Macnivil

Akaba Martin Longkümer (born 7 July 1992), known professionally as Macnivil, is an Indian rapper, songwriter and music video director from Nagaland.^[1] He is considered as one of the pioneers of the Nagamese Hip hop scene in Nagaland. He further gained success after the release of his album Ura Uvie.^[2]

Macnivil
Macnivil in 2019
Born	Akaba Martin Longkümer (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 33) Kohima, Nagaland, India
Occupations	Rapper singer-songwriter composer recording artist music video director
Years active	2012–present
Musical career
Origin	Kohima, Nagaland
Genres	Hip hop rap
Labels	Nestvibe Ent.

Early life and career

Macnivil was born on 7 July 1992 in Kohima, Nagaland to a Naga family.^[3] He has Ao Naga ancestry on his father's side and Konyak Naga ancestry on his mother's side.^[4] He did his schooling from Ministers' Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School in Kohima, Nagaland.

In 2019, Macnivil gained success for releasing Ura Uvie, the first ever rap album in the Nagamese language.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

• Ura Uvie (2019)

Other songs

• "The Warm Up (Freestyle)" (2019)^[5]
• "Tomorrow's Not The Same" (2021)

Filmography

Music video directions

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Director of Photography	Production Company	Notes	Ref(s)
"Live Your Life"	2020	Macnivil		Nestvibe	Self direction	[6]
"Last Goodbye"	2021	Arshilu Ozüküm				[7]
"Criminal"		KryZtal				[8]
"Tomorrow's Not the Same"		Macnivil feat. Ket Meth & TS Geneses	Rüprüvizo Koso		Self direction	[9]
"Perfect Stranger"		Arshilu Ozüküm & KidDrinja
"Trauma"	2022	Ket Meth	Rüprüvizo Koso			[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Song	Result	Ref.
2019	Music Awards of Nagaland	Song of the Year	"Wait For Me"	Won	[11][12]
2020	Music Awards of Nagaland	Best song – Rap/Hip hop	"Ura Uvie"	Won	[13]