When it comes Croatian hip-hop, there’s only one name and one crew you need to remember…

Phat Phillie (Blackout crew) is a resident DJ (and promoter) of Blackout Lounge, Zagreb’s sexiest monthly event. Held at the city’s coolest urban nightspot Club Aquarius, it has hosted sold-out shows by artists such as Redman, DJ Premier, Jazzy Jeff, De La Soul,Royce Da 5’9”, Masta Ace, Raekwon, OC and Big L (rip), Das EFX, Tha Alkaholiks, Jeru The Damaja, Dilated Peoples, Naughty By Nature, The Brand New Heavies…

Phillie has DJ-ed not only in Croatia, but also in New York, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Holland and Macedonia. A regular guest on numerous Croatian television shows, he has appeared on Germany’s leading music television station VIVA TV (Mixery Raw Deluxe) and MTV Europe (MTV Mash). Phillie has also penned articles for a number of the world’s leading hip-hop magazines including Backspin (Germany) and The Source (US) and interviewed artists such as 50 Cent, N.O.R.E., Wu-Tang Clan, Ice-T, DJ Premier… He can even be heard in a skit on the Dilated Peoples LP ‘The Platform’.

Most recently, Phillie started executive producing a second installment of the classic “Heavy Rhyme Experience” album for a UK acid-jazz band The Brand New Heavies as well as debut album “The Makings” for his producer Koolade. He also started a soundsystem called Likwit Bumz with MC J-RO from a legendary hip-hop group THA ALKAHOLIKS. The guys have been rocking clubs and festivals in Europe hard as they performed in Chemnitz, Rome, Luzern, Hamburg, Sofia, Skopje, Zagreb, Sarajevo to name a few..
He remains committed to raising the profile of his team of producers and to securing Croatian hip-hop’s rightful place at the forefront of the global hip-hop evolution.