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Edo Maajka 
Background information Birth name Edin Osmić Born December 22, 1978 Origin Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, today's Bosnia and Herzegovina Genres Hip hop, Bosnian hip hop Occupations Rapper, record producer, Instruments Vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, turntables, drum machine, sampler, Drum kit Years active 1992–present Labels Menart, Fmjam, Associated acts Frenkie, HZA, Disciplinska Komisija Website www.edomaajka.com Edin Osmić (born December 22, 1978), better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper. His stage name literally means "Edo the Mother".
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Biography
Early life
Edin Osmić was born and raised in Brčko (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.[1] After the war, he returned to Bosnia to study criminal law in Tuzla, but never graduated.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2][3]
Career
Debut album (2001 - 2004)
Edo Maajka announced his debut album with the single Znaš me. He released his debut album, Slušaj mater, 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.[4] He was featured by other artists, such as in "Teško je ful biti kul" by Hladno Pivo, "Rat" by Pioniri among others.
Second album (2004 - 2006)
In April 2004, he released his second album No Sikiriki. On day one, the album sold 5000 copies.[5] 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.[6]
Third album (2006 - 2008)
Recording of songs for the third studio album Stig'o Ćumur (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.[7] In the summer of 2007, Maajka and his band decided to part, but remained good friends.[8]
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 Naše. At the beginning of June he announced that he created a new band called TRNOKOP and the band premiered at the Rokajfest.[9]
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.[10]
Fifth album (2011 - present)
Edo announced that his 5th studio album, entitled Štrajk mozga, will be released in early 2012.[11][12]
Artistry
Influences and rapping technique
Edo Maajka has named several artists that have influenced him, including Rambo Amadeus, TBF, Safet Isović, Miladin Šobić, Azra, Zabranjeno Pušenje, Disciplina Kičme, Atomsko Sklonište, Majke, Rupa u Zidu among others.[13]
His rapping technique is described as having an perfect flow,[14] 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.[14]
Alter ego
Edo Maajka has an alter ego or pseudonym that he names MC Berbo.[15] He is described as a man who loves drugs, alcohol, fast and expensive cars, women and pop music.[15] 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.[16]
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.[1][14][17]
Personal life
Business ventures
In September 2006, Edo Maajka opened up a cafe bar called "No sikiriki", named after his second album.[18] Along with beverages, the cafe also serves Edo's favorite food, cevapi.[19]
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.[20]
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. Koolade, used a the song "Cissy Strut" from 1969 by The Meters. Some media outlets[who?] 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.[21] 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.[22]
Sports Hall Incident
Edo maajka held a concert in the Sports Hall (Dom sportova) 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".[22] 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.[22] 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".[22]
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."[23] 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.[23] 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.[23]
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.[24]
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.[25] Edo Maajka addressed this sex tape on the 2004 song "Kliše" (Cliche), in which he said "We all can rap, everyone can F*** Severina".[26][27] 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)".[28] 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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[29][30] 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.[31]
- Relevant songs:
- Edo Maajka, 2004 album: No sikiriki, song: Pržiiiii
- Edo Maajka, 2004 album: No sikiriki, song: Kliše
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumur, song: Severina
Matija Dedić
Matija Dedić did a song together with Severina, for which he was criticized by a part of the music scene.[32] 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)".[32] 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."[32]
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".[33] 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.[33] 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".[26][34]
- Relevant songs:
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumur, song: Uši zatvori
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.[35] 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".[26][34]
- Relevant songs:
- Edo Maajka, 2006 album: Stig'o ćumur, song: Uši zatvori
Discography
Main article: Edo Maajka discographyItalic text===Studio albums===
- 2002 - Slušaj mater
- 2004 - No sikiriki
- 2006 - Stig'o ćumur
- 2008 - Balkansko a naše
- 2012 - Štrajk mozga[36][12]
Compilation albums
- 2010 - Spomen ploča 2002-2009
Singles
- 2001: Znaš me
- 2002: Jesmo'l sami
- 2003: Prikaze
- 2003: Zlatna dolina
- 2004: No sikiriki
- 2004: Pržiiiii
- 2005: Obećana riječ
- 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: Gansi
- 2008: Svi su ošli na more
- 2008: Sve prolazi
- 2010: Ove godine
- 2011: Fotelja
- 2011: Imaš li ti šta para
Filmography
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 Festival. 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
- 2003 - Trajno Nastanjeni Stranac
- 2007 - Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama
Movies
- Bore Lee - Cuvaj se Sinjske Ruke - played himself
Animated
- Brother Bear (in Bosnian) - voice
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (in Bosnian) - voice
- Chicken Little (in Bosnian) - voice
Awards
Davorin/Indexi Awards
Year Nominated works Award Result 2003 Edo Maajka Urban artist of the year Won 2003 Slušaj mater Album of the year Won 2003 Edo Maajka New sound Won 2003 Znaš me Video of the year Won 2003 Slušaj mater - Edo Maajka and Dash Best international collaboration Nominated 2004 Teško je ful biti kul Best collaboration - Edo Maajka and Hladno pivo Won 2005 Edo Maajka Urban artist of the year Won 2005 No sikiriki Album of the year Won 2005 No sikiriki Urban song of the year Won 2005 No sikiriki Song of the year (in all categories) Won 2006 Hajmo rušit Best song together - Edo Maajka, Frenkie and Hza Won 2007 Stig'o Ćumur Album of the year Won 2007 Bomba Song of the year Won 2009 Balkansko a naše Hip hop album of the year Won 2011 Spomen ploča 2002-2009 Hip hop album of the year Won Porin Awards
Year Nominated works Award Result 2003 Edo Maajka New artist Won 2003 Znaš me Video of the year Won 2004 Edo Maajka and Hladno pivo - "Teško je ful biti kul" Best vocal featuring Won 2005 No sikiriki Best urban album Won 2007 Stig'o Ćumur Best urban album Nominated 2009 Balkansko a naše Best urban album Nominated 2011 Spomen ploča Best urban album Nominated Zlatna Koogla Awards
Year Nominated works Award Result 2005 Edo Maajka Artist of the year Won 2005 Pržiiiii Best video of the year Won 2005 www.edomaajka.com Best website Won 2005 Edo Maajka Golden DOP of the year (Artist accepting of criticism) Won 2007 Edo Maajka Artist of the year Won 2007 Stig'o Ćumur Album of the year Won 2007 Edo Maajka Concerts held during the year Won 2007 Stig'o Ćumur Design and imaging of an album Won 2007 Edo Maajka People's choice Won 2007 Stig'o Ćumur Album of the year Won 2007 Edo Maajka Golden DOP of the year (Artist accepting of criticism) Won 2009 Balkansko a naše / design by Communis/Ideologija Album cover of the year Won 2009 Edo Maajka Artist of the year Nominated Crni Mačak Awards
Year Nominated works Award Result 2003 Edo Maajka Debut artist of the year Won 2003 Znaš me Single of the year Won 2003 Slušaj mater Album of the year Nominated 2003 Edo Maajka Urban artist of the year Nominated References
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External links
- Official Website (Bosnian)
- Fmjam (Bosnian)
- Edo Maajka's official myspace (Bosnian)
- Reuters article about Balkan hip hop
Compilations Spomen ploča 2002-2009Singles Znaš me · Jesmo'l sami · Prikaze · No Sikiriki · Pržiiiii · Obećana riječ · Ne-mo-žeš · Mater vam jebem · To mora da je ljubav · Bomba · To što se traži · Rek'o sam joj · Pokradi lovu · Gansi · Sve prolazi · Svi su ošli na more · Ove godine · · Fotelja · Imaš ti šta paraGuest singles Hajmo rušit · Teško je ful biti kul · Đe siFilmography Tours North America 2005Related articles Categories:- Bosnia and Herzegovina rappers
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Brčko District
- Relevant songs:
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