ISSN 2955-2206 (online)

УДК: 78.067.26:655(497.7)“1999/2015”

Dejan Metodijeski

MUSICAL OPUS OF ARENA RECORDS INDEPENDENT HIP HOP LABEL

In the existing literature, there are several criteria for classifying music labels, and depending on their scope of work, we can divide them into two basic types: major labels and independent labels. In the urban centers of Macedonia, the hip hop culture began to emerge in the 1980s, and in the mid-1990s the first labels started to appear. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the musical opus of the independent hip hop label Arena Records. For the needs of the paper, secondary sources of data were used by consulting relevant literature and the Internet. In addition, information related to the historical development of the independent hip hop label Arena Records, collaborations with artists from the country and abroad, official and unofficial releases, music and video production, album promotion, etc. was collected through an interview. Research for the paper shows that the musical opus of Arena Records official and unofficial releases in the period of 1999-2015 includes 17 albums by artists and groups, three of which compilation albums.

Keywords: Hip hop, Macedonia, label, Arena Records.