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Inis Gjoni did not invent controversy in pop music. But he may have perfected the formula for turning a banned video into a “hit new” classic.

If you listen to “Kokaina” expecting profound poetry, you will be disappointed. But if you want a time capsule of what the 2024 Balkan club scene feels like—the restless energy, the expensive vices, the melodic despair—this is it.

But what is the story behind this viral moment? How did a relatively low-profile artist become the center of a controversy-laced, chart-topping phenomenon? This article breaks down the song, the artist, the infamous “video,” and why the word “kokaina” (cocaine) has become the hook of the summer. Before the buzz, Inis Gjoni was a rising name in the Albanian-language music scene, known for collaborations with producers like Pllumb and Çelik Lips . Hailing from the Albanian community in North Macedonia, Gjoni has been developing a gritty, autotuned style that blends Tallava rhythms (a folk-dance genre popular in the Balkans) with modern trap hi-hats.

He is also scheduled to perform at the Sea Dance Festival in Montenegro and a sold-out show at Club Syndrome in Zurich.

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