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In September 93, JP recorded his first song SLOBODOWN which instantly became an anthem of resistant against the regime of that time in Serbia.
In November 93, the name STRAIGHT JACKIN was given and JP started looking for a band.
Living in Sankt Petersburg and studying for a Theater and Movie director, JP took part in the underground music scene of Russia flocked around the TAM-TAM, legendary Saint Petersburgs club. Insights that he had gained in Russia with strong influence of upcoming hip-hop phenomenon from the West, formed the future sound of SJ.
In March 94, JP founded Straight Jackin with members of Saint Petersburgs most popular underground group of that time, Markscheider Kunst.
In June 94, Straight Jackin released the song & video named Sin Mafije establishing JPs rough hip-hop lyrics joined with strong guitar&bass lines as the characteristic sound of SJ.
In Fall 94 the Russian line-up of SJ performed their first concert in TAM-TAM.
April 96 Straight Jackin recorded songs for their debut album on Melody Studios, Saint Petersburg.
After JPs comeback from Russia in June 96, Serbian version of the video Straight Gangsterism was published.
Nebojša Adamović - ADAM (drums), Dejan Đorovic - ĐORA (guitar) joined the band and started the Belgrade phase of Straight Jackin.
In October '96, Straight Jackin published their first album Ulaz-Izlaz...ulaz se otvara češće for METROPOLIS RECORDS on audio tapes and Sasa Đokic - ĐOLE (bass) joined the bend. He is the only constant member of SJ till today. On January 13th '97 album was released on CD. Straight Jackin brought out one of the most popular underground music videos of the ''90es, for the song JAHRASTAFFARAJ directed by Petar Ilić-ĆIRILO;
On May 16th 97 SJ performed the first Belgrade concert in legendary Belgrades SKC.
Two more videos, for songs MALO SRECE and Sin Mafije, were released in 97.
In April '98 the band recorded the second album in the MUSIC FACTORY STUDIO.
In August 98 Straight Jackin released the legendary album of the 90s JAHRASTAFFRAJ for CITY RECORDS.
This album brought in strong reggae influences to music of SJ, due to JPs collaboration with M.Kunst and many other Tam- Tams group back in Russia, and established cult status of the bend on Serbian underground music scene of that time.
In September 98 SJ published video ZES directed by JP and in February 99, video for the song Gan directed by Ćirilo.
In May 02 Đora and Adam left the group.
Miodrag Šusha-ŠULE, legendary Belgrade Guitar Hero, joined the bend.
On October 22nd 04 SJ released their third album named 004 for the first Serbian hip-hop label BASSIVITY MUSIC with Slobodan Jurišić JURA on drums and IGOR BOROJEVIĆ as a producer.
In 2004 Straight Jackin released videos Lopove - narkomane and Ferdinand directed by JP.
During 2005 bands producer Igor Borojević was playing drums on concerts .
In December 06 Goran Petrović - UŠKE (drums) joined the group (and played in a band till December 2009)
In September 2007 band recorded demo at Bare Wired studios
in October 2007 Shule moved out to New York.
In 2007 SJ released the video for the song IZVINI JAH directed by JP and videos Zašto da čekamo ? and Ludnica directed by Olga Glisin and Ivan Pravdic- http://www.justart.
in March 2008 band signed a recording dill with mayor Serbian label PGP-RTS.
Straight Jackin are finishing their forth album, named GDE DRUZJA?
The songs for this album were partly recorded in Sankt Petersburg, with original members of SJ,in summer 08, during JPs visit to Russia, and partly in PGP-RTS Studios,and at the end of 2009 is finalized in Bare Wired studios.
Current line-up of Straight Jackin are : JP as everything, Đole on bass, rejoined Đora on guitar, b on drums,and keyboards.
Waiting for the new album to be remastered, Straight Jackin are touring across the Balkans.
The new album is expected to be released in 2010.
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