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| Croatian hip hop | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hip hop,urban,dance-pop,comedy hip hop,trap,alternative rock,drill,folk-pop |
| Cultural origins | Mid to late-1990s, Croatia |
| Typical instruments | Turntable,synthesizer,rapping,drum machine,sampler,guitar |
| Derivative forms | West Coast hip hop,East Coast hip hop |
| Other topics | |
| Drum and bass,dubstep | |
Croatian hip hop[1] is agenre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles ofhip hop music made inCroatia. Croatian hip hop was originally influenced by theAmerican hip hop scene and introduced to Croatia in the mid-1990s. Croatian hip hop, particularly that originating fromRijeka andZagreb in the 1990s, was mainly concentrated on social issues due to the corruptive system of government at the time. In the 2000s, Croatian hip hop started becoming more mainstream and it spread toSplit developing its own hip hop style.
During the 1980s inCroatia andYugoslavia, there was a mainstream surge of rock music callednew wave which mostly suppressed other types of music from the mainstream.Electro-pop bands likeDenis & Denis andfunk musicians such asDino Dvornik were unique at the time. It was Dino Dvornik that in 1989 launched his first album and started a revolution ofelectronic music in Yugoslavia.
In the middle of the 1980s inRijeka emerged the first Croatian rapperMC Buffalo who released the first and onlyhip hop album inYugoslavia.[2] During that time inZagreb Slavin Balen formed a radio show that played hip hop music calledRap Attack.
In 1992Ugly Leaders released the firstCroatian hip hop album:Channel Is Deep & Beech. They were censored from mostradio stations due to they hard and vulgar lyrics.[3]The same yearMC Buffalo & Maderfa'N'kerz released their debut albumMade in Rijeka, including a track titledMoja Domovnica, a parody ofMoja domovina that was banned in Croatia.
Zagreb-based radio stationRadio 101 launched a show calledBlackout Project in 1993, which popularized hip-hop. alongsideRap Attack.
In 1997, the Croatian rap group from Zagreb calledTram 11 launched its single "Croatian giants" (Hrvatski Velikani) which was the first rap song to hit #1 on Croatian music top-lists.[4] In the late 1990s rappers emerged such asStoka,General Woo,Target,The Beat Fleet band, DJ Knockout Renman, Drill Skillz etc. TheSplit-based band The Beet Fleet released their first album "Ping-Pong" in 1997, which was unofficially the first complete hip-hop/rap album in Croatia.
Croatian hip hop thematised social problems caused by the economic downturn and perceived government corruption. The 1990s saw a high point in the popularity of Croatian hip-hop, but it was less pronounced than that of new wave in the previous decade.[needs update]
By the end of the 1990s, the electronic/dance music in Croatia suffered its demise and theCroatian popular music started dominating the music scene.In the early 2000s,Bosniak rapperEdo Maajka launched his first album and became an instant hit in Croatia. It was then when rap music started becoming more mainstream. In 2004, rap artistShorty released his album1,68 and his hit single "Come to Vinkovci" dominated the Croatian music charts. The Beat Fleet also managed to enter the mainstream. Their innovative experimental rapping style mixed withDalmatian mentality became a household name not only in Croatia but also inSerbia andBosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
In 2011, another Split-based hip hop band called "Dječaci" released their second album called "The truth" which made them one of the most popular bands in Croatia. They also gained popularity in the neighbouring countries.[needs update]
In the mid-2010's appears wave oftrap music, especially led by groupsHigh5 andKUKU$, who them many often cite as pioneers of the genre itself in Croatia.[6] The most notable artists in that era of 2010s and 2020s are:Vojko V,BUNTAI,Grše,30zona,Dino Blunt,z++,Krankšvester,TTM,Bore Balboa,Podočnjaci andBaks, as well as members of the KUKU$ itself with their solo careers:Hiljson Mandela andGoca R.I.P.
