Razom Nas Bahato
Published February 01, 2005
We all know how much our beloved hip-hop has influenced damn near everything under the sun. Sometimes hip-hop has bitten the hand that feeds it by embarrassing us all, such as at the Vibe Awards or average sports star's freshman CD releases. Things like this make us shake our collective heads in disgust and feel like leaving hip-hop for spoken word(maybe). But every once in a while, something will make us proud to be B-Boys in our B-Boy stances. This is one of those times.
In the Ukraine, a serious battle for power is going on. Many Ukrainians feel that they have witnessed a electoral theft that makes the Florida miscount look like a petty candy shoplifting spree. An entire movement has sprung up in opposition to the current president. So has an history making hip-hop song created by two forward thinking Russian musicians.
"Razom Nas Bahato" is all the hype in Ukraine. Sung totally in Ukrainian with a funky azz beat, the track really shows how far hip-hop has come and gone. Think about this for a second party people. A hip-hop song is the theme of a revolutionary movement, dedicated to overthrowing the ruling president and giving power to Yushchenko, a man who many feel was poisoned by the opposing party . Wow. Meanwhile in America, Bush is behind the wheel for another 4 years and we are still having blog wars and beefing over who won the Nas/Jay-Z battle. (tie, get over it)
Maybe Talib, Mos, and Pharaoh should have thought of that. I mean there were a gang of songs about Bush Sr and Jr (PE, Paris, Coup, Dead Prez) but nothing like this. If you love hip-hop, not only should you grab your d--- and rub your t------ right now, you should be wiping tears of joy out of your eyes and checking your English-Russian dictionary while banging this track. Check the links below for more info on this story.
Hip-Hop F'ing Hooray!
The "Razom Nas Bahato MP3" is here..
or here:
http://www.orangeukraine.squarespace.com/journal/2004/11/29/razom-nas-bahato.html
Read these for more info:
http://www.worldonline.co.za/tiscali/news/news_story.jsp?content=130288
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56188-2004Dec10.html
http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2004/Art/1209/news9.php
So nice, I had to post it twice. (Three times now on Blogcritics!) Since then of course, the universe has corrected itself and Viktor Yushchenko has won the election. More recent links to the story are listed below.
CNN: Yushchenko Unveils Dioxin Mystery
Yushchenko takes reins in Ukraine
originally posted on 12/05/04
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damn: I hate it when I make such obvious mistakes:Apologies--
I wrote this as I watched the story on NBC, the "Russian" slip totally got past me. Odd thing is I reposted this article on a few other sites, no one else caught it......
I am proud of hip-hop influencing any and all political theme songs period, that's my point.
Let me not lead you to believe I am an expert on Ukrainian politics or culture. I just knew that a favored politician was allegedly poisoned and his party had a hip hop song as their theme, and thought the story needed some attention from hip-hop fans in America. I still have not seen this covered in any other hip-hop magazines or websites in America.
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L. Cue: --What's the matter with you?
Don't you know that DJ Oleh Laniak who wrote the lyrics & singer Roman Kalin & guitarist Roman Kostiuk who together wrote "Razom nas Bahato" are UKRAINIANS, not RUSSIANS? These guys wrote the song in support of Viktor Yushchenko,who has "a preference for ties with the European Union, & a westward-looking approach." In the Washington Post article you refer people to, you can read how "(Ukrainian musicians) complained that the Ukrainian music industry is dominated by powerful producers in Moscow who promote Russian pop.... Yanukovych is regarded as Russian-friendly. Protesters commonly expressed fears that Ukraine would be dominated by Russia if Yanukovych won.
"The musicians and the crowd shared a desire to reconquer Ukraine for Ukrainians."
BECOME BETTER INFORMED!!!