Frankie Hi-NRG MC

Frankie Hi-NRG MC
Frankie Hi-NRG MC singing during the "Horror Vacui" festival in Trento
Background information
Birth name Francesco Di Gesù
Born 18 July 1969
Origin Turin, Italy
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, record producer
Years active 1991–present
Labels Sony BMG
Website www.frankie.tv

Frankie Hi-NRG MC, born Francesco Di Gesù (Turin, 18 July 1969), is an Italian rapper of Sicilian origin. He has been active since the early stages of the Italian hip hop movement in the early 1990s and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.[1][2] He predominantly discusses politics and societal issues in his music, his debut single "Fight da faida" (Irma Records, 1992) complains about the Mafia.[2] He has also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2008 with his song "Rivoluzione" and again in 2014 with "Pedala" and "Un uomo è vivo".[2]

He has released six albums, 5 of those albums with RCA and the single "Quelli che benpensano" from his second album La morte dei miracoli was awarded Italian Song Of The Year 1998.[3] In addition he has written for and performed with Italian artists like Fiorella Mannoia, Giorgia and international stars like RZA, Nas, Beastie Boys and Run DMC.

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):

Discography

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

References

  1. ↑ Sinclair, David (1992-11-28), Rapping the world, Billboard, pp. 16–22, retrieved 2017-12-30
  2. 1 2 3 FRANKIE HI-NRG MC: OGGI IL COMPLEANNO, COMPIE 48 ANNI, Italia Post, 2017-07-17, retrieved 2017-12-30
  3. ↑ Crosetti, Emanuela, Frankie hi-nrg mc: una carriera di successi, Notizie, retrieved 2017-12-30
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