Sebastiano Ruocco (born May 16, 1966), better known by his

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Ice One, is an Italian rapper, beatmaker and writer from

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. Ice One is one of the pioneers of Italian

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, having started to perform in 1982. During his career, Ice One worked with two of the most important Italian hip hop groups of the nineties, Colle der Fomento (founded with Danno & Masito, 1994-1999) and Assalti Frontali (1999).

Discography

;Albums * '' B-Boy Maniaco'' (1995) * '' Crescendo: The Dark Side of Funk'' (1996) * '' Odio pieno'' (as ''Colle der Fomento'') (1996) * '' Scienza doppia H'' (as ''Colle der Fomento'') (1999) * '' Banditi'' (as ''Assalti Frontali'') (1999) * '' Medicina buona'' (as ''La Comitiva'') (1999) * '' Latte & sangue'' (with Don Diegoh) (2015) ;EPs * '' Power 2 the People'' (as ''Power MC'') (1991) * '' Word Up'' (as ''Fluydo'') (2006)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ice One 1966 births Living people Musicians from Turin Italian male rappers