Davide Bassi (born 3 August 1973), better known by his

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Bassi Maestro (also known simply as Bassi), is an Italian rapper, deejay, beatmaker and producer from

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. Bassi is one of the pioneers of Italian underground hip hop, having started his career back in 1988.

Career

Following sit-in jam sessions and gatherings, Bassi released his debut singles and became known in the

Italian hip hop Italian hip hop started in the 1980s. One of the first hip hop crews to catch the attention of the Italian mainstream was Bologna's Isola Posse All Star, then and still today produced by Sandro Orru, who had written the soundtrack to the animated ...

scene as a DJ in the late eighties and early nineties. His first releases came in 1988 with two tracks in English, called ''Explicitin the Facts'' and ''Art From the Heart''. In 1992, Bassi Maestro released his first demo, of eight tracks, called ''Furia solista''. In 1995 he founded the label "Mixmen Production" together with El Presidente, and he collaborated the following year with DJ Zeta. Bassi worked on projects and live shows alongside DJ Gruff and

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, including the first edition of Hip Hop Village in

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in 1995. He released ''

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'', his first full-length album, which included collaborations with

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of Sottotono, El Presidente and

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on his own Mixman label. He also produced beats for several american artists such as

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, M.O.P.,

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and others.

Discography

;Albums * ''

'' (1996) * '' Foto di gruppo'' (1998) * '' Classico'' (2000) * '' Rapper italiano'' (2001) * '' Background'' (2002) * '' Classe '73'' (2003) * '' L'ultimo testimone'' (2004) * '' Seven: The Street Prequel'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' V.E.L.M. (Vivi e lascia morire)'' (2006) * '' La lettera B'' (with Babaman) (2009) * '' Tutti a casa'' (2011) * ''Stanno tutti bene'' (2012) * ''

Guarda in cielo ''Guarda in cielo'' is the third street album by the Italian rapper Bassi Maestro Davide Bassi (born 3 August 1973), better known by his stage name Bassi Maestro (also known simply as Bassi), is an Italian rapper, deejay, beatmaker and producer ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2017) ;EPs * '' The Micragnous EP'' (as ''Sano Business'') (1997) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Vivo e vero EP'' (2010) * '' Musica che non si tocca'' (with DJ Shocca) (2010) * ''

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'' (with Ghemon and Marco Polo) (2012) * '' Vieni a prenderci'' (with

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) (2013) ;Guest appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maestro, Bassi 1973 births Living people Singers from Milan Italian hip hop musicians 21st-century Italian singers