Nitro (rapper)

Nitro approached hip hop culture thanks to freestyle in Italy.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-02|title=Nitro Wilson – Freestyle Rap Italiano – La scheda del freestyler|url=https://freestylerapitaliano.it/nitro-wilson/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Freestyle Rap Italiano|language=it-IT}} He started playing in the collective Gioventù Bruciata, together with MC Moova and producer CeCe DuB and with whom he released the Born2Burn mixtape in 2010.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Burn2Burn mixtape, Nitro, Moova MC e CeCe DuB|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2nxNmQO6kM&list=PL4r2Gv-CjeAcSBc54jt0FsK96nj1GNzAQ|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=YouTube}} In 2007 he participated in his first Tecniche Perfette, reaching the semifinal of the regional selection.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gli artisti e le Band: Ascolta la musica e guarda i video degli artisti TOP del panorama italiano ed internazionale {{!}} MTV Italia|url=http://www.mtv.it/musica/artisti|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=MTV Italia}} From there he continued to participate in freestyle battles, winning the regional stage of Tecniche Perfette in the following two years, winning the national final twice and always finishing in the top four.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-26|title=NITRO « MACHETE PRODUCTIONS|url=http://www.macheteprod.com/wp/nitro/|access-date=2021-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926030618/http://www.macheteprod.com/wp/nitro/|archive-date=2014-09-26}}

After the experience of Tecniche Perfette, Nitro participated in the contest organized by Radio Sherwood in Padua, winning it.{{Cite web|date=2014-08-15|title=28 agosto – Nitro|url=http://www.khorakhanet.it/28-agosto-nitro/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Associazione Khorakhanè e Laboratorio Culturale I'M|language=it-IT}} The live experience led him to be part, under the pseudonym of Wilson Kemper, of The Villains group also composed of Moova, Venom and Zethone.{{Cite web|title=The Villains Archives|url=http://www.rapburger.com/tag/the-villains/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=RapBurger|language=it-IT}} This project, inspired by the dark side of comics and cinema, combines different genres such as hip hop, dubstep, electronic and hardcore.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-24|title=Salmo & Nitro – Da Hardcore Wilder (Testo)|url=https://www.hano.it/salmo-nitro-da-hardcore-wilder-testo/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Hano Mnemonic|language=it-IT}}

In 2012 he participated in the MTV Spit talent show, finishing in second position, beaten only by Ensi.{{Cite web|title=MTV Spit – Programma {{!}} MTV Italia|url=http://www.mtv.it/programmi/7lchka/mtv-spit|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.mtv.it}} Around the same time he joined the Machete Crew collective, founded by rappers Salmo, Hell Raton, En?gma and DJ Slait. On October 30, 2012, Fabri Fibra's Casus belli EP was published, featuring the first official collaboration of Nitro, precisely in the song Felice per me.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-10-30|title=Fabri Fibra: "Casus Belli"|url=https://www.panorama.it/news/musica/fabri-fibra-scaricare-casus-belli-gratis-ascoltarlo-godere|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Panorama|language=it}}

In 2013 Nitro participated again in MTV Spit, finishing second, beaten by Shade.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mtv Spit 2013: vince Shade, al 2º posto Nitro, al 3º Fred de Palma, ecco cosa è successo|url=http://realityshow.blogosfere.it/post/482044/mtv-spit-2013-shade-vince-al-2-posto-nitro-al-3-fred-de-palma|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=BlogoSfere}} In the same year he participated in the production of the mixtape Machete Mixtape Vol II, distributed by Machete Empire Records.{{Cite web|title=Compilation Machete Mixtape Vol. 2|url=https://www.rockit.it/compilation/machete-mixtape-vol-2/21288|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Rockit.it|language=it}}

On July 12, 2013, the rapper released his debut single Back Again,{{Citation|last=|first=|title=Back Again – Single di Nitro|date=12 July 2013|url=https://music.apple.com/it/album/back-again-single/668796028|volume=|pages=|language=it|access-date=2021-01-17}} which anticipated his first studio album Danger by four days, released on Machete Empire Records and distributed by Sony Music.{{Cite web|date=2014-12-08|title=Danger il primo album solista di Nitro targato Machete Empire « MACHETE PRODUCTIONS|url=http://www.macheteprod.com/wp/2013/07/02/danger/|access-date=2021-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208031457/http://www.macheteprod.com/wp/2013/07/02/danger/|archive-date=2014-12-08}}

During 2014 he took part in the creation of the mixtape Machete Mixtape III, singing in ten of the 24 songs present in the same.{{Cite web|title=Machete Mixtape III by Machete|url=https://genius.com/albums/Machete/Machete-mixtape-iii|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Genius|language=en}}

On April 21, 2015, he released the single Rotten for digital download,{{Citation|title=Rotten – Single di Nitro|date=21 April 2015|url=https://music.apple.com/it/album/rotten-single/985571237|language=it|access-date=2021-01-17}} which anticipated the release of the second studio album Suicidol, released on May 26.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-29|title=Ecco la tracklist di "Suicidol", il nuovo album di Nitro|url=http://www.rapburger.com/2015/04/29/ecco-la-tracklist-di-suicidol-il-nuovo-album-di-nitro/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=RapBurger|language=it-IT}} The album entered fourth place in the FIMI Album Ranking and was certified gold by the FIMI for over 25,000 copies sold,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Classifiche – FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=FIMI|language=it-IT}}{{Cite web|title=Certificazioni – FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.fimi.it|language=it-IT}} and was also promoted by the singles Sassi e diamanti and Pleasantville,{{Cite web|title=Nitro – Pleasantville (Radio Date: 16-10-2015)|url=https://www.earone.it/news/nitro_pleasantville_radio_date_16_10_2015_16508250/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=EarOne}} which entered radio rotation respectively from May 15 and October 16.{{Cite web|title=Nitro – Sassi e diamanti (Radio Date: 15-05-2015)|url=https://www.earone.it/news/nitro_sassi_e_diamanti_radio_date_15_05_2015_14683338/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=EarOne}} On 10 July, the video clip of the song Storia di un defunto artista was also released,{{Cite web|title=Guarda "Storia di un defunto artista", il nuovo video di Nitro|url=https://www.rockit.it/news/nitro-video-storia-defunto-artista|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Rockit.it|language=it}} subsequently certified gold by the FIMI even though it was not extracted as a single.{{Cite web|title=Certificazioni – FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.fimi.it|language=it-IT}}

On May 4, 2016, the rapper announced the reissue of Suicidol, called Post Mortem and released on the 27th of the same month.{{Cite web|title=Nitro Suicidol – Post Mortem|url=https://www.rockit.it/nitro/album/suicidol-post-mortem/35044|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Rockit.it|language=it}} Compared to the original edition, the re-release features a second CD containing five songs recorded in collaboration with MadMan, Jake La Furia, Jack the Smoker and Izi, including the single Solo quando bevo, released on May 20 of the same year.{{Cite web|title=Nitro – Solo quando bevo (Radio Date: 20-05-2016)|url=https://www.earone.it/news/nitro_solo_quando_bevo_radio_date_20_05_2016_19085538/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=EarOne}}

On December 4, 2017, Nitro made available for digital download the single Buio Omega,{{Cite web|last=Redazione|first=Eleonora|date=2017-12-06|title=Buio Omega, Nitro testo nuovo singolo prodotto da Salmo|url=https://www.teamworld.it/testi-traduzioni/buio-omega-nitro-testo-singolo-prodotto-salmo/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Team World|language=it-IT}} produced by Salmo and accompanied on the same day by the relative video clip.{{Cite web|last=s.r.l|first=Rockol com|title=√ Nitro, esce 'Buio omega': il nuovo singolo del rapper è prodotto da Salmo – VIDEO|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-682025/nitro-esce-buio-omega-nuovo-singolo-del-rapper-prodotto-da-salmo|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Rockol|language=it}} The single debuted in the Top Singles at position 40.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Classifiche – FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=FIMI|language=it-IT}}

Simultaneously with the release of the single, the rapper announced the third studio album No Comment, released on January 12, 2018.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-11|title=NITRO arriva il 12 gennaio "No Comment", il nuovo album (TRACKLIST)|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/nitro-arriva-12-gennaio-no-comment.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT}}

On 23 March 2018 he released the second single Ho fatto bene,{{Cite web|title=NITRO "Ho fatto bene" {{!}} (Radio Date: 23/03/2018)|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/nitro-ho-fatto-bene-177578-23-03-2018-radiodate/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=radiodate.it|language=en}} while on 4 May 2018 he released the third single Chairaggione, in collaboration with Salmo.{{Cite web|last=Bra|date=2018-05-09|title=Nitro feat. Salmo – Chairaggione|url=https://www.rapmaniacz.com/nitro-feat-salmo-chairaggione/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=RapManiacZ {{!}} your favorite Hip-Hop reviews since 2000|language=it-IT}} The collaboration with Salmo was proposed again with the song Dispovery Channel, contained in the album Playlist of the sardinian rapper.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-08|title=Su "Dispovery Channel" va in onda l'amicizia tra Salmo e Nitro|url=https://www.supereva.it/dispovery-channel-salmo-nitro-53196|access-date=2021-01-17|website=superEva|language=it}}

On July 5, 2019, Machete Mixtape 4 was released, where Nitro appears in 6 of the 18 tracks of the disc, including the single Marylean.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-07-18|title=Marylean della Machete Crew con Salmo e Nitro feat. Marracash|url=https://www.optimagazine.com/2019/07/18/marylean-della-machete-crew-con-salmo-e-nitro-feat-marracash-riscrive-la-serenata-rap-con-piu-testosterone-audio-e-video/1527707|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Optimagazine|language=it-IT}}

On March 6, 2020, Nitro released the fourth album GarbAge,{{Cite web|last=Balla|first=Lorenzo|date=2020-04-17|title=Il nuovo album di Nitro "GarbAge", uno spaccato del contemporaneo|url=https://www.culturamente.it/musica/nuovo-album-di-nitro-garbage-recensione/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=CulturaMente|language=it-IT}} which is characterized by the presence of various collaborations between the various songs, including Lazza, Fabri Fibra, tha Supreme, Gemitaiz and Dani Faiv.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-02-19|title=Nitro GarbAge è il titolo del nuovo album ricco di importanti featuring|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/nitro-garbage.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT}} At the same time the single Saturno was presented.{{Cite web|title=Nitro – Saturno (Radio Date: 06-03-2020)|url=https://www.earone.it/news/nitro_saturno_radio_date_06_03_2020_40692336/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=EarOne}}

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, June 5, 2020, Nitro released the single Schiacciacuore with the singer Nina Zilli{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Arriva Schiacciacuore, Nina Zilli e Nitro cantano l'ambiente da amare e da difendere|url=https://www.ehabitat.it/2020/06/12/schiacciacuore-nina-zilli-e-nitro/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=eHabitat.it|language=it-IT}} and on December 11 of the same year, he published the single Ossigeno with the rapper Vegas Jones.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ossigeno di Nitro feat. Vegas Jones, arriva il nuovo singolo|url=https://www.lacasadelrap.com/2020/12/12/ossigeno-nitro-vegas-jones-singolo/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Lacasadelrap|language=it}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/3769651 Nitro] on Discogs
• [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/824c59f0-9ae2-4197-a7b6-2da485ee8386 Nitro] on MusicBrainz
• [https://genius.com/artists/Nitro Nitro] on Genius

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