Edo Maajka
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Edin Osmić better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian
rapper. His stage name literally means "Edo the Mother".
(at the time SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) where he finished his elementary schooling. In 1992 when the Bosnian war
started, he left Bosnia and Herzegovina
and went to Zagreb
, the capital of Croatia
, where he began attending secondary mechanical engineering
school. After the war, he returned to Bosnia to study criminal law in Tuzla
, but never graduated.
He took an interest in hip-hop when he was still in high school and began battling at the age of 15. He also recorded a few of his demos on his own, creating his own backing by beatboxing
. He went to Tuzla
and became a member of the hardcore rap group Diskord, later named Odbrana (Defence). The group became one of the best in the city of Tuzla and all of Bosnia. Their demo single "Odbrana '99" (Defence '99) was the hit of the year on the "Radio Hit" station in Brčko
.
After a year of studying, he left school due to financial problems and returned to Zagreb to meet a friend (from the group Elemental
) and recorded his first single "Minimalni rizik" (Minimum Risk) and, a month later, "Mahir i Alma". The songs were top hits on the Zagreb "Radio 101" station's show "Blackout" and the response was enthusiastic. The demo, "Mahir i Alma", became Kameleon's hit of 2001.
, in the spring of 2002 under the Menart and Fmjam label. He released two more singles, Jesmo'l sami
(Are we alone) at the end of 2002 and Prikaze
(Spectres) at the beginning in 2003, which officially closed the album. He was featured by other artists, such as in "Teško je ful biti kul" by Hladno Pivo
, "Rat" by Pioniri among others.
. On day one, the album sold 5000 copies. He toured until the end of the year to promote his second album. In 2005, Maajka toured the USA and Canada, visiting cities including Toronto, St. Louis, New York, Atlanta and Detroit, first time a Bosnian hip hop star has toured North America.
(Coal's Arrived) started in August 2005, and the album was released in March 2006. The first single was "To mora da je ljubav" (It Must Be Love) featuring Remi from Elemental
), for which he shot the music video in Sarajevo
. He started the promotion of his third album at the end of March, the day his album was released.
In January 2007, Maajka's single "Bomba" was featured in an episode of the TV series Sleeper Cell. In the summer of 2007, Maajka and his band decided to part, but remained good friends.
. At the beginning of June he announced that he created a new band called TRNOKOP and the band premiered at the Rokajfest.
In June 2010, he released his best off album Spomen ploča 2002-2009
, but he redid the album with his newly formed band, where they would use band instruments as the music and softer vocals.
, will be released in early 2012.
, TBF
, Safet Isović
, Miladin Šobić
, Azra
, Zabranjeno Pušenje
, Disciplina Kičme
, Atomsko Sklonište
, Majke
, Rupa u Zidu among others.
His rapping technique is described as having a perfect flow, also his varied subject matter, connecting with his audience, carrying a concept over a series of albums and got most praised for his ability to write brilliant lyrics.
Along with the cafe bar, he also plans to publish a weekly magazine which will only focus on positive things that are happening in everyday life and the music scene.
, used a the song "Cissy Strut" from 1969 by The Meters. Some media outlets have criticized him for plagiarizing the music in the song. Edo answered back by saying "Sampling is not stealing. In hip hop you sample music, you take someones beat and rap on that beat. My album was postponed 1 week just because of that reason, while we waited for the authorization to use that song. The fact is that sometimes this waiting for authorization can be as long as one year, we redid the beat a little, gave credit to the author and not on us. You can see that the credit goes to the author on the inside cover of the album. Hip hop is made up of sampling, that is normal. On this particular track, Koolade is not named as the beat maker, but the author is. Remi
, who is featured on the song, also gave a comment on the issue, saying that "That is not stealing, we are dealing with sampling of a already made song. You take one part of a song and combine it with your text. People who are not in hip hop don't usually know that this is a practice in this type of music.
) in 2005. The sponsor for the concert was T-mobile Croatia. Edo held a press conference before the concert where he criticized his sponsors for the firing of workers after they changed their "brand". He also explained his decision to work with a telecommunications monopoly by saying that he wanted his ticket for his concert to be 45 kuna or less. He added "you can only do that with a compromise, no one is criticizing Hladno Pivo
that they sold out because their sponsor for the tour was Ozujka beer, whose owners are also foreigners".
. HTV filmed a documentary about Edo called "Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
". The documentary premiered July 27, 2007 on the Motovun Film Festival
and Sunday October 28, 2007 Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
premiered on HRT
. It was featured in the Bosnian Chicago Film Festival, Unerhoert Music Film Festival in Hamburg
and MOFFOM
in Prague
/Indexi Awards
Porin
Awards
Zlatna Koogla Awards
Crni Mačak Awards
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
rapper. His stage name literally means "Edo the Mother".
Early life
Edin Osmić was born and raised in BrčkoBrcko (city)
Brčko is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative seat of the Brčko District. It lies on the country's border along the Sava river across from Gunja, Croatia...
(at the time SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) where he finished his elementary schooling. In 1992 when the Bosnian war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
started, he left Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and went to Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, the capital of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, where he began attending secondary mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
school. After the war, he returned to Bosnia to study criminal law in Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
, but never graduated.
He took an interest in hip-hop when he was still in high school and began battling at the age of 15. He also recorded a few of his demos on his own, creating his own backing by beatboxing
Beatboxing
Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, and the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments...
. He went to Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
and became a member of the hardcore rap group Diskord, later named Odbrana (Defence). The group became one of the best in the city of Tuzla and all of Bosnia. Their demo single "Odbrana '99" (Defence '99) was the hit of the year on the "Radio Hit" station in Brčko
Brcko (city)
Brčko is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative seat of the Brčko District. It lies on the country's border along the Sava river across from Gunja, Croatia...
.
After a year of studying, he left school due to financial problems and returned to Zagreb to meet a friend (from the group Elemental
Elemental (music group)
Elemental is a hip-hop group from Zagreb, Croatia, featuring one of Croatia's few female rappers.-Discography:* Vertigo 2010 * Pod pritiskom 2008 * Male stvari, 2004...
) and recorded his first single "Minimalni rizik" (Minimum Risk) and, a month later, "Mahir i Alma". The songs were top hits on the Zagreb "Radio 101" station's show "Blackout" and the response was enthusiastic. The demo, "Mahir i Alma", became Kameleon's hit of 2001.
Debut album (2001 - 2004)
Edo Maajka announced his debut album with the single Znaš me. He released his debut album, Slušaj materSlušaj Mater
Slušaj mater was Edo Maajka's debut album and achieved significant popularity, especially in Bosnia. It was the first rap album to win the Davorin music award for best album of the year in that region.-Overview:...
, in the spring of 2002 under the Menart and Fmjam label. He released two more singles, Jesmo'l sami
Jesmo'l sami
"Jesmo'l sami" is the second single of the album Slušaj Mater by Edo Maajka.The video begins with a journalist interviewing a UFO witness...
(Are we alone) at the end of 2002 and Prikaze
Prikaze
Prikaze is a song by Edo Maajka which officially closes the album Slušaj Mater.In the video, Edo is in an asylum for the mentally ill because he is haunted by troll-like creatures that appear in his dreams. Edo runs through some dark, scary woods while thinking the creatures are chasing him...
(Spectres) at the beginning in 2003, which officially closed the album. He was featured by other artists, such as in "Teško je ful biti kul" by Hladno Pivo
Hladno pivo
Hladno pivo is a Croatian punk rock band. It is one of most popular rock bands in Croatia.-Early history:The band was formed in Zagreb. It initially consisted of four members: Zok, Tedi, Suba, Mile...
, "Rat" by Pioniri among others.
Second album (2004 - 2006)
In April 2004, he released his second album No SikirikiNo Sikiriki
"No Sikiriki" is Edo Maajka's second studio album. In 2005, the album won numerous awards from different award ceremonies including album of the year and song of the year for the titular track.. It was the most anticipated hip hop album after the hit album slusaj mater. -The Album:This album has a...
. On day one, the album sold 5000 copies. He toured until the end of the year to promote his second album. In 2005, Maajka toured the USA and Canada, visiting cities including Toronto, St. Louis, New York, Atlanta and Detroit, first time a Bosnian hip hop star has toured North America.
Third album (2006 - 2008)
Recording of songs for the third studio album Stig'o ĆumurStig'o Cumur
Stig'o ćumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006."Listen to folk, dance, house, and the rest of the scene...
(Coal's Arrived) started in August 2005, and the album was released in March 2006. The first single was "To mora da je ljubav" (It Must Be Love) featuring Remi from Elemental
Elemental (music group)
Elemental is a hip-hop group from Zagreb, Croatia, featuring one of Croatia's few female rappers.-Discography:* Vertigo 2010 * Pod pritiskom 2008 * Male stvari, 2004...
), for which he shot the music video in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. He started the promotion of his third album at the end of March, the day his album was released.
In January 2007, Maajka's single "Bomba" was featured in an episode of the TV series Sleeper Cell. In the summer of 2007, Maajka and his band decided to part, but remained good friends.
Fourth album (2008 - 2011)
His fourth album was released on March 25, 2008. The album's name was changed from Sjeti Se to Idemo Dalje. In December 2008 the album received the name Balkansko a NašeBalkansko a naše
Balkansko a Naše is the fourth solo, studio album by the Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, released on March 25, 2008...
. At the beginning of June he announced that he created a new band called TRNOKOP and the band premiered at the Rokajfest.
In June 2010, he released his best off album Spomen ploča 2002-2009
Spomen ploča
Spomen Ploča is a "Best Of" album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka - it was released in June 2010....
, but he redid the album with his newly formed band, where they would use band instruments as the music and softer vocals.
Fifth album (2011 - present)
Edo announced that his 5th studio album, entitled Štrajk mozgaŠtrajk mozga
Štrajk mozga is the upcoming 5th studio album by Bosnian hip hop star Edo Maajka. Edo explained in an interview that the title refers to the escape from "norms, media, parents, religion and everything else that takes you away from yourself"....
, will be released in early 2012.
Influences and rapping technique
Edo Maajka has named several artists that have influenced him, including Rambo AmadeusRambo Amadeus
Rambo Amadeus is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia...
, TBF
TBF
TBF can refer to:*Tert-butyl formate, an organic chemical compound with molecular formula C5H10O2*TBF Avenger, a World War II torpedo bomber*Tingle's Balloon Fight, a game for the Nintendo DS*The Beat Fleet, a rap group*To be fair, internet slang...
, Safet Isović
Safet Isovic
Safet Isović was a prominent and popular sevdah performer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Throughout his career, which started in 1956, Isović performed at music festivals and won many of them which has contributed to the prevalence and popularity of the sevdalinka...
, Miladin Šobić
Miladin Šobic
Miladin Šobić is a Montenegrin singer and songwriter.He was an active performer during the late 1970s and early 1980s in SFR Yugoslavia where his prominence had a strictly regional character with his popularity mostly confined to some parts of then Yugoslav republics of Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia...
, Azra
Azra
Azra was a rock band from Zagreb that was popular across Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were Mišo Hrnjak and Boris Leiner . The band is named after a verse from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine...
, Zabranjeno Pušenje
Zabranjeno pušenje
Zabranjeno Pušenje is a Yugoslavian garage rock band from Sarajevo, closely associated with the New primitivism cultural movement and the radio and television satire show Top Lista Nadrealista...
, Disciplina Kičme
Disciplina Kičme
Disciplina Kičme , is a Serbian band, one of the two spin-offs of the seminal Yugoslav New Wave and later post-punk band Šarlo Akrobata, the other being Ekatarina Velika...
, Atomsko Sklonište
Atomsko sklonište
Atomsko sklonište is a Croatian and former Yugoslav hard rock band, formed in Pula in 1977. The band is known primarily for its strong anti-war lyrics.-1977-1987:...
, Majke
Majke
Majke are a cult Croatian hard rock band from the City of Vinkovci, a town located at the eastern border of Croatia. Founded in 1986 in Vinkovci, Majke were one of the many bands to appear in a city that had a particularly vibrant rock and alternative scene...
, Rupa u Zidu among others.
His rapping technique is described as having a perfect flow, also his varied subject matter, connecting with his audience, carrying a concept over a series of albums and got most praised for his ability to write brilliant lyrics.
Alter ego
Edo Maajka has an alter ego or pseudonym that he names MC Berbo. He is described as a man who loves drugs, alcohol, fast and expensive cars, women and pop music. Edo maajka stated that the character of Berbo is the complete opposite of himself and that it is more of a joke than taken seriously.Themes and lyrical content
Edo Maajka started his career with storytelling songs with the demo songs of "Minimalni rizik" (small risk) and the storytelling/love songs "Mahir i Alma". He is known for his brilliant storytelling ability.Business ventures
In September 2006, Edo Maajka opened up a cafe bar called "No sikiriki", named after his second album. Along with beverages, the cafe also serves Edo's favorite food, cevapi.Along with the cafe bar, he also plans to publish a weekly magazine which will only focus on positive things that are happening in everyday life and the music scene.
Legal issues
Edo Maajka released his first single and music video for his third album, named "To mora da je ljubav", before his album came out, in which his producer. KooladeKoolade
Koolade is a Croatian hip-hop producer. Born in Zagreb, Jugoslavia in the late 1970s, he began his music career in the mid/late 1990s. Along with other members of the Blackout family he made a strong contribution in making hip-hop an established genre in the Croatian mainstream music scene...
, used a the song "Cissy Strut" from 1969 by The Meters. Some media outlets have criticized him for plagiarizing the music in the song. Edo answered back by saying "Sampling is not stealing. In hip hop you sample music, you take someones beat and rap on that beat. My album was postponed 1 week just because of that reason, while we waited for the authorization to use that song. The fact is that sometimes this waiting for authorization can be as long as one year, we redid the beat a little, gave credit to the author and not on us. You can see that the credit goes to the author on the inside cover of the album. Hip hop is made up of sampling, that is normal. On this particular track, Koolade is not named as the beat maker, but the author is. Remi
Remi
The Remi were a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. They occupied the northern Champagne plain, on the southern fringes of the Forest of Ardennes, between the rivers Mosa and Matrona , and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle.Their...
, who is featured on the song, also gave a comment on the issue, saying that "That is not stealing, we are dealing with sampling of a already made song. You take one part of a song and combine it with your text. People who are not in hip hop don't usually know that this is a practice in this type of music.
Sports Hall Incident
Edo maajka held a concert in the Sports Hall (Dom sportovaDom Sportova
Dom Sportova is an indoor sporting arena, located in Zagreb, Croatia. The venue was built in 1972, on Trešnjevka, in the western part of the city. It has 32,000 m² of floorspace, and it features six halls...
) in 2005. The sponsor for the concert was T-mobile Croatia. Edo held a press conference before the concert where he criticized his sponsors for the firing of workers after they changed their "brand". He also explained his decision to work with a telecommunications monopoly by saying that he wanted his ticket for his concert to be 45 kuna or less. He added "you can only do that with a compromise, no one is criticizing Hladno Pivo
Hladno pivo
Hladno pivo is a Croatian punk rock band. It is one of most popular rock bands in Croatia.-Early history:The band was formed in Zagreb. It initially consisted of four members: Zok, Tedi, Suba, Mile...
that they sold out because their sponsor for the tour was Ozujka beer, whose owners are also foreigners".
Concert in Serbia controversy
Bassivity (music label that released Edo Maajka's album in Serbia) promoted a concert fro Edo Maajka, unknown to Edo Maajka. When Edo was asked about this in an interview for Svet magazine, he replied "I don't know where this idea that I will promote my album in Belgrade came from? "Bassivity" did that promotion on their own. I don't plan to go to Serbia, at least in the coming months. I don't want to go to a country that promotes the burning of mosques, and yet thousands of young people are howling on the streets. If I come to Serbia for a album promotion, which I promised to do, I am sure that it will not be for a while." Svet also tried to bring some of Edo mistakes from the past to the light, in which they stated that he was supposed to have concert with Mile Kitic, but they never reveled the source for that. In the same interview, Svet made some untrue and false accusations against Edo Maajka and his family, saying that his brother ans sister "live from black marketing in Northern Bosnia" and that his close family live of pirate sales from his own albums.UNICEF's Education Action in Bosnia
Edo Maajka was one of three artists that was featured in UNICEF's education program in Bosnia against AIDS.Feuds
Throughout his career Edo Maajka had several feuds, although most of them have been with artists that are not hip hop musicians.Severina
In 2004, a sex tape was released on the in internet that featured pop star Severina and Croatian business man Milan Lučić. Edo Maajka addressed this sex tape on the 2004 song "Kliše" (Cliche), in which he said "We all can rap, everyone can F*** Severina". Severina answered back in her 2004 summer single "Hrvatica" with the lyrics: "rappers raise a revolt, your kids are listening to the wrong mother (Maajka)". In the feud Croatian hip hop artist and producer Bizzo was almost pulled into the feud, as he was supposed to be in the video spot of the song "Hrvatica",where Severina calls out Edo Maajka, but after he talked to Severina, Bizzo found out that it contained those lyrics, mentioned earlier, and he backed out because he felt that it was a bad move on the part of Severina, but mostly because he thought the lyrics were geared towards the nationality of Edo Maajka, him being a Bosnian Muslim. A number of media outlets have criticized Severina for only going after Edo Maajka, determining that she went after him because he was more popular that her in Croatia, yet he is not an Croatian. Also media have criticized her attack on Edo Maajka because others have made fun of her and named her in a number of songs about her sex tape, yet she failed to say anything to them, thus sustaining that the response to Edo Maajka was based on popularity and national orientation. Ironically, on the same album the Edo Maajka takes a shot at Severina, he lends support to her when she left her record company, but then the same record company released a best off album of hers after she left and Edo Maajka on hios single "Prziiii" states that "Come to Croatia Records we'll make you a male Severina, we'll release your album after you leave us", implying that the artist does not get any money from the sales.- Relevant songs:
- Edo Maajka, 2004 album: No sikirikiNo Sikiriki"No Sikiriki" is Edo Maajka's second studio album. In 2005, the album won numerous awards from different award ceremonies including album of the year and song of the year for the titular track.. It was the most anticipated hip hop album after the hit album slusaj mater. -The Album:This album has a...
, song: Pržiiiii - Edo Maajka, 2004 album: No sikirikiNo Sikiriki"No Sikiriki" is Edo Maajka's second studio album. In 2005, the album won numerous awards from different award ceremonies including album of the year and song of the year for the titular track.. It was the most anticipated hip hop album after the hit album slusaj mater. -The Album:This album has a...
, song: Kliše - Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumurStig'o CumurStig'o ćumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006."Listen to folk, dance, house, and the rest of the scene...
, song: Severina
- Edo Maajka, 2004 album: No sikiriki
Matija Dedić
Matija Dedić did a song together with Severina, for which he was criticized by a part of the music scene. In an interview Matija Dedić stated "blame the one that came from the countryside and who is packing the Sports Hall (sometimes concerts are held there)". Edo Maajka answered him back by saying that "My man, you can come from the center of New York, but why are you blaming me because you worked with Severina."Siniša Vuco
This feud started when Edo Maajka was appearing more and more on TV, especially Croatian TV, while other artists, not necessarily hip hop artists, like Siniša Vuco were not, as he claims "allowed". Vuco said while describing one of his songs that the song in question is refereeing to Edo Maajka, calling him a Turk and criticizing him being on TV more than Vuco himself. Edo Maajka simply answered back with a small reference to Vuco in his 2006 song "Uši zatvori" (Close your ears), where he said "For what reason did Vuco call me a Turk".- Relevant songs:
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumurStig'o CumurStig'o ćumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006."Listen to folk, dance, house, and the rest of the scene...
, song: Uši zatvori
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumur
Alka Vuica
After the release of Edo Maajka's the second studio album, he was promoting the album, which featured a number of TV spots and TV exposure such as interviews, concerts, etc... Alka Vuica in an interview for Jutarnji list said that only intellectuals listen to her and that Edo Maajka "stinks of sweat and over the TV". In the same interview she supported Severina in the her feud with Edo Maajka. Edo Maajka also anwered back to her calling him out in the song "Uši zatvori" (close your ears), with "Why did Alka say that I stink over the TV".- Relevant songs:
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumurStig'o CumurStig'o ćumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006."Listen to folk, dance, house, and the rest of the scene...
, song: Uši zatvori
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumur
Discography
Italic textStudio albums
- 2002 - Slušaj materSlušaj MaterSlušaj mater was Edo Maajka's debut album and achieved significant popularity, especially in Bosnia. It was the first rap album to win the Davorin music award for best album of the year in that region.-Overview:...
- 2004 - No sikirikiNo Sikiriki"No Sikiriki" is Edo Maajka's second studio album. In 2005, the album won numerous awards from different award ceremonies including album of the year and song of the year for the titular track.. It was the most anticipated hip hop album after the hit album slusaj mater. -The Album:This album has a...
- 2006 - Stig'o ćumurStig'o CumurStig'o ćumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006."Listen to folk, dance, house, and the rest of the scene...
- 2008 - Balkansko a našeBalkansko a našeBalkansko a Naše is the fourth solo, studio album by the Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, released on March 25, 2008...
- 2012 - Štrajk mozgaŠtrajk mozgaŠtrajk mozga is the upcoming 5th studio album by Bosnian hip hop star Edo Maajka. Edo explained in an interview that the title refers to the escape from "norms, media, parents, religion and everything else that takes you away from yourself"....
Singles
- 2001: Znaš me
- 2002: Jesmo'l samiJesmo'l sami"Jesmo'l sami" is the second single of the album Slušaj Mater by Edo Maajka.The video begins with a journalist interviewing a UFO witness...
- 2003: PrikazePrikazePrikaze is a song by Edo Maajka which officially closes the album Slušaj Mater.In the video, Edo is in an asylum for the mentally ill because he is haunted by troll-like creatures that appear in his dreams. Edo runs through some dark, scary woods while thinking the creatures are chasing him...
- 2003: Zlatna dolinaZlatna DolinaZlatna Dolina is Edo Maajka's first soundtrack album, released in 2003. One song from the album is Maajka's, the title track. Other songs were by various rappers and Disciplinska Komisija...
- 2004: No sikiriki
- 2004: Pržiiiii
- 2005: Obećana riječObecana Rijec"Obećana Riječ" is a song by Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which details the life of Alan, an ex-soldier, who became an hitman after the war in Bosnia. It was written at the subject's request....
- 2005: Ne-mo-žeš
- 2005: Mater vam jebem
- 2006: To mora da je ljubav
- 2006: Bomba
- 2006: To što se traži
- 2007: Rek'o sam joj
- 2008: GansiGansiGansi is the second single from Edo Maajka's fourth studio album "Balkansko a naše".- About :Gansi, the name itself is a reference to the American rock group Guns N' Roses and, is an ironic way in remembering Zagreb in the early 90s around the immortal club "Jabuka". The time before and after the...
- 2008: Svi su ošli na more
- 2008: Sve prolazi
- 2010: Ove godine
- 2011: Fotelja
- 2011: Imaš li ti šta para
Documentaries
In 2003, Davor Konjikušić and Mišo Babović made a documentary about Edo Maajka called "Trajno Nastanjeni Stranac" and it was a hit at the Zagreb Film FestivalZagreb Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2003 and held in Zagreb, Croatia.The festival features three separate international competition programs , and one competition program for short films made by Croatian authors...
. HTV filmed a documentary about Edo called "Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
- About :The documentary follows Edo Maajka from his birthplace Brčko to Novi Pazar, where he is having the first hip hop concert ever held there in that region of Sandžak. Along the way Edo talks about his childhood, the war, and how he got involved in hip hop. When and how he met his best friends...
". The documentary premiered July 27, 2007 on the Motovun Film Festival
Motovun Film Festival
Motovun Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 1999 and held in Motovun, Croatia. It usually takes place over 5–6 days in late July or early August...
and Sunday October 28, 2007 Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
- About :The documentary follows Edo Maajka from his birthplace Brčko to Novi Pazar, where he is having the first hip hop concert ever held there in that region of Sandžak. Along the way Edo talks about his childhood, the war, and how he got involved in hip hop. When and how he met his best friends...
premiered on HRT
HRT
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. It was featured in the Bosnian Chicago Film Festival, Unerhoert Music Film Festival in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and MOFFOM
MOFFOM (Music on Film-Film on Music)
Music on Film – Film on Music is a film festival held annually in October in Prague, Czech Republic and dedicated to music films. The 2008 festival presented 58 films and attracted more than 10,000 viewers....
in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
- 2003 - Trajno Nastanjeni Stranac
- 2007 - Edo Maajka - Sevdah o RodamaEdo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama- About :The documentary follows Edo Maajka from his birthplace Brčko to Novi Pazar, where he is having the first hip hop concert ever held there in that region of Sandžak. Along the way Edo talks about his childhood, the war, and how he got involved in hip hop. When and how he met his best friends...
Animated
- Brother BearBrother BearBrother Bear is a 2003 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the forty-fourth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. In the film, an Inuit boy pursues a bear in revenge for a battle that he provoked in which...
(in Bosnian) - voice - Ice Age: The MeltdownIce Age: The MeltdownIce Age: The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 sequel to the 2002 computer-animated film Ice Age. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and premiered in Belgium on March 1, 2006...
(in Bosnian) - voice - Chicken LittleChicken Little (2005 film)Chicken Little is a 2005 computer-animated science fiction family comedy film loosely based on the fable The Sky Is Falling. It was the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation...
(in Bosnian) - voice
Awards
DavorinDavorin
Davorin is the Bosnian music award. It was established in 2002 in Zenica by Josip Dujmović. The name of the award was given in the honour of one of the most famous Bosnian pop/rock singers Davorin Popović from Indexi....
/Indexi Awards
| Year | Nominated works | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Edo Maajka | Urban artist of the year | |
| 2003 | Slušaj mater | Album of the year | |
| 2003 | Edo Maajka | New sound | |
| 2003 | Znaš me | Video of the year | |
| 2003 | Slušaj mater - Edo Maajka and Dash | Best international collaboration | |
| 2004 | Teško je ful biti kul | Best collaboration - Edo Maajka and Hladno pivo | |
| 2005 | Edo Maajka | Urban artist of the year | |
| 2005 | No sikiriki | Album of the year | |
| 2005 | No sikiriki | Urban song of the year | |
| 2005 | No sikiriki | Song of the year (in all categories) | |
| 2006 | Hajmo rušit | Best song together - Edo Maajka, Frenkie and Hza | |
| 2007 | Stig'o Ćumur | Album of the year | |
| 2007 | Bomba | Song of the year | |
| 2009 | Balkansko a naše | Hip hop album of the year | |
| 2011 | Spomen ploča 2002-2009 | Hip hop album of the year |
Porin
Porin (music award)
Porin is Croatian music award founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Musicians Union, Croatian Radiotelevision and Croatian Composers' Society.-Lifetime Achievement Award:...
Awards
| Year | Nominated works | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Edo Maajka | New artist | |
| 2003 | Znaš me | Video of the year | |
| 2004 | Edo Maajka and Hladno pivo - "Teško je ful biti kul" | Best vocal featuring | |
| 2005 | No sikiriki | Best urban album | |
| 2007 | Stig'o Ćumur | Best urban album | |
| 2009 | Balkansko a naše | Best urban album | |
| 2011 | Spomen ploča | Best urban album | |
Zlatna Koogla Awards
| Year | Nominated works | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Edo Maajka | Artist of the year | |
| 2005 | Pržiiiii | Best video of the year | |
| 2005 | www.edomaajka.com | Best website | |
| 2005 | Edo Maajka | Golden DOP of the year (Artist accepting of criticism) | |
| 2007 | Edo Maajka | Artist of the year | |
| 2007 | Stig'o Ćumur | Album of the year | |
| 2007 | Edo Maajka | Concerts held during the year | |
| 2007 | Stig'o Ćumur | Design and imaging of an album | |
| 2007 | Edo Maajka | People's choice | |
| 2007 | Stig'o Ćumur | Album of the year | |
| 2007 | Edo Maajka | Golden DOP of the year (Artist accepting of criticism) | |
| 2009 | Balkansko a naše / design by Communis/Ideologija | Album cover of the year | |
| 2009 | Edo Maajka | Artist of the year | |
Crni Mačak Awards
| Year | Nominated works | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Edo Maajka | Debut artist of the year | |
| 2003 | Znaš me | Single of the year | |
| 2003 | Slušaj mater | Album of the year | |
| 2003 | Edo Maajka | Urban artist of the year | |