- ISSN: 2632-6825
- E-ISSN: 2632-6833
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oa Ukraine (Україна)
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By
Adriana Helbig1
- Source: Global Hip Hop Studies, Volume 3, Issue 1-2: Hip Hop Atlas, Dec 2022, p. 137 - 143
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- 10 Dec 2022
- 21 Dec 2022
- 20 Dec 2023
Abstract
This article offers an overview of the role of Ukrainian-language hip hop in contemporary Ukrainian politics, namely the 2004 Orange Revolution, the 2014 Revolution of Dignity and Russia’s 2022 war in Ukraine. First, it analyses hip hop’s growth in popularity since Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Second, it argues that hip hop functions genre of resistance against political corruption. Third, it illustrates how hip hop creates spaces for women and ethnic minorities. Lastly, it contextualizes the growth in popularity of Ukrainian-language hip hop against a backdrop of Russian-language music that has dominated Ukraine’s music industries since the Soviet era.
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