Tommaso Zanello (born 26 April 1973), known by his

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Piotta, is an Italian rapper. Piotta, which in

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means "100

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s", became famous with his song "Supercafone" which describes the Coatto (Roman suburban impolite,

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). 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".Ferrari, Paolo.
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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piotta 1974 births Living people Musicians from Rome Italian male rappers Rappers from Rome