Edo Maajka (born as Edin Osmić on December 22, 1978 in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a rapper from Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin's stage name "Edo Maajka" means "Edo the Mother". is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Map showing the location of the Brčko District within Bosnia and Herzegovina (in red, upper right corner) Brcko District map Brčko (Serbian: Брчко) is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... This article is about the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Map showing the location of the Brčko District within Bosnia and Herzegovina (in red, upper right corner) Brcko District map Brčko (Serbian: Брчко) is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Menart is one of the leading music record companies in Slovenian and Croatian record label. ... Frenkie, Bosnian Rapper from Tuzla. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Mayor  ? Land area  ? Population (2006) 39,339 [1] Population density  ? Coordinates Area code  ? Subdivisions  ? Website  ? Brčko (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian: Brčko (Latin) and Брчко (Cyrillic)) is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative seat of the Brčko District. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ...

Beginnings

Edin was born and raised in Brčko where he finished his elementary schooling. In 1992 when the Bosnian war started, Edo left his homeland Bosnia and went to Croatia. He settled in Zagreb and started attending secondary mechanical engineering school.^[1] After the war, Edo returned to Bosnia to study criminal law in Tuzla, but he never graduated.^[1] Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predominantly Bosniak) Army of Republika Srpska, Yugoslav Peoples Army, various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian) Croatian Defence Council, Croatian Army (Croatian) Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim... This article is about the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - Total 641. ... Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ...

Edin 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 make his own beat with his natural mouth sound. 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 Tuzla and Bosnia. Their demo single "Odbrana '99" (Defence '99) was the hit of the year on the "Radio Hit" station in Brčko. For other uses, see Tuzla (disambiguation). ... Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Mayor  ? Land area  ? Population (2006) 39,339 [1] Population density  ? Coordinates Area code  ? Subdivisions  ? Website  ? Brčko (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian: Brčko (Latin) and Брчко (Cyrillic)) is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative seat of the Brčko District. ...

Edo's love is hip hop and rap and he first gained exposure on the radio station "Kameleon", which featured his first freestyle rap. He is still a big part of the station's "FM Jam" show. "FM Jam" gathered young talents to create the Bosnian rap group "Disciplinska Komisija" (Disciplinary Commission), which Edo is a member of. Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

After a year of studying, Edo quit his education due to financial problems and went back to Zagreb to meet his friend Shot (from the group Elemental), where they 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. Look up shot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Elemental is a hip-hop group from Zagreb, Croatia, featuring one of the few Croatias female rappers. ...

"Edo Maajka"

Edo chose "Menart" as his label and his first album "Slušaj Mater" (Listen to Your Mother) was released in spring of 2002. The eponymous song became a hit in Bosnia and the rest of former Yugoslavia. In 2003 Edo became the most popular rapper in the ex-Yugoslavian countries. He also received several awards including Zlatna Koogla, Davorin, Porin (music award) and Crni Mačak. He established his reputation as the best and most famous rapper in the region, releasing more singles and being featured on songs by other artists, such as "Teško je ful biti kul" by Hladno Pivo. Edo had a successful tour with The Beat Fleet and finished the year 2003 with the hit single "Prikaze" (Spectres). SluÅ¡aj Mater was Edo Maajkas debut album and it was very big hit especially in Bosnia. ... Davorin is the Bosnian music award. ... Porin is Croatian music award founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Musicians Union, Croatian Radiotelevision and Croatian Composer Society. ... Hladno pivo (Croatian for Cold beer) is a punk-rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. ... The Beat Fleet, also known by initialism TBF, is a Hip-Hop band from Split, Croatia. ...

Soon after, in April of 2004, Edo published his new album "No Sikiriki". Edo and Lexsaurini started a new booking agency A1 Booking Agency, resulting in the most booked concerts for a rapper in that region. Edo toured until the end of the year to promote "No Sikiriki". He spent 2005 performing in concerts and writing new songs for his third album. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Recording of songs for the new album "Stig'o Ćumur" (Coal's Arrived) started in August of 2005, and the album was released in March of 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. Edo started the promotion of his new album "Stig'o Ćumur" at the end of March, the day his album was released. Stigo ÄŒumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006, the same day as he has his concert with Lexaurini and will sing his new songs and start his promotioanl tour of the album. ... Elemental is a hip-hop group from Zagreb, Croatia, featuring one of the few Croatias female rappers. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Entity Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ...

Edo announced his next album will be has a planned release of February 2008. the albums name was changed from "Sjeti Se" to "Idemo Dalje" Idemo Dalje is the fourth solo album by the Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka. ...

Increasing Popularity

Edo Maajka's largest following is in Bosnia, his homeland, and he has a great number of fans in Croatia, Serbia and the rest of the former Yugoslav states. He also has fans in the diaspora of former Yugoslavia, mainly in Western Europe and North America. Edo expanded the hip-hop scene in Bosnia and the Balkans and has become the number one rapper in the Balkan region, with increasing popularity in Europe and the world. He is still a member of "Odbrana" and "Disciplinska Komisija". He is married and still lives and works in Zagreb, but often visits his homeland Bosnia and hometown Brčko. ... Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Mayor  ? Land area  ? Population (2006) 39,339 [1] Population density  ? Coordinates Area code  ? Subdivisions  ? Website  ? Brčko (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian: Brčko (Latin) and Брчко (Cyrillic)) is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative seat of the Brčko District. ...

He is currently working on an Internet-only project, recording songs under the name MC Berbo, supposedly the total opposite of what he is now, representing the worst aspects of hip hop.

Other Work

He also worked on the soundtrack to the film "Ljeto u Zlatnoj Dolini" ("Summer in the Golden Valley"), directed by Srđan Vuletić. The soundtrack for the movie was released on the 2003 album "Edo Maajka & Raja - Zlatna Dolina". He has said in an interview that he will work on the soundtrack for another film, but nothing more. In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Ljeto U Zlatnoj Dolini is a 2003 Bosnian film by SrÄ‘an Vuletić. The movie is about a 16 year old boy who has to repay his dead fathers debt. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Srđan Vuletić (born 1971) is a Bosnian filmmaker. ... Zlatna Dolina is Edo Maajkas first soundtrack album, released in 2003. ...

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. Trajno Nastanjeni Stranac was a 2003 documentary film about Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka made by Davor KonjikuÅ¡ić and MiÅ¡o Babović. This documentary was a hit in the Zagrebacki Film Festical. ...

In 2007, he recorded a duet with a Montenegrin band The Books of Knjige, titled "Ja suludan neću biti" ("I Won't Be Crazy"), in order to promote Montenegrin government's anti-drug campaign. This article is about the country in Europe. ... The Books of Knjige is the name of the Montenegrin rock band and comedian troop from Cetinje, also known as TBOK, Booksovci or Buksovci. ...

HTV filmed a documentary about Edo called "Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama". The documentary premiered July 27th, 2007 on the Motovun Film Festival and Sunday October 28th, 2007 Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama premiered on HRT. Motovun main sqaure during the Festival Motovun Film Festival is a film festival taking place in Motovun for a period of 5 days in late July or early August since 1999. ... HRT is an abbreviation that can stand for: The Hartwell Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark HRT) High rising terminal, a feature of speech Hormone replacement therapy Hormone replacement therapy (trans) for transgender people The Hostage Rescue Team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, the Croatian public broadcasting...

Themes

Edo Maajka often raps about the contemporary political situation and the consequences of the Yugoslav wars, representing the Bosnian point of view, but also about the problems of the three main ethnic groups in Bosnia. For example, on "On je mlađi" he raps about the son of a Croatian War veteran who is engaged to a Serb girl. His lyrics are not limited to politics - he often raps about youth issues like in "Saletova Osveta", the state of pop music ("Kliše"), bad rapping ("Slušaj mater") and others. Some of the songs have positive messages, such as the title track from his album "No Sikiriki". This does not cite any references or sources. ... nos is the time for all good men to come to the aid of thier country ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Saletova Osveta is the sixth song from Edo Maajkas debut album SluÅ¡aj Mater. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Feud with Severina

Edo Maajka has a feud with the Croatian pop singer Severina. In his 2004 album No Sikiriki, Maajka sang "svi znamo repat, svako može Severinu jebat" (everyone knows how to rap, anyone can screw Severina), apparently referring to posers on the music scene and braggarts boasting of invented sexual adventures. (False rumors of orgies involving Severina were abundant in the late 1990s.) However, Severina chose to take it as an insult, which stang all the more in the light of her much-publicized sex scandal later in the year. On her album Severgreen, Severina responded with the song Hrvatica (Croatian Girl) where she sang "hrvatski reperi dignite hajku, [...] djeca vam slušaju krivu majku" (Croatian rappers, revolt [...] your kids are listening to the wrong "mother"). Maajka in turn took that as a personal attack on him, stating in an interview that Severina said it because he's Bosnian and more famous in Croatia than she is. Severina Vučković (born April 21, 1972 in Split) is a Croatian pop music star and actress. ... A sex scandal is a scandal involving allegations or information about embarrassing sexual activities, such as adultery, being made public. ...

In reference to this feud, the last song on 3rd Edo's album is called "Severina". But at beginning of song Edo says: "Većina ljudi što su za ovaj CD dali love, ne bi čuli ovu stvar da se ona ovako ne zove. Žalosna je okolnost čime privlacim pozornost, ali ovo morate čuti smjesta pa mi nisu bitna sredstva." (Most of people that paid for this CD wouldn't hear this song if it weren't called like this. It's a sad circumstance the way I'm drawing attention, but you must hear this so the means doesn't matter.) And the chorus is: "Severina, Severina da ne mislite da ste prevareni, ova pjesma je u biti o meni. Severina, Severina da nemislite da ste prevareni ova pjesma je u biti o tebi i o meni." (Severina, Severina so you don't think you're cheated, this song is actually about me. Severina, Severina so you don't think you are cheated this song is actually about me and you). The song is actually about problems in the Balkans, but in his previous album "No Sikiriki", the video spot "Mater Vam Jebem" was also about problems in the Balkans, but no one paid attention to his words instead they paid attention to the name of the song, so he hoped by naming this song "Severina" people would listen better to what he has to say.

Awards

Edo Maajka at Porin 2005 awards.

• Davorin:

• • Best urban album "No Sikiriki" (2005)
  • Song of the year "No Sikiriki" (2005)
  • Urban song of the year "No Sikiriki" (2005)
  • Urban artist "Edo Maajka" (2005)

• Porin:

• • Best urban album "No Sikiriki" (2005)
  • Best video spot "Pržiiiii" (2005)
  • New artist "Edo Maajka" (2003)

• Zlatna Koogla:

Edo Maajka at Zlatna Koogla 2005 awards.

• • Album of the year "Edo Maajka" (2007)
  • Artist of the year "Edo Maajka" (2005)(2007)
  • Best video spot "Edo Maajka - Pržiiiii" (2005)
  • Concerts held during the year "Edo Maajka" (2007)
  • Design and imaging of the album "Edo Maajka - Stig'o Cumur" (2007)
  • Best web site "www.edomaajka.com"(2005)
  • People's choice (2007)
  • Zlatni DOP (Golden DOP)of the year - Artist accepting of the criticism "Edo Maajka" (2005)(2007)

• Crni Mačak:

Edo Maajka holding his golden albums.

• • Artist of the year "Edo Maajka" (2003)
  • Best song "Znaš me" (2003)

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Discography

Main article: Edo Maajka discography

• 2002 - Slušaj Mater
• 2003 - Zlatna Dolina (soundtrack)
• 2004 - No Sikiriki
• 2006 - Stig'o Ćumur
• 2008 - Balkansko a Nase

• soundtrack to another movie

// These songs Edo recorded as demos or just solo. ... Slušaj Mater was Edo Maajkas debut album and it was very big hit especially in Bosnia. ... Zlatna Dolina is Edo Maajkas first soundtrack album, released in 2003. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Stigo Čumur is the third studio album of Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, which was released the 30th of March 2006, the same day as he has his concert with Lexaurini and will sing his new songs and start his promotioanl tour of the album. ... Balkansko a Nase is the fourth solo album by the Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka. ...

Video

• Trajno Nastanjeni Stranac - documentary*
• Edo Maajka - Sevdah o Rodama - documentary
• Brother Bear (in Bosnian) - was one of the voices

Trajno Nastanjeni Stranac was a 2003 documentary film about Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka made by Davor Konjikušić and Mišo Babović. This documentary was a hit in the Zagrebacki Film Festical. ...

External links

• Official website
• Fmjam

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Documentary film "Edo Maajka - Sevdah o rodama"; screenwriter and director: Silvio Mirošničenko, Croatia, 2007