MOSCOW, 17 Apr. The Network called for the cancellation of the concert of the Kazakh rapper Jah Khalib (Bakhtiyar Mamedov) for supporting Ukraine. The performance of the performer is scheduled for April 23 at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, which angered many users. 
One of the first to speak about Mamedov's performance was rap artist and journalist Akim Apachev. He posted an angry post on his VKontakte page.
“What are you doing there? Hey! Maybe you’re organizing a Zelensky concert in the Kremlin right away? Drive out everyone who defames our country. The enemy remains an enemy, he cannot abruptly become an ally for the sake of a concert in Moscow,” Apachev wrote.
Back to the text the rapper attached a collage consisting of a poster for the upcoming Jah Khalib concert and a screenshot of stories from Mamedov's page, where he writes about supporting Ukraine.
Later, Akim Apachev posted another post in which he said that he had sent an appeal to the Ministry of Culture.
«I sent an official request to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Lyubimova Olga Borisovna to cancel the concerts of Bakhtiyar Mamedov in Russia, on the fact of supporting the terrorist Ukrainian army and the possible sponsorship of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by this» artist «. I called everyone I know. I wrote everywhere I could,» the journalist said .
In the comments, most of Apachev's users and subscribers supported his initiative to cancel the Jah Khalib show.
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«Let him dance in Kazakhstan», «Why is he needed here?», «The authorities should react harshly, listen to the opinion of the people, ban all the stars who criticize Russia», «Suitcase, railway station, Alma-Ata», commentators said.
Mammadov himself has not yet responded to the call to cancel his speech.
According to media reports, after the start of the special operation, the rapper publicly supported Ukraine on his social network. But he continued his concert activity in Russia. So, in addition to the concert at the Crocus City Hall, the performer also plans to perform in St. Petersburg on April 25.