DrefGold
DrefGold | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elia Specolizzi |
| Born | 16 May 1997 Racale, Italy |
| Genres | Trap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Epic, Island, BHMG |
DrefGold, pseudonym of Elia Specolizzi (born 16 May 1997 in Racale), is an Italian rapper.
Biography
[edit]Born in Racale, a small village in the lower Salento but moved to Bologna at a young age, DrefGold began to be passionate about American hip hop music at an early age, starting to write his first songs during his adolescence. In 2013 he joined BoomBap Haze collective, while two years later he opened concerts for rapper Jack the Smoker. In 2016 he released his first mixtape, Kanaglia.[1]
In 2018 he collaborated with Capo Plaza and Sfera Ebbasta in the song Tesla, contained in 20 by Capo Plaza, and with only Sfera Ebbasta in Sciroppo, contained in Rockstar. After signing a record deal with Billion Headz Music Group,[2] on 6 July 2018 he released his debut album Kanaglia, which debuted at second position in the Classifica FIMI Album;[3] four singles were extracted from it, one of which was certified platinum (Boss) and two gold (Kanaglia and Occupato). In the same year he collaborated with rapper Side Baby on the single Nuvola.
On 23 August 2019 he was arrested in Bologna for illegal possession of 100 grams of hashish for the purpose of dealing, and for the possession of 12,000 euros in cash.[4] During the year he continued his musical activity, releasing the title Drip and participating in the single Glock by Dark Polo Gang. The collaboration with the trio was renewed the following year with the song Biberon, contained in the mixtape Dark Boys Club.
2020 also marked the release of DrefGold's second studio album, Elo, on May 22. The single Snitch e impicci, in collaboration with FSK Satellite, was extracted from it, and debuted in sixth place on the charts,[5] It was followed by 223,[6] and Elegante, recorded together with Sfera Ebbasta.[7] In 2024 he released his third album called Goblin, featuring artists such as Capo Plaza, Pyrex, Tony Boy, Tony Effe, Tedua and Bresh.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Kanaglia (2018)
- Elo (2020)
- Goblin (2024)
Mixtapes
[edit]- Kanaglia (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ Abbate, Mauro. "Chi è DrefGold, il trapper di Snitch e impicci" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Billion Headz Music Group è il nome dell'etichetta discografica fondata da Sfera Ebbasta e Charlie Charles. Ecco i primi artisti del roster" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "DREFGOLD & DAVES THE KID - KANAGLIA". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Pisa, Massimo (25 August 2019). "DrefGold, marijuana e hashish in casa: va a processo l'astro nascente della trap" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "DREFGOLD & FSK SATELLITE - SNITCH E IMPICCI". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "DrefGold torna a sparare con la sua "223"". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Corradini, Paola (10 June 2020). "DrefGold - ELEGANTE (feat. Sfera Ebbasta) (Radio Date: 10-06-2020)" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2020.