Top Russian Rapper Gets 10 Days In Jail

Rapper Ivan Alexeyev, 25, who is known as Noize MC, taunted policemen as “animals” at his July 31 concert in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.    He performed one song mocking police – highlighting their reputation for corruption and brutality and the local police did not like it.   The song included the lines:

“Citizen! Halt. Halt. Turn out your pockets, slap, slap. Now your kidneys, kick, kick. Well off you go. Forget it, swallow it, be silent.”

Police took him into custody right after the concert and 2 days later the court sentenced him to 10 days after finding him guilty of disorderly conduct.