Ensi (rapper)
Ensi (* 13. December 1985 in Alpignano , Metropolitan city of Turin as Jari Ivan Vella ) is an Italian rapper and freestyle .
Career
Ensi started working as a rapper in 1999. In 2003 he founded the group One Mic together with his older brother Raige and friend Rayden . He also took part in the national freestyle competition Tecniche Perfette that year , where he came second after Mondo Marcio . In 2005 the first one-mic album Sotto la cintura was released , in the same year Ensi won 2theBeat against Clementino at the freestyle convention . Also in 2006 he returned to 2theBeat ; two years later he made his debut with his first solo album Vendetta . Several EPs followed and in 2011 the second one-mic album Commerciale .
In 2012 Ensi switched to the independent label Tanta Roba by Guè Pequeno and DJ Harsh , where he released the Freestyle Roulette Mixtape and the album Era tutto un sogno . Two years later, the rapper had his mainstream breakthrough with the album Rock Steady , which was released on the major Warner label and contained a number of collaborations, for example with Julia Lenti , Noyz Narcos , Salmo and Y'akoto . The album V followed in 2017 , on which Gemitaiz and MadMan can also be heard.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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IT | |||
2012 | Freestyle Roulette Mixtape |
IT30 (1 week) IT |
Tanta Roba
|
Era tutto un sogno |
IT8 (7 weeks) IT |
Tanta Roba
|
|
2014 | Rock steady |
IT1 (5 weeks) IT |
Atlantic / Warner
|
2017 | V |
IT5 (11 weeks) IT |
Atlantic / WMI
|
2019 | Clash |
IT6 (4 weeks) IT |
Warner
|
More albums
- Vendetta (La Suite; 2008)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
2014 | Stratocaster Rock Steady |
IT72 (2 weeks) IT |
feat. Noyz Narcos & Salmo
|
Rispetto di tutti, paura di nessuno Rock Steady |
IT90 (1 week) IT |
||
2017 | 04:20 V. |
IT69
gold
(2 weeks)IT |
More singles
- Terrone (2009)
- Suite Deluxe Anthem ( Shablo feat. Ensi, Ghemon & Biggie Bash ; 2012)
- Change (feat. Patrick Benifei ; 2014)
- VIP ( feat.Y'akoto ; 2014)
- Juggernaut (2015)
- Tutto il mondo è quartiere (2017)
- Mezcal (2017)
- Iconic (2017)
Albums with OneMic
- Sotto la cintura (2005)
- Commerciale (2011)
Web links
- Ensi at Rockol.it
supporting documents
- ↑ Ensi's albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien , accessed April 4, 2018 .
- ^ Archivio classifiche Top Digital. FIMI , accessed April 4, 2018 (Italian).
- ^ Certificazioni, Ensi. FIMI, accessed February 26, 2018 (Italian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ensi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vella, Jari Ivan (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian rapper and freestyler |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alpignano , metropolitan city of Turin |