Articolo 31 is a popular band in Milan, Italy, melding hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular Italian rock/hip hop groups. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Casa Ricordi was a classical music publishing company founded in 1808 as G. Ricordi & Co. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ...

Band history

Members are the rapper J Ax and DJ Jad;
They are one of the first Hip Hop Groups in Italy, and they released one of the first Hip Hop records : Strade di città, in 1993. Next they get signed to Bmg Ricordi and started to mix their rap with pop music, obtaining great success.
Their producer is Franco Godi who produced the music for the Signor Rossi animated series. They took their name from the Irish constitutional law guaranteeing freedom of the press.

They moved from pure hip hop to hip hop with many influences from rock (sampling Bob Dylan), klezmer (sampling the Klezmatics) etc. to a rock/pop-inspired kind of rap. This article is about the recording artist. ... Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר, etymologically from Hebrew kli zemer כלי זמר, musical instrument) is a musical tradition which parallels Hasidic and Ashkenazic Judaism. ...

With "Domani smetto" they left the world of hip hop per se, rapping and singing to rock/pop tracks. They worked together with Kurtis Blow on the album "XChé SI!", which also included an electro track. Curtis Kurtis Blow Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hops first mainstream star. ...

Their posse, Spaghetti Funk, has other popular members like Space One and especially pop rappers Gemelli DiVersi.

Band members

• J Ax - vocals
• DJ Jad - turntables

Discography

Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website