While East Coast and West Coast hip-hop battled for supremacy in the US, a parallel revolution was happening in Zagreb, Sarajevo, and Belgrade. emerged in the late 1980s not as a fashion trend, but as a necessity. The war in Yugoslavia (1991-1995) turned rap into a journalistic medium.

As the political landscape shifted, hip-hop became the voice of the streets in the 90s and 2000s.

Standout tracks (examples)