Pierfrancesco Botrugno (born 25 July 1988), better known by the stage name Madman sometimes stylized as MadMan is an Italian
rapper.
Biography
Early years, ''Escape from Heart''
Madman entered the world of
hip hop by participating in the
2006 edition of
Tecniche Perfette
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The declared intent of the event, conceived by DJ Double S and Mastafive, leading exponents of the Piedmontese scene, is to promote hip hop culture avo ...
(a well-known
italian freestyle competition), in
Apulia
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, later won in
Turin by July B.
In 2007 he made his debut with the self-produced
mixtape
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''Riscatto mixtape'', made in collaboration with
TempoXso, followed in the same year by ''Prequel'' (recorded together with
Esse-P), and in 2008 by ''R.I.P. Street album.'' In 2010 Madman released the debut album ''Escape from Heart'', released for free through the
Honiro Label.
Collaborations with Gemitaiz, ''MM Vol. 1''
Since 2011 Madman has embarked on a musical collaboration with rapper
Gemitaiz
Davide De Luca, better known as Gemitaiz (born 4 November 1988), is an Italian rapper. Besides his solo work, he has collaborated with many artists, most notably the Italian rapper MadMan. He was born in Rome. From 2007 to 2011 he was a member ...
, with whom he has released the mixtape ''
Haterproof'' (2011) and the
EP ''
Detto, Fatto.'' (2012), both released through the Honiro Label.
On June 28, 2013 Madman made the
mixtape
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''MM Vol. 1 Mixtape'', consisting of 18 tracks. It was subsequently extracted from it as the only single "Come ti fa Mad", released by the label
Tanta Roba of
Gué Pequeno and
DJ Harsh
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, with whom Madman signed a recording contract on September 25.
In 2014 the rapper returned to collaborate with Gemitaiz for the realization of the album ''
Kepler'', released on May 24. Anticipated by the videoclips of "Non se ne parla" and "Haterproof 2", the album met with great success in Italy, making its debut at the top of the Italian album chart and being certified
gold by the
Italian Music Industry Federation for over 25,000 copies sold in the country.
''Doppelganger'' and ''MM Vol. 2''
In July 30, 2015, through his
Facebook page, the rapper announced the completion of the second studio album ''Doppelganger'', released on September 11 for Tanta Roba with
Universal Music Group distributio.
On 27 October 2016 the mixtape ''MM Vol.2 Mixtape'' was released for
free download, consisting of 16 tracks and anticipated by the
videoclip
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of ''Bolla papale freestyle''.
''Back Home'' and ''MM Vol. 3''
On February 2, 2018 Madman releases his third studio album ''Back Home'', anticipated by the singles "Trapano" and "Centro" (with the collaboration of the singer
Coez). He also collaborates with rapper
Nitro
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on the track called "O.K. Corral", from the album ''No Comment'', and with rapper
Enigma in the track "Che roba è?!", contained in the album ''Shardana''.
A year later the mixtape ''MM Vol.3 Mixtape'' was released for
digital download, promoted by the singles "7/8 Sour" and "Supernova".
''Scatola nera''
In 2019 Madman returned to collaborate with Gemitaiz for the creation of a new part of the ''Veleno'' series, materializing on June 7 with the release of ''
Veleno 7''. The single achieved great success, debuting at the top of the Top Singles Billboard and beating the record of daily audience on
Spotify Italy.
The song also played the role of the lead single on an album by the duo, entitled ''
Scatola nera
Davide De Luca, better known as Gemitaiz (born 4 November 1988), is an Italian rapper. Besides his solo work, he has collaborated with many artists, most notably the Italian rapper MadMan. He was born in Rome. From 2007 to 2011 he was a member ...
'' and released on September 20 of the same year.
Discography
Albums
;Solo
;with
Gemitaiz
Davide De Luca, better known as Gemitaiz (born 4 November 1988), is an Italian rapper. Besides his solo work, he has collaborated with many artists, most notably the Italian rapper MadMan. He was born in Rome. From 2007 to 2011 he was a member ...
Mixtapes and EPs
Solo
with Gemitaiz
Others
*2007: ''Riscatto mixtape''
(with TempoXso)
*2007: ''Prequel''
(with Esse-P)
*2008: ''R.I.P.''
Singles
Songs featured in
Other charting songs
External links
Madmanon
Discogs
Madmanon
AllMusic
Notes
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1988 births
Living people
Italian rappers