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Slušaj mater
Studio album by
Released2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreRap, Bosnian hip hop
Length74:22
LabelFm Jam Records (Bosnia), Menart Records (Croatia), Bassivity Music (Serbia)
ProducerKoolade, Dash, Shot
Edo Maajka chronology
Slušaj mater
(2002)
No sikiriki
(2004)

Slušaj mater (English: "Listen to your mother") was Edo Maajka's debut album, released in 2002.[1] It achieved significant popularity, especially in Bosnia, and was the first rap album to win the Davorin music award for best album of the year in that region.[citation needed]

Overview

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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 Yugoslav wars and the black market 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 drugs, politics, and government. He talks about drug dealers 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 aliens and how they might live compared to us.

Production

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This album was produced mainly by Dash with the help of Shot and Koolade.[citation needed] 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 and Fm Jam records.[citation needed]

Reception

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The album received overwhelming praise from critics.[citation needed] It is stated[by whom?] as the hip hop album that broke boundaries in the Balkan hip hop scene (including Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia). Edo began being called[by whom?] pop version of hip hop.[why?][citation needed] Edo was overwhelmingly praised[by whom?] 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.[clarification needed][citation needed] With this album, Edo Maajka became a hot spot for interviews and analysis.[2]

Track listing

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# Title Featured guest(s) Producer Translation
1 Intro Dash Intro
2 Slušaj mater Koolade Listen to Your Mother
3 Minimalni rizik Dash Minimal Risk
4 Rado viđen Dash Gladly Seen
5 Jesmo'l sami Đuro (Introduction) Koolade Are we alone
6 Saletova Osveta Dash Sale's Revenge
7 Prikaze Dash Apparitions
8 Recitacija Dash Recitation
9 Mahir i Alma Shot Mahir and Alma
10 Faca (Intro) Dash The Man (Intro)
11 Faca Shot The Man
12 Znaš Me (Intro) Dash You Know Me (Intro)
13 Znaš Me Sandra and Andrea Dash You Know Me
14 Šverc Komerc Stoka Dash Smuggling Commerce
15 De-Ža-Vu Remi Shot Deja Vu
16 Šank Nered, Bizzo and Mirza Dash The Bar
17 Pare, Pare Dash Money, Money
18 Molitva El Bahatee and Nikola Dash Prayer
19 Za i Protiv Dash For and Against
20 Nemoj Se Bojat' Dash Don't Be Scared
21 Outro Dash Outro

References

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  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/425424-Edo-Maajka-Slu%C5%A1aj-Mater [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Edo Maajka recension". Hip hop Unity. March 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2010.