DJ Gruff

Sandro Orrù (born January 8, 1968, Rome), known as DJ Gruff, Gruffetti, Lowdy N.C.N., Cantabal or Gruffa is a pioneer of the Italian hip hop scene. Known for his original take on rapping and scratching techniques since 1982. He has been active as a turntablist, DJ, beatmaker, rapper and producer.

Biography DJ Gruff has been a member of a number of groups/collectives/crews such as The place to be (Next One, Carrie D, Igor, Nando- Boogie and Mr Hyde), Casino Royale (Alioscia Bisceglia, Giuliano Palma, Michele Pauli, Ferdinando Masi etc), Radical Stuff (DJ Skizo, Soul Boy, Sean, Top Cat and Kaos One), Alien Army and Isola Posse All Stars, and was among the founders of Sangue Misto (DJ Gruff, Neffa and Deda) recording with them the album SxM, universally acknowledged as a milestone of Italian hip hop. His musical production is vast, including collaborations with musicians, MCs, breakers and street artists from all over the world. Since 1996, he has been collaborating with Alien Army, the collective representing the greatest turntable talents in Italy.

Career Orru was born in Rome and came into contact with hip hop culture in Turin in 1982.

Discography Let's get dizzy (1990) Rapadopa (1992) SxM (1994, with Sangue Misto on the Century Vox label) Il Contact (1997) Zero Stress (1997) Il Suono Della Strada (1998) Orgasmi Meccanici (1999) O Tutto O Niente (1999) Tiffititaff (2002) Svarioni Premeditati (2002) Karasau Kid (2002) The End (2003) Pecorino Sardo (2003) Scientific Experiment (2003) Lowdy '82 / '03 (2003) Frikkettonism (2004) Uno (2005) Sandro OB (2009, featuring various artists on the Sinfonie label) Phonogruff (end of 2010, noted as his "last official album" as of 2016) Le Consequenze Del Bene (after 2016) August 11 (2019)