| "I dalje me žele" | ||||
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| Single byGru | ||||
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| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | City Records | |||
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| "I dalje me žele" onYouTube | ||||
"I dalje me žele" (They Still Want Me) is a song recorded and written bySerbian rappersGru andAjs Nigrutin ofBad Copy.[1] The song was number 1 in Serbia for 8 consecutive weeks[2][3][4] and reached number 1 inMontenegro,Croatia,Ukraine,Bulgaria,Poland,Bosnia and Herzegovina andRepublic of Macedonia.[5][6][7][8][9] The song was nominated for the MTV Platinum Awards in the category for Best Singles.[10]
The lyrics tackle Nigrutin and Gru's career, drawing parallels that people still respect their artistry after their initially rise to prominence.[11] Similar to his previous singleBiću tu, it contained provocative lyrics aboutprostitution and issues of popularity.[12] With production done by Andonov and Aleksandar Stanojević,I dalje me žele was recorded after Gru's 3-year hiatus, in efforts to assert fame yet again.[13] According to a 2018 interview by Balkan Info, Andonov stated that "I dalje me žele was a step in the right direction, in harmony with the evolution of underground hip-hop".[14]
The music video forI dalje me žele was recorded inBelgrade,Pančevo andDimitrovgrad as the dominant places where Andonov spent his life.[15] In the scenes filmed in Belgrade, Andonov is rapping in the Vojislava Ilića 86 street ofVoždovac, near the night club Excellent. In Pančevo, Nigrutin and Gru are in the Central Pančevo Club performing with Ivana Stamenković Cindy from the Belgrade-basedpop-folk recording actModels on stage.[16] In the scenes in Dimitrovgrad, Andonov is walking through his childhood neighbourhood of Babušnica, and is performing with Nigrutin in the Hemija Dimitrovgrad Club. In the Hemija Dimitrovgrad Club, a guest appearance byMaldivian performer and model of Serbian descent Una Grujić is featured.[17][18] The video was directed by Serbian director Milan Mima Babović, and co-directed by Serbian artist Uroš Kilibarda Stanić.[19]
I dalje me žele received generally positive reviews by critics.[20][21] Montenegrin music critic and hip-hop veteran Zoran Jovanović described the song as "the perfect return after a hiatus, with refreshed motifs of rap, wrapped up in a modern production".[22][23] Singer-songwriter and critic Nenad Baraljić credited the song in a segment inStani na put, stating that "the song is an essentialBalkan rap classic, leaning more towards commercialisation than underground".[24]
The song was interpreted in various national renditions ofYour Face Sounds Familiar.[25] It was sung in 2013 by Serbian artistsSky Wikluh andSneki infirst season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[26] It made an appearance inКато две капки вода, the Bulgarian version of the reality show, where it was sung bychalga vocalistAzis in 2012, as well as the Polish versionTwoja twarz brzmi znajomo in 2014, sung by television personalityJacek Kawalec.[27]Estonian performerVaiko Eplik sang the song as Nigrutin in the second episode of the Estonian Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2016."[28] The most recent interpretation was in 2017, when singer-songwriterFlaka Krelani sung the song as Gru, includingBiću tu as a medley inthe second season of the Albanian Your Face Sounds Familiar.
I dalje me žele was included in the soundtrack forA Serbian Film[29] and in theSergej Trifunović filmSamo sivi dani.[30] It also was heard numerous times inMarchelo's documentaryStani na put.[31][32]
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| 2010 | Kurir | Serbia | "Top 10 Best Rap Songs of 2010"[33] | 1 |
| 2012 | Nedeljnik | Serbia | "10 Essential Hip-Hop Classics"[34] | 9 |
| 2014 | Blic | Serbia | "20 Best Hip-Hop Songs of the Last Decade"[35] | 1 |
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