With hits such as "Sri Lanka" and "South Wind Lord", Macy introduced himself to the rap audience in Serbia and the region as one of the leaders of the new trap wave on the scene. With his original approach, full of associations and symbolism that traces its origins from ancient Egypt to modern pop culture and spiced with the exoticism of the Serbian south, the Niš rapper drew attention to himself even after several EPs (the latest one being "Niko"), on which he showed that he has a good command of the old school sound, he finally released the long-awaited album "Mejsizam" lubricated with modern production.
In an interview with "Vijesti", Macy reveals that it was with the song "Sri Lanka" that the idea of an album started, which would consist of singles released in certain periods of time, but he changed his mind and decided to serve the release with only new tracks.
"The process was long-lasting, more in the thinking than in the performance itself. I wanted to do the album in a traditional manner. Which will have a concept, where the songs will be interconnected, yet different in form. I have a skit on the album, and I don't think anyone has had a skit on their album for a couple of years. And for me, that skit is the highlight of the album and the unification of everything I wanted to say. "I didn't have a specific motto that I was guided by, but I had a film in my head that I wanted to tell, which is a film about Niko Belic, a young shooter from Sri Lanka who came to the jungle to become the Shire Khan," he explains.
How satisfied are you with the reception of the EP "Niko" and the album "Mejsizam" so far?
I am a perfectionist and in general I am rarely satisfied. I think that it pushes me as a creator to progress, and the moment I am 100 percent satisfied, I will probably start to stagnate. Personally, I am satisfied with those projects, speaking in percentages, let's say 70 percent. As for the audience's reception, those who wanted to hear it were mostly delighted. There's a part that hates me because they think I'm endangering their favorite artists, but also a part that listens to me because one of their rappers supported me, and generally doesn't understand what I'm talking about. I'm not interested in those.
While rappers in this area are divided between bumbep and trap, you have dealt with both styles?
Given that I'm generationally closer to the second wave of our rap (since the founding of Bassivity, BG Syndicat...), I certainly built my style on New York rap in the nineties, but I'm also not one of those who rejected the new sound. I saw in trep an opportunity for my further, natural evolution, because trep, like Orthodoxy, comes from the south.
What is it that sets the south of Serbia apart as an authentic area that you represent, and how many similarities do you see there with the American south that you mention?
According to some unwritten rule, the south is generally the most underdeveloped and crime-prone part of the country in most countries. Like the American South or the South of Italy. It's the same here. My mission is to interpret all that is a reflection of life here. On the one hand, pain and suffering, and on the other, ambition and ambition. In the American South, it gave birth to blues, now trep, and in our country, South Wind and Sinana.
While many rappers from this area speak from a morally elevated position, "criticizing society" as they say, you don't do that, why?
Because criticism that doesn't offer a solution is just empty-handed. And most of those rappers mostly shoot blanks. Socially engaged rap songs have no effect these days. They serve more to advertise the contractor than to raise any awareness of a problem. My position is different. I try to understand the world and social phenomena and as such find my meaning and position in it. I have no right to judge why someone is like this or that, but I have the right and obligation to talk about what surrounds me and what happens to me as a real state of affairs. In the end, everyone wants the same thing. Your place under the sun. Only the ways are different.
Can we expect another video?
As for the screen adaptation of another song from the album, we'll see. There are some tendencies, but for now let the three points remain.
How do you look at the comments of part of the audience "why trep/bumbep"?
These are idiots, who are on different poles. In general, these stories do not touch me.
What are the further plans?
The plans are to expand my music as much as possible in the coming period. Some through collaborations with other performers, some through concert performances. Of course, I will focus on the videos.
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