One of Romania’s most influential hip-hop acts, composed of Puya and Sișu . They are credited with popularizing "gangsta rap" in Romania during the late 1990s.
💡 The song asks "Where are the thugs?" as a rhetorical device to point out that the criminal element of the street has transitioned into the white-collar corridors of power.
Rashid’s verse argues that the "real" thugs aren't on the streets anymore; they are in the government (Cotroceni) or banks, having turned from small-time hustlers into "respectable" businessmen and politicians. C.I.A. ft Puya & Sisu - Unde sunt bagabonti
The song is a social critique of the evolution of the "thug" (bagabont) persona in Romania from the late 90s to the late 2000s.
Puya’s verse contrasts the raw, dangerous street life of 1998 with the "new generation" of kids who act like mobsters on social media but lack the real street history. One of Romania’s most influential hip-hop acts, composed
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