Slušaj mater (

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: "Listen to your mother") was

Edo Maajka Edin Osmić (born 22 December 1978), better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper, record producer and songwriter. His popularity brought his group Disciplinska Komisija to the mainstream. He lives in Zagreb, Croatia, with his ...

's debut album, released in 2002. It achieved significant popularity, especially in

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, and was the first rap album to win the Davorin music award for best album of the year in that region.

Overview

In Edo's debut album, he addresses subjects ranging from bloody revenge in the song ''Saletova Osveta'' ("Sale's Revenge") to tragic love in ''Mahir i Alma'' ("Mahir and Alma"). He also talks about exceptional soldiers in the

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and the

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in the song ''Šverc Komerc'' ("Smuggling Commerce"). ''Pare, Pare'' ("Money, Money" ) is a song about being rich and having everything. In the song '' Znaš Me'' ("You Know Me"), Edo talks about his dislike of

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, and

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. He talks about

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and how he hates them, to the point where he kills two drug dealers in the song. He also raps about the paranormal in the song '' Prikaze'' ("Apparitions"), which is about how some creatures are in his dreams and haunt him, and In the song ''Jesmo'l Sami'' ("Are We Alone"), he talks about

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and how they might live compared to us.

Production

This album was produced mainly by

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with the help of

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and

Koolade Matko Šašek, also known as Koolade is a Croatian hip-hop, electronic, and urban music producer. Born in Zagreb in the late 1970s, he began his music career in the late 1990s. Along with other members of the Blackout family he played a major ...

. All songs were recorded by Mladen Malek in studio 25. Mix is by Silvio Pasarić in Studio Morris, with additional mixing by Shot and Koolade in Studio 25. The mastering was done by Miro Vidović in Studio Morris. The cover was done by EdoAlmin Chel and logo by Filip Tattoos. It was all released on the MenArt label an
Fm Jam
records.

Reception

The album received overwhelming praise from critics. It is stated as the hip hop album that broke boundaries in the Balkan hip hop scene (including

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and

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). Edo began being called pop version of hip hop. Edo was overwhelmingly praised for his lyrics, and for interesting and original songs which include ''Prikaze'', ''Jesmo'l sami'', and ''De-ža-vu''. With these songs, Edo hit territory that no other rapper had crossed before. With this album, Edo Maajka became a hot spot for interviews and analysis.

Track listing

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slusaj mater Edo Maajka albums 2002 debut albums