Rondodasosa
{{Short description|Italian rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rondodasosa
| image = File:Rondodasosa 2023.jpg|alt=shot by Giulia Mannari
| caption = Rondo live, December 2023
| birth_name = Mattia Barbieri{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/warner-music-italy-signs-central-cee-collaborator-rondodasosa/085564|title=Warner Music Italy signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa|first=Andre|last=Paine|date=5 April 2022|work=Music Week|access-date=25 April 2022}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|4|29|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/it-it/chi-e-rondodasosa|title=Chi è Rondodasosa: la vita del rapper di San Siro|first=Claudio|last=Biazzetti|date=5 January 2022|website=redbull.com|language=it|access-date=25 April 2022}}
| birth_place = San Siro, Milan, Italy{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/rondodasosa-interview/|title=GRM EXCLUSIVE: RONDODASOSA TALKS WORKING WITH CENTRAL CEE, THE GROWTH OF THE EUROPEAN SCENE & MORE|first=Oli|last=Knight|date=13 April 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}
| genre = {{hlist|Drill|trap}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- songwriter
- singer}}
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Warner Records{{Cite web|url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/warner-music-signs-central-cee-collaborator-rondodasosa/|title=Warner Music signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa|first=Chris|last=Cooke|date=5 April 2022|work=Complete Music Update|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=5 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405114617/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/warner-music-signs-central-cee-collaborator-rondodasosa/|url-status=dead}}
| current_member_of = Seven 7oo
}}
Mattia Barbieri (born 29 April 2002), known professionally as Rondodasosa, is an Italian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in San Siro, Milan, he began his musical career in 2020, releasing his debut EP Giovane Rondo the same year.
Early life
Mattia Barbieri was born on April 29, 2002, in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy. As he reported in an interview for GRM Daily. In order to prevent himself from being sentenced to juvenile prison, he would get a job at McDonalds in 2020, later working as a waiter at a restaurant for €600 a month .{{Cite web|url=https://www.webboh.it/rondo-da-sosa-lavoro/|title=Rondo da Sosa lavorava al McDonald prima di diventare famoso!|first=Gaia|last=Giovannone|date=27 January 2022|work=Webboh|language=it|access-date=25 April 2022}}
Career
In January 2020, Mattia released his debut song, "Free Samy", which was dedicated to a friend in prison. By February 2021, the song had over 3 million streams on Spotify. But He began to acquire an important notoriety only in May of the same year, with the remix of Exposing Me, Chicago's Drill track belonging to King Von and Memo600, entitled by the Milanese rapper as Face to Face, which is still his most successful single on youtube. He also released "Louboutin" alongside Vale Pain, which resulted in Rondodasosa being compared to Pop Smoke.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60563/title.italian-drill-in-the-vein-of-pop-smoke-is-going-viral-thanks-to-rapper-rondodasosa|title=ITALIAN DRILL IN THE VEIN OF POP SMOKE IS GOING VIRAL THANKS TO RAPPER RONDODASOSA|first=Brandon|last=Caldwell|date=13 February 2021|work=HipHopDX|access-date=26 April 2022}} It would peak at number 22 in Italy and was certified platinum by the FIMI.
In October 2020, Rondodasosa released his debut EP, Giovane Rondo, which included features from Capo Plaza and Shiva.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundsblog.it/post/rondo-da-sosa-giovane-rondo-nuovo-ep|title=Rondo Da Sosa: Giovane Rondo è il nuovo EP|first=Fabio|last=Morasca|date=25 October 2020|website=soundsblog.it|language=it|access-date=27 April 2022}} The EP peaked at number 6 and was certified gold by the FIMI.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lacasadelrap.com/2021/06/15/rondodasosa-giovane-rondo-oro/|title=Giovane Rondo di Rondodasosa ottiene la certificazione ORO|first=Nicolò|last=Pagliari|date=15 June 2021|website=lacasadelrap.com|language=it|access-date=26 April 2022}}
In February 2021, Rondodasosa released "Movie", which featured Central Cee; the single peaked at number 26 in Italy and was certified gold by the FIMI. In May, Rondodasosa would appear on a remix of "Body" by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne alongside Capo Plaza.{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/russ-tion-wayne-capo-plaza-rondodasosa-body-remix/|title=RUSS & TION WAYNE ENLIST ITALY'S CAPO PLAZA & RONDODASOSA ON BRAND-NEW "BODY" REMIX|first=Courtney|last=W|date=4 May 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=27 April 2022}} He would also release "Dubai" (peaked at number 27), "Shawty" (peaked at number 36) and "Chinga" (peaked at number 49) in the same year.
In 2022, Rondodasosa would appear on Central Cee's "Eurovision", which was featured on 23.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-03-02/155080/central-cee-eurovision-video/|title=Central Cee connects with international stars in "Eurovision" visual|first=Jon|last=Powell|date=2 March 2022|work=Revolt|access-date=28 April 2022}}
On November 4, 2022, Rondodasosa released his debut album, Trenches Baby. The album peaked at number 1 in Italy.
Legal issues
In 2020, Mattia was reported to police for jumping on the hood of a police cruiser in San Siro.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milanotoday.it/cronaca/sparatoria-24k-rapper-rondo-da-sosa.html|title=Sparatoria a San Siro, perché si parla del rapper Rondo da Sosa?|first=Stiben Mesa|last=Paniagua|date=18 January 2022|work=Milano Today|language=it|access-date=25 April 2022}}
On 20 August 2021, he received a DASPO from Milanese police for 2 years following riots at a disco; the order prevented him from entering bars, discos and public places in the city.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milanotoday.it/cronaca/daspo-rondo-da-sosa-baby-gang-rapper.html|title=Discoteche e bar vietati per i rapper Rondo Da Sosa e Baby Gang: il daspo|date=25 August 2021|work=Milano Today|language=it|access-date=25 April 2022}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ITA {{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|title=History - FIMI|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|access-date=9 May 2022}} (Select "Artista/Band" under "Ricerra per". Type "Rondodasosa" in the box next to it and select "RONDODASOSA". Select "Classifiche".) |
|---|
| scope="row"|Trenches Baby
|
|1 |
| scope="row"|Blue Tape
|
|6 |
=EPs=
=Charted singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of charted singles as lead artist ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ITA |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Louboutin" {{small|(with Vale Pain)}} |rowspan="6"|2020 |22 | |rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Slime" {{small|(with Lazza)}} |49 | |
| scope="row"|"Baby"
|97 | |rowspan="4"|Giovane Rondo |
| scope="row"|"Youngshit" {{small|(featuring Shiva)}} |41 | |
| scope="row"|"Slatt" {{small|(featuring Capo Plaza)}} |10 | |
| scope="row"|"Trap"
|92 | |
| scope="row"|"Movie" {{small|(with NKO featuring Central Cee)}} |rowspan="4"|2021 |26 | |rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Dubai" {{small|(with NKO)}} |27 | |
| scope="row"|"Shawty" {{small|(with Sacky)}} |36 | |
| scope="row"|"Chinga" {{small|(with NKO featuring Simba La Rue)}} |49 | |
| scope="row"|"Sturdy" {{small|(with NKO)}} |rowspan="15"|2022 |46 | |rowspan="15"|Trenches Baby |
| scope="row"|"Autostop"
|52 | |
| scope="row"|"Fashion Nova"
|65 | |
| scope="row"|"Blue Cheese" {{small|(with NKO featuring Lazza)}} |11 | |
| scope="row"|"Outside" {{small|(with Miles)}} |57 | |
| scope="row"|"Yamaha" {{small|(with NKO)}} |91 | |
| scope="row"|"Trenches Baby" {{small|(with NKO)}} |71 | |
| scope="row"|"Tonight" {{small|(with NKO featuring Vale Pain)}} |59 | |
| scope="row"|"Drillmoon" {{small|(with NKO featuring Tha Supreme)}} |35 | |
| scope="row"|"Sin Cara" {{small|(with NKO, Miles, and Low Kidd)}} |39 | |
| scope="row"|"Cell" {{small|(featuring Rose Villain and Ghali)}} |89 | |
| scope="row"|"Playa" {{small|(with Miles)}} |73 | |
| scope="row"|"No Luv" {{small|(with NKO featuring Capo Plaza)}} |53 | |
| scope="row"|"Killy Demon" {{small|(with NKO featuring Gazo and Russ Millions)}} |95 | |
| scope="row"|"Tokyo" {{Small|(with NKO)}} |24 | |
| scope="row"|"SSG"
|2023 |73 | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Face to Face 2"
|2024 |51 | |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of charted singles as featured artist ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ITA |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Seven 7oo" {{small|(RM4E featuring Rondodasosa, Sacky, Vale Pain, Neima Ezza, Keta and Killmoney)}} |rowspan="2"|2021 |12 |rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} | |
| scope="row"|"Boy" {{small|(Baby Gang and Bobo featuring Rondodasosa)}} |76 | |
| scope="row"|"Eurovision" {{small|(Central Cee featuring Rondodasosa, Baby Gang, A2 Anti, Morad, Beny Jr, Ashe 22 and Freeze Corleone) }} |rowspan="5"|2022 |57 |23 | |
| scope="row"|"Birkin" {{small|(Trenches Baby featuring Rondodasosa)}} |42 |rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} | |
| scope="row"|"Rap" {{small|(Seven 7oo featuring Neima Ezza, Rondodasosa and Sacky)}} |82 | |
| scope="row"|"LEI" {{small|(Neima Ezza featuring Rondodasosa)}} |60 |Giù | |
| scope="row"|"C!ao" {{small|(Tha Supreme featuring Rondodasosa}} |7 |Carattere speciale |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{TikTok|Rondodasosaa}}
- {{Instagram|rondodasosa}}
- {{Youtube|c=UCGW91-ExDG5HolRaK59L6ng}}
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Category:Warner Records artists