I dalje me žele explained

I dalje me žele
Type:single
Artist:Gru
Recorded:1996
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:14
Label:City Records
Prev Title:Biću tu
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Ti to zoveš ljubav
Next Year:2011

"I dalje me žele" (They Still Want Me) is a song recorded and written by Serbian rappers Gru and Ajs Nigrutin of Bad Copy.[1] The song was number 1 in Serbia for 8 consecutive weeks[2] [3] [4] and reached number 1 in Montenegro, Croatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Macedonia.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The song was nominated for the MTV Platinum Awards in the category for Best Singles.[10]

Lyrics

The lyrics tackle Nigrutin and Gru's career, drawing parallels that people still respect their artistry after their initially rise to prominence.[11] Similar to his previous single Biću tu, it contained provocative lyrics about prostitution and issues of popularity.[12] With production done by Andonov and Aleksandar Stanojević, I dalje me žele was recorded after Gru's 3-year hiatus, in efforts to assert fame yet again.[13] According to a 2018 interview by Balkan Info, Andonov stated that "I dalje me žele was a step in the right direction, in harmony with the evolution of underground hip-hop".[14]

Music video

The music video for I dalje me žele was recorded in Belgrade, Pančevo and Dimitrovgrad as the dominant places where Andonov spent his life.[15] In the scenes filmed in Belgrade, Andonov is rapping in the Vojislava Ilića 86 street of Voždovac, near the night club Excellent. In Pančevo, Nigrutin and Gru are in the Central Pančevo Club performing with Ivana Stamenković Cindy from the Belgrade-based pop-folk recording act Models on stage.[16] In the scenes in Dimitrovgrad, Andonov is walking through his childhood neighbourhood of Babušnica, and is performing with Nigrutin in the Hemija Dimitrovgrad Club. In the Hemija Dimitrovgrad Club, a guest appearance by Maldivian performer and model of Serbian descent Una Grujić is featured.[17] [18] The video was directed by Serbian director Milan Mima Babović, and co-directed by Serbian artist Uroš Kilibarda Stanić.[19]

Reception

I dalje me žele received generally positive reviews by critics.[20] [21] Montenegrin music critic and hip-hop veteran Zoran Jovanović described the song as "the perfect return after a hiatus, with refreshed motifs of rap, wrapped up in a modern production".[22] [23] Singer-songwriter and critic Nenad Baraljić credited the song in a segment in Stani na put, stating that "the song is an essential Balkan rap classic, leaning more towards commercialisation than underground".[24]

In popular culture

The song was interpreted in various national renditions of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[25] It was sung in 2013 by Serbian artists Sky Wikluh and Sneki in first season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[26] It made an appearance in Като две капки вода, the Bulgarian version of the reality show, where it was sung by chalga vocalist Azis in 2012, as well as the Polish version Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo in 2014, sung by television personality Jacek Kawalec.[27] Estonian performer Vaiko Eplik sang the song as Nigrutin in the second episode of the Estonian Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2016."[28] The most recent interpretation was in 2017, when singer-songwriter Flaka Krelani sung the song as Gru, including Biću tu as a medley in the second season of the Albanian Your Face Sounds Familiar.

I dalje me žele was included in the soundtrack for A Serbian Film[29] and in the Sergej Trifunović film Samo sivi dani.[30] It also was heard numerous times in Marchelo's documentary Stani na put.[31] [32]

Accolades

YearPublisherCountryAccoladeRank
2010KurirSerbia"Top 10 Best Rap Songs of 2010"[33] 1
2012NedeljnikSerbia"10 Essential Hip-Hop Classics"[34] 9
2014BlicSerbia"20 Best Hip-Hop Songs of the Last Decade"[35] 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gruov album najuspesniji u Srbiji. www.weebly.com.
  2. Web site: I dalje ga zele! DJ Gru na Uranku. www.kurir.rs. 8 September 2023 .
  3. Web site: Gru o poslu, sportu, porodici. www.mondo.rs. 8 September 2015 .
  4. Web site: Gru Interview. www.ozonpress.net. 4 September 2014.
  5. Web site: This Serbian Hip Hop Video Could Be The Weirdest Thing You'll See All Day . Sabotagetimes.com . 2015-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227204005/http://sabotagetimes.com/music/this-serbian-hip-hop-video-could-be-the-weirdest-thing-youll-see-all-day/ . 2015-02-27 . dead .
  6. Web site: Gru's Discogs. www.discogs.com.
  7. Web site: Gru snimio abrade peso Bicu tu. www.monda.rs. 25 August 2015 .
  8. Web site: Gru o poslu, sportu, porodici. www.mondo.rs. 8 September 2015 .
  9. Web site: Gru Interview. www.ozonpress.net. 4 September 2014.
  10. Web site: Gru repuje sa Ajsom. www.blic.rs. 7 December 2010 .
  11. Web site: Održana velika Adidas žurka. www.blic.rs. 4 May 2012 .
  12. Web site: Pogledajte dokumentarni film "Stani na put". www.blackouthiphop.com. 10 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Gru iskreno: Muzička scena nam je prilično jadna. www.svet.com.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-OUXsSRsxo|Gru INTERVJU: Gru - Ponovo živimo devedesete, plašim se da ovde nikada neće biti bolje! (13.10.2018) on YouTube
  15. Web site: Gru repuje sa Ajsom. www.blic.rs. 7 December 2010 .
  16. https://www.blic.rs/zabava/vesti/secate-se-njih-sta-danas-rade-i-kako-izgledaju-clanice-modelsica/fsr6ec0|Gru SEĆATE SE NJIH? Šta danas rade i kako izgledaju članice "Modelsica" from Blic.rs (Gru)
  17. https://www.srbijadanas.com/clanak/vruce-da-li-ste-znali-da-je-una-grujic-seksi-crnka-iz-spota-repera-grua-video-16-07-2015|Gru VRUĆE: Da li ste znali da je Una Grujić seksi crnka iz Gruovog spota? (VIDEO) on Serbia Today - Srbija Danas
  18. Web site: Pogledajte dokumentarni film "Stani na put". www.blackouthiphop.com. 10 November 2015.
  19. Web site: Pogledajte dokumentarni film "Stani na put". www.blackouthiphop.com. 10 November 2015.
  20. Web site: Gru o poslu, sportu, porodici. www.mondo.rs. 8 September 2015 .
  21. Web site: Gru Interview. www.ozonpress.net. 4 September 2014.
  22. Web site: Gru o poslu, sportu, porodici. www.mondo.rs. 8 September 2015 .
  23. Web site: Zoran Jovanović o Gruovom albumu. www.blic.rs. 10 July 2018 .
  24. Web site: Nedorasli autori dokumentarca posvađali balkansku hip hop scenu. www.nacional.hr. 8 September 2023 .
  25. Web site: TLZP TLZP Episode 3 . 2018-10-12 . 2014-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028083900/http://tlzp.prva.rs/1-sezona/epizode/106/tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato---3-epizoda.html . dead .
  26. Web site: TLZP TLZP Episode 3 . 2018-10-12 . 2014-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028083900/http://tlzp.prva.rs/1-sezona/epizode/106/tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato---3-epizoda.html . dead .
  27. https://www.www.tvpolsat.info/news.php?readmore=6287
  28. Web site: Vaiko Eplik, Estonia. CreativEconomy.com. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20081026075546/http://www.creativeconomy.org.uk/YCE/FinalistProfile.asp?ID=7&FinalistID=38. 26 October 2008. dead. dmy-all.
  29. Web site: S.A.R.S. nadomak debija, Popboks.com, January 30, 2009 . October 12, 2018 . February 2, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202072436/http://www.popboks.com/vest.php?ID=9318 . dead .
  30. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0872729/bio Sergej Trifunović profile
  31. Web site: Pogledajte dokumentarni film "Stani na put". www.blackouthiphop.com. 10 November 2015.
  32. Web site: Regionalni hip-hoperi u dokumentarcu "Stani na put". rs.n1info.com. 2018-10-12. 2015-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20151108213157/http://rs.n1info.com/a107314/Vesti/Kultura/Regionalni-hip-hoperi-u-dokumentarcu-Stani-na-put.html. dead.
  33. Web site: Bila je TOP RIBA iz Gruovog spota, muškarci su je OBOŽAVALI, povukla se iz javnosti, a evo kako danas izgleda!. www.blic.rs. 15 February 2018 .
  34. Web site: Hip-hop Servantes: Reperi pronalaze inspiraciju u Don Kihotu. www.nedeljnik.rs. 8 September 2023 .
  35. Web site: Hip-hop Servantes: Reperi pronalaze inspiraciju u Don Kihotu. www.nedeljnik.rs. 8 September 2023 .

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