{"id":228929,"date":"2026-06-14T18:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=228929"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:09:08","slug":"chuck-ds-rap-central-station-publishes-an-article-about-the-beginnings-of-ex-yu-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/chuck-ds-rap-central-station-publishes-an-article-about-the-beginnings-of-ex-yu-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"The forgotten beginnings of Croatian Hip-Hop in Chuck D&#8217;s new dope magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"228931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/chuck-ds-rap-central-station-publishes-an-article-about-the-beginnings-of-ex-yu-hip-hop\/rap-central-station\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1534,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"rap central station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station-1024x1024.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-228931\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1534\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station.avif 1534w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station-540x540.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station-1024x1025.avif 1024w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station-768x769.avif 768w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rap-central-station.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the third edition of <strong>Chuck D&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8220;Rap Central Station&#8221; magazine, German Hip-Hop historian<strong> Falk Schacht<\/strong> wrote a piece about the beginnings of Hip-Hop in Zagreb. One of the piece&#8217;s main points is the &#8220;Zagreb Rap Demo (1985-1992)&#8221; compilation, curated by<strong> Phat Phillie<\/strong> and <strong>Slavin Balen<\/strong>; who is also highlighted as the movement&#8217;s main character\u00a0 in it&#8217;s early days. A review of Phat Phillie&#8217;s book &#8220;Memory Lane &#8211; 40 Years of Hip-Hop&#8221; was also published in the same edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full write-ups below, and cop the magazine right<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverbackpublishing.rocks\/product\/rap-central-station-issue-3-pre-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"228969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/chuck-ds-rap-central-station-publishes-an-article-about-the-beginnings-of-ex-yu-hip-hop\/060_rcs003-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/060_RCS003-1-scaled.avif\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"060_RCS003 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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