Italian hip hop is a style of hip hop music that originated in Italy or made by Italian artists. One of the first hip hop crews to catch the attention of the Italian mainstream was Bologna's Isola Posse All Star, then and still today produced by Sandro Orru, who had written the soundtrack to the animated Signor Rossi TV series Signor Rossi in the 1970s. The European Music Office's report on Music in Europe claimed that in general, hip hop from the south of Italy tends to be harder than that from the north.
J-Ax, ex member of the Articolo 31 performing at a concert
Marracash and Gué Pequeno at the 2016 Wind Music Awards
Self-managed social centres in Italy
Self-managed social centres in Italy exist in many cities. They are part of different left-wing political networks including anarchist, communist, socialist, and autonomist. The centres tend to be squatted and provide self-organised, self-financing spaces for alternative and noncommercial activities such as concerts, exhibitions, farmers' markets, infoshops, and migrant initiatives. Over time, some but not all projects have opted to legalize their status.
Askatasuna social centre in Turin, 2016
Entrance to Zapata social centre in Genoa, 2015
Teatro Valle in Rome
Inside Leoncavallo in 2007