Episode 3 – Fejbs

Martina Fabová aka Fejbs hails from Slovak town Trnava. Five years ago on her debut single featuring fellow Trnava neighbors Torula and Boy Wonder Martina proved that she is a great singer and a rapper, and she is here to give it to you straight. Her savvy approach, skills and potential were recognized by local rap scene celebrities as well as the media.
However, skills will not guarantee success. In 2018, Fejbs released the album Fabka which contained features by a couple of famous rap artists. The main topics included relationships, identity or emotional and unconventional life stories. Fejbs again showcased a wide range of vocal expressions. She was labeled “too straight forward” or “strict”, which suggested a distinctive talent appeared on the scene. When she released her new single Groupies along with a new music video, it seemed another album was on the way. However, two months ago, Fejbs posted on Instagram that she no longer feels at home in this industry, her priorities changed and that she feels she is failing. Will this be the end of her career? Is it possible to speak your mind on the rap scene and succeed? A lot of times women in music are told not to be shy and to make sure they are always seen. But what is it good for when they find themselves in a web of relationships and conventions that they don’t like and that might even hurt them? Is it time to move on? How does Fejbs feel reflect on her music and in what way can rap, as a genre and a music scene, be limiting?

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LIST OF REFERENCES

Martina Fabová – Kuč
Fejbs – Groupies
Kontrafakt – Zme Úplne Napiču
Fejbs – Pajšle Ven
Fejbs – RapShit
Fejbs – Biela Neni Čierna
Fejbs – Čajori

Concept & narration: Mary C
Title music: Mary C
Translation: Anna Oravcová
Dubbing: Zeynab Gueye
Visuals: Vladyslav Afanasiev & Jan Brož

MY EMANCIPATION DON’T FIT IN YOUR EQUATION

Podcast series that maps the revolutionary and emancipatory thoughts in current music presented by Mary C and Institute of Anxiety.

Let’s explore revolutionary thoughts and strong emotions in contemporary music, that have the power to move our society. They have always been here but are very often neglected. However, there still are places where they thrive, where new provocative and strong realities emerge and where new pop music arises, along with new revolutions.

Let’s explore the process of evolution and emancipation of electronic dance music and rap.
How do artists, especially those from african diaspora, create? Is it even possible to create when the art should be an absence of fear? What can artists help us learn and unlearn and how can we become connected and free ourselves through listening? Meet the artists who produce music as well as important knowledge, bring communities together and organize a variety of initiatives. How does their emancipation diverge from the current normative equation? The title of the podcast is inspired by Lauryn Hill’s lyrics 'My emancipation don't fit your equation.' appears in her song Lost Ones.

Marie Čtveráčková aka Mary C is a curator, musician, music journalist, producer, and cofounder of ZVUK and Synth Library Prague. From 2011 to 2020 she worked at Radio Wave as the creator and moderator of Scéna s Mary C (The Scene with Mary C), which focused primarily on rap, its context, and its contemporary forms. She is currently focusing on musical education in the area of electronic music and works as a curator and instructor at Synth Library Prague. In 2018 she founded the collective Trigger, which aims to connect women and trans* people in the music scene. She is interested in the use of feminist theory as well as considerations of hiphop culture in informal education and opportunities for community organizing.