Akaba Martin Longkümer (born 7 July 1992), known professionally as Macnivil, is an Indian rapper, songwriter and music video director from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

. 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''.

Early life and career

Macnivil was born on 7 July 1992 in

Kohima Kohima (; Tenyidie: Kewhira ()) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The m ...

, Nagaland to a

Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions ** Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong River ** Naga, another name for Bakunawa, an ...

family. He has

Ao Naga The Aos are a major Naga ethnic group native to Mokokchung District of Nagaland in Northeast India. Their main territory is from Tsüla (Dikhu) Valley in the east to Tsürang (Disai) Valley in the west in Mokokchung District. The Ao Nagas r ...

ancestry on his father's side and

Konyak Naga The Konyaks are a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. They inhabit in the Mon District, which is also known as ''The Land of the Anghs''. The ''Anghs''/''Wangs'' are their traditional chiefs whom they ho ...

ancestry on his mother's side. 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.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Ura Uvie'' (2019)

Other songs

*"The Warm Up (Freestyle)" (2019) *"Tomorrow's Not The Same" (2021)

Filmography

Music video directions

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Macnivil 1992 births Living people Musicians from Nagaland Indian male singer-songwriters Indian rappers Naga people People from Kohima 21st-century Naga singers