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 32)
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • recording artist
  • music video director
Years active2012–present
Musical career
OriginKohima, Nagaland
Genres
LabelsNestvibe Ent.

Early life and career

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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

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Studio albums

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  • Ura Uvie (2019)

Other songs

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

Filmography

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Music video directions

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Kohima-based rapper Macnivil releases new music video; Check it out!". Eastern Mirror. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Macnivil releases first Nagamese rap album 'Ura Uvie'". Nagaland Post. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Macnivil's birthday". Instagram. 7 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Rhythm of Love: In conversation with Macnivil". Eastern Mirror. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "WATCH : Nagaland Macnivil Goes Berserk in new video "The Warm Up-Freestyle". The Northeast Today. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Macnivil releases self directed music video 'Live Your Life'". The Morung Express. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ "'Last Goodbye' Arshilu Ozukum's new music video released". The Naga Republic. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Rapper KryZtal releass new music video titled 'criminal'". Nagaland Page. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  9. ^ "'Tomorrow's Not The Same'". The Morung Express. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Naga artiste Ket Meth releases new music video". Eastern Mirror. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Manvicil wins 'Song of the Year 2019". Nagaland Post. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Here are the winners of 11th Music Awards of Nagaland". The Northeast Today. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "12th Music Awards of Nagaland 2020 winners announced". Morung Express. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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