Madman (rapper)

Madman, pseudonym of Pierfrancesco Botrugno (Grottaglie, July 25, 1988), is an italian rapper.[1]

Biography

Early years, Escape from Heart

Madman entered the world of hip hop by participating in the 2006 edition of Tecniche Perfette (a well-known italian freestyle competition), in Puglia, later won in Turin by July B.

In 2007 he made his debut with the self-produced mixtape Riscatto mixtape, made in collaboration with TempoXso, followed in the same year by Prequel (recorded together with Esse-P) and in 2008 by R.I.P. In 2010 Madman released the debut album Escape from Heart, released for free through the Honiro Label.[2]

Collaborations with Gemitaiz, MM Vol.1

Since 2011 Madman has embarked on a musical collaboration with rapper Gemitaiz, with whom he has released the mixtape Haterproof (2011) and the EP Detto, Fatto. (2012), both released through the Honiro Label.[3]

On June 28, 2013 Madman made the mixtape MM Vol.1 Mixtape, consisting of 18 tracks. It was subsequently extracted from it as the only single Come ti fa Mad, released by the label Tanta Roba of Gué Pequeno and DJ Harsh,[4] with whom Madman signed a recording contract on September 25th.[5]

In 2014 the rapper returned to collaborate with Gemitaiz for the realization of the album Kepler, released on May 24th. Anticipated by the videoclips of Non se ne parla and Haterproof 2, the album met with great success in Italy, making its debut at the top of the italian album chart and being certified gold by the Italian Music Industry Federation for over 25,000 copies sold in the country.[6]

Doppelganger and MM Vol.2

In July 30, 2015, through his Facebook page, the rapper announced the completion of the second studio album Doppelganger, released on September 11 for Tanta Roba with Universal Music Group distributio.[7]

On 27 October 2016 the mixtape MM Vol.2 Mixtape was released for free download, consisting of 16 tracks and anticipated by the videoclip of Bolla papale freestyle.[8]

Back Home and MM Vol. 3

On February 2, 2018 Madman releases his third studio album Back Home, anticipated by the singles Trapano and Centro (with the collaboration of the singer Coez).[9] He also collaborates with Nitro on the track called O.K. Corral, from the album No Comment, and with Enigma in the track Che roba è?!, contained in the album Shardana.

A year later the mixtape MM Vol.3 Mixtape was released for digital download, promoted by the singles 7/8 Sour and Supernova.[10]

Scatola nera

In 2019 Madman returned to collaborate with Gemitaiz for the creation of a new part of the Veleno series, materializing on June 7 with the publication of Veleno 7.[11] The single achieved great success, debuting at the top of the Top Singles Billboard and beating the record of daily audience on Spotify Italy.[12][13]

The song also played the role of the lead single on an album by the duo, entitled Scatola nera and released on September 20 of the same year.[14]

Discography
  • 2010 – Escape from Heart
  • 2014 – Kepler (with Gemitaiz)
  • 2015 – Doppelganger
  • 2018 – Back Home
  • 2019 – Scatola nera (with Gemitaiz)

Notes
  1. "Gemitaiz & Madman, dalle parole ai fatti!". web.archive.org. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. "Madman (18) - R.I.P. Street Album". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. "Escape From Heart: il diamante nero". RAPTERATURA (in Italian). 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. "Fuori su iTunes "Come ti fa Mad" single pack - Tanta Roba". web.archive.org. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  5. "MadMan firma per Tanta Roba - Tanta Roba". web.archive.org. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. "L'album "KEPLER" è disco d'oro - Tanta Roba". web.archive.org. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  7. "Ecco data e titolo del disco ufficiale di MadMan: Doppelgänger". RapBurger (in Italian). 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  8. "Scarica "MM Vol.2″ il nuovo mixtape di Madman". RapBurger (in Italian). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  9. Mattarella, Sergio (2018-02-23). "Back Home – Madman ha fatto Centro?". Raphaolic (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  10. "Madman: annunciata sui social l'uscita di "MM Vol. 3" aspettando il tour". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  11. "Ascolta "Veleno 7″, il nuovo episodio della saga di Gemitaiz & Madman". RapBurger (in Italian). 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  12. "Classifiche - FIMI". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  13. TG24, Sky. "Gemitaiz e Madman: 'Veleno 7' è record Spotify di ascolti". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  14. "'Scatola Nera', il nuovo disco di Gemitaiz & MadMan: "Insieme ci prendiamo una pausa da noi stessi"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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