Lazza
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| Born | Jacopo Lazzarini 22 August 1994 |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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Jacopo Lazzarini (born 22 August 1994), known professionally as Lazza, is an Italian rapper and record producer.
Biography
[edit]Lazzarini was born in Milan, more precisely in the Calvairate district which is in zone 4 of Milan. From a young age, he cultivated a passion for music, which led him to study piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.[1]
On 5 November 2012, he released his first mixtape Destiny Mixtape, later followed by the second mixtape K1 Mixtape, produced by DJ Telaviv of Blocco Recordz, released on 29 December 2014.[2] In the same year, Lazza collaborated with Italian rapper Emis Killa on the singles "Bestie" and "Bella idea", contained in the latter's album Keta Music Vol. 2.[3]
On 14 April 2017, he released his first studio album Zzala which, compared to the previous mixtapes, is characterised by a cross between trap sounds and the use of the classically inspired piano.[4][5] From the album were extracted the singles "MOB", in collaboration with rappers Nitro and Salmo, and "Lario", both being certified platinum.[6] The album was promoted through a tour divided into two seasonal legs, the Zzala Tour.[7] In the following months, he devoted himself to the production of songs by various Italian artists including Ernia ("Disgusting"), Nitro ("Passepartout"), and Salmo ("Lunedì").
Preceded by the singles "Porto Cervo", "Gucci Ski Mask" and "Netflix", with the former track being certified gold, Lazza released his second studio album Re Mida which constitutes a further evolution of the artist's musical style, which almost totally embraces trap musicality.[8][9] The album reached the top of Classifica FIMI Artisti and currently is certified 5 times platinum.[10] On 3 October 2019, two re-releases of the album were released: Re Mida (Aurum) and Re Mida (Piano Solo): the former contains some previously unreleased tracks and new collaborations, while the latter contains several tracks rearranged for solo piano tracks, being reinterpreted by the rapper.[11]
On 17 July 2020, he released the third mixtape J, composed of ten tracks featuring the collaboration of various Italian rappers Capo Plaza, Tha Supreme, Guè Pequeno, Shiva, Rondodasosa, Dark Polo Gang and Gemitaiz.[12]
On 8 April 2022, he released the third studio album Sirio, The album debuts at the top of the Classifica FIMI Artisti and, after a double platinum certification, is recognised as the longest-running album to top the FIMI Albums Chart in the last ten years (14 weeks), beating the previous record held by The Kolors' album Out. As of 2024, Sirio had reached the diamond classification and had the most listened to album of Italian rap.[13] On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced Lazza participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[14] "Cenere" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, finishing in second place.[15]
On 19 September 2024, Lazza released his fourth studio album Locura. The album features 18 tracks with various collaborations.[16] These collaborations include Laura Pausini, Ghali, Lil Baby, Marra, among others. The album is described as representing an important chapter of Lazza's discography and life; the album contains Lazza's anger, based on an interview with the rapper. In the same interview, Lazza implicitly referred to the album as authentic, stating he refuses to "keep anything inside anymore."[17] A tour was announced for the album in 2025: the "LOCURA TOUR 2025."[18] On 6 June 2025, Lazza expanded this album by releasing modified versions of the album, titled LOCURA JAM and LOCURA OPERA respectively. These versions of the album feature real instruments playing the tracks, combined with interplay between musicians, and live energy. The album was recorded in Milan.[19] This modified album "combines two distinct yet complementary souls: on one hand, the instinctive power of the music he plays, with songs that explode like a jam session; on the other, the orchestral reinterpretation of ten tracks entrusted to the Milan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Enzo Campagnoli. The album has introspective lyrics and a production designed specifically for live stage performance.[20]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| ITA [21] | |||
| Zzala |
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3 | |
| Re Mida |
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1 |
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| Sirio |
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1 |
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| Locura |
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1 |
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Mixtape albums
[edit]| Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [21] | |||
| Destiny Mixtape |
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| K1 Mixtape |
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— | |
| J |
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1 |
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [23] |
SWI [24] |
WW [25] | ||||
| "Sofisticato" | 2012 | — | — | — | Destiny Mixtape | |
| "May Day" | 2013 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Wall Street Freestyle" | 2016 | — | — | — | ||
| "DDA" | 78 | — | — | Zzala | ||
| "Super Santos Freestyle" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Fuego" | 2017 | — | — | — | ||
| "Maleducati" | — | — | — | |||
| "Ouverture" | — | — | — | Zzala | ||
| "MOB" (featuring Nitro and Salmo) |
34 | — | — |
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| "Lario" | 42 | — | — |
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| "Diablo" | 35 | — | — |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Lario RMX" (featuring Fabri Fibra) |
2018 | — | — | — | ||
| "Porto Cervo" | 54 | — | — |
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Re Mida | |
| "Gucci Ski Mask" (featuring Gué Pequeno) |
2019 | 25 | — | — |
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| "Netflix" | 19 | — | — |
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| "Over2re" | 18 | — | — |
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Re Mida Aurum | |
| "Ouv3rture" | 2022 | 34 | — | — |
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Sirio |
| "Molotov" | 8 | — | — |
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| "Panico" (featuring Takagi & Ketra) |
2 | — | — |
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| "3 di cuori" (with Anna) |
28 | — | — |
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Lista 47 | |
| "Cenere" | 2023 | 1 | 5 | 68 |
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Sirio |
| "Zonda" | 9 | — | — |
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Non-album single | |
| "100 messaggi" | 2024 | 1 | 43 | — |
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Locura |
| "Zeri in più (Locura)" (with Laura Pausini) |
1 | — | — |
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| "Male da vendere"[26] | 15 [27] |
— | — | |||
| "Ouverfoure" | 30 [28] |
— | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [23] |
SWI [24] | ||||
| "Gabbiano/Moonrock" (Dani Faiv featuring Lazza) |
2018 | — | — | Fruit Joint + Gusto | |
| "Montenapo" (Gué Pequeno featuring Lazza) |
2019 | 29 | — | Gelida estate EP | |
| "Fiori" (Giaime featuring Lazza) |
51 | — |
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Non-album single | |
| "Parola" (Giaime featuring Lazza and Emis Killa) |
2020 | — | — |
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Mula |
| "Mister" (Jack the Smoker featuring Lazza and Jake La Furia) |
— | — | Ho fatto tardi | ||
| "Gua10" (Tha Supreme featuring Lazza) |
15 | — |
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23 6451 | |
| "Siri" (Tha Supreme featuring Lazza and Sfera Ebbasta) |
2022 | 1 | 92 |
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Carattere speciale |
| "Caos" (Fabri Fibra featuring Lazza and Madame) |
2 | — |
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Caos | |
| "Chiagne" (Geolier featuring Lazza, Takagi & Ketra) |
2 | — |
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Il coraggio dei bambini | |
| "Bon ton" (Drillionaire featuring Lazza, Blanco, Sfera Ebbasta & Michelangelo) |
2023 | 1 | 87 |
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10 |
| "Amore cane" (Emma featuring Lazza) |
23 | — |
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Souvenir | |
| "BBE" (Anna featuring Lazza) |
2024 | 4 | — |
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Vera Baddie |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Other charted songs
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| ITA [23] | ||||
| "Origami" | 2017 | 94 | Zzala | |
| "Per sempre" | 2019 | 67 | Re Mida | |
| "Box logo" (featuring Fabri Fibra) |
24 |
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| "Re Mida" | 34 |
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| "Morto mai" | 38 |
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| "Superman" | 55 |
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| "2 cellulari" | 63 | |||
| "Cazal" (featuring Izi) |
30 |
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| "24H" | 61 |
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| "Catrame" (featuring Tedua) |
18 |
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| "Povero te" | 80 | |||
| "Desperado" | 92 | |||
| "Iside" (featuring Luchè) |
41 |
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| "No selfie" (featuring Giaime) |
96 | |||
| "Bud Spencer" (with Salmo) |
15 |
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Machete Mixtape 4 | |
| "Ho paura di uscire 2" (with Salmo) |
1 |
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| "Sugar" (with Salmo) |
18 |
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| "Gigolò" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta & Capo Plaza) |
1 |
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Re Mida Aurum | |
| "Dry (La mia ora)" | 49 | |||
| "Million Dollar" (featuring Emis Killa) |
32 | |||
| "Frio" | 71 | |||
| "J" | 2020 | 24 |
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| "Alyx" (featuring Capo Plaza) |
12 |
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| "2 tiri" (featuring Thasup) |
6 |
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| "Moncler" (featuring Pyrex e Gué Pequeno) |
28 | |||
| "Mon amour" (featuring Shiva) |
30 |
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| "Slime" (featuring Rondodasosa) |
22 |
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| "Clean" (featuring Tony Effe) |
26 |
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| "Friend" (featuring Shiva & Geolier) |
32 |
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| "L'erba voglio (Geordie)" (featuring Emis Killa) |
37 | |||
| "Limbo" (featuring Gemitaiz) |
34 |
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| "Mezzo sport (64 bars)" (with Drillionaire) |
2021 | 77 | Red Bull 64 bars, the Album | |
| "Alibi" | 2022 | 15 |
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Sirio |
| "Sogni d'oro" | 16 |
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| "Bugia" (featuring Tory Lanez) |
14 |
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| "Cinema" | 22 |
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| "Piove" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta) |
1 |
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| "Jefe" | 30 |
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| "Topboy" (featuring Noyz Narcos) |
17 |
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| "Puto" (featuring French Montana) |
24 |
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| "Senza rumore" | 26 |
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| "Nessuno" (featuring Geolier) |
16 |
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| "3 pali" | 32 |
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| "Uscito di galera" | 9 |
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| "Nulla di" | 37 |
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| "Replay" | 47 |
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| "MI Anthem" (with Salmo & Verano) |
51 | Blocco 181 – Original Soundtrack | ||
| "Abitudine" | 2024 | 6 |
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Locura |
| "Fentanyl" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta) |
1 |
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| "Certe cose" | 9 | |||
| "-3 (Perdere il volo)" (featuring Marracash) |
5 |
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| "Ghetto Superstar" (featuring Ghali) |
3 |
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| "Verdi nei viola" | 7 | |||
| "Canzone d'odio" (featuring Lil Baby) |
2 |
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| "Casanova" (featuring Artie 5ive) |
8 | |||
| "Estraneo" (featuring Guè) |
16 | |||
| "Hot" | 13 | |||
| "Mezze verità" (featuring Kid Yugi) |
10 |
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| "Safari" | 22 | |||
| "Giorno da cani" | 28 | |||
| "Buio davanti" | 10 |
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| "Dolcevita" | 25 | |||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
Tours
[edit]- 2017 – Fuego Tour
- 2017 – Zzala Tour
- 2019 – Re Mida Tour
- 2022 – Sirio Tour
- 2023 - Ouver-Tour
- 2025 - Locura Tour
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sanremo Music Festival | Big Artists | Cenere | 2nd place |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Italian Act | Himself | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ↑ Mattarella, Sergio (21 September 2018). "Lazza – La biografia del rapper di 333 Mob che canta "Porto Cervo"". Raphaolic (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lazza – Biografia, recensioni, discografia, foto, playlist – Ornitorinco Nano". 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Chi è Lazza: freestyler classe '94 con il rap nel sangue". superEva (in Italian). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ascolta "Zzala", l'album di debutto di Lazza". 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "LAZZA: esce "Zzala" un album capace di unire il suono crudo della musica trap con il pianoforte e la musica classica". All Music Italia (in Italian). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lazza: fuori la tracklist di "Zzala". Dentro Salmo e Nitro". 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Le prime date di questa estate dello "Zzala tour" di Lazza". Hip Hop Starz Tour (in Italian). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lazza: nel disco di debutto "Re Mida" anche Fabri Fibra, Tedua e molti altri". News Mtv Italia. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lazza, il "Re Mida" del rap da Mondadori". La Stampa (in Italian). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Classifiche - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "LAZZA torna con due nuovi album, "RE MIDA (AURUM)" e "RE MIDA (PIANO SOLO)"". Newsic.it (in Italian). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ Domazzo (6 July 2020). "Lazza annuncia il nuovo mixtape!". Honiro.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lazza: il suo Sirio è da record". www.universalmusic.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ Bizzoco, Mara (16 September 2024). "Lazza: anche Marracash e Guè nell'album Locura". SVELATI TUTTI I DUETTI. Italy: Radio Italia. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ De Crescrenzo, Benedetta (20 September 2024). "Intervista – LAZZA: avevo tante cose da dire e in "Locura" sono io!". newsic.it. Italy: Newsic. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Lazza lunedì apre il suo Locura Tour da Mantova". La Voce di Mantova. Italy: vocedimantova.it. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Giusy (4 June 2025). "Lazza tra rap e sinfonia: arriva "Locura Jam + Opera"". insidemusic.it. Italy: Inside Music. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ [
{{cite web}}: Empty citation (help) "Lazza at San Siro"]. vivimilano.corriere.it. Italy: Vivi Milano.{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); templatestyles stripmarker in|url=at position 1 (help) - 1 2 "italiancharts.com - Discography Lazza". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 "Italian certifications – Lazza" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "italiancharts.com - Discography Lazza". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- 1 2 "Swiss Charts - Discography Lazza". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 25, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ Corradini, Paola (19 September 2024). "Lazza - MALE DA VENDERE (Radio Date: 20-09-2024)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 39" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 49" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 December 2024.