Vladimir Putin loves hip-hop
Who's got a sexy gray zip-up pullover, a turtleneck, and loves bobbing his head at a hip-hop show? Why, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin! He even gets up on stage and promotes at least three of the pillars of hip hop: rap, graffiti and break-dancing, saying they promote a healthy lifestyle. "It is hard to imagine break dance being combined with alcohol or drugs."
As if it was just another chapter out of recent Russian history - the hip-hop event was called The Battle For Respect.
(Hat-tip Joshua Kucera at True/Slant)
(Update: Also posted to Current Music by TravG73)
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As if it was just another chapter out of recent Russian history - the hip-hop event was called The Battle For Respect.
(Hat-tip Joshua Kucera at True/Slant)
(Update: Also posted to Current Music by TravG73)
Recently on the Current News Blog:
- Real Recovery: This week's about the freelancers
- Did Obama smuggle a little democracy into China?
- Anti-Chinese violence in Angola
- Water on the moon!
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to be tried in New York for 9/11
