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“Hip-hop, more precisely the genre of replay, has come a long way – from the protest movement and the only career opportunity in America’s poorest areas to the dance floors and the biggest stages in the world. It could be said that public acceptance on the contrary – deprived of the public?
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Rap music is one of the most popular genres in Latvia and abroad. From streaming service Spotify According to available data, more than half of the twenty most streamed songs in the week of October 16-22 represented this music genre. Already in 2018, in the USA, rap was the most popular music genre in terms of the number of albums sold and streams sold, occupying more than 21% of the market (according to statista.com data). Also in the first half of 2020, eight out of ten Billboard the most listened artists were rappers (Nielsen Music).
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“Rap is the new rock and roll. Modern rap artists make fans shout and dominate music charts around the world. I’m glad we can Latvian Radio 5 to start a new show dedicated to rap music, which will be hosted by the already iconic rapper and producer Rolands Če, “says about the genre Pieci.lv music editor Mārtiņš Makrekcis.
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rolands če is a successful rep musician who has released four albums and for the last of them “Siera plate 2” received a nomination in last year’s award “Golden Microphone”.
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The name “REPORT” is borrowed from the song “reportage” of the late musician Rolexus (Roland Friedenberg), as well as corresponds to the essence of the program – to report on the current in the specific genre. Rolexus has been working for the Kurzeme Rape Association DNA since 2002, and released his debut album “Backpack Stories” in 2007. He was part of the “Speaking Hall” association, which also included rappers such as Būšš, Reinstein, Wiesturz, Georgs and Hemp.
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On the subject of the first show, Roland Che is enigmatic but intriguing: “Let’s look at what happened on the day this alien landed on our planet in the name of rap. Let’s see what it did when we appeared on the planet ourselves. The first show on the first day of rap and maybe some after that. “
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