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| Born | Gennaro Amatore 1 October 1998 Mugnano di Napoli, Campania, Italy |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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Gennaro Amatore (born 1 October 1998), known professionally as Samurai Jay, is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.
Born in 1998 in Mugnano di Napoli (NA), Campania, he was introduced to rap thanks to artists like Co'Sang, Linkin Park, and Jay-Z. [1] He began to gain recognition in the urban scene with his first EP, Promesse, released in 2018. [2]
After releasing the singles Sorry Mama, Audemars featuring MV Killa and Yung Snapp, and "Fai il serio", on 31 May 2019, he took part in the remix of Livio Cori's song "A casa mia". It will be performed worldwide at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples during the XXX Universiade. [2]
That same year, he collaborated with Boro in "Male" and released the single "Gang", signed to the Thaurus label. This single featured Italian producers M4W and Dat Boi Dee, as well as Italian rapper Geolier. [3] The single was the artist's first to enter the FIMI singles chart, and was also certified gold. [4]
On 6 September 2019 he participated with Jake La Furia in the song High by Junior Cally, while on 4 November it was the turn of the single "Panico" by Peppe Soks and Dani. [5] [6]
In 2020, he collaborated with several artists, including Elettra Lamborghini and MamboLosco on the remix of "Te quemas" and the Dark Polo Gang on "No Stupid". [7] [8] He also released the singles "Vamos pa la banca" with Lele Blade, Geolier, and Dat Boi Dee, [9] "Cringe" with Beba, [10] "Tasche piene" with Shiva, [11] "Kriminal" by Shablo with Gué Pequeno and Gemitaiz [12] and "Il passo" with MamboLosco and Nardi. [13] He also collaborated with Gigi D'Alessio on the single "Buongiorno" and the remix of "Fotomodelle un po' povere". [14]
His first studio album, Lacrime, was released on 23 October 2020, which includes collaborations with Gué Pequeno, Rkomi, Geolier and Boro. [15] [16] In the same year he participated in Lavazza's "Nuove strade" project, created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Qualità Rossa blend, releasing the single of the same name on 23 September with Ernia, Rkomi, Gaia, Madame and Andry the Hitmaker. [17]
He was a guest on the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, where he performed "Guagliune" with Gigi D'Alessio, Ivan Granatino, Enzo Dong and Lele Blade, releasing it on 26 February. [18] [19] The song will also be performed on 9 September of the same year during the first night of the SEAT Music Awards 2021. [20]
On 2 April 2021 he participated with Carl Brave in the song "Cielo nero" by Random, [21] on 7 May with Jake La Furia in "Novanta" by TY1, [22] on 11 June with Boro in the song "Dinero" by Baby K, [23] on the 26th of the same month in "Sirena" by Mace, Ernia and Darrn, [24] while on 16 July it was the turn of "Superstar" by Fred De Palma. [25]
On 3 June 2021 he participated in the single "Hermano" by Cancun, while on 15 July, he released the single "Bye Bye", certified gold by FIMI. [26] [27] [28] This was followed by the singles "Nessuno" and "Non mi va", released the following year on May 18 and 23 June respectively. [29] [30] The three songs preceded the EP Respira, created with producer Dani and released on 1 July 2022. [31] On 3 June of the same year, he participated in the seventh edition of the Nameless Festival in Annone di Brianza, in the province of Lecco. [32]
On 24 February 2023, she released the single "Colpa mia (Gelosa)", [33] followed by "Fammi capire" on 18 April [34] and "Ci pensi mai?" on 20 October. [35] On 27 July of the same year, she participated in the remix of Pepe's "Pop corn e patatine"; [36] while on 14 June of the following year, she released the single "Alba", a collaboration with Don Pero. [37]
On 12 June 2025 he released the single "Halo", a collaboration with Vito Salamanca. [38] The opening verse, "It's all wrong / Everything's going backwards...", went viral on social media, earning it the title of the summer hit of 2025. [39] [40]
On 30 November 2025, Samurai Jay was announced among the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2026. [41] He will compete with the song "Ossessione". [42]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Lacrime | 8 |
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| Promesse |
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| "Calmo" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Problemi" | — | |||
| "Sorry Mama" | 2019 | — | ||
| "Fai il serio" | — | |||
| "Male" (featuring Boro) | — | |||
| "Gang" (with M4W and Dat Boi Dee featuring Geolier) | 45 | |||
| "Tasche piene" (featuring Shiva) | 2020 | — | ||
| "Cringe" (with Beba) | — | |||
| "Nuove strade" (with Ernia, Rkomi, Madame, Gaia and Andry The Hitmaker) | 51 | |||
| "Bye Bye" (with Dani) | 2021 | — |
| Respira |
| "Nessuno" (with Dani) | 2022 | — | ||
| "Non mi va" (with Dani) | — | |||
| "Colpa mia (Gelosa)" (with Dani) | 2023 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Fammi capire" (with Dani) | — | |||
| "Pop corn e patatine RMX" (with Dani) | — | |||
| "Ci pensi mai?" (with Dani) | — | |||
| "Alba" (featuring Don Pero) | 2024 | — | ||
| "100mila" | — | |||
| "Nun m'annamor cchiù (to giur)" (featuring Federico di Napoli) | — | |||
| "Halo" (with Vito Salamanca) | 2025 | 2 |
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| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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| "Audemars" (MV Killa featuring Samurai Jay and Yung Snapp) | 2019 | — | Giovane killer | |
| "A casa mia (Remix)" (with Livio Cori) | — | |||
| "Panico" (Peppe Soks and Dani featuring Samurai Jay) | — | Montecalvario (Core senza paura) | ||
| "Natale marziano 2k19" (Gianluca Carbone featuring Anna Tatangelo, Geolier, Livio Cori, Roberto Colella, Peppe Soks, Samurai Jay, Francesco Da Vinci, Bles and Soul Food Vocalist) | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Vamos pa la banca" (Dat Boi Dee featuring Geolier, Samurai Jay and Lele Blade) | 2020 | 49 | ||
| "Kriminal" (Shablo featuring Gué Pequeno, Gemitaiz and Samurai Jay) | 22 | |||
| "Il passo" (MamboLosco featuring Samurai Jay) | 47 | Caldo | ||
| "Buongiorno" (Gigi D'Alessio feat. Vale Lambo, MV Killa, LDA, CoCo, Franco Ricciardi, Lele Blade, Enzo Dong, Clementino, Geolier e Samurai Jay) | 44 |
| Buongiorno | |
| "Guagliune" (Gigi D'Alessio feat. Enzo Dong, Ivan Granatino, Lele Blade and Samurai Jay) | 2021 | — | Buongiorno - Special Edition 2021 | |
| "Hermano" (Cancun feat. Samurai Jay) | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Domenica" (Voga feat. Samurai Jay) | 2023 | — | ||
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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| "Habla" (Junior Cally featuring Samurai Jay and Jake La Furia) | 2019 | — | Ricercato | |
| "Te quemas (Remix)" (Elettra Lamborghini feat. Samurai Jay and MamboLosco) | 2020 | — | Twerking Queen (el resto es nada) | |
| "No Stupid" (Dark Polo Gang featuring Boro and Samurai Jay) | 14 | Dark Boys Club | ||
| "Fotomodelle un po' povere" (Gigi D'Alessio featuring Samurai Jay) | — | Buongiorno | ||
| "Cielo nero" (Random featuring Carl Brave and Samurai Jay) | 2021 | — | Nuvole | |
| "Novanta" (TY1 featuring Samurai Jay and Jake La Furia) | — | Djungle | ||
| "Dinero" (Baby K featuring Samurai Jay and Boro) | — | Donna sulla Luna | ||
| "Sirena" (Mace feat. Ernia, Samurai Jay and Darrn) | 27 |
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| "Superstar" (Fred De Palma featuring Samurai Jay) | — | Unico | ||
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