Ajs Nigrutin

Vladan Aksentijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Аксентијевић; born 12 August 1977), better known by his stage name Ajs Nigrutin, is a Serbian rapper, actor and singer.

Ajs Nigrutin
Background information
Birth name	Vladan Aksentijević
Born	(1977-08-12) 12 August 1977 (age 47) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres	Serbian hip hop alternative hip hop comedy rock
Occupations	Rapper actor DJ record producer singer
Years active	1996-present

Known for his nasal baritone vocals, comedic lyrical style and eccentric stage presence, Nigrutin rose to continental prominence as the member of the Belgrade-based recording act Bad Copy. Parallel to his work in Bad Copy, he maintains a successful solo career. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Serbian Oscars of Popularity, two Melko Awards and an Indexi Award.^{[citation needed]} He writes inspiring and motivational texts through intriguing metaphors, humor, and eccentric voices.

Biography

Ajs Nigrutin (left) with Timbe (center) and Sky Wikluh (right)

Vladan Aksentijević was born on 12 August 1977 in Belgrade, Serbia, at the time part of Yugoslavia.

He has released three studio albums as a member of Bad Copy alongside Sky Wikluh and Timbe.^[1] Their humorous approach to hip-hop has attracted praise from various musicians, including Dragan Brajović and Don Trialeon. As a trio, they have helped popularize hip hop music in Serbia and former Yugoslavia in the early 21st century.^{[citation needed]}

As a solo performer, he has published four studio albums. In 2004, on behalf of One Records, he provided vocals for the 43zla album Sve same barabe on twelve different tracks. He has also been featured on the Bvana album Fujznem Džigili in 2009, and on the Mononukleozni rodjaci album Priče iz hibernacije in 2011. In 2010, Aksentijević was a featured artist on the Gru track I dalje me žele. The song achieved numerous accolades, including "The Number One Best Rap Song of 2010" by Kurir and the "Number One Best Hip-Hop Songs of the Last Decade" by Blic.^{[citation needed]}

Other than his music career, Nigrutin has worked as a sound man at Radio SKC for 4 years, and has done work for television and film. He has appeared in various shows as a guest, including the Abarth Serbian Challenge, AmiG Show, Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem, Big Brother, Ja volim Srbiju, Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, Državni posao and Operacija trijumf. He has also done voice work for Serbian dubs of the Kung Fu Panda franchise, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the Rio movies and Despicable Me.

Nigrutin now lives in Subotica.^[2]

Discography

with Bad Copy

• Orbod Mebej (1996, ITMM)
• Sve sami hedovi (2003, One Records)
• Najgori do sada (2006, Prohibicija)
• Krigle (2013, Mascom Records)

with 43zla

• Sve same barabe (2004, One Records)

with Bvana

• Fujznem Džigili (2009)

Solo

• Nigrutinski rečeno (2002, One Records)
• Štrokavi pazuh (2005, One Records)
• Kajmak i katran (2008, One Records)
• Akupunktura Govneta (2015, One Records)
• Ti si Ajs Nigrutin (2024, Kaseta Didžital)

with Mononukleozni rodjaci

• Priče iz hibernacije (2011)

with Gru

• I dalje me žele (2010)

with Smoke Mardeljano

• Kad goveda utihnu (2022)

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Trenutak pesme	Saša Vanjić	Supporting role
2004	Poslednja Nova Godina	Himself	Documentary[3]
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Zuba	Voice role (Serbian version)
2008	Kung Fu Panda	Master Mantis	Voice role (Serbian version)
2010	Despicable Me	Mr. Perkins	Voice role (Serbian version)
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2	Master Mantis	Voice role (Serbian version)
2011	Rio	Pedro	Voice role (Serbian version)[4]
2014	Rio 2	Pedro	Voice role (Serbian version)
2015	Stani na put	Himself	Documentary
2016	Kung Fu Panda 3	Master Mantis	Voice role (Serbian version)

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Gantu	Voice role (Serbian version)
2008	Oskar Savić	Sevko	2 episodes
2009	Operacija trijumf	Himself	7th gala
2009	Veliki brat	Himself	Contestant Runner-up
2010	Težak život	Damir Prpić	1 episode
2012–2016	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Master Mantis	Voice role (Serbian version)
2013	Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem	Himself	With Bad Copy members
2013	Tvoje lice zvuči poznato	Himself 2 Chainz	In the 6th episode
2013	AmiG Show	Himself The Prince of Diaspora	4 episodes
2015–2017	Top Show Serbia	Himself	Presenter
2017	Ja volim Srbiju	Himself[5]	Guest
2018	Serbian Abarth VIP Challenge	Himself	Contestant

Awards and nominations

Serbian Oscars of Popularity

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2009	Serbian Oscar of Popularity	E-Oscar	Bad Copy	Won
2013	Serbian Oscar of Popularity	Best Single	Esi mi dobar	Won
2013	Serbian Oscar of Popularity	Best Hip-hop performer	Bad Copy	Won

MTV Platinum Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	MTV Platinum Award	Best Single	I dalje me žele (With Dalibor Andonov Gru)	Won

Melko Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Melko Award	Best Single	Esi mi dobar	Won
2013	Melko Award	Best Hip-hop album	Ljubav ili pivo	Won

Indexi Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	Indexi	Best Single	I dalje me žele	Won