HISTORY OF STUDIES OF HIP-HOP DISCOURSE IN FOREIGN AND RUSSIAN LINGUISTICS

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the scientific research of hip-hop and hip-hop discourse in foreign and Russian science from the perspective of such scientific areas as history, ethnography, feminist aspects, cultural studies and linguistics. Hip-hop is most widely studied in the scientific field of the United States, because the movement originated there. In Russian science hip-hop is more represented in cultural studies, where its status as a subculture, post-subculture, or open cultural form is considered. There is practically no research of this genre in Russian linguistics. The article discusses the main features of hip-hop discourse highlighted by Russian and American researchers which in the author’s opinion need to be supplemented and deepened.