Slobodan Veljković ( sr-cyr, Слободан Вељковић, ; born 11 April 1985), known professionally as Coby (), is a Serbian

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

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and

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. Born in

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and raised in

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, in 2007 he relocated back to Belgrade where he began working with Rexxxona and his record label Bassivity. Coby gained more significant success by writing and producing songs for

pop-folk Turbo-folk (sometimes referred as pop-folk or popular folk) is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria (chalga), Romania (manele ...

singers like

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and

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. As a recording artist he rose to mainstream prominence in 2015, with the single "Ideš za Kanadu" featuring THCF, which was released for the purposes of the crime

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series ''Dosije''. Coby has collaborated with numerous acts, including

Elitni Odredi Elitni Odredi (Serbian Cyrillic: Елитни Одреди, English: ''Elite Units'') was a Serbian pop-rap duo from Belgrade, formed in 2005. They were composed of two rappers and long-time friends; Relja Popović and Vladimir Matović. Initiall ...

, Rasta,

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, Bojana Vunturišević and

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. His is known for blending hip hop music with the elements of

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. His songs often feature the signature watermark "Coby, jesi li ti radio traku?" (''Coby, did you do the recording?''). In January 2023, Veljković became the first recipient of the Master of Ceremony Award at the

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, for his success in music.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

External links

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References

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