Lhis career in the music business began when he was only 17 years old. And today, exactly ten years later, Rkomi – real name Mirko Manuele Martorana – is about to take the stage of the Sanremo Festival 2022where the song will lead Unsurpassed«Which speaks of a conflicting love very dangerous through the parallelism with sports cars ».
In the evening dedicated to the covers, however, he will do a medley of the songs of Vasco with Caliber 35. Zocca’s singer for Rkomi «is perhaps the artist who has the characteristics that make me do it feel closertogether with Jovanotti. Blasco for me is rock, pop, rap, he is an exceptional lyricist ».
Rkomi (Instagram)
Today, “I have recently had these good results,” he said. “And as a consequence what do I do? I work even more on music, more and more! I fill the days between rehearsal room and preparation courses. I also started taking some piano lessons to be able to compose in a better way “. And, beyond the final standings, «I will come out of this experience enrichedsurely winner with myself“.
Rkomi’s career
Born in 1994, Mirko – from which anagram the name Rkomi takes its cue – he begins his adventure in music with self-produced mixtapes. To support himself, in those days, he worked up to 21 years as bartender, bricklayer and dishwasher.
The artist in concert (Instagram)
He takes his first steps in rap with his cousin Paolo Serra, in art Aceand the then very young Hernia (pseudonym of Matteo Professione) e Tedua. In 2017 his first and true album is released, Me on Earthwhich is certified disk of Platinum. Three years later he publishes the book / EP Oxygena concept project dedicated to his creative process.
Where the eyes do not reach by Rkomi
In 2019 the album comes out Where the eyes do not reachanticipated by the individual Blue feat. Elisa is registered between Italy and South Africa. Spring rap, trap and even hip hop, but he doesn’t seem to mind. “The only thing I know is that I will not go backdespite all the good I want for the hip hop I grew up with, ”he revealed.
The album is full of features with some of the most interesting names in Italian music: from the aforementioned Elisa (Blue), to Sfera Ebbasta (Mon Cheri), Ghali (Boogie Nights), Carl Brave (Impressions) and Dardust (Seen from above) and Jovanotti on (Song). The production team was also very respectable, from Charlie Charles to Shablo And Dardust, nicknamed, the latter “hit maker”. And not by chance.
The album Taxi Driver
His latest official work is titled Taxi Driver and was released on April 30, 2021. It hosts the most requested names in Italian music today, such as Tommaso Paradiso, Gazelles, Aries, Irama, Shablo, Sfera Ebbasta, Roshelle, Dardust, Ernia, Gaia, Tommy Dali And Chiello.
Rkomi and Tommaso Paradiso (Instagram)
The album «was born in Los Angeles shortly after the release of Where the eyes do not reach. I am very prolific, even in this moment I am already thinking about the future », she explained. «I’ll probably be in the studio in a month for the first things of a new project. It was the same with Taxi Driver“. Which, by the way, was thebest-selling album of 2021 in our country.
Basically the songs «started from me with the musicians. We create something, if we like it we keep it otherwise we discard it. And for this record we have discarded a lot, more than in the past. And then collaboration takes over. Usually I think of a name that suits the song and then at that point we meet in the studio and the actual song is born ». In some cases, she concluded, “instead we really worked together me and the guest with the musicians, immediately ».
After a few months on, listening to the record again, “I like the first tracks I wrote and produced a little less, probably because I have listened to them too muchHe said jokingly. “You know, maybe, when an album comes out you have a slightly distorted perception, while in the long run you have a clearer idea. Anyway, I couldn’t stand my previous albums anymore, while I still like this one ».
And with this satisfaction and a big charge – plus a hint of legit fear – is ready to seduce the Sanremo public. And he who knows if he will consider it “Unsurpassed”As the title of his song.
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