Rondodasosa
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Rondo live, December 2023
Background information
Birth nameMattia Barbieri[1]
Also known asRondo[2]
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 21)[3]
San Siro, Milan, Italy[4]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
Years active2020–present
LabelsWarner Records[5]
Member ofSeven 7oo

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

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

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

Originally a Christian, Barbieri converted to Islam in his youth.[12]

Legal issues

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

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
ITA
[15]
Trenches Baby
  • Released: 4 November 2022
  • Label: Real Music, Warner Music Italy
 1
Blue Tape
  • Released: 4 April 2024
  • Label: Trenches, Warner Music Italy
 6
[16]

EPs

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[15]
Giovane Rondo
  • Released: 16 October 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Italy
 6

Charted singles

As lead artist

List of charted singles as lead artist
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
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[17]
"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

List of charted singles as featured artist
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

  1. ^ Paine, Andre (5 April 2022). "Warner Music Italy signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa". Music Week. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b W, Courtney (26 February 2021). "CENTRAL CEE JOINS ITALY'S RONDO ON NEW BANGER "MOVIE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Cooke, Chris (5 April 2022). "Warner Music signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ Giovannone, Gaia (27 January 2022). "Rondo da Sosa lavorava al McDonald prima di diventare famoso!". Webboh (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Morasca, Fabio (25 October 2020). "Rondo Da Sosa: Giovane Rondo è il nuovo EP". soundsblog.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ Pagliari, Nicolò (15 June 2021). "Giovane Rondo di Rondodasosa ottiene la certificazione ORO". lacasadelrap.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Powell, Jon (2 March 2022). "Central Cee connects with international stars in "Eurovision" visual". Revolt. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  12. ^ "RONDO E LA RELIGIONE". 6 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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".)
  16. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 05.04.2024 al 11.04.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  17. ^ 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".)
  18. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 46" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 4" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

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