Biography
BIGru and Paja Kratak are a Belgrade rap duo that make Miloš Grubor – BIGru i Pavle Janković – Paja Kratak. They come from Medaković, an area that has remained one of the main motifs of their music, visual identity and the whole story they build around hip-hop from the very beginning.
Duo formed 2013., after meeting through mutual friends from Medak and starting rapping together. The same year they appear with a poem "Tamanica", and they had their first performance in the Belgrade KST, at the invitation of the group Prti Bee Gee, on the occasion of ten years since their first album.
First Album "Not a Peka Indian" released in 2015. The album is dedicated to their tragically deceased friends, including Petar Đušić Peka, a member of their original rap team, after whom the issue was named. Already with this album, they are shaping the sound and style that will follow them in the coming years — raw rap, humor, life from the hood, friendship and everyday situations told without much embellishment.
Follow... “Rep kaki volem” from 2018, with songs such as "HUD CEO is gengsta", "Stragl Evridejo", "Brigidi Bouns" i "Ćabrala", after which BIGru and Paja Kratak become increasingly present on the domestic and regional hip-hop scene.
Third Album "What's up brothers, where are you?!" published in 2020. On it, they continue to develop their distinctive sound, but also achieve collaborations with performers such as Mikri Maus, Sky Wikluh, Bogi Batina and the Wolf.
Fourth studio album "How much is really up to the balls" is released in 2024 and shows the maturation of the duo without moving away from what the audience recognized them for. The album features guests including Prti Bee Gee, Smoke Mardeljano, DJ Goce, Seksi, Koper, Vuk Starinac, Biba and Ivana Zečević, and songs like "Me and my bike", "In my yukra", "Medaković Voždovac" i "Nothing like old school" continue their story about the neighborhood, the old school and the culture from which they originated.
An important part of the story of BIGru and Paja Kratko has long been more than just songs. After a large solo concert at the Belgrade Fair, they launched Hood Vibes Only, a hip-hop festival conceived as a gathering place for the domestic and regional scene. This has turned them from performers into organizers who actively create space for other rap performers and hip-hop audiences.
From 2025 water and Hoodcast, a podcast dedicated to rap, “end” culture, people and the stories behind it.
More than a decade after their first performances, BIGru and Paja Kratak remain consistent in their approach. Their music never tried to hide where they came from — Medaković, team, humor, problems, memories, good and bad times remained its main material.
From their first performance in front of the Prti Bee Gee audience to their own big concerts, festivals and performances across the region, BIGru and Paja Kratak have built one of the most recognizable stories of modern domestic rap, remaining firmly attached to the old school of hip-hop and the end from which it all began.