Freestyle rap in Italy started back in 2003, when the Tecniche Perfette contest was born by Mastafive and DJ Double S.[1] The next important contests are the 2TheBeat, the most relevant one that has ever taken place in the country despite having only had 3 editions from 2004 to 2006,[2][3] and MTV Spit in 2013, that saw as participating rappers who are currently big names in Italian rap like Nitro, Rancore or Clementino.[4]