It's a mix of native meykhana genre of Azerbaijani music with Western hip hop.
The first Azerbaijani hip-hop song "Dünənki keçdi" (Yesterday is Past) was created in 1983 by Chingiz Mustafayev, who would later become Azerbaijan's national hero for unrelated reasons.
[2] In 2000s, despite mass emergence of independent rappers like Elşad Xose and Huseyn Derya and popularity of hip-hop shows like "Mən də varam" on Space TV, only a few Azerbaijani rap artists have achieved commercial success.
[2][7] On 29 December 2011, the first Azerbaijani national musical, a hip-hop version of the classic love story Leyli and Majnun, has been performed in Baku.
[8][9] Despite the commercial dominance of hip-hop and Azerbaijani pop music during this period, rapper Miri Yusif found success with his reggae and soul fusion album "Karma", peaked at number 1 in the Azerbaijani Albums Chart in 2010.