Jack the Smoker, pseudonym of Giacomo Giuseppe Romano (
Milan
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, December 20, 1982), is an
Italia
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n
rapper
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and record producer active since 2000.
Biography
The Milanese artist, son of a
Neapolitan
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Geography and history
* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
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father and a mother half from
Apulia
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and half from the
Marche
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region, is part of the Spregiudicati collective, of which the notable rapper and producer
Mace is also a member. The duo worked together in the early 2000s on the ''La Crème'' project, first on the Zeus One album ''Il sonno della ragione'', then releasing the album ''L'alba'' for Vibrarecords in 2003; the La Crème project subsequently took part in DJ Fede Presents ''Vibe Sessions'' in 2005 and in ''Applausi'' by Palla & Lana.
In 2004 Jack the Smoker participated in
2theBeat, being defeated in the first round of the first evening by rapper
Danno. The following year he participates again in the event, coming out in the semi-finals against
Kiave, while in 2006 he reached the deathmatch of the final evening against
Jesto,
Ensi and
Clementino
Clementino, stage name of Clemente Maccaro (Cimitile, 21 December 1982), is an Italian rapper proficient in freestyle in both Italian and Neapolitan language. He, along with rapper Fabri Fibra, is member of the group Rapstar
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, however coming out first.
On September 23, 2011, two years after the release of the solo album ''V.Ita'', Jack the Smoker returns with a mixtape entitled ''Game Over Mixtape Vol. 1'' which boasts the collaborations of many artists, such as
Nex Cassel,
Bassi Maestro
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,
Rayden,
Emis Killa
Emiliano Rudolf Giambelli, best known as Emis Killa (born 14 November 1989), is an Italian rapper.
Biography and career
Emis Killa was born in Vimercate to a Sicilian mother from Palermo who worked as a metalworker and a Lombard father who als ...
and
Vacca. In July 2012 he published the EP ''Grandissimo'', while in December of the same year he signed for the
Machete Empire. The following year he released the ''Smokin 'Room Mixtape Vol. 1'' mixtape for
free download
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.
In 2016 Jack the Smoker presented his second solo album, ''Jack Uccide''. Later he took part in the production of
Dani Faiv's debut album ''The Waiter'', participating in the songs ''Dalai Lama'' and ''4MST''. Two years later he took part in the mixtape ''
Machete Mixtape 4''. On June 3, 2020, he announced his third album ''Ho fatto tardi'', released a month later.
Discography
Studio album
* 2003 – ''L'alba'' (with
Mace)
* 2006 – ''Il suono per resistere'' (with Zampa)
* 2009 – ''V.Ita''
* 2016 – ''Jack uccide''
* 2020 – ''Ho fatto tardi''
Mixtapes
* 2011 – ''Game Over Mixtape Vol. 1''
* 2013 – ''Smokin' Room Mixtape Vol. 1''
Extended plays
* 2012 – ''Grandissimo EP''
References
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Italian rappers
Rappers from Milan
1982 births
Living people