This subject came up in a couple of conversations I had, one with Volk on Neocities, please check him out:
Rankings:
Order has five categories (three main [good,mediocre and bad] and two in between).
Rock -
Rock music is consistently the best genre in Russia and has remained relatively unchanged since the early 1980s, however 1960s and 1970s groups will also appear in this list:
Good: Кино, Аквариум, ДДТ, Наутилус Помпилиус
Би-2, Ария, Кипелов, Сокол, Земляне
Mediocre: Ялла (They only have one song that they are known for).
Bad: T.a.T.u
Hip-Hop/Rap -
I do not listen to this sort of music too much, but it comes on one of the radio stations that I sometimes listen too quite often. There are only two categories:
Good: 1.Kla$, Schokk, Czar (Zarj), Oxxxymiron
Bad: Marsiaga, Morgenshtern
Pop -