The global designation of "World Music" often implies traditional folk or non-Western tribal sounds. However, Ex-Yu music redefines the term by demonstrating how a region can internalize global urban genres and output a completely distinct cultural product.

Hip-hop arrived in the Ex-Yu region in the 1990s and quickly developed a distinct identity, blending global trends with local slang and experiences. While influenced by US hip-hop, artists in the former Yugoslavia created a sound that was uniquely theirs.

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