Bad Copy
Encyclopedia
Bad Copy are a popular hip-hop group from Belgrade
, Serbia
known for their humorous lyrics and slang
. The members are Ajs Nigrutin
(stage name of Vladan Aksentijević), Timbe
(Rašid Kurtanović) and Wikluh Sky
(Đorđe Miljenović). They have released several albums as a group and as solo artists and helped the popularisation of hip hop music
in Serbia
and Ex-Yugoslavia in the new millennium.
, released by ITMM in 1996, mostly contained comical songs rapped over instrumentals from popular American rap acts such as Method Man
and Naughty By Nature
. The standout track was "Zabaci domaćine", which turned Coolio
's Gangsta's Paradise
into a song about a fishing trip gone wrong. The album failed to get much media attention, but it established them a cult following.
The death of Miki Boj in an war in Kosovo
in 1999 resulted in a hiatus that lasted a few years. The group was then composed of Ajs Nigrutin and Timjah, with Wikluh Sky joining later. Songs recorded in that period showed major improvement over their early efforts, developing their rapping skills drastically while still keeping trademark irreverent lyrics. They joined forces with Oneya
, then an up-and-coming beatmaker who was working on starting the first Serbian hip-hop label, Bassivity. They had a very prolific collaboration, recording lots of songs but none of them ever getting released. By the end of 2002, dissatisfied with initially agreed schedule of their album being released only after V.I.P., Oneya and Shorty even though they weren't the first ones with a fully recorded album, they wanted to end their contract with Bassivity. Eventually they were dropped with no penalties by the label. Many of the recorded songs were later leaked to the internet, while almost none were released on other Bassivity projects.
for the One Records
label. The album had a specific lo-fi sound as a result of being recorded and mastered in less-than-perfect ghetto conditions, but it was a huge hit for a short time on the strength of the first single, "Uno Due Tre", produced by Ajs Nigrutin, with most of the song lyrics consisting of unconnected Italian
or Italian-sounding words and phrases (some copied off of shampoo labels and clothing tags), and with a very low budget video recorded by Đolođolo of Beogradski sindikat
in the old town of Budva
.
The second single "Možeš ti to" (You can do it) featuring explicit lyrics describing various sexual acts, also produced by Wikluh Sky and also with a video by Đolođolo, was moderately successful. Featuring Bitcharke na travi (Bitches on pot) as guests vocally, the track predictably didn't get much airplay due to excessive profanity.
In total, Sve sami hedovi sold more than 5,000 copies, which is considered a moderate success in the current state of music in Serbia and Montenegro
and Bassivity Music
as a head-to-head competition.
Thematically, the album contained an abundance of food-related lyrics (a trend they would maintain in subsequent projects), most prominently in the song "Sarma spremna" (Sarma
is done). A particularly memorable performance of this song took place at their biggest concert up to that point, the 2003 show at the SKC
in Belgrade
, where they carried a table and a pot of sarma onto the stage, ate it in front of the audience and handed it out to the front rows. That show in front of 1,200 people turned out to be the beginning of the band's more commercially successful phase as they started drawing larger crowds and getting more exposure in the media.
(The Worst Yet), was released in December 2006. Guests on the album include Škabo, Bvana, Edo Maajka, and Gospodar Vremena. The first song to get a video was "Žoor," directed by Đolođolo. The second single was "Idemo odma", also directed by Đolođolo.
Ajs Nigrutin has released three albums, Nigrutinski rečeno-Štrokavi Mozak
in 2002, Štrokavi pazuh in 2005 and Kajmak i katran in 2008.
Wikluh Sky is the most productive member, constantly working on multiple projects, many of them outside of hip-hop, but seldom releasing them. Among his works are one reggae
album with the group Shappa
(with Coyote
of the band Eyesburn
); a punk
album with the band Jogurt; a rock opera
called Zagađenje u Japanu (A Pollution in Japan
) about a transvestite turbo-folk
star, written for the EXIT festival
in 2005; a solo rap albums called Zašto brate Vikler? (2004) and Ortaci ne znaju (2007).
Ajs Nigrutin and Timjah have released a compilation of songs under the name 43zla
- Sve same barabe
in 2004, with a list of guests including their young proteges Blind Business and Kibu, long-time collaborators Prti Bee Gee and Bvana, and others such as Who See
. Most recently, Ajs Nigrutin and Wikluh Sky serious argue have led to the disintegration of Bad Copy. Ajs Nigutin accused Wikluh Sky for his soft music turn-over, like working on some popular pop singers (Ana Stanic) and his unsatisfied dedication to group (they recently start to work on their new album).
Members of Bad Copy have also done songs with many other Balkan hip-hop
artists, among which are Marčelo
, Beogradski sindikat
, Edo Maajka
, Bauk Squad, V.I.P. (and other Bassivity artists) etc.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
known for their humorous lyrics and slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
. The members are Ajs Nigrutin
Ajs Nigrutin
Ajs Nigrutin is a Serbian rapper....
(stage name of Vladan Aksentijević), Timbe
Timbe
Rašid Kurtanović, also known as Timbe, Fotelja, Timjah da Sensei or Bdat Džutim is a Serbian MC, DJ & beatmaker and a member of hip-hop former groups Bad Copy and 43zla. He is one of the most respected MCs in the Balkan region.- Biography :He was born on 13. April 1978. in Belgrade...
(Rašid Kurtanović) and Wikluh Sky
Wikluh Sky
Wikluh Sky is a Serbian musician, rapper, and producer.Best known for being a member of Bad Copy hip-hop trio, he is also a part of Marčelo's accompanying Filter Crew, and raggamuffin group/project Shappa...
(Đorđe Miljenović). They have released several albums as a group and as solo artists and helped the popularisation of hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Ex-Yugoslavia in the new millennium.
History
The group started off as a duo consisting of Ajs Nigrutin and Miki Boj (Milan Šaponja). Their first album Orbod mebejOrbod mebej
Orbod Mebej is the first studio album from the Serbian hip-hop group, Bad Copy.It was released in 1996.-Track Listing:*1. Intro *2. Bad Copy ride *3. Disciplina kicme *4. Gedza *5. Kurslus...
, released by ITMM in 1996, mostly contained comical songs rapped over instrumentals from popular American rap acts such as Method Man
Method Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
and Naughty By Nature
Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...
. The standout track was "Zabaci domaćine", which turned Coolio
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
's Gangsta's Paradise
Gangsta's Paradise (song)
"Gangsta's Paradise" is a rap song by Coolio featuring L.V.. The song was released on the Coolio album Gangsta's Paradise, as well as the Dangerous Minds soundtrack in 1995. Coolio was awarded a Grammy for the song/album...
into a song about a fishing trip gone wrong. The album failed to get much media attention, but it established them a cult following.
The death of Miki Boj in an war in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
in 1999 resulted in a hiatus that lasted a few years. The group was then composed of Ajs Nigrutin and Timjah, with Wikluh Sky joining later. Songs recorded in that period showed major improvement over their early efforts, developing their rapping skills drastically while still keeping trademark irreverent lyrics. They joined forces with Oneya
Oneya
Oneya is a Serbian hip hop producer and the founder of the Bassivity label, in partnership with Soul Flower production....
, then an up-and-coming beatmaker who was working on starting the first Serbian hip-hop label, Bassivity. They had a very prolific collaboration, recording lots of songs but none of them ever getting released. By the end of 2002, dissatisfied with initially agreed schedule of their album being released only after V.I.P., Oneya and Shorty even though they weren't the first ones with a fully recorded album, they wanted to end their contract with Bassivity. Eventually they were dropped with no penalties by the label. Many of the recorded songs were later leaked to the internet, while almost none were released on other Bassivity projects.
Sve sami hedovi
Recording all-new material in a radio station studio during the first half of 2003, the group released their second album Sve sami hedoviSve Sami Hedovi
Sve sami hedovi is the second studio album from the Serbian hip-hop group, Bad Copy. It was released in 2003 and sold over 5000 copies...
for the One Records
One Records (Serbia)
One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
label. The album had a specific lo-fi sound as a result of being recorded and mastered in less-than-perfect ghetto conditions, but it was a huge hit for a short time on the strength of the first single, "Uno Due Tre", produced by Ajs Nigrutin, with most of the song lyrics consisting of unconnected Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
or Italian-sounding words and phrases (some copied off of shampoo labels and clothing tags), and with a very low budget video recorded by Đolođolo of Beogradski sindikat
Beogradski sindikat
Beogradski Sindikat is a Serbian hip-hop group from Belgrade formed in 1999. It currently consists of eleven members. They have released three albums,first one highly acclaimed and marked the beginning of second wave of Serbian hip hop.-Group members:* Žobla - MC * Ogi - MC Beogradski Sindikat...
in the old town of Budva
Budva
Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
.
The second single "Možeš ti to" (You can do it) featuring explicit lyrics describing various sexual acts, also produced by Wikluh Sky and also with a video by Đolođolo, was moderately successful. Featuring Bitcharke na travi (Bitches on pot) as guests vocally, the track predictably didn't get much airplay due to excessive profanity.
In total, Sve sami hedovi sold more than 5,000 copies, which is considered a moderate success in the current state of music in Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
and Bassivity Music
Bassivity Music
Bassivity Music is a Serbian music label which specialises in hip hop, based in Belgrade.In 2001, popular Serbian hip-hop producer Oneya founded Bassivity, the hip hop crew and studio, which grew into full size record company Bassivity Music in 2002 when he met Relja Milanković from Serbian hip...
as a head-to-head competition.
Sarma (food)
Sarma is a dish of grape, cabbage or chard leaves rolled around a filling usually based on minced meat. It is found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire from the Middle East to the Balkans and Central Europe.-Etymology and names:...
is done). A particularly memorable performance of this song took place at their biggest concert up to that point, the 2003 show at the SKC
Studentski kulturni centar
Studentski Kulturni Centar , abbreviated as "SKC", is a cultural centre in Belgrade, Serbia.The center opened in 1971 in the building that had up to that point been used by state security agency UDBA. The opening of SKC was seen by many as the communist regime's concession to the youth of Belgrade...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, where they carried a table and a pot of sarma onto the stage, ate it in front of the audience and handed it out to the front rows. That show in front of 1,200 people turned out to be the beginning of the band's more commercially successful phase as they started drawing larger crowds and getting more exposure in the media.
Najgori do sada
The third Bad Copy album, entitled Najgori do sadaNajgori do sada
Najgori do sada is the third album from Serbian hip-hop band Bad Copy. Album was released in December 2006.Videos were shot for two songs Bad Copy Žoor and Idemo Odma ft. Škabo both produced by Đolođolo.- Track listing :...
(The Worst Yet), was released in December 2006. Guests on the album include Škabo, Bvana, Edo Maajka, and Gospodar Vremena. The first song to get a video was "Žoor," directed by Đolođolo. The second single was "Idemo odma", also directed by Đolođolo.
Other projects
All three members of the group have recorded solo albums, with Timjah's being the only one not getting a release due to an early leak to the internet.Ajs Nigrutin has released three albums, Nigrutinski rečeno-Štrokavi Mozak
Nigrutinski receno-Štrokavi mozak
Nigrutinski rečeno is the first solo album by Serbian rapper Ajs Nigrutin.-Track list:# Intro# Štrokavi Mozak# Ajzakov Titanik# Skreč Po Guzi# MC Mlohavi# Skit# Svašta Sa Tobom Ajzače# Tako Se Ispostavilo# Skit# Boles# Skit# Nema Džeje...
in 2002, Štrokavi pazuh in 2005 and Kajmak i katran in 2008.
Wikluh Sky is the most productive member, constantly working on multiple projects, many of them outside of hip-hop, but seldom releasing them. Among his works are one reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
album with the group Shappa
Shappa
Shappa is a musical side-project from two Serbian most active musicians of "young generation," Wikluh Sky and Coyote , with help of King Kyll from Paris. Their pilot album with same name was released in April, 2005. by Ammonite records from Belgrade and it got very positive critics from media and...
(with Coyote
Hornsman Coyote
Nemanja Kojić , better known by his stage name Hornsman Coyote , is a Reggae/Dub musician of Serbian descent.- Personal life :Coyote resides in Belgrade...
of the band Eyesburn
Eyesburn
Eyesburn is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band with influences of reggae music.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead Ideas guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić , who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band and bass guitarist in...
); a punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
album with the band Jogurt; a rock opera
Rock opera
A rock opera is a work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections in the manner of opera. A rock opera differs from a conventional rock album, which usually includes songs that are not unified by a common theme or narrative. More recent developments include...
called Zagađenje u Japanu (A Pollution in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) about a transvestite turbo-folk
Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, the Balkans. Having mainstream popularity in Serbia, although closely associated with Serbian performers, its sound is as popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro...
star, written for the EXIT festival
EXIT (festival)
Exit is an annual summer music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2000 and usually lasts four days ....
in 2005; a solo rap albums called Zašto brate Vikler? (2004) and Ortaci ne znaju (2007).
Ajs Nigrutin and Timjah have released a compilation of songs under the name 43zla
43zla
43zla is a Serbian hip-hop group from Kotež, a neighbourhood in Belgrade, Serbia. The group's original line-up was Timbe and Ajs Nigrutin...
- Sve same barabe
Sve Same Barabe
Sve Same Barabe is the only studio album by the Serbian hip-hop group, 43zla...
in 2004, with a list of guests including their young proteges Blind Business and Kibu, long-time collaborators Prti Bee Gee and Bvana, and others such as Who See
Who See
Who See?, also known as Who See Klapa, is a Montenegrin hip-hop duo from the Bay of Kotor. Its members are Dedduh , from Kotor, and Noyz , from Herceg Novi. The group was created in early 2000s, recording their first demo track titled "Dim po dim"...
. Most recently, Ajs Nigrutin and Wikluh Sky serious argue have led to the disintegration of Bad Copy. Ajs Nigutin accused Wikluh Sky for his soft music turn-over, like working on some popular pop singers (Ana Stanic) and his unsatisfied dedication to group (they recently start to work on their new album).
Members of Bad Copy have also done songs with many other Balkan hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artists, among which are Marčelo
Marcelo
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Brazil national football team. Mainly a left defender, he can also operate as a left winger.-Fluminense:...
, Beogradski sindikat
Beogradski sindikat
Beogradski Sindikat is a Serbian hip-hop group from Belgrade formed in 1999. It currently consists of eleven members. They have released three albums,first one highly acclaimed and marked the beginning of second wave of Serbian hip hop.-Group members:* Žobla - MC * Ogi - MC Beogradski Sindikat...
, Edo Maajka
Edo Maajka
Edin Osmić , better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper. His stage name literally means "Edo the Mother".-Early life:...
, Bauk Squad, V.I.P. (and other Bassivity artists) etc.
Discography
- Orbod MebejOrbod mebejOrbod Mebej is the first studio album from the Serbian hip-hop group, Bad Copy.It was released in 1996.-Track Listing:*1. Intro *2. Bad Copy ride *3. Disciplina kicme *4. Gedza *5. Kurslus...
(1996, ITMM) - Sve sami hedoviSve Sami HedoviSve sami hedovi is the second studio album from the Serbian hip-hop group, Bad Copy. It was released in 2003 and sold over 5000 copies...
(2003, One RecordsOne Records (Serbia)One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
) - Najgori do sadaNajgori do sadaNajgori do sada is the third album from Serbian hip-hop band Bad Copy. Album was released in December 2006.Videos were shot for two songs Bad Copy Žoor and Idemo Odma ft. Škabo both produced by Đolođolo.- Track listing :...
(2006, Prohibicija)