Rondodasosa
Mattia Barbieri (born 29 April 2002), known professionally as Rondodasosa, is an Italian rapper. Born in San Siro, Milan, he began his musical career in 2020, releasing his debut EP Giovane Rondo the same year.
Early life edit
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.[4] 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.[6]
Career edit
In January 2020, Mattia released his debut song, "Free Samy", which was dedicated to a friend in prison.[3] 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.[7] 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.[8] The EP peaked at number 6 and was certified gold by the FIMI.[9]
In February 2021, Rondodasosa released "Movie", which featured Central Cee;[2] 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.[10] 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.[11]
On November 4, 2022, Rondodasosa released his debut album, Trenches Baby. The album peaked at number 1 in Italy.
Personal Life edit
Originally a Christian, Barbieri converted to Islam in his youth.[12] He also supports Inter Milan
Legal issues edit
In 2020, Mattia was reported to police for jumping on the hood of a police cruiser in San Siro.[13]
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.[14]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA [15] | ||
| Trenches Baby |
| 1 |
| Blue Tape |
| 6 [16] |
EPs edit
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [15] | |||
| Giovane Rondo |
| 6 |
Charted singles edit
As lead artist edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [15] | ||||
| "Louboutin" (with Vale Pain) | 2020 | 22 |
| Non-album singles |
| "Slime" (with Lazza) | 49 |
| ||
| "Baby" | 97 | Giovane Rondo | ||
| "Youngshit" (featuring Shiva) | 41 | |||
| "Slatt" (featuring Capo Plaza) | 10 |
| ||
| "Trap" | 92 | |||
| "Movie" (with NKO featuring Central Cee) | 2021 | 26 |
| Non-album singles |
| "Dubai" (with NKO) | 27 |
| ||
| "Shawty" (with Sacky) | 36 |
| ||
| "Chinga" (with NKO featuring Simba La Rue) | 49 | |||
| "Sturdy" (with NKO) | 2022 | 46 | Trenches Baby | |
| "Autostop" | 52 | |||
| "Fashion Nova" | 65 | |||
| "Blue Cheese" (with NKO featuring Lazza) | 11 | |||
| "Outside" (with Miles) | 57 | |||
| "Yamaha" (with NKO) | 91 | |||
| "Trenches Baby" (with NKO) | 71 | |||
| "Tonight" (with NKO featuring Vale Pain) | 59 | |||
| "Drillmoon" (with NKO featuring Tha Supreme) | 35 | |||
| "Sin Cara" (with NKO, Miles, and Low Kidd) | 39 | |||
| "Cell" (featuring Rose Villain and Ghali) | 89 | |||
| "Playa" (with Miles) | 73 | |||
| "No Luv" (with NKO featuring Capo Plaza) | 53 | |||
| "Killy Demon" (with NKO featuring Gazo and Russ Millions) | 95 | |||
| "Tokyo" (with NKO) | 24 | |||
| "SSG" | 2023 | 73 [18] | Non-album singles | |
| "Face to Face 2" | 2024 | 51 [19] |
As featured artist edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [15] | ||||
| "Seven 7oo" (RM4E featuring Rondodasosa, Sacky, Vale Pain, Neima Ezza, Keta and Killmoney) | 2021 | 12 | Non-album singles |
|
| "Boy" (Baby Gang and Bobo featuring Rondodasosa) | 76 | |||
| "Eurovision" (Central Cee featuring Rondodasosa, Baby Gang, A2 Anti, Morad, Beny Jr, Ashe 22 and Freeze Corleone) | 2022 | 57 | 23 | |
| "Birkin" (Trenches Baby featuring Rondodasosa) | 42 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Rap" (Seven 7oo featuring Neima Ezza, Rondodasosa and Sacky) | 82 | |||
| "LEI" (Neima Ezza featuring Rondodasosa) | 60 | Giù |
| |
| "C!ao" (Tha Supreme featuring Rondodasosa | 7 | Carattere speciale |
References edit
- ^ Paine, Andre (5 April 2022). "Warner Music Italy signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa". Music Week. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b W, Courtney (26 February 2021). "CENTRAL CEE JOINS ITALY'S RONDO ON NEW BANGER "MOVIE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Biazzetti, Claudio (5 January 2022). "Chi è Rondodasosa: la vita del rapper di San Siro". redbull.com (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Knight, Oli (13 April 2022). "GRM EXCLUSIVE: RONDODASOSA TALKS WORKING WITH CENTRAL CEE, THE GROWTH OF THE EUROPEAN SCENE & MORE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Cooke, Chris (5 April 2022). "Warner Music signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Giovannone, Gaia (27 January 2022). "Rondo da Sosa lavorava al McDonald prima di diventare famoso!". Webboh (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Caldwell, Brandon (13 February 2021). "ITALIAN DRILL IN THE VEIN OF POP SMOKE IS GOING VIRAL THANKS TO RAPPER RONDODASOSA". HipHopDX. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Morasca, Fabio (25 October 2020). "Rondo Da Sosa: Giovane Rondo è il nuovo EP". soundsblog.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Pagliari, Nicolò (15 June 2021). "Giovane Rondo di Rondodasosa ottiene la certificazione ORO". lacasadelrap.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (4 May 2021). "RUSS & TION WAYNE ENLIST ITALY'S CAPO PLAZA & RONDODASOSA ON BRAND-NEW "BODY" REMIX". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jon (2 March 2022). "Central Cee connects with international stars in "Eurovision" visual". Revolt. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "RONDO E LA RELIGIONE". 6 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Paniagua, Stiben Mesa (18 January 2022). "Sparatoria a San Siro, perché si parla del rapper Rondo da Sosa?". Milano Today (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Discoteche e bar vietati per i rapper Rondo Da Sosa e Baby Gang: il daspo". Milano Today (in Italian). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "History - FIMI". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 May 2022. (Select "Artista/Band" under "Ricerra per". Type "Rondodasosa" in the box next to it and select "RONDODASOSA". Select "Classifiche".)
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 05.04.2024 al 11.04.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "History - FIMI". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 April 2022. (Select "Artista/Band" under "Ricerra per". Type "Rondodasosa" in the box next to it and select "RONDODASOSA".)
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 46" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 4" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 January 2024.