Jockii Druce, 22, gives voice to young people reflecting on Ukraine’s relationship with Russia and its colonial legacy
hen the invasion started, young Ukrainians were glued to their phones. The high volume of internet traffic, says 22-year-oldrapper Jockii Druce, led to his satirical song about Russia’s invasion becoming wildly popular.
Young Ukrainians are the trailblazers in reflecting on Russia’s colonial legacy, they say, a topic little studied in the west or Russia in relation to the former Soviet and Tsarist empires. But the recentin Ukraine has led Russian cultural figures to argue that Russian culture is being cancelled and its role misunderstood.
For Jockii Druce, there is no point in trying to change Russians’ minds, because their state propaganda machine is too strong. “You could send them a photo of dead children in Bucha or anything,” he said of the site of an infamous Russian massacre. “And they’re going to make 100 million fucking photos or get people to say that [Ukraine] did it.
On the question of Russian artists, Jockii Druce said he listens to more electronic music than rap, but he liked some Russian artists before the war and will not go back on that.
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