Sa Razza
Encyclopedia
Sa Razza is one of the first hip hop
crews from Sardinia
, Italy
. Their first track "In sa ia" (1992) ("In the street") was the first rap
track in Sardinian
. On their debut album "Wessisla", they merged influences from G funk, Chicano rap
and other Latin styles with their Sardinian and Italian
rhymes. Their second album, "E.Y.A.A.", was almost exclusively in Sardinian and musically less close to American rap music. Two members of Sa Razza, Micio P and Quilo, also formed a rap duo called Malos Cantores
, another group dedicated to Sardinian rap.
The current members are Raio, Micio P, and DJ Nike.
as Sa Razza
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
crews from Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Their first track "In sa ia" (1992) ("In the street") was the first rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
track in Sardinian
Sardinian language
Sardinian is a Romance language spoken and written on most of the island of Sardinia . It is considered the most conservative of the Romance languages in terms of phonology and is noted for its Paleosardinian substratum....
. On their debut album "Wessisla", they merged influences from G funk, Chicano rap
Chicano rap
Chicano Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music, Latin rap and gangsta rap that embodies aspects of West Coast and Southwest Mexican American culture and is typically performed by American rappers and musicians of Mexican descent.-Early Years:...
and other Latin styles with their Sardinian and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
rhymes. Their second album, "E.Y.A.A.", was almost exclusively in Sardinian and musically less close to American rap music. Two members of Sa Razza, Micio P and Quilo, also formed a rap duo called Malos Cantores
Malos Cantores
Malos Cantores is a rap duo from Sardinia, Italy. It is composed of Micio P and Quilo, both former members of pioneering Sardinian hip hop group Sa Razza. Their debut album, "Un grande raap sardo" , features performances by many guests, among them Italy's Caparezza, Barcelona's Leur y la Chola,...
, another group dedicated to Sardinian rap.
Members
The original members were Quilo and Ruido.The current members are Raio, Micio P, and DJ Nike.
Discography
as SR Raza- 1996 Wesssisla Undafunk Records
as Sa Razza
- 2001 E.Y.A.A. Cinenova/W'n'B