Egreen

Nicholas Fantini, better known as Evergreen, abbreviated to Egreen or E-Green (June 19, 1984), is an Italian rapper born in Bogotà, Colombia.

Egreen in a concert.

Biography

Born in Bogotà to an Italian father and a Colombian mother, he lived in Colombia for three years and later moved to the United States of America. For a short time he also lived in Geneva and in 1999 he arrived in Italy, settling in Busto Arsizio. The numerous trips during childhood allow him to learn 4 languages (Spanish, English, French and Italian) and to get in touch with very varied cultures and musical styles.[1]

Arrived in Italy he immediately began his career as a rapper, participating in jam and coming into contact with the Hip-Hop scene first in Varese and then in Milan. He made his first demo in 2002, together with Toni Alti and dj Sen, F.U.R.S. (Frustrated Unreleased Rap Shit), as a collection of unreleased tracks in 2006 and two mixtapes between 2010 and 2011: I Spit Vol.0 and I Spit Vol.1. Over time he became known and began to record the first EPs and mixtapes, until in 2011 he joined the Unlimited Struggle label. In this period he publishes the EPs Entropia and Bricks & Hammers, as well as his first official album, Il cuore e la fame, which collects extensive critical acclaim.[2]

Later, in 2014 he released a 7-track EP entitled Entropia 2.[3]

After the collaboration with the collective for professional reasons,[4] he decides to publish an album independently, relying on the crowdfunding platform Musicraiser, through a campaign that ended with a record number of 1818 subscriptions for a collection of over 69,000 euros, surpassing any other similar project ever attempted in Italy.[5] The result of the campaign is the record Beats & Hate, Egreen's second official work.[6]

Discography

Albums

  • 2013 - Il cuore e la fame
  • 2015 - Beats & Hate
  • 2016 - More Hate
  • 2018 - Entropia 3
  • 2019 - LO VE (with Nex Cassel)
  • 2019 - OG’S (with Craig G and The WZA)
  • 2020 - Fine Primo Tempo

Mixtapes

  • 2009 - I Spit Vol. 0
  • 2010 - I Spit Vol.1
  • 2015 - I Spit Vol. 1.3
  • 2017 - Bengala Mixtape (with Attila)
  • 2020 - I Spit Vol. 2

EPs

  • 2008 - F.U.R.S. (Frustrated Unreleased Rap Shit)
  • 2010 - Byters - The Unautorised Remixes (with DJ Yodha & L-Blixxx)
  • 2011 - Entropia EP
  • 2012 - Bricks & Hammers
  • 2014 - Entropia 2
  • 2016 - A.F.A. EP

Collaborations

Year Artist Titolo Album di provenienza
2009 E-Green feat. Jack the Smoker & MDT Fuori per l'ebrezza I Spit Vol. 0 - Mixtape
2010 Asher Kuno feat. Egreen Né leggere né scrivere HallWeedWood Stories Vol.1
Spanish Ed feat. Egreen La Varese beve Sotto sorveglianza
2011 Bassi Maestro feat. Reka The Saint and Egreen I'm nice (on the mic) Tutti a casa
Don Joe & Shablo feat. Bassi Maestro, Egreen and DJ Shocca Sopranos Thori & Rocce
2012 DJ Double S feat. Lefty and Egreen Freestyle Al centro della scena
Piranha Clique feat. Egreen Fireworks Un Metro Di Campari Mixtape
2013 DJ Ceffo feat. Lucci and Egreen Ya know the name Brutti Ceffi Mixtape
Brain feat. Egreen & Lord Madness Il Triangolo delle Bermuda Brainstorm II
Brain feat. Egreen Grasso che cola
Simon P & Crine J feat. Egreen and Nex Cassel Tasche piene Full coverage
Barracruda feat. Egreen Il muro BARRECRUDE MIXTAPE VOL. 3
Vox P feat. Egreen and DJ Tsura I spit ya Il rovescio della piramide
Mr. Phil feat. Egreen, Bassi Maestro e DJ Shocca Sopranos Pt. 2 Poteri forti
Fritz da Cat feat. Egreen Barzellette Fritz
2014 K273 feat. Egreen Risultato perfetto
Fetz Darko feat. Egreen Punk life Lotta medievale
Pula+ feat. Dargen D'Amico and Egreen Grazie a nessuno Non lo so
Deal Pacino feat. Egreen Dogma BorderLife Vol. 2
The Night Skinny feat. Achille Lauro, Johnny Marsiglia, Ensi, Noyz Narcos, Chicoria, Louis Dee, Er Costa, Clementino, Rocco Hunt, Egreen Indian Tweet Posse Zero kills
Mistaman feat. Johnny Marsiglia & Egreen Ti ammazzo M-Theory
Unlimited Struggle Posse Cut
Gionni Grano feat. Egreen Vivere e godere (Remix) Grano duro
2015 Brenno & Brain feat. Egreen Faccio fuoco Incubo
Francesco Paura feat. Egreen Double dragon Darkswing
Louis Dee feat. Ensi and Egreen 666 Sto bene all'inferno
Bassi Maestro feat. Egreen and Medda Penny Hardaway/Troppo Rap [7]
Don Diegoh & Ice One feat. Masito and Egreen Porte chiuse Latte e sangue
2016 Jake La Furia feat. Egreen Testa o croce Fuori da qui
Jamil feat. Egreen Quanti amici ho perso Black book 2
Il Turco feat. Egreen Rap'autore Rap'Autore
2019 Creep Giuliano & J.O.D Feat. Egreen Le Conseguenze Cammina sull'acqua
Lapa feat. Egreen Z9NA Over
20900 x 21052 (feat. Egreen & LT.Studio) 20900 x 21052 Principe di Monza EP.

References

  1. Rinaldi, Jacopo (2020-01-17). "EGREEN: BIOGRAFIA E DISCOGRAFIA". Tutto Sul Rap (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. "Egreen – Il Cuore E La Fame". RapBurger (in Italian). 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. "ALBUM | EGREEN – ENTROPIA 2". Honiro.it (in Italian). 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. Naccari, Tommaso (2014-07-13). "E-Green esce da Unlimited Struggle ed annuncia "Beats 'n' Hate", il nuovo album". RapBurger (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  5. "EGREEN re del crowdfunding: suo il record con quasi 70mila euro". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  6. "Recensione: Egreen – Beats & Hate". Deer Waves (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. Song present in no album, it is a song distributed exclusively on vinyl for Com Era Records.
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