Italian hip hop is hip hop music rapped in the Italian language and/or made by Italian artists. One of the first hip hop crews to catch the attention of the Italian mainstream was Bologna's Isola Posse All Star, then and still today produced by Sandro Orru, who had written the soundtrack to the animated Signor Rossi TV series Signor Rossi in the 1970s. The European Music Office's report on Music in Europe claimed that in general, hip hop from the south of Italy tends to be harder than that from the north.
Paola & Chiara is an Italian pop music duo consisting of Paola Iezzi and Chiara Iezzi, two sisters who were born in Milan. They are the best selling female Italian group with over 6 million records sold.
Alessandro Aleotti, known as J-Ax, is an Italian rapper and singer, part of the rap group Articolo 31 with his DJ Vito Luca Perrini. He is the brother of Grido. During 2010, he authored one album with Neffa forming a temporary band called Due di Picche.
Gianluca Grignani is an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Spaghetti Funk was an Italian collective of hip hop musicians.
I Cugini di Campagna is an Italian pop band formed in 1970 in Rome. They are well known for the use of falsetto and for their eccentric look, a cross between glam and kitsch.
Without filter is a 2001 Italian film directed by Mimmo Raimondi starring J-Ax, DJ Jad and Luciano Federico. The film stars the hip hop duo Articolo 31 in their acting debut.
Giovanni Pellino, best known as Neffa, is an Italian singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He is a pioneer of Italian hip hop scene.
Claudia Lagona, better known by her stage name Levante, is an Italian singer-songwriter, novel writer and model. She rose to fame in the 2010s, publishing four albums and several media success singles and collaborations, reaching the top ten on the Italian Albums Chart three times. She has written songs for several Italian artists and has collaborated with Gianni Morandi, Irene Grandi, Max Gazzè, The Kolors, J-Ax, Tiziano Ferro and Carmen Consoli.
Niccolò Moriconi, better known by his stage name Ultimo, is an Italian pop singer-songwriter, winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 in the Newcomers category and runner-up of the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 in the Big Artists section.
LeoGassmann is an Italian singer and songwriter.
Coma_Cose is an Italian indie pop-hip hop musical duo formed in 2017 by Fausto Lama and California.
Antonio Di Martino, known professionally as Dimartino, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Alberto Cotta Ramusino, known professionally as Tananai, is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2023, officially the 73rd Italian Song Festival, was the 73rd edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 7 and 11 February 2023, and was presented for the fourth time in a row by Amadeus, who also served as the artistic director for the competition, with Gianni Morandi co-hosting.
Luca D'Alessio, known professionally as LDA, is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.
Jacopo Lazzarini, known professionally as Lazza, is an Italian rapper, songwriter and record producer.
Mattia Balardi, known professionally as Mr. Rain, is an Italian singer, rapper and record producer.
Manuel Franco Rocati, known professionally as Rosa Chemical, is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, graffiti artist and model.
Marco De Lauri known professionally as Sethu is an Italian singer and rapper.
