What’s the real risk of rapping about politics in Russia? Some rappers there just don’t care, others are much more cautious. Putin isn’t necessarily a fan of the genre, but he does like certain rappers, the ones that support him. Host Marco Werman and producer Daniel Ofman dive into the Russian rap scene.
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