The Macedonian hip hop started in the 1980s in the then Socialist Republic of Macedonia, but experienced considerable growth after the declaration of independence of the Republic of Macedonia. One of the first critically acclaimed acts was the rock band Super Nova from Skopje, which utilized rap music elements in some of its songs. The group recorded several rap music tracks for the music production branch of the Macedonian Radio-Television, including "Hip-hop blues", "Rap", "Vero" and others, some including pop, rock, funk, reggae or other elements. One of those songs was the anti-war themed "Rapovanje". Its catchy rhyme, ("Better to rap, than to wage war") made it very popular across the country in 1989.