zamai, SD and Booker) are being sarcastic They play up the situation (read “hype”) by writing lines like “If it weren’t for Rubchinsky, I wouldn’t *** (have sex).”
Autotune
“I lied to you, friend, I can’t sing. / She asked me to coo in her ear, but in real life there is no auto-tune” (Dopeclvb feat. Thomas Mraz & Basic Boy, “Honey, I think I don’t want to do rap anymore”).
The voice processing and correction program is one of the main attributes of the new school, which first became widespread in the West. One of the first artists to popularize auto-tune is Kanye West with the album “808s & Heartbreak”. Later, rappers from Atlanta began to actively use the program - for example, Future and Young Thug, and with some delay the trend reached local performers like LSP.
B
Battles
Fights, during which rappers try to humiliate each other as much as possible, have moved into the mainstream over the past few years, becoming one of the main entertainments of Russians - even the A Just Russia party tried to appropriate battle culture for its political campaign, releasing a video with the animated rapper Oksimironov " The recent battle between Oksimiron and Gnoyny (the event had been awaited for about a year) is gaining millions of views in a matter of hours, in addition to the popular “Versus” and “SlovaSPB”, new projects are appearing (though also in St. Petersburg): for example, the battle “Rip on the Bits”.
Byte
“You started to grime like Sonya the Cannon. / But you’re not a baiter - you’re repeating bullshit!” (from the battle between Sonya Marmeladova and Edik Kingsta at 140 BPM).
Borrowing a style, flow, lines or any other element of someone else's music. One of the main insults in hip-hop, where among the main values is originality and being true to your words.
Block
“I’m flying to the block, I took over the post, night watch, area control. / I look like a wolf in the night, sauce dripping from the onions” (Yanix, “When the Lights Go Out”).
Blok is a district, a place of power.
Biff
“What is beef? Biff is a war in which everyone is against everyone. / Beef is when success awaits only the arrogant” (Oxxxymiron, “What is beef?” feat. Schokk).
Open hostility between rappers. It can end not only with a leisurely exchange of disses, but also physical violence.
Badibag
“You're Action Bronson's homunculus / Brother, that's the badie bag of the night” (from Walkie's battle against Edik Kingsta at 140 BPM).
From the English body bag - literally “body bag”, or rather, the MC’s clear victory in the battle.
Big Russian Boss
The rapper-comedian, hiding under a robe and a false beard, is the host of a YouTube show of the same name. In 2016, he gave a lecture at the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University on creating a successful brand in the media space.
IN
Versus
The most popular battle in the country, each major episode of which receives tens of millions of views and instantly spreads across the Internet in the form of memes. The fight between Oxxxymiron and Johnnyboy was watched 39 million times, but it’s worth considering that just recently the most long-awaited fight, if not the entire history of Versus, then at least of the year, was posted online - Oxxxymiron vs. Gnoyny. Performances are traditionally recorded in the St. Petersburg bar “1703”, and they are hosted by the creator of the project, Alexander “Restaurateur” Timartsev.
Video bloggers
“Are you alive or dead, do you pay taxes, / If you’re bad at rap, like a video blogger, / If you’re smart, a tight and wretched captivity - your future/ A beggar’s corpse by the road” (The Chemodan, “What’s left for us”).
The transition of hip-hop to the mainstream is also facilitated by millionaire bloggers, whose audiences are interested in covers of popular rap hits and even frankly amateurish performances on Versus. The main characters are Larin, Eldar Dzhakharov and Khovansky, who appropriated the main sentiment of the indignant rappers: “How... [tired] of these hypocritical scum that, in pursuit of hype, are crawling into us, into rap.”
VK rap
An unofficial tag used to designate lo-fi recordings by young rappers from the depths of VKontakte. Just three years ago, VK-rap could be called the work of, for example, Pharaoh.
G
"Gas holder"
The label and Moscow club of the same name by Vasily Vakulenko (aka Basta, Noggano or Nintendo) - the patriarch of the Russian hip-hop scene. Despite his apparent conservatism (military-patriotic songs and ultimatum statements in the spirit of “Decl is a shaggy schmuck”), Basta contributed to the popularization of new names like Scryptonite and T-fest (one of the most prominent signatories of “Gazgolder”) and did not refuse Pharaoh, who turned to him with a request to record a verse for the track “Hero”.
Purulent
Vyacheslav Karelin, aka Gnoyny, aka Sonya Marmeladova, aka Slava CPSU, aka Buter Brodsky, aka Valentin Dyadka, is a 27-year-old rapper from Khabarovsk, winner of a recent battle with Oksimiron. Hundreds of releases that Slava recorded are logically divided according to his pseudonyms: for example, Sonya Marmeladova records biting grime, Slava CPSU compares himself with Ramzan Kadyrov (by the way, Vyacheslav issued an apology before the Chechen people, however, because of other lines), and Buter Brodsky reads about “a big shot like a Russian crumpet”, which is “too tasty for socialists.”
Ghostwriting
“I am an independent artist - ST, Sto from Sto. / Bitch, I wrote texts to your ghostwriters” (from the battle Oxxxymiron against ST on Versus).
Anonymous composition of a verse or the entire text to order for another artist. In Western hip-hop, Drake is most often accused of using the services of ghostwriters; in Russian, the rapper ST is accused. At the same time, ghostwriting is an important source of income for many artists.
"Mushrooms"
A Ukrainian group that became popular in record time: from the debut banger “Intro” to the virus “The Ice Is Melting” that captured Russia, exactly a year passed. The latest hit has almost nothing to do with rap, but “Home on Wheels, Part 1” is still one of the most interesting hip-hop albums in the post-Soviet space.
Gosha Rubchinsky
“I’m like Gosha Rubchinsky - the most fashionable trend. / Gosha Rubchinsky is my best friend” (Face, “Gosha Rubchinsky”).
“I'm not double time, I'm high white. What time is it now? - Grime-time" (Obladaet, "0 TO 100 Drake Remix").
Speed reading, in which the text is read twice as fast as the beat. Due to the high speed, double time in hip-hop is sometimes mistaken for grime, although grime is a completely separate and independent genre based on British electronic music, and double time is a type of flow, that is, a manner of rapping.
DeadDynasty
Founded in 2013, an association of rappers, producers and designers, headed by Gleb Golubin, aka Pharaoh. Now its members are releasing resonant mixtapes, hosting big concerts throughout Russia and even recording soundtracks for presentations Yves Saint Laurent.
Diss
“Those who diss us on the internet came in exactly five minutes ago” (Pharaoh & Boulevard Depo, “5 minutes ago”).
From the English diss, disrespect - a track in which the rapper expresses hatred towards his opponent. Usually such attacks provoke a mutual exchange of insults, which can drag on indefinitely. Often diss songs are recorded solely for the purpose of attracting the attention of a more famous artist and his fan base and therefore remain unanswered.
Deb
“I wanted to come up with a dab, but Leva did it *** [to hell] Leva!” (Acid Drop King, “I’m the Problem” feat. Pharaoh).
From the English dab - a dance popularized by rappers from Atlanta - for example, Migos. A few years later, the trend reached Russia and clips of rapper L’One in particular, and in 2017 Debali was already on Channel One.
Dopeclvb
Ufa association of musicians, which currently includes rappers i61, Basic Boy and Glebasta Spal. Previously, the team included the artist Thomas Mraz, who has now left for Booking Machine (Oksimiron’s concert agency). Members of Dopeclvb record, among other things, cheerful rap about “parties of the 2000s until the morning” and ironic songs like “Honey, I think I don’t want to do rap anymore.”
AND
Jacques-Anthony
Z
"Sunset 99.1"
A young Moscow association whose members call their music “audiopunk” and themselves “cyberbastards.” The texts often mention power banks, Instagram, telegram and other topics that excite the ears of a modern teenager.
AND
Yeezy
“Yeezy Boost on my feet, I'm so popular / I came to your sister and ended up in your mom” (Face, “Yeezy Boost”).
One of the favorite sneakers of Russian rappers, designed by Kanye West. To buy the original, you will have to
Imperial
Track by Porchy, London beatmaker and close friend of Oksimiron. "Imperial" is notable because it is one of the few times rappers diss each other on the same track. According to one version, Porchy invited Oleg LSP to record a verse for a new track, after which Oleg sent an actual diss track against Oksimiron and his agency Booking Machine. Porchy told Oksimiron himself about this, after which he added his accusatory verse to the track. As a result, the conflict was discussed on the Internet for a long time, and the two rappers finally quarreled.
TO
Cloud rap
“You wanted to do cloud, but I did it exactly five minutes ago” (Pharaoh & Boulevard Depo, “5 minutes ago”).
A subgenre of hip-hop with slow beats and a leisurely flow, especially popular on VKontakte several years ago. The main reference points for Russian cloud rappers were the American Bones and the Swede Yung Lean.
Kizaru
Rapper with beautiful story. According to the artist, in 2014 he fled to Barcelona from St. Petersburg, where he was going to be tried for selling prohibited substances. Already in 2015, Kizaru flexed on the shore Mediterranean Sea in a snow-white Thrasher hoodie - this is what the video for the track “Nikto ne nuzhen” looked like, which collected 5 million views on YouTube. Later, the rapper told how Interpol officers identified him using his IP, after which he spent four months in a local prison.
Collab
“They all want a collab, they’ll get by / Do you want my flow? Buy it on iTunes" (Obladaet, "Zloi Negr Freestyle").
Collaboration, joint creativity.
Kuznetsky Bridge
“As Saint Laurent bequeathed/Kuznetsky Most, and the eternal French/From there fashion comes to us, and authors, and muses” (“Kuznetsky Squad”, “Squad”).
A place of power for young hypebeasts gathering near the KM20 store, where Off White, Gosha Rubchinsky and other fashionista relics are sold. “Kuznetsky” is periodically mentioned in the texts of new school rappers, and recently, their own rap group has formed on the street - “ Kuznetsk squad ».
L
LSP
Belarusian rap group that captured the summer of 2015 with the track “ Madness" In April of this year, LSP released the successful album “Tragic City”, but already in July one of the band members, Roma Englishman, died, after which Oleg LSP announced that he would continue the project, and the planned tour in support of the new release would still take place .
M
Miyagi & Endgame
A rap duet from Ossetia, unexpected for the genre. Miyagi and Endgame became famous in just a year: now hip-hop with a dash of dancehall and lines like “The sky is in diamonds - summer was flying. You are my baby - the daughter of the carnival” have finally gained a foothold in the tops of Russian iTunes and the repertoires of discos.
N
Low flex
“I start in low flex, look, who’s in fitness here? / I’m collecting these pesos, and these sexy ones are with me” (Basic Boy & Glebasta Spal, “Low Flex”).
Roughly translated, “flex” means “to show off,” and low flex is a dance that can be seen, for example, in the video for “Champagne squirt” by Pharaoh and Depot Boulevard or in amateur video from the vastness of Russia, where at the same time you can see the reaction of the older generation.
"Not bad for a woman"
A joint track by three rappers - Mozee Montana, Masha Khima and Emelevskaya, playing on the realities of misogynistic hip-hop culture.
ABOUT
Oxxxymiron
Oksimiron, aka Miron Fedorov, is a graduate of Oxford University, one of the key players in Russian rap, who “turned the game around” with the release of “Gorgorod” - in just a couple of months, tracks from the dystopian album, full of transparent allusions, reached Channel One, and in November of this year Oksimiron assembles the 35,000th Olympic.
Obladaet
A young rapper from Irkutsk, the personification of a hypebeast - most of Obladaet's tracks can be summed up with his own line: “You ask what’s new, but I’m in everything new.”
P
Pasha Technician
Member of the group Kunteynir, one of the main trolls of Russian rap, hiding under the mask of a gorilla. Technik calls his music “shit rap,” and he fights according to his own rules - literally no pants. The rapper is often attributed to the “right sector,” but he himself denies any ideology, explaining that he is simply an “artist.”
Punchline
“Being is a punchline, and nothing else. / Two criteria of knowledge - rhymes, punches” (Slava CPSU \ ZAMAI \ Vandalsky, “Being is Punchline”).
Intonation emphasis on a key line of text, usually aimed at insulting an opponent. The result of Oksimiron's recent battle with Gnoyny showed that punchline is still the main criterion for victory.
R
Rap game
Metaphysical designation of the rap scene. "Turn the [rap] game up" - raise the bar, set new standards in hip-hop. Gradually, the expression that was often resorted to in conversations about the release of Oksimiron’s “Gorgorod” acquired an ironic connotation - this is, for example, what Dmitry Malikov called his last performance, and they begin to talk about the next revolution in the game after the release of frankly passable releases.
WITH
Scriptonite
Rapper from Pavlodar, author of the album “House with Normal Phenomena,” which two years ago, along with “Gorgorod,” marked a sharp rise in Russian-language hip-hop. This year, the Gazgolder signee and member of the group Jillzay released a new album, “Holiday on 36 Street.”
Syrup
“Bombay, Tussin, Bacardi - I don’t even know what’s in my Sprite. / This bitch doesn’t know what’s in her sprite either” (LSP, “Madness” feat. Oxxxymiron).
A purple drink whose main ingredients are codeine and promethazine, which are found in cough syrup. Lean, or purple drank, gained particular popularity in the southern states of the United States, and later Russian rappers began to praise the pain-relieving effect of the drink, despite the fact that in the Russian Federation there have been no drugs with codeine and its analogues on the market for a long time.
T
Trap hut
“Right on the floor there’s already a smell of staff / This is not a brothel, a scourge, this is a trap hut” (Yanix, “Trap hut” feat. ATL).
A place for the production and/or use of drugs. In the USA, trap houses usually mean drug dens in rickety houses, but Russian rappers can also call an ordinary apartment where a large-scale registration takes place a trap house.
F
Pharaoh
Gleb Golubin is one of the most popular Russian rappers at the moment, whose career was recently blessed by Sergei Shnurov. Now the author of “5 Minutes Ago”, “Champagne Squirt in the Face” and “Wildly, for example” gathers large venues across the country, does not communicate with the press and promises to release a rock album, trying on the image of Kurt Cobain.
Face
A young rapper whose phenomenon of popularity is quite difficult to explain: Face obviously copies Western trends (in particular, the ridiculous adlib “eshkere”), while releasing the track “I’m dropping the West,” calls himself “the best rapper in the last thousand years,” and the video is his song, where a non-existent Gucci store in St. Petersburg rhymes with the word “burger” for three minutes, gains a million views in a week.
Freshman
“The Russian ghetto doesn’t pay for rags, they pay for a glass and a crust of bread / Black ghetto, Kodak and Savage, but Goshenka won’t be able to become a freshman” (Zamai, SD, Slava KPSS, Booker, “Goshen Rubchinsky”).
A promising newcomer to the rap game. The American publication XXL has been compiling a list of freshmen since 2007: in 2011, among others, it included Kendrick Lamar, in 2014 - Chance the Rapper, in 2016 - Kodak Black and 21 Savage.
Flip
“I remember explaining that I was tired of freestyle, what patterns and flips are” (from the battle between Oksimiron and Gnoyny at “Versus vs. SLOVO St. Petersburg.”
A quick reaction to an opponent’s text, invented during the battle.
X
Husky
Dmitry Kuznetsov is a rapper from Ulan-Ude, whose originality was seriously noticed after the video “Black and Black.” A year later, Husky releases the album “Favorite Songs of (Imaginary) People” and performs with it at various festivals - from the Afisha Picnic to the first rap festival on the territory of the DPR.
Hype
“Off White and VLONE / Stonak, Prim and Vetma / A nightmare for a hypebeast - Palace without tri-ferg” (Obladaet, “Themarket”).
Hype is a neologism denoting public hysteria around an event, trend or thing. A hypebeast is a fashionista who hunts for luxury streetwear - such as Palace, OFF White or Yeezy.
Sh
Shat out
“4 guys on the block are flexing, the last two will indicate yu town / Shat out to the guys from Krestall, shat out to all your rollers” (KRESTALL / Courier, “Oh, Damn” feat. Glebasta Spal & Basic Boy).
From English shout out - say hello.
Shoti
“BAPE on your body, skate under your feet, / Your shoti wants me” (Morty Mort & Pharaoh, “Bape”).
From English shawty - girl.
E
Edlibs
From the Latin Ad libitum, “at will” - random shouts or words that dilute the main text. Examples: the legendary “skur-skur” of Pharaoh, “things-things” of Mozee Montana.
I
Yaroslavl
“I smoke Mary J. Blige, sweat and blood are the price for my hype / Boy, a cutlet from Yaroslavl says that I don’t play” (Yanix, “Hypeem”).
A thousand ruble banknote.
Yanix
Moscow rapper who adapted American club trap. Yanix is often accused of almost verbatim repeating the style of rappers like T.I. and Tyga - apparently due to the excessive use of anglicisms, auto-tune and straightforward lines like “I’ll put chain on chain on chain.”
YungRussia
A now defunct coalition founded by Ufa rapper Boulevard Depo. YungRussia included the associations Dead Dynasty, Dopeclvb, Sabbat Cult and Litalima, and geographically “Young Russia” fully corresponded to its name. After one and a half to two years - having managed to travel around the country on tours far and wide several times and becoming heroes documentary film Boiler Room, - the union ceased to exist, declaring: “We didn’t turn the game over, but stupidly clicked, and now it stands on its edge.”