Caparezza

Michele Salvemini (born 9 October 1973), better known by his stage name Caparezza (sometimes written CapaRezza), is an Italian rapper.

Michele Salvemini (born 9 October 1973), better known by his stage name Caparezza (sometimes written CapaRezza), is an Italian rapper. ==Biography== Michele Salvemini was born in Molfetta, in the southern region of Apulia, on 9 October 1973. He was raised in Molfetta. Caparezza's mother was a teacher and his father was a worker and former musician, so Michele started playing music as a child. He studied accounting, although he dreamed of writing comics. After completing High School, Michele began to work in advertising, and won a scholarship for the Academy of Media and Journalism in Milan. However, he soon decided to leave the advertising world to fully devote himself to music. He has described his political views as communist and is a longtime supporter of the Rifondazione Comunista party. ===Early career=== Salvemini began his career as Mikimix, a b-boy pop singer, releasing the album La mia buona stella. This early release was not well received; AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5. He also anchored the broadcast Segnali di Fumo (Smoke Signals) together with on the Video Music Italian channel. After performing in Milan's pubs, Mikimix made his debut at the Castrocaro Music Festival and subsequently participated in two Sanremo Festivals in the "New Generation" section, in 1995 and in 1997. ===From Mikimix to Caparezza=== , 2006]] ==Style and influences== According to Jason Birchmeier, Caparezza's music features "an uncanny style of beats that defy much of the precedent established by [American hip hop]". Mariano Prunes describes Caparezza as "[defying] classification with his fascinating cross-contamination of styles". Caparezza's music incorporates breakbeats and live instrumentation, encompassing influence from American West Coast and East Coast hip hop, europop, heavy metal and reggae. Birchmeier says that Caparezza's beats "draw their sounds from everywhere" and "it's [his] experimental approach to beat-making, [and] mastery of the Italian dialect, [which makes his music] so stunning." According to Prunes, Caparezza's sound is rooted in the music of Frank Zappa and Black Sabbath, rather than Tupac Shakur. Caparezza's lyrics focus on subjects such as personal honesty and the hypocrisy of the music industry. Caparezza's live performances incorporate theatrical costumes, comedy sketches and monologues, projected videos, props, and actors. Caparezza is backed by a rock band, rather than a DJ. ==Discography== ===As Mikimix=== Tengo duro (1997) La mia buona stella (1997) ===As Caparezza=== ?! (2000) Verità supposte (2003) Habemus Capa (2006) Le dimensioni del mio caos (2008) Il sogno eretico (2011) Museica (2014) Prisoner 709 (2017) Exuvia (2021) Orbit Orbit (2025) ==Notes== ==References== Interview with Caparezza

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