Egreen
Nicolas Fantini, better known as Evergreen, abbreviated to Egreen or E-Green (June 19, 1984), is an Italian rapper born in Bogotà, Colombia.
Biography
[edit]Born in Bogotà to an Italian father and a Colombian mother, he lived in Colombia for three years and later moved to the United States of America. For a short time he also lived in Geneva and in 1999 he arrived in Italy, settling in Busto Arsizio. The numerous trips during childhood allow him to learn 4 languages (Spanish, English, French and Italian) and to get in touch with very varied cultures and musical styles.[1]
Arrived in Italy he immediately began his career as a rapper, participating in jam and coming into contact with the Hip-Hop scene first in Varese and then in Milan. He made his first demo in 2002, together with Toni Alti and dj Sen, F.U.R.S. (Frustrated Unreleased Rap Shit), as a collection of unreleased tracks in 2006 and two mixtapes between 2010 and 2011: I Spit Vol.0 and I Spit Vol.1. Over time he became known and began to record the first EPs and mixtapes, until in 2011 he joined the Unlimited Struggle label. In this period he publishes the EPs Entropia and Bricks & Hammers, as well as his first official album, Il cuore e la fame, which collects extensive critical acclaim.[2]
Later, in 2014 he released a 7-track EP entitled Entropia 2.[3]
After the collaboration with the collective for professional reasons,[4] he decides to publish an album independently, relying on the crowdfunding platform Musicraiser, through a campaign that ended with a record number of 1818 subscriptions for a collection of over 69,000 euros, surpassing any other similar project ever attempted in Italy.[5] The result of the campaign is the record Beats & Hate, Egreen's second official work.[6]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2013 - Il cuore e la fame
- 2015 - Beats & Hate
- 2016 - More Hate
- 2018 - Entropia 3
- 2019 - LO VE (with Nex Cassel)
- 2019 - OG’S (with Craig G and The WZA)
- 2020 - Fine Primo Tempo
- 2022 - Nicolás
Mixtapes
[edit]- 2009 - I Spit Vol. 0
- 2010 - I Spit Vol.1
- 2015 - I Spit Vol. 1.3
- 2017 - Bengala Mixtape (with Attila)
- 2020 - I Spit Vol. 2
EPs
[edit]- 2008 - F.U.R.S. (Frustrated Unreleased Rap Shit)
- 2010 - Byters - The Unautorised Remixes (with DJ Yodha & L-Blixxx)
- 2011 - Entropia EP
- 2012 - Bricks & Hammers
- 2014 - Entropia 2
- 2016 - A.F.A. EP
Collaborations
[edit]| Year | Artist | Titolo | Album di provenienza |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | E-Green feat. Jack the Smoker & MDT | Fuori per l'ebrezza | I Spit Vol. 0 - Mixtape |
| 2010 | Asher Kuno feat. Egreen | Né leggere né scrivere | HallWeedWood Stories Vol.1 |
| Spanish Ed feat. Egreen | La Varese beve | Sotto sorveglianza | |
| 2011 | Bassi Maestro feat. Reka The Saint and Egreen | I'm nice (on the mic) | Tutti a casa |
| Don Joe & Shablo feat. Bassi Maestro, Egreen and DJ Shocca | Sopranos | Thori & Rocce | |
| 2012 | DJ Double S feat. Lefty and Egreen | Freestyle | Al centro della scena |
| Piranha Clique feat. Egreen | Fireworks | Un Metro Di Campari Mixtape | |
| 2013 | DJ Ceffo feat. Lucci and Egreen | Ya know the name | Brutti Ceffi Mixtape |
| Brain feat. Egreen & Lord Madness | Il Triangolo delle Bermuda | Brainstorm II | |
| Brain feat. Egreen | Grasso che cola | ||
| Simon P & Crine J feat. Egreen and Nex Cassel | Tasche piene | Full coverage | |
| Barracruda feat. Egreen | Il muro | BARRECRUDE MIXTAPE VOL. 3 | |
| Vox P feat. Egreen and DJ Tsura | I spit ya | Il rovescio della piramide | |
| Mr. Phil feat. Egreen, Bassi Maestro and DJ Shocca | Sopranos Pt. 2 | Poteri forti | |
| Fritz da Cat feat. Egreen | Barzellette | Fritz | |
| 2014 | K273 feat. Egreen | Risultato perfetto | — |
| Fetz Darko feat. Egreen | Punk life | Lotta medievale | |
| Pula+ feat. Dargen D'Amico and Egreen | Grazie a nessuno | Non lo so | |
| Deal Pacino feat. Egreen | Dogma | BorderLife Vol. 2 | |
| Night Skinny feat. Achille Lauro, Johnny Marsiglia, Ensi, Noyz Narcos, Chicoria, Louis Dee, Er Costa, Clementino, Rocco Hunt, Egreen | Indian Tweet Posse | Zero kills | |
| Mistaman feat. Johnny Marsiglia & Egreen | Ti ammazzo | M-Theory | |
| Unlimited Struggle | Posse Cut | — | |
| Gionni Grano feat. Egreen | Vivere e godere (Remix) | Grano duro | |
| 2015 | Brenno & Brain feat. Egreen | Faccio fuoco | Incubo |
| Francesco Paura feat. Egreen | Double dragon | Darkswing | |
| Louis Dee feat. Ensi and Egreen | 666 | Sto bene all'inferno | |
| Bassi Maestro feat. Egreen and Medda | Penny Hardaway/Troppo Rap | —[7] | |
| Don Diegoh & Ice One feat. Masito and Egreen | Porte chiuse | Latte e sangue | |
| 2016 | Jake La Furia feat. Egreen | Testa o croce | Fuori da qui |
| Jamil feat. Egreen | Quanti amici ho perso | Black book 2 | |
| Il Turco feat. Egreen | Rap'autore | Rap'Autore | |
| 2019 | Creep Giuliano & J.O.D Feat. Egreen | Le Conseguenze | Cammina sull'acqua |
| Lapa feat. Egreen | Z9NA | Over | |
| 20900 x 21052 (feat. Egreen & LT.Studio) | 20900 x 21052 | Principe di Monza EP. |
References
[edit]- ^ Rinaldi, Jacopo (2020-01-17). "EGREEN: BIOGRAFIA E DISCOGRAFIA". Tutto Sul Rap (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Egreen – Il Cuore E La Fame". RapBurger (in Italian). 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "ALBUM | EGREEN – ENTROPIA 2". Honiro.it (in Italian). 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Naccari, Tommaso (2014-07-13). "E-Green esce da Unlimited Struggle ed annuncia "Beats 'n' Hate", il nuovo album". RapBurger (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "EGREEN re del crowdfunding: suo il record con quasi 70mila euro". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Recensione: Egreen – Beats & Hate". Deer Waves (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Song present in no album, it is a song distributed exclusively on vinyl for Com Era Records.
External links
[edit]- Egreen on Discogs
- Official site, on egreenmusic.com