Italian hip hop started in the 1980s. 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 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.
Club Dogo was an Italian rap group from Milan (Lombardy) that consists of Guè Pequeno and Jake La Furia, and beatmaker Don Joe.
Fabio Bartolo Rizzo, better known by his stage name Marracash, is an Italian rapper, record producer and TV personality. Starting his career in the rap group Dogo Gang, he debuted as a solo artist rising in fame in the 2010s releasing six studio albums that reached the top ten of the Italian Albums Chart, including two top positions with Santeria (2016) and Persona (2019). The rapper has also released numerous successful singles and collaborations scoring seventeen times the top ten of the Italian Singles Chart. Thanks to his work he has sold over 4 million copies in Italy, becoming one of the top selling Italian rappers in the 2010s.
Marracash is the self-titled debut album by Italian rapper Marracash. It was released on 13 June 2008 in Italy, where its peak position was #11. The album was produced by Don Joe & Deleterio and the featured guests are J Ax, Club Dogo, Vincenzo da Via Anfossi and Co'Sang. The first single from the album, "Badabum Cha Cha", peaked at number 9 on FIMI.
Nino Vingelli was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1941 and 2000.
Alessandro Aleotti, known as J-Ax, is an Italian singer, formerly in the rap group Articolo 31 with his DJ Vito Luca Perrini. He is the brother of Weedo. On 6 May 2010, he created the band Due di Picche with Neffa.
Jari Ivan Vella, known professionally as Ensi, is an Italian rapper proficient in freestyle. He won the first edition of MTV Spit in 2012.
Vacca also known as Vaccaman, Mr. Vacca, Lil' Mocho or Devil The Rasta is an Italian rapper who lives in Kingston.
Jacopo D'Amico,, known professionally by his stage name Dargen D'Amico, is an Italian singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer and disc jockey.
Noyz Narcos, stage name of Emanuele Frasca, known as Noyz or White Zombie, is an Italian rapper, beatmaker and writer. He is also a member of the Italian hip-hop collective TruceKlan.
Emiliano Rudolf Giambelli, best known as Emis Killa, is an Italian rapper.
Cosimo Fini, better known by the stage name Gué Pequeno or sometimes just Gué, is an Italian rapper and record producer. He was also earlier a member of various formations, notably the hip hop duo Club Dogo with rapper Jake La Furia and producer Don Joe. Between 1999 and 2001, he was also in "Sacre Scuole", a group made up by Gué Pequeno, Dargen D'Amico and Jake La Furia.
Francesco Vigorelli, better known by his stage name Jake La Furia, is an Italian rapper, record producer and radio host. He was formerly a member of the hip hop duo Club Dogo with rapper Gué Pequeno and producer Don Joe. He was also in "Sacre Scuole", a group consisting of him, Gué Pequeno, and Dargen D'Amico.
Duke Montana, stage name of Duke Barker, better known as Grind Muzik Rap King or The King of Rap is an Italian-American rapper, actor, author and businessman. He collaborated with several Italian and American rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Kool G Rap, Lil Ortega, Onyx, Club Dogo, Fabri Fibra, Wu-Tang Clan, Ice-T. He is the father of the Multi-Platinum producer Sick Luke.
Inoki, also known as Inoki Ness, pseudonym of Fabiano Ballarin, is an Italian rapper and record producer.
Gionata Boschetti, better known by the pseudonym Sfera Ebbasta, is an Italian rapper.
This Is Elodie is the third studio album by Italian singer Elodie, released by Universal Music Group on 31 January 2020. It features collaborations with Gemitaiz, Marracash, Fabri Fibra, Margherita Vicario, Ernia, Michele Bravi, Gué Pequeno, Ghemon and The Kolors.
Francesca Calearo, known professionally as Madame, is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter. After signing a recording contract with Sugar Music at the age of 16, she gained popularity in August 2019, when her single "Sciccherie" was shared by Cristiano Ronaldo on his Instagram profile. Between 2019 and 2020, she released several singles as a lead artist and collaborations with, among others, Marracash, Negramaro, DRD, Ghali, Ensi and producer Chris Nolan, and she competed in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival in March 2021. Her entry "Voce", as well as the single "Il mio amico" recorded with Fabri Fibra, were included in her debut album Madame, released on 19 March 2021.
Rosa Luini, best known as Rose Villain, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English.
