ISSN 2955-2206 (online)

УДК: 316.723:78.067.26]:338.124.4(497.7)

Slavcho Koviloski

THE SOCIAL IN MACEDONIAN HIP HOP

The paper refers to the social lyrics of Macedonian hip hop artists. Macedonian hip hop covers a variety of topics from social, political, and social life. The deep eco­no­mic crisis that occurred after the independence of Macedonia caused social tension. That is why social themes are the most deeply embedded in Macedonian hip hop and are a dominant theme, far ahead of lyrics with entertaining content and presenting lyrical skills. For the needs of the study, we used songs by several Macedonian hip hop artists, whose lyrics we analyzed and categorized in terms of themes and mo­tives.

Keywords: Social lyrics, transition, economic crisis, Macedonian hip hop.