Madman (rapper)

MadMan (* 25. July 1988 in Grottaglie , Province of Taranto , as Pierfrancesco Botrugno ) is an Italian rapper .

Career

MadMan began drawing attention in freestyle competitions in the late 2000s . He published several mix tapes and demos in his own production . In 2010 he finally made his debut with the independent label Honiro with the first album Escape from Heart . He then started working with the rapper Gemitaiz and published the mixtape Haterproof with him in 2011 and the EP Detto, fatto in 2012 . 2013 appeared with MM vol. Mixtape another solo mixtape of MadMan, the end of the year he joined the label Tanta Roba of DJ Harsh . Again together with Gemitaiz he released the collaboration album Kepler in 2014 , which reached the top of the album charts. MadMan had another number one success in 2015 with the solo album Doppelganger . In 2016 he brought MM vol. 2 mixtape , and in 2018 he returned to the top of the chart with the next album Back Home .

Discography

Albums and EPs

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	IT	CH	Remarks
2012	Detto, fatto. (EP)	IT24 (2 weeks) IT	-	Honiro Gemitaiz & MadMan
2014	Kepler	IT1 platinum (44 weeks)IT	-	Tanta Roba / Universal ; Gemitaiz & MadMan Sales: + 50,000
2015	Doppelganger	IT1 gold (11 weeks)IT	-	Tanta Roba / Universal Sales: + 25,000
2018	Back Home	IT1 platinum (50 weeks)IT	-	Tanta Roba / Universal Sales: + 50,000
2019	Scatola nera	IT1 platinum (… Where.)IT	CH99 (1 week) CH	Tanta Roba / Universal Gemitaiz & Madman; Sales: + 50,000

Mix tapes

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	title	IT	Remarks
2017	MM volume 2 mixtape	IT42 gold (25 weeks)IT	Tanta Roba / Universal ; published in 2016 Sales: + 25,000
2019	MM volume 3	IT2 gold (… Where.)IT	Tanta Roba / Universal Sales: + 25,000

More mix tapes

Riscatto (with TempoXso; 2007)
Prequel (with Esse-P; 2007)
RIP (2008)
Haterproof (with Gemitaiz; 2011)
MM vol. 1 mix tape (2013)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	Title album	IT	Remarks
2013	Non se ne parla Kepler	IT12 gold (1 week)IT	First published: April 2nd, 2014 Gemitaiz & MadMan sales: + 25,000
2013	Come ti fa Mad MM vol. 1 mixtape	IT74 (1 week) IT	Tanta Roba placed in the album charts
2017	Veleno 6 MM volume 2 mixtape	IT67 × 3 Triple platinum (23 weeks)IT	feat. Gemitaiz sales: + 150,000
2017	Trapano Back Home	IT3 platinum (7 weeks)IT	First published: November 17th, 2017 Sales: + 50,000
2018	Centro Back Home	IT10 platinum (12 weeks)IT	First published: January 26th, 2018 feat. Coez Sales: + 50,000
2018	7/8 sour MM volume 3	IT49 (... weeks) IT	First published: December 14, 2018
2019	Supernova MM volume 3	IT17 (5 weeks) IT	First published: January 19, 2019 feat. Emis Killa
	Veleno 7 Scatola Nera	IT1 platinum (20 weeks)IT	with Gemitaiz Sales: + 50,000
	Scatola nera Scatola nera	IT13 (3 weeks) IT	First published: September 20, 2019 Gemitaiz & Madman feat. Giorgia
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2013	Haterproof 2 Kepler	IT15th gold (2 weeks)IT	Gemitaiz & MadMan Sales: + 25,000
2013	Semper in giro Kepler	IT92 gold (1 week)IT	Gemitaiz & MadMan feat. Guè Pequeno sales: + 25,000
2018	Hollywood Back Home	IT30th gold (3 weeks)IT	feat. Gemitaiz sales: + 25,000
	Salsa Back Home	IT40 gold (2 weeks)IT	Sales: + 25,000
	Successo Back Home	IT48 (1 week) IT
	Extraterrestrial Back Home	IT50 (1 week) IT	feat. Priestess
	Ciò che fa per me Back Home	IT53 (1 week) IT	Back Home
	Storie Back Home	IT57 (1 week) IT
	Niente proprio back home	IT59 (1 week) IT
	Niente da dividere Back Home	IT64 (1 week) IT
	Mickey Rourke Back Home	IT66 (1 week) IT
2019	R8 MM volume 3	IT13 gold (2 weeks)IT	Sales: + 25,000
	Mignolo MM volume 3	IT15 (3 weeks) IT	feat. Mostro
	Numbers MM volume 3	IT20 (2 weeks) IT
	24-lug MM volume 3	IT25 (3 weeks) IT
	Ludivico MM volume 3	IT32 (1 week) IT
	Beatrix Kiddo MM volume 3	IT39 (1 week) IT	feat. Vale Lambo
	Queen rmx MM volume 3	IT46 (1 week) IT	feat. Geolier
	A / R MM volume 3	IT53 (1 week) IT
	Fuori piove MM volume 3	IT58 (1 week) IT
	Uova d'oro MM volume 3	IT79 (1 week) IT
	Comodino MM volume 3	IT80 (1 week) IT
	Perry Mason MM volume 3	IT97 (1 week) IT
	Fuori E Dentro Scatola Nera	IT2 gold (12 weeks)IT	with Gemitaiz feat. Tha Supreme Sales: + 25,000
	Esagono Scatola Nera	IT6th gold (5 weeks)IT	with Gemitaiz feat. Salmo sales: + 25,000
	Karate Scatola Nera	IT8th gold (5 weeks)IT	with Gemitaiz feat. Mahmood sales: + 35,000
	Fiori Scatola Nera	IT9 (4 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz feat. Marracash & Guè Pequeno
	Come Me Scatola Nera	IT12 (3 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz
	Yes Scatola Nera	IT14 (2 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz
	Che ore sono Scatola Nera	IT18 (2 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz feat. Venerus
	Californication Scatola Nera	IT20 (2 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz
	Un'altra notte Scatola Nera	IT24 (2 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz feat. Priestess
	Tutto ok Scatola Nera	IT32 (2 weeks) IT	with Gemitaiz
2020	Rap City Vita Vera Mixtape	IT25 (1 week) IT	with Tedua , Gemitaiz & Chris Nolan

More singles

Instagrammo (2013; Gemitaiz & MadMan feat. Coez) -gold (25,000+)
Blue Sky (2013; Gemitaiz & MadMan) -platinum (50,000+)
Doppelganger (2015) -gold (25,000+)
Ramadan (2015) -gold (25,000+)
Bolla papale freestyle (2016) -platinum (50,000+)
Intro (MM Vol. 2) (2016) -gold (25,000+)

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	Title album	IT	Remarks
2013	Albe nere Dadaismo	IT91 (1 week) IT	Deleterio feat. Gemitaiz & MadMan
2017	04:20 V.	IT69 gold (2 weeks)IT	Ensi feat. Gemitaiz & MadMan Sales: + 25,000
2018	Brillo Bellaria	IT15th gold (3 weeks)IT	Vegas Jones feat. MadMan & Gemitaiz Sales: + 25,000
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2013	Killer Game Midnite	IT70 gold (1 week)IT	Salmo feat. Gemitaiz & MadMan Sales: + 25,000
2018	Holy Grail Davide	IT22nd gold (3 weeks)IT	Gemitaiz feat. MadMan Sales: + 25,000
2018	OK Corral No Comment	IT30 (1 week) IT	Nitro feat. MadMan
2019	Pers0na2 23 6451	IT18th gold (5 weeks)IT	feat. Gemitaiz & Madman Sales: + 35,000

Further guest contributions

Preso male (2016; Gemitaiz feat. MadMan) -platinum (50,000+)
Fame (2018; Nayt & 3D feat. MadMan) -gold (25,000+)

Web links

MadMan at Rockol.it

supporting documents

^ MadMan, dai primi freestyle al tour in europe con Gemitaiz e Priestess: ecco chi è il rapper di 'Trapano'. In: Rockol.it. November 23, 2017, accessed April 3, 2018 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c MadMan albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed April 3, 2018 .
↑ Discography Madman. In: hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed October 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Certificazioni, MadMan. FIMI, accessed August 10, 2020 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI, accessed April 3, 2018 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Madman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	MadMan; Botrugno, Pierfrancesco (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grottaglie , Taranto Province

[1] MadMan, dai primi freestyle al tour in europe con Gemitaiz e Priestess: ecco chi è il rapper di 'Trapano'. In: Rockol.it. November 23, 2017, accessed April 3, 2018 (Italian).

[Albumcharts-2] MadMan albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed April 3, 2018 .

[3] Discography Madman. In: hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed October 2, 2019 .

[certificazioni-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Certificazioni, MadMan. FIMI, accessed August 10, 2020 (Italian).

[Singlecharts-5] Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI, accessed April 3, 2018 (Italian).