Sin (rapper)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sin


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Filip Filipi
Born = birth date and age|1986|06|05
Origin =
Genre = Hip hop Rap Serbian hip hop
Occupation = Rapper, producer
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label = Sizzerb Productions, 1389 Records
URL = [http://www.sizzerb.com/ www.sizzerb.com]

Filip Filipi (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Филипи) (born June 5 1986 in Belgrade, Serbia, then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), better known by his stage names Sin or Sin Sizzerb is a rapper and the creator of The Cartel Argentina clothing line. Sin took his name from the 1998 film Belly in which Nas plays a character by the name of Sincere. [cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.org/db.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=45|title=Sin Exclusive |accessdate=2008-08-09] In 1994 at the age of eight Sin immigrated to Canada to escape the civil war in Yugoslavia. [cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.org/db.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=45|title=Sin Exclusive |accessdate=2008-08-09] Sin is the nephew of Simo Dubajić who was a hardline leader of the initial Serb movement in Croatia. As a youngster Sin was an excellent athlete who received offers from universities to play basketball before a 2003 injury sidelined his basketball dreams and he decided to focus on a rap career. Sin opened up for The Game in May 2006 at Legends in Vancouver, Canada.

Mixtape Scene

In 2008, Sin released 2 major mixtapes. "The Supreme Poet" hosted by American rapper Gucci Mane, featuring Cam'Ron, Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezy and others. Sin's first single from the album, Boom, which is a collabaration with T-Pain was featured on the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4) for the top 20 group dance. [cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElbjCUvDb-w|title=So You Think You Can Dance Finale Top 20 - Joshua Allen 2008 winner|accessdate=2008-08-09] [cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/dance/episodes.htm|title=So You Think You Can Dance Show 426a Results|accessdate=2008-08-09] . At the same time, Sin released Vijetnam, a mixtape which includes collobrations with Serbian rappers. The album speaks of the injust of an independent Kosovo and struggles of the Serbian people. Both albums can be bought on Sizzerb.com [cite web|url=http://www.sizzerb.com|title=Vijetnam & The Supreme Poet released|accessdate=24-10-2008]

Sin's debut mixtape was DJ Vlad Presents: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 1 which sold over 12,000 units independently in 2005 and still the highest selling Canadian mixtape ever. [cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.org/db.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=45|title=Sin Exclusive |accessdate=2008-08-09] Sin's first mixtape single "Thanks To Me" featuring Cam'ron, Jay Bezel & Tom Gist of The Diplomats, as well as the Purple City remix of the same song got heavy radio play on Raw XM Satellite Radio throughout USA and Canada in late 2005 and early 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.org/db.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=45|title=Sin Exclusive |accessdate=2008-08-09] In July 2005 Sin launched 1389 records which is named after the year 1389 the year the Battle of Kosovo took place, an important event in the History of Serbia. [cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.org/db.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=45|title=Sin Exclusive |accessdate=2008-08-09] He than featured in Sizzerb Fam - Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 0: Animal Planet before releasing his second mixtape Big Mike, Nu Jerzey Devil & Watsman Present: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 2 - Sin's City which moved 9000 copies in four months after its March 2006 release. The same month he released a separate Serbian - English mixtape collaboration with the Belgrade rap group V.I.P. entitled 1389 Records/Bassivity Music Present: Rane Mixtape Vol. 1. [cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.org/db.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=45|title=Sin Exclusive |accessdate=2008-08-09] The Mixtape was highly successful despite a lack of promotion and debuted at #19 on Serbian domestic chartsand was featured in the Serbian Magazine Huper. Sin's last mixtape was Team Invasion, DJ Kurupt & DJ Scream Present: Sizzerb Mixtape Vol. 3 - Opium Garden released in October 2006, this is his 4th mixtape and features Dipset, Young Jeezy, Nas and others. Sin pre-sold about 4,000 copies of Opium Garden, After the success of these mixtapes Sin was offered deals from American labels So So Def and Rap-A-Lot but rejected the offers. Sin claims they did not match his rapping-style, as they are southern rap labels.

Interviews

Sin has done many interviews for internet and magazines and confirmed that he was considering signing with So So Def or Diplomat Records in interviews with AllHipHop.com, as well as Objektiv magazine. He also appeared on the front cover of кишобран (kišobran) and in Huper. The interviews also created controversy and friction with Albanians because of Sin's political stance on Kosovo. During an Australian interview with Stadium Music, Sin was quoted as saying " I'd like to give one big shout out to Steve Irwin the muthafuckin crocodile hunter RIP! We don't like pigeons and we don't like stingrays referring to his dislike of Albanians and the tragic death of Steve Irwin. [cite web|url=http://www.stadiummusic.net/makinnoize/sin_sizzerb.htm|title=Makin Noise - Sin Sizzerb |accessdate=2008-08-10] Sin did a major interview with the Fox News Channel discussing the attempted extradition of Miladin Kovačević. [cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXxiuAyjQH0|title=Sin Interview with Fox News (Miladin Kovačević case) |accessdate=2008-08-10]

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