Fabri Fibra

Fabrizio Tarducci (born 17 October 1976), better known by the stage name Fabri Fibra, is an Italian rapper.

In his career he has sold more than 2.3 million certified copies.

Tarducci was born in Senigallia, Italy.

He became interested in music from a young age; he wrote and performed his first piece when he was 17 years old.

In 1995 he recorded his first demo.

He created the tandem Uomini di Mare with DJ Lato, beatmaker and deejay, and in 1996 they produced the underground CD Dei del mare quest'el gruv.

In 1999 Fabri and Lato produced and distributed the LP Sindrome di fine millennio (End of Millennium Syndrome), with collaborations from El Presidente (also known as Esa), Inoki, Joe Cassano and his brother Nesli.

Following his underground success, Fabri Fibra began performing around Italy.

In 2000 he established his label and group Teste Mobili Records (Bobbing Head Records), and collaborated with various Italian rap groups, lending vocals as well as lyrics to the mixtape circuit.

In his career he has sold more than two million certified copies.

In 2002 Fabri released his first solo album, titled Turbe giovanili (Juvenile troubles), for which he wrote and recorded his lyrics under the production and arrangement of Neffa.

A year later Fabri distributed Lato e Fabri Fibra, which brought a close to the partnership with Lato and the Uomini di Mare project with aky il grande.

Nesli's Home and Fabri Fibra's Mr. Simpatia were released simultaneously on 1 September 2004.

Released in 2004, Mr. Simpatia (Mr. Niceness) is Fibra's second solo album.

The instrumental bases were made by his younger brother, the rapper Nesli Rice, except for "Io non ti invidio" ("I don't envy you") (made by Bassi Maestro) and the album's bonus track (by Bosca).

The album cover shows Fibra's head lying on its side with a gruesome injury.

Mr. Simpatia is an ironic title; the main themes are the Italian hip hop scene, contempt for society, relationships with girls, and Fibra's frustration about his job.

After splitting from his recording company contract at Vibrarecords, Fibra went underground and was unheard from for a year, until he resurfaced with a new deal at major recording company Universal Music.

Under the production of Fish and brother Nesli, Fibra created his most commercially and artistically successful album, Tradimento (Betrayal).

His first single, released in Europe 4 April 2006, was "Applausi per Fibra" ("Applause for Fibra").

The single discussed Fibra's personal and life experiences overcome by Fabri himself, with a certain emphasis on self-praise.

Following the success of "Applausi per Fibra", the second single, "Mal di stomaco" ("Stomachache"), which gained instant infamy, most notably for the originality of its music video (a fabricated broadcast of Sky TG24 – a satellite news station) that reports on the death of Fabri Fibra in a car accident.

The authenticity is sealed with "live coverage" reports, interviews from famous stars such as Fernanda Lessa, Éva Henger, Jimmy Ghione, producer Fish, rapper Vacca and brother Nesli.

The video ends with Fabri's body disappearing from the morgue.

The last single is "Idee stupide" ("Stupid ideas"), with a black and white video which, whilst not as original as the former video, uses a Rocky-style montage that complements Fabri's underdog lyrics.

Fabri Fibra's next album Bugiardo, came out on 9 November 2007, after the release of the street-single "Questo è il nuovo singolo" ("This is the new single").

The first official single, "Bugiardo", came out on 15 October 2007, and the second official single being "La soluzione" ("The solution"), which came out on 9 November 2007.

On 25 April 2008, Fibra released the single "In Italia" featuring singer Gianna Nannini.

The song became a massive summer hit, being the most watched music video in Italy of 2008 and earning a nomination at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Italian Act.

On 10 April 2009, Fibra released his fifth album, entitled Chi vuole essere Fabri Fibra? (Who wants to be Fabri Fibra?). He released two songs from the album, entitled "Incomprensioni" ("Incomprehension") (featuring Federico Zampaglione) and "Speak English", which discusses the cultural differences between Italy and England; the video for "Speak English" was shot in Brighton, where Fibra lived and worked for four years.

A track off the album, entitled "Donna famosa" ("Famous woman"), is featured in the soundtrack of the FIFA 10 football video game.

In 2010, Tradimento came second in a newspaper poll, making it the second most important album of the decade in Italy.

From 18 February 2010, MTV Italia broadcast a program on Thursday nights entitled Fabri Fibra: Italy.

The program was defined as a docu-drama, and included five episodes showing the lives of young people living in socially disadvantaged situations.

On 4 May 2010, Fibra released a remastered album of Turbe giovanilili, entituled Turbe giovanili Remaster.

On 20 July 2010, Fibra also released his first web-album, entitled Quorum, which is available in his website.

The album Controcultura (Counterculture) was released on 7 September 2010 and reached #1 in the Italian albums chart.

The album has so far spawned three singles named "VIP in trip", "Tranne te" ("Except for you") (both peaking at #2 in the Italian singles chart), "Qualcuno normale" ("Somebody normal") featuring the artist Marracash and "Le donne" ("The women").

Fibra said that "Le donne" music was a response to the bales of misogyny that he had to face for years, mainly because of Mr. Simpatia.

In 2013 he campaigned for Adidas Originals, reinterpreting the song with Run-DMC and DJ A-Trak.