Francesco Di Gesù (; born 18 July 1969), better known by his

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Frankie Hi-NRG MC, is an Italian rap and hip hop artist of Sicilian descent, born in Turin and raised between Caserta and Città di Castello. He has been active since the early stages of the

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movement in the early 1990s and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre. He predominantly discusses politics and societal issues in his music, his debut single "Fight da faida" (Irma Records, 1992) complains about various issues, including the

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and its ties with Italian politicians, the

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, the

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and the

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. He has also participated in the

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in 2008 with his song "Rivoluzione" and again in 2014 with "Pedala" and "Un uomo è vivo". He has released six albums, 5 of those albums with

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and the single "Quelli che benpensano" from his second album ''La morte dei miracoli'' was awarded Italian Song Of The Year 1998. In addition he has written for and performed with Italian artists like

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and international stars like RZA,

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and

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. Frankie has expressed himself in other fields, writing and directing music videos. Since 2009 he has been an independent artist, releasing his latest album ''Essere Umani'' in 2014 on the Materie Prime Circolari snc label.

Collaborations

He has collaborated with Italian and international artists (in addition to those included in his albums): *

(''Hate Me Now'' remix) * RZA (''Passaporto per resistere'') * La Comitiva with Ice one, Malaisa and

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(''Nottetempo'') *

Shel Shapiro The Rokes were a pop rock band formed in 1963 in Italy by English expatriates. Their most successful songs included "Piangi con Me", the original version of " Let's Live for Today", a US hit when re-recorded by The Grass Roots; and "Che Colpa A ...

(''Che colpa abbiamo noi'') *

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(''Kunta kinte'') *

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(''Roma di notte'') *

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(''Non mi chiedermi, Pugni in tasca'') *

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(''Quelli che benpensano (live''))

Discography

* 1993 – ''Verba manent'' * 1997 – ''La morte dei miracoli'' * 2003 – ''Ero un autarchico'' * 2005 – ''Rap©ital'' * 2008 – ''DePrimoMaggio'' * 2014 – ''Essere umani''

References

External links

Frankie hi-nrg mc Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frankie Hi-Nrg Mc 1969 births Living people Italian rappers Musicians from Turin