Artists did not have the backing of major labels. Instead, they recorded tracks in makeshift home studios, burned them onto CDs to sell at local kiosks, and, crucially, uploaded them to blogs. This is where the .rar file enters the history books. A compressed folder allowed an artist to bundle an entire "mixtape" or "album"—often including low-quality MP3s, album art, and a text file with credits—into a single downloadable package.

Have you encountered "Beogradski Staford.rar" or similar mysterious archives? Share your experience in the comments below (but please, no direct download links).

If you downloaded and executed this file without precautions:

Boot a (Ubuntu or Kali Linux) that does not mount your internal hard drive. Alternatively, use a completely isolated virtual machine (VM) with no network sharing.