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Thema (rapper)
Emanuele Busnaghi (born 13 February 1972), known professionally as Thema, is an Italian rapper. Biography Born in Milan and growing up in Rodano, he is a rapper component of Gemelli Diversi from 1996.http://www.gemellidiversi.net/bio.html Biography He began his musical career alongside THG in the group ''La Cricca''. He joined the Spaghetti Funk in 1996, meeting Grido and Strano, and giving life to the famous Italian group. Discography With Gemelli DiVersi * ''Gemelli DiVersi (album)'' (1998) * ''4x4'' (2000) * ''Come piace a me'' (2001) * ''Fuego'' (2002) * ''Fuego Special Edition'' (2003) * ''Reality Show'' (2004) * '' Reality Show – Dual Disc'' (2005) * ''Boom!(2007) * '' Senza fine'' (2009) Collaborations * 1996: Articolo 31, Grido, Space One – ''Spaghetti Funk'' * 1997: Dj Enzo, Grido – ''Ricorda'' * 1998: Articolo 31, Grido, Space One – ''Vai Bello'' * 1998: Articolo 31, Space One – ''Non c'è Sveglia'' * 1999: Articolo 31, Grido, - ''Il Mio Consig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Over a fifth of the Italian gross domestic product (GDP) is produced in the region. The Lombardy region is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the Po river, and includes Milan, the largest metropolitan area in the country, and among the largest in the European Union (EU). Of the fifty-eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, eleven are in Lombardy. Virgil, Pliny the Elder, Ambrose, Gerolamo Cardano, Caravaggio, Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Stradivari, Cesare Beccaria, Alessandro Volta and Alessandro Manzoni; and popes Pope John XXIII, John XXIII and Pope Paul VI, Paul VI originated in the area of modern-day Lombardy region. Etymology The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rap
Pop rap (also known as pop hip-hop, hip pop, melodic hip-hop or melodic rap) is a genre of music fusing the rhythm-based lyricism of hip hop music with pop music's preference for melodious vocals and catchy tunes. This genre gained mainstream popularity during the 1990s, though the influences and roots of pop rap can trace back to late-1980s hip hop artists such as Run-DMC, LL Cool J, and Beastie Boys. The lyrics are often lighthearted, with choruses similar to those heard in pop music. Characteristics AllMusic describes pop rap as "a marriage of hip hop beats and raps with strong melodic hooks, which are usually featured as part of the chorus section in a standard pop-song structure." Pop rap also tends to have less aggressive lyrics than street-level rap music. However, some 1990s artists fused pop rap with a more aggressive attitude to defuse backlash on their own accessibility. Music journalist Wilson McBee has strongly criticized pop rap, "A pop rapper is assumed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodano
Rodano ( lmo, Roeudin ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. Geography The territory of Rodano, east of Milan, is part of the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano and has large areas committed to agriculture. The several spring pools that are still active are very important to the city and represent a typical feature of the Pianura Padana. The Muzzetta Springs, a WWF protected area, are an example of beautiful reserve and can be visited upon request. Main sights Sights include the Lombard graves on display in front of the City Hall and Europe's finest Scooter and Lambretta Museum, which offers a range of mopeds and scooters dating back to the beginning of the 20th century and the full historical archive of Innocenti, makers of the Lambretta Lambretta () is the brand name of mainly motor scooters, initially manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti. The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemelli Diversi
Gemelli DiVersi is an Italian hip hop group, best known for their hit single "Mary". Biography Gemelli DiVersi formed in 1997 in Milan when two Italian rap crews, La Cricca and Rima Nel Cuore, merged. Their first single was 1998's "Un attimo ancora", rapped over a sample of Pooh's "Dammi solo un minuto". The song and the accompanying album were hits in Italy, and the group subsequently made an appearance in a Coca-Cola commercial. ''4x4'', their sophomore release, followed in 2000, and the group toured with Eros Ramazzotti. In 2002, they returned with the album ''Fuego'' and the single "Mary", which became a massive hit in Italy, charting for eight months. In 2003, the group was named Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. They appeared at Live 8 in Italy in 2005 and starred in their own MTV Italy show called ''Pimp My Wheels'', based on ''Pimp My Ride''. In 2007 they released the album ''Boom!'' and in 2009 they released Senza Fine : Greatest Hits 98-09, featuring all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaghetti Funk
Spaghetti Funk was an Italian collective of hip hop musicians. History The crew was founded in 1994 by Articolo 31 with the leader J-Ax, from the writer Raptuz and the historian rapper Space One, inspired by an idea of Franco Godi Franco Godi (born 10 June 1940) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and record producer. Born in Milan, Godi grew up in Prato where he started his musical activity as the member of a band. After working in a local radio station, in 1962 he .... Initially the crew was broader. It included several members of the hip hop/funk Italian as Chief, Solo Zippo, Huda, Ena, Posi Argento, Pooglia Tribe, Dj Enzo e Dj Jad. References {{Authority control Italian hip hop groups Musical groups from Milan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Show (album)
''Reality Show'' is the third studio album by American R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. It was released by RCA Records on January 13, 2015, in the United States. Sullivan recorded the album, her first in five years, during a hiatus from the music industry, writing and working with producers such as Anthony Bell, Salaam Remi, and Key Wane. ''Reality Show'' received widespread acclaim from critics and sold 30,000 copies in its first week. Background In January 2011, after having released her second album '' Love Me Back'' (2010), Sullivan announced via Twitter that she was indefinitely leaving the music industry saying, "I promised myself when it wasn't fun anymore I wouldn't do it. And, here I am. I'm not saying I won't ever sing again in my life because I don't believe that. But in this moment… right now… got some things to figure out". In 2014, she announced her new album, ''Reality Show''. In a 2014 interview with '' Billboard'', Sullivan described her return as inevitable sayi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Articolo 31
Articolo 31 is a band from Milan, Italy, formed in 1990 by J-Ax and DJ Jad, combining hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular Italian hip hop groups. Band history Articolo 31 were formed by rapper J-Ax (real name Alessandro Aleotti) and DJ Jad (Vito Luca Perrini). In the spoken intro of the album ''Strade di Città'' ("City Streets"), it is stated that the band is named after the article of the Irish constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press, although article 31 of the Irish constitution is not about the freedom of the press. They probably meant the Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act. Articolo 31 released one of the first Italian hip hop records, ''Strade di città'', in 1993. Soon, they signed with BMG Ricordi and started to mix rap with pop music - a move that earned them great commercial success but that alienated the underground hip hop scene, who perceived them as traitors. In 1997, DJ Gruff dissed Articolo 31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grido (rapper)
Luca Paolo Aleotti, known as Grido or Weedo (born March 30, 1979), is an Italian rapper and singer. Grido is a former member of the band Gemelli Diversi (1997–2014), and member of the crews Spaghetti Funk and TDK. He's also J-Ax' younger brother.http://www.gemellidiversi.net/bio.html Biography Biography Beginnings Born in Milan, Grido grew up in Cologno Monzese. His nickname (Grido, "Scream" in Italian) has been apparently given to him by his brother Alessandro (aka J-Ax) because he always cried as a child. His first appearance was a collaboration with his brother J-Ax in the song ''Cavaliere senza re'', 1996. His second appearance was in the song ''Tutti Per Uno'' (Dj Enzo, 1997), when he was still part of his first band ''Rima nel Cuore'' along with Strano, now lead singer of Gemelli Diversi. Gemelli Diversi He then joined the group ''La Cricca'', with Thema, Strano and THG, thereby forming the group of Gemelli Diversi (he was the youngest member). With GDV he recorded se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Ax
Alessandro Aleotti (; born 5 August 1972), known as J-Ax (), is an Italian rapper, formerly in the rap group Articolo 31 with his DJ Vito Luca Perrini (DJ Jad). He is the brother of Weedo (also known as Grido from boyband Gemelli DiVersi). On 6 May 2010, he created the band Due di Picche ('Two of Spades') with Neffa. Biography From 1990 to 2005, J-Ax (abbreviation of Joker Alex) rose to prominence as part of the popular Italian rap group Articolo 31 which he founded with Vito Luca Perrini, AKA "DJ Jad". In 2014 he became a judge on the show ''The Voice of Italy''. Articolo 31 Soloist In 2006 J-Ax released his first solo album, . This album, which was very pop oriented, spawned no fewer than six singles: "S.N.O.B.", "", "", "", "" and "". The single "" was also translated and released in Spanish as "". This album continued themes used by Articolo 31, such as knowing love (""), criticising society, ("S.N.O.B.", "") and the protection of immigrants ("", ""). In 2007 he teamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
