Some of most prominent hip hop groups include VIP, Sunshine, p.pop Beogradski Sindikat, Bad Copy.
Popular solo artists include Juice, Gru, Struka, Ajs Nigrutin, Marčelo, Serbian hip hop first started in the early 1980s with the birth of b-boy crews.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, bands such as CYA, Green Kool Posse (Sunshine crew), Who Is The Best, Robin Hood, Double 1, Bez Kaucije, Crno-Bela Veza, and Jedva Smo Se Skupili came into being, all together starting the first hip hop scene in Serbia and the former Yugoslavia.
CYA, Ila (later Sha Ila), Voodoo Popeye, Sunshine, Bad Copy, Robin Hood (group), Ding Dong, Full Moon (Shorty & Juice), Straight Jackin, Belgrade Ghetto, 187 and Sekcija Mraka (the first horror rap underground group in Serbia) are a few of the many.
In 2002 the silence was shown to be temporary with the founding of the Bassivity label, which made Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian hip hop widely available in record stores.
The same group also released the highly controversial political single Govedina in late 2002, which fueled the popularisation of hip hop in Serbia.
Another such early example was Prti Bee Gee, which in 2001 with their song Pajp featuring Ajs Nigrutin, quickly secured their place as one of the most influential and authentic groups in Serbian (and Balkan) rap.
In 2003 Marčelo's debut album De Facto, also released on the Bassivity label, came out to both popular and critical acclaim and he was branded as the voice of a new generation.
Beogradski sindikat have followed up their debut with 2005's Svi zajedno, having founded their own label, Prohibicija, due to their dissatisfaction with Automatik Records.
This label also published first the licensed album from America, CD HAVIKK-Rhymme son (South Central cartel).
Some other notable rappers from the second wave are Struka, Don Trialeon, Seven, Beton liga, Demonio, Lud, Kajblo Spirit, Suid, Tripe-r and Nidza Bleja.
", "Prepoznaj", "Sa bolesne strane grada" and "Uživam u Radu", Sale Tru who is known for bringing back G Funk with hits such as "U Kraju", "Chill Sine", "Tralalala" and "Ic ol gud Bejbe Bejbe", One Shot (Rolex, Mali Mire and Zli Toni) (New wave of street rap) with hits such as "Air max i 20 eura", "Problem" and "Sve vaše nove fore moje su stare ustvari" and they are making a change in Serbian Hip Hop similar to the first wave: breaking from underground and becoming popular not just in Serbia but in the whole Balkan region.
With professional music studio, video production and event team this label has the potential to emerge as the leading story of Serbian Hip Hop Culture.
Some rappers that are known for using this kind of style are Fox, DJEXON, Mimi Mercedez, Arafat, Ziplok, Žuti, Kurtoazija, Lil Sixxx...
Mimi Mercedez released her debut album "Našminkam Se I Pravim Haos", which brought hits like "Prava Dama" and "Kleopatra".
Yet another trap hip hop popularisation happened in 2016 with Surreal releasing his debut album "Surreal Drugs" with massive hits like "$ippin n $mokin" and "Indžo Sam Šino"... A lot of new artists appeared these years, but the year 2017 was a big turning point for Serbian Hip Hop and the Fourth Wave, with new artists like Vuku, Vuya, Bula Adriano, PANAME 75, TOMMY GANG and the 15 year old Herr getting to surface and finally getting their piece of this Hip Hop cake.
In 2020, a Serbian rapper and producer Lacku released "Idealan Gas," an album which marked his stylistic shift from standard trap music to a more commercialized, dancehall-inspired sound akin to 187 Strassenbande.
While this sound was nothing new in Serbia, being popularized by Jala Brat and Buba Corelli, among many more, Lacku's production style sets him apart from the rest, and he quickly gained traction with the album.
Riding the wave of popularity "Idealan Gas" has brought him, Lacku dropped a string of singles throughout 2021 and 2022 and achieved further success.
At one point Timbe was very busy and let Trial host it since he also filed in for Sindikalini Termin few times and for Ekipa Stigla show at b92.
In June 2014 Svi Kao Jedan was a one-day humanitarian concert with around 20 artists raising money for Obrenovac.