Piotta is a stage name of Tommaso Zanello (born 26 April 1974 in Rome, Italy), an Italian rapper. Piotta, which in
Roman dialect
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means "100
liras", became famous with his song "Supercafone" which describes the
Coatto (Roman suburban impolite,
politically incorrect
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chav).
Piotta's single "La Mossa del giaguaro" hit #15 on the Italian charts in 2000.
Now considered a "veteran" of Italian hip hop, Piotta set up a record label, ''La grande onda'', with a focus on emerging Italian musicians.
In 2015 he worked with Afrika Bambaataa for his album "Nemici".
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Discography
*''Comunque vada sarà un successo'', 1998
*''Comunque vada sarà un successo '99'', 1999
*''Democrazia del microfono'', 2000
*''La Grande Onda'', 2002
*''Tommaso'', 2004
*''Multi Culti'', 2007
*''S(u)ono Diverso'', 2009
*''Odio gli indifferenti'', 2012
*''...senza Er'', 2013
*''Interno 7 (Lato A) EP'', 2018
References
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1974 births
Living people
Musicians from Rome
Italian rappers