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Manuel Zappadu (born 14 May 1990 in Olbia), known as Hell Raton, is an Italian rapper and record producer. He is best known for his project Machete Empire Records and his crew Machete Crew, founded in 2010 with Salmo, Slait and En?gma (the latter having exited it in 2016); as well as for being one of the four judges in the fourteenth season of X Factor Italia , which was won by Casadilego who formed part of his category (Girls). He returned for the fifteenth season and won again with Baltimora. [1]

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Biography

In 2020 he was engaged in some charitable projects such as Machete Aid on Twitch.tv for those working in the music industry and facing the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] On 9 June 2020 his participation as judge in the fourteenth edition of X Factor was announced, captaining the Girls category (which included Mydrama, Casadilego and Cmqmartina) and winning the edition with Casadilego. [1] [3] [4] In 2021, he also won the fifteenth edition of X Factor with his pupil Baltimora. [5]

Judicial proceedings

In 2020 the newspaper La Nuova Sardegna reported that Zappadu was accused of the crime of complicity in aggravated personal injury, along with 11 other people. [6] According to the accusation, the rapper was part of a group of 12 boys who in 2015 beat 3 young people in front of a nightclub in Ortacesus. [7]

Discography

Mixtapes

EP

Singles

As El Raton
As Hell Raton

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References

  1. 1 2 "√ Chi è Hell Raton, il nuovo giudice di X Factor". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  2. ↑ Seclì, Daniela (2020-06-09). "Chi è Hell Raton: discografico, musicista e giudice di X Factor 2020". Music Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ↑ Scali, Antonio (2020-06-09). "Chi è Hell Raton, nuovo giudice di X Factor". TPI (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Hell Raton". Genius. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Baltimora è il vincitore di X Factor 2021". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hell Raton, il neo giudice di 'X Factor' a processo per concorso in lesioni aggravate. La nota dell'avvocato". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  7. ↑ "Il giudice di X Factor Hell Raton sotto processo a Cagliari". La Stampa (in Italian). 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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