Marracash

Marracash
Marracash in 2014
Marracash in 2014
Background information
Birth nameFabio Bartolo Rizzo
Born (1979-05-22) 22 May 1979 (age 45)[1]
OriginNicosia, Sicily, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1999–present
LabelsUniversal Music Group
Websitemarracash.it

Fabio Bartolo Rizzo (born 22 May 1979), better known by the stage name Marracash (Italian: [marraˈkɛʃ]), is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career in the rap group Dogo Gang, he debuted as a solo artist rising in fame in the 2010s releasing six studio albums that reached the top ten of the Italian Albums Chart, including two top positions with Santeria (2016) and Persona (2019). The rapper has also released numerous successful singles and collaborations scoring seventeen times the top ten of the Italian Singles Chart. Thanks to his work he has sold over 5 million copies in Italy, becoming one of the top selling Italian rappers in the 2010s.[2]

In the course of his musical projects he has sung and written songs with numerous artists including rap artists like Gué Pequeno, J-Ax, Fabri Fibra, Emis Killa, Club Dogo, Baby K, and pop influences artist as Tiziano Ferro, Giusy Ferreri, Elisa, Federica Abbate and Elodie.

In 2013, together with producer Shablo, he founded the independent record label Roccia Music, which involves established figures and newcomers to rap, producers and DJs.[3] From 2012 to 2014 he host MTV Italy's freestyle music TV program MTV Spit.[4]

  1. ^ "Marracash Canto il lato oscuro della vita e a casa mia parlo in dialetto - la Repubblica.it". 24 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Certificazioni - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ Music, Roccia. "Roccia Music | Sito ufficiale". Roccia Music | Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "MTV Spit - 3x00 - Marracash ti invita a MTV Spit 3 - MTV Spit | Video | MTV Italia". www.mtv.it. Retrieved 2 February 2020.