Fabri Fibra

Fabrizio Tarducci (born 17 October 1976), known professionally as Fabri Fibra, is an Italian rapper. In his career he has sold more than 2.3 million certified copies.

Biography Tarducci was born in Senigallia, Italy. He became interested in music from a young age; he wrote and performed his first piece when he was 17 years old.

In 1995 he recorded his first demo. He created the tandem Uomini di Mare with DJ Lato, beatmaker and deejay, and in 1996 they produced the underground CD Dei del mare quest'el gruv. In 1999 Fabri and Lato produced and distributed the LP Sindrome di fine millennio, with collaborations from El Presidente (also known as Esa), Inoki, Joe Cassano and his brother Nesli.

Following his underground success, Fabri Fibra began performing around Italy. In 2000 he established his label and group Teste Mobili Records, and collaborated with various Italian rap groups, lending vocals as well as lyrics to the mixtape circuit. In his career he has sold more than two million certified copies.

In 2013 he campaigned for Adidas Originals, reinterpreting the song with Run-DMC and DJ A-Trak.

Solo career

Turbe Giovanili (2002) In 2002 Fabri released his first solo album, titled Turbe giovanili, for which he wrote and recorded his lyrics under the production and arrangement of Neffa. A year later Fabri distributed Lato e Fabri Fibra, which brought a close to the partnership with Lato and the Uomini di Mare project with aky il grande.

Nesli's Home and Fabri Fibra's Mr. Simpatia were released simultaneously on 1 September 2004.

Mr. Simpatia (2004) Released in 2004, Mr. Simpatia is Fibra's second solo album. The instrumental bases were made by his younger brother, the rapper Nesli Rice, except for "Io non ti invidio" (made by Bassi Maestro) and the album's bonus track (by Bosca).

The album cover shows Fibra's head lying on its side with a gruesome injury. Mr. Simpatia is an ironic title; the main themes are the Italian hip hop scene, contempt for society, relationships with girls, and Fibra's frustration about his job.

Tradimento (2006)

After splitting from his recording company contract at Vibrarecords, Fibra went underground and was unheard from for a year, until he resurfaced with a new deal at major recording company Universal Music. Under the production of Fish and brother Nesli, Fibra created his most commercially and artistically successful album, Tradimento. His first single, released in Europe 4 April 2006, was "Applausi per Fibra". The single discussed Fibra's personal and life experiences overcome by Fabri himself, with a certain emphasis on self-praise.

Following the success of "Applausi per Fibra", the second single, "Mal di stomaco", which gained instant infamy, most notably for the originality of its music video (a fabricated broadcast of Sky TG24—a satellite news station) that reports on the death of Fabri Fibra in a car accident. The authenticity is sealed with "live coverage" reports, interviews from famous stars such as Fernanda Lessa, Éva Henger, Jimmy Ghione, producer Fish, rapper Vacca and brother Nesli. The video ends with Fabri's body disappearing from the morgue.

The music video for the track "Idee stupide" was in black and white and uses a Rocky-style montage that complements Fabri's underdog lyrics.

In 2010, Tradimento came second in a newspaper poll, making it the second most important album of the decade in Italy.

Bugiardo (2008)

Fabri Fibra's next album Bugiardo, came out on 9 November 2007, after the release of the street-single "Questo è il nuovo singolo". The first official single, "Bugiardo", came out on 15 October 2007, and the second official single being "La soluzione", which came out on 9 November 2007. On 25 April 2008, Fibra released the single "In Italia" featuring singer Gianna Nannini. The song became a massive summer hit, being the most watched music video in Italy of 2008 and earning a nomination at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Italian Act.

Chi Vuole Essere Fabri Fibra? (2009) On 10 April 2009, Fibra released his fifth album, entitled Chi vuole essere Fabri Fibra?. He released two songs from the album, entitled "Incomprensioni" (featuring Federico Zampaglione) and "Speak English", which discusses the cultural differences between Italy and England; the video for "Speak English" was shot in Brighton, where Fibra lived and worked for four years. A track off the album, entitled "Donna famosa", is featured in the soundtrack of the FIFA 10 football video game.

Controcultura (2010)

From 18 February 2010, MTV Italia broadcast a program on Thursday nights entitled Fabri Fibra: Italy. The program was defined as a docu-drama, and included five episodes showing the lives of young people living in socially disadvantaged situations. On 4 May 2010, Fibra released a remastered album of Turbe giovanilili, entituled Turbe giovanili Remaster. On 20 July 2010, Fibra also released his first web-album, entitled Quorum, which is available in his website.

The album Controcultura was released on 7 September 2010 and reached #1 in the Italian albums chart. The album has so far spawned three singles named "VIP in trip", "Tranne te" (both peaking at #2 in the Italian singles chart), "Qualcuno normale" featuring the artist Marracash and "Le donne". Fibra said that "Le donne" music was a response to the bales of misogyny that he had to face for years, mainly because of Mr. Simpatia.

Guerra e pace (2013) Fabri Fibra's seventh studio album, titled Guerra e pace, was released on 5 February 2013, preceded by the Casus belli EP, which came out for free on 30 October 2012. The album, the third one by Fibra to enter at #1 in the Italian albums chart (the others being Tradimento and Controcultura), features various productions by many American producers, such as Organized Noize, Fyre Dept., Lee Major, Dot da Genius & Woodro Skillson, Rob Holladay & Mr. Franks, Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.

Squallor (2015)

On 21 May 2014, Fabri Fibra published the works carried out from the eighth studio album via Facebook, after leaving the diatribe with Vacca behind admitting that the interest concerns a story done was over, as there was nothing vaguely anymore artistic in the last answer of Vacca. The dispute was however continued by Vacca with the song "Patti chiari", made with Entics and present on the latter's album, Entics Television, Vol. 3.

In 2014 Fabri Fibra also starred in the film Numero zero - Alle origini del rap italiano, as well as having collaborated with rapper Nitro on the realization of the song "Doggy Style", present in Machete Mixtape III. At the beginning of 2015, he collaborated with the rapper Marracash on the song "Vita da star" contained in Status (which was then re-proposed in a new version in which in addition to the refrain the rapper from Senigallia can also have an exclusive verse, together with his own song "Playboy"), with Club Dogo at the remix of "Dieci anni fa", and updated with Nitro to the song "Ong Bak", inserted in Suicidol.

On 7 April 2015, the rapper announced a surprise through Twitter the publication of the eighth studio album, entitled Squallor. On the same date, the first single "Come Vasco" and the video clip of the song "Il rap nel mio paese" were also released. The promotion of the album continued through the publication of the video clips of the songs "Playboy", "Alieno" and "E tu ci convivi", released between July and October.

Tradimento 10 anni - Reloaded (2016)

In 2016 he collaborated with Mondo Marcio on the song "Scoppia la bomba", contained in La freschezza del Marcio, and with Jake La Furia on the single "Ali e radici", featured in Fuori da qui. On 11 May of the same year, he announced the re-release of the third album in the studio, Tradimento, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the latter. Called Tradimento 10 anni - Reloaded and released on 10 June, the re-release contains a second CD consisting of 14 remixes of the original songs made by various and producers, including Don Joe and Big Fish, and featuring unpublished verses as singer by various rappers, such as Gemitaiz, Emis Killa and MadMan.

Fenomeno – Masterchef EP (2017)

On 1 March 2017, Fabri Fibra released the title of the ninth studio album, Fenomeno, and the publication of the single of the same name, which took place on the 3rd of the same month. The album was released on 7 April 2017, and consists of seventeen tracks, three of which were collaborations with Thegiornalisti, Roberto Saviano and Laïoung. Particular attention to the scope for tracks 16 and 17, namely "No help" and "Thanks", where the rapper discusses the difficult relationship with the family, especially with his brother Nesli and his mother. Before the release of the album, Fabri Fibra also made available for free download a song rejected by Fenomeno, entitled "Tony Hawk".

On 5 May 2017, the second single of the album, "Pamplona", was released, accompanied by the relative video clip published on YouTube. On the 11th of the same month the rapper held an exclusive concert for RadioItaliaLive performing some historical pieces of his career and others taken from Fenomeno.

On 22 June 2017, the unpublished single "Luna" published a surprise for digital download, which saw the participation of Mahmood, while on 22 September the single "Stavo pensando a te" was released, third extracted from Fenomeno.

At the end of October, Fabri Fibra published the publication of the EP Fenomeno – Masterchef EP, composed of unpublished songs originally discarded by Fenomeno and published on 17 November. On 18 December, the rapper made available for digital download a new version of "Stavo pensando a te", created in collaboration with the singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro.

Il tempo vola 2002–2020 and collaborations (2019)

On 11 May 2018, Italian singer-songwriter Carl Brave released the single "Fotografia", featuring guest vocals by Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra. Fibra also appeared on Lazza's single "Lario RMX", on the remix version of "Non confondermi" by Marracash, and on the song "Stai zitto", included in Salmo's album Playlist. In 2019, together with Mahmood and Sfera Ebbasta, he recorded the single "Calipso", credited to producers Charlie Charles and Dardust. He also contributed the mixtape Machete Mixtape 4, appearing in "Yoshi" and "Star Wars".

On 25 October 2019, the compilation album Il tempo vola 2002–2020 was released. It was preceded by the single "Come mai", recorded with Franco126 and composed by Fabri Fibra, Franco126 and Calcutta. The album was distributed in several editions, including a triple disc version with five outtakes, also released separately in the EP Outtakes, and a Single Box Edition, composed of 19 CD singles.

Fabri Fibra changes major new contact in Sony Music On 23 January 2020, Fabri Fibra announced that he has signed a contract with Sony Music to finish with Universal Music saying "from today on I am part of the Sony Music Italy family".

In January 2022 the mixtape We the Squad Vol. 1 by the SLF group was released, featuring the song "18 ANNI" featuring Fabri Fibra.

Caos (2022) On 18 March 2022, Fabri Fibra's new album named Caos was published. This was his first album published through Sony Music. It contains 17 tracks containing an intro and an outro. Fibra is also the artistic director, since the concept and the sonority of this album come from the rapper's background and culture. The tracklist contains important featurings such as Salmo, Guè, Marracash and Neffa, but also new names (also in the title track "Caos") as Lazza and Madame.

Mentre Los Angeles brucia (2025)

On 14 May 2025, Fabri Fibra announced on his Instagram page the release of his next studio album, scheduled for release on 20 June 2025. The album, Mentre Los Angeles brucia, has two singles, with their respective video clips. "Che gusto c'è" was released on 23 May and features Tredici Pietro, with its official video being released on 30 May. The second single is Stupidi, featuring italian rappers Papa V and Nerissima Serpe. As opposed to Caos this album doesn't have as much featurings, but still has some important ones, like italian rappers Massimo Pericolo and Noyz Narcos and singers like Joan Thiele and Gaia. The intro of the album samples Francesco Guccini's L'avvelenata. This album has various songs that are more introspective, like Figlio, Come finirà? and Mio padre which talks about his relationship with his father, in a similar way to Ringrazio on Fenomeno. The album then ends with a remake of Verso altri lidi, which first appeared on Sindrome di fine millennio (1999) by Uomini di mare. The rapper then started his Festival Tour 2025 on 3 July, with the first date being in Trentino; this tour will also see the rapper playing in important italian venues in which he never played, like Circo Massimo in Rome and Unipol Forum in Milan.

Disputes

Rivalry with Grido and Gemelli DiVersi From 2006 to 2007, Fabri Fibra and Grido from Gemelli DiVersi have been pierced with blows of dissing. In 2006 Fabri Fibra attacks Grido and Gemelli DiVersi in the song "Idee stupide" and Grido reply with the song Standing Ovation changing the words of the famous "Applausi per Fibra". Some weeks later, in Bologna, there is the MTV Day and Fabri Fibra, with Vacca insults again Grido with another dissing changing the words of his song Oh yeah Mr. Simpatia. The latest reply arrives in 2007 with the song Bboy-Bband of Gemelli DiVersi, and so ends the controversy.

Rivalry with his brother In October 2010, his brother Nesli released an interview to the newspaper Panorama about his relationship with Fabri Fibra.

In 2013, Nesli makes peace with his brother, dedicating to him a strophe in the song Un bacio a te.

Discography

Studio albums

Solo Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA SWI Turbe giovanili Released: 1 February 2002 Label: Vibrarecords Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 6 — FIMI: Platinum Non è gratis (with Clementino) Released: 31 January 2012 Label: Universal, Tempi Duri Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 7

Live albums Title DetailsSquallor Live Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Universal Formats: digital download

Compilations Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA Il tempo vola 2002–2020 Released: 25 October 2019 Label: Universal Formats: CD, VHS, cassette, digital download, streaming 4 FIMI: Gold

Mixtapes Title DetailsQuorum Released: 20 July 2010 Label: Tempi Duri Formats: digital downloadVenerdì 17 Released: 18 March 2011 Label: Tempi Duri Formats: digital downloadRima dopo rima Released: 25 January 2013 Label: Tempi Duri Formats: digital download

Extended plays Title DetailsNient'altro che la verità Released: 31 October 2007 Label: Universal Formats: CDCasus belli EP Released: 30 October 2012 Label: Universal Formats: digital downloadFenomeno – Masterchef EP Released: 17 November 2017 Label: Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streamingOuttakes Released: 25 October 2019 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA "Applausi per Fibra"2006 9 FIMI: Gold Tradimento"Mal di stomaco" 36"Bugiardo"2007 25 FIMI: Gold Bugiardo"La soluzione" 49"In Italia" (with Gianna Nannini) 2008 4 FIMI: Gold Bugiardo²"Incomprensioni" (featuring Federico Zampaglione)2009 32Chi vuole essere Fabri?"Speak English" —"Vip in trip"2010 2 FIMI: Platinum Controcultura"Tranne te" 2 FIMI: 3× Platinum"Qualcuno normale" (featuring Marracash)2011 —"Le donne" 14 FIMI: Platinum "L'italiano balla" (with Crookers)2012 28 "Pronti, partenza, via!" 11 FIMI: Platinum Guerra e pace"Ring Ring"2013 61"Panico" (featuring Neffa) 30 FIMI: Platinum "Bisogna scrivere" —"Niente di personale" 2014 51 "Come Vasco"2015 — Squallor"Alza il volume" (with Prezioso) — "Vita da star RMX" / "Playboy" (with Marracash) — Squallor and Status"La pula bussò - 2016 RMX" (with Gemitaiz)2016 — Tradimento (10 anni – Reloaded)"Lo sto facendo" 84 "Fenomeno"2017 12 FIMI: 2× Platinum Fenomeno"Pamplona" (featuring Thegiornalisti) 4 FIMI: 4× Platinum "Luna" (featuring Mahmood) — Fenomeno – Masterchef EP"Stavo pensando a te" 7 FIMI: 3× Platinum Fenomeno"Yoshi" (with Dani Faiv and Thasup)2019 1 FIMI: 4× Platinum Machete Mixtape 4"Come mai" (featuring Franco126) 10 FIMI: Gold Il tempo vola 2002–2020"Propaganda" (featuring Colapesce Dimartino)2022 10 FIMI: 2× Platinum Caos"Stelle" (featuring Maurizio Carucci) 23 FIMI: Gold "Contrabbando" (with Tropico and Cesare Cremonini) 74 "Caos" (featuring Lazza and Madame) 2 FIMI: 2× Platinum Caos"Parafulmini" (with Ernia and Bresh) 2023 13 FIMI: 3× Platinum Io non ho paura"In Italia 2024" (featuring Emma and Baby Gang) 2024 16 FIMI: Platinum "Che gusto c'è" (featuring Tredici Pietro)2025 6 FIMI: Platinum Mentre Los Angeles brucia"Stupidi" (featuring Papa V and Nerissima Serpe) 53"Milano Baby" (featuring Joan Thiele) 68"Vivo" 82"Antidroga" (with Emma) 2026 95 "—" denotes album that did not chart or were not released.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA "Domani 21/04.09" (as a member of Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo) 2009 1 "Festa festa" (Crookers featuring Fabri Fibra and Dargen D'Amico) 2010 35 Tons of Friends"Le leggende non muoiono mai" (Don Joe and Shablo featuring Fabri Fibra, Jake La Furia, Noyz Narcos, Marracash, Guè, J-Ax and Francesco Sarcina)2011 68 Thori & Rocce"L'inquietudine di esistere" (Tiromancino featuring Fabri Fibra) — L'essenziale"Dietro front" (Emis Killa featuring Fabri Fibra) 2012 98 L'erba cattiva"Fisico & politico" (Luca Carboni featuring Fabri Fibra) 2013 14 FIMI: Gold Fisico & politico"Ali e radici" (Jake La Furia featuring Fabri Fibra) 2016 — Fuori da qui"Barracuda" (Boomdabash featuring Jake La Furia and Fabri Fibra)2018 63 Barracuda"Lario RMX" (Lazza featuring Fabri Fibra) — "Fotografia" (Carl Brave featuring Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra) 6 FIMI: 3× Platinum Notti brave"Hotel" (Mecna featuring Fabri Fibra) — Blue Karaoke"Torcida" (Big Fish featuring Fabri Fibra, Jake La Furia, Emis Killa and Chadia Rodríguez)2019 — "Chi vuol essere milionario?" (Clementino featuring Fabri Fibra) — Tarantelle"Calipso" (Charlie Charles and Dardust featuring Mahmood, Sfera Ebbasta and Fabri Fibra) 1 FIMI: 4× Platinum "Mal di testa" (Elodie featuring Fabri Fibra)2020 76 This Is Elodie"Monolocale" (Francesca Michielin featuring Fabri Fibra) — Feat (stato di natura)"Bataclan" (Nerone featuring Fabri Fibra) 87 Maxtape"Il mio amico" (Madame featuring Fabri Fibra) 2021 11 FIMI: Platinum Madame"Sfiga" (Grido featuring Fabri Fibra)2022 — "Universo" (Deda featuring Fabri Fibra and Neffa) — House Party"Obladi oblada" (Charlie Charles featuring Ghali, Thasup and Fabri Fibra)2023 43 "Fino al giorno nuovo" (Negramaro featuring Fabri Fibra) 45 Free Love"Mondo panico" (Ex-Otago featuring Fabri Fibra) — Auguri"Pallottole sull'amore" (Cor Veleno featuring Fabri Fibra)2024 — Fuoco sacro"Fogliemorte" (Neffa featuring Fabri Fibra) 66 "Peyote" (Articolo 31 featuring Fabri Fibra and Rocco Hunt) 65 Protomaranza "—" denotes album that did not chart or were not released.

Notable guest appearances

1999 Fritz da Cat, DJ Inesha Novecinquanta

Mente, Nesli Viaggi da e per…

Gente Guasta, Nesli La grande truffa del rap

2002 El Presidente Tutti gli uomini del Presidente

2003 Nesli Ego

Mondo Marcio Fuori di qua

Bassi Maestro, DJ Yaner Seven: The Street Prequel

2005 Kaso & Maxi B Tangram

Supa No Delay

Antianti Il tappetto dava un tono all'ambiente

DJ Nais Very Nais vol. 3

Nesli Le verità nascoste

Vacca Faccio quello che voglio

Cole, Duke Montana Ministero dell'inferno

Noyz Narcos The Best Out Mixtape

Gianna Nannini Giannadream - Solo i sogni sono veri

J-Ax, Marracash, Alessandra Amoroso Radio DeeJay's Merry Christmas

Noyz Narcos Guilty

DJ Myke Hocus Pocus

Dargen D'Amico D'arte prima

Marracash Fino a qui tutto bene

Elisa Ivy

Two Fingerz Il disco nuovo / Il disco volante

Don Joe, Shablo Thori & Rocce

Entics Soundboy

Maxi B Cattivo Mixtape

Marracash, Jake La Furia King del Rap

Maxi B L'ottavo giorno della settimana

Rayden, DJ Double S L'uomo senza qualità

Entics Carpe Diem

Duke Montana Stay Gold

Baby K Una seria

Clementino Mea Culpa

Guè Bravo ragazzo

Fritz da Cat Leaks

2014 Nitro Machete Mixtape III

Marracash Status

Club Dogo Non siamo più quelli di Mi fist (The Complete Edition)

Nitro Suicidol

Clementino, Guè Miracolo!

MadMan Doppelganger

Gemitaiz Nonostante tutto

Mondo Marcio La freschezza del Marcio

Gel Io non sono buono

Giuliano Palma Groovin'''

Emis Killa Terza stagione|-

Marracash, Guè Santeria (Voodoo Editoon)|-

Bassi Maestro Mia maestà|-

Izi Pizzicato|-

Claver Gold Requiem|-

Gemitaiz Davide|-

Marracash Marracash (10 anni dopo)|-

Mecna Blue Karaoke|-

Tiromancino Fino a qui|-

Salmo Playlist|-

Mahmood Gioventù bruciata|-

Lazza Re Mida|-

Massimo Pericolo Machete Mixtape 4|-

Night Skinny, Guè, Rkomi

Night Skinny, Noyz Narcos

Thasup 23 6451|-

Ketama126 Kety|-

Vegas Jones La bella musica|-

Nitro GarbAge|-

Dani Faiv Scusate se esistiamo|-

Ernia Gemelli|-

Emis Killa, Jake La Furia, Salmo 17|-

Izi Riot|-

Gemitaiz QVC9|-

Sottotono, Primo Brown Originali|-

Rocco Hunt Rivoluzione|-

Sick Luke, Izi, Jake La Furia X2|-

SLF, Geolier We the Squad Vol.1|-

Michele Canova Level One|-

Night Skinny, Coez, Ernia, Geolier, Guè, Lazza, MamboLosco, Tony Effe, Paky Botox|-

2023 Drillionaire, Taxi B, Mahmood 10|-

MACE, Vins, Fulminacci Māyā|-

Baby Gang, Ernia, Rkomi, Geolier L'angelo del male|-

Night Skinny, Papa V, Nerissima Serpe Containers|-

Grido Musica eterna|-

Rose Villain Radio Vega|-

Neffa, Myss Keta Canerandagio parte 1|-

Frankie Hi-NRG MC Voce e batteria|-

MadMan, Joshua MM Vol. 5|}

Awards and nominations

MTV Europe Music Awards 2008: nomination for "Best Italian act" 2011: nomination for "Best Italian act" 2017: nomination for "Best Italian act"

World Music Awards 2014: nomination for "Best International Album" for his album Guerra e PaceMTV Italian Hip Hop Awards 2012: nomination for "Best Video" for his 2 singles "L'italiano balla" and "La luce" featuring Clementino

Wind Music Awards 2011: "Platinum disc" for his album Controcultura, "Digital song" for his 2 singles "Tranne te" and "VIP in trip" 2016: "Special Award for 10 Years" for his album Tradimento''

FIMI Awards 2008: "Special Award to be entered for the once in FIMI charts"

TIM MTV Awards 2017: "MTV Rap Icon"

TRL Awards 2011: "Superman Award"

Mortal Kombat (Italian Competition of freestyle) 2001: first place

Special Platinum by Universal Music 2016: special Platinum disc given by Universal Music for his 2 millions of fans on Facebook