Tha Supreme

Last updated
Thasup/tha Supreme
Birth nameDavide Mattei
Born (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsSony Music

Davide Mattei (born 17 March 2001), known by his stage name thasup, previously tha Supreme, is an Italian rapper, singer and producer from Fiumicino.

Contents

Career

His first mainstream success was thanks to the single "Perdonami" by the Italian rapper Salmo, which he produced. [1] Following the success of "Perdonami", Tha Supreme continued releasing songs of his own and producing for other artists such as Marracash, Gemitaiz and Madman, Izi as well as his sister, Mara Sattei. [2] His debut album 23 6451 (stylized for LE BASI, italian for "The basics") was released on 15 November 2019, collecting over 13 million streams in 24 hours. [3]

He also featured on two Italian number-one singles: "Yoshi" with Machete and "Supreme – L'ego" by Marracash and Sfera Ebbasta. [4]

On 30 September 2022, tha Supreme released its second studio album c@ra++ere s?ec!@le ("Carattere speciale"), which was preceded by the singles m%n ("Moon"), released on 22 October 2021, s!r! ("Siri"), released on 15 July 2022, and okk@pp@ ("Okkappa"), released on 23 September 2022. The album consists of 20 tracks and 11 features (with Coez, Mara Sattei, Tiziano Ferro, Shiva, Rkomi, Tananai, the Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, Lazza, Sfera Ebbasta, Salmo and Rondodasosa).

Personal life

In 2023, Mattei was hospitalised twice due to severe anxiety and panic attacks. [5]

Controversy

On 7 December 2021, Tha Supreme stated on his Instagram account that, in his opinion, the singer Blanco had copied from his music and never credited or mentioned Tha Supreme for it, pretending he did not know anything about it when asked in interviews. The Instagram post was deleted after several days. [6]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
ITA
[7]
SWI
[8]
23 6451 ("Le basi")
  • Released: 15 November 2019
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, download, streaming
132
c@r@++ere s?ec!@le

(“Carattere speciale”)

  • Released: 30 September 2022
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, download, streaming
1
[10]
11
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum [9]

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
ITA
[11]
Sfaciolate Mixtape
(Yungest Moonstar featuring Thasup)
  • Released: 26 July 2024 (1 am)
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: Download, streaming
2

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
ITA
[4]
"6itch"2017
  • FIMI: Platinum [9]
Non-album single
"5olo"201836
  • FIMI: Gold [9]
23 6451
"Scuol4"20
  • FIMI: Platinum [9]
"Oh 9od"
(featuring Nayt)
27
  • FIMI: Platinum [9]
"M8nstar"201917
  • FIMI: Platinum [9]
"Blun7 a Swishland"1
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum [9]
"0ffline"
(featuring bbno$)
202011
  • FIMI: Platinum [9]
"M%n"20212
[12]
  • FIMI: Platinum [9]
Carattere speciale
"S!r!"
(featuring Lazza and Sfera Ebbasta)
20221
[13]
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum [9]
"Okk@pp@"9
  • FIMI: Gold [9]
"Dimmi che c'è"
(featuring Tedua)
20237
[14]
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum [9]
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, select chart positions and album
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ITA
[4]
"Yung"
(Dani Faiv featuring Tha Supreme)
2019Fruit Joint + Gusto
"Yoshi" (Remix)
(Machete featuring Tha Supreme, Fabri Fibra, J Balvin and Capo Plaza)
1Non-album single
"Fuori e dentro"
(Gemitaiz and Madman featuring Tha Supreme)
2Scatola nera
"Supreme – L'ego"
(Marracash featuring Tha Supreme and Sfera Ebbasta)
1Persona
"Calmo"
(Shiva featuring Tha Supreme)
20201 [15] Routine EP
"Rap Shit"
(Nitro featuring Tha Supreme and Gemitaiz)
10 [16] GarbAge
"Con me"
(Young Miles featuring Tha Supreme)
66 [17] Glitched Years
"Marymango"
(Ghali featuring Tha Supreme)
6 [18] DNA
"Dilemme" (Remix)
(Lous and the Yakuza featuring Tha Supreme and Mara Sattei)
3 [19] Non-album singles
"Bubble"
(Takagi & Ketra featuring Thasup and Salmo)
202210

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardResultRef(s)
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2020 "blun7 a Swishland"Favorite SongNominated
23 6451Favorite AlbumNominated
Tha Supreme (Italian)Global Music StarNominated
2022 "m%n"Favorite SongNominated
2023 "s!r!"Favorite SongNominated
"Dimmi Che C'è"Favorite CollaborationNominated
Tha Supreme (Italian)Global Music StarNominated
c@ra++ere s?ec!@leFavorite AlbumNominated

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