Neffa

The Man Who Goes By The Name Neffa Was Born Giovanni Pellino In 1967 In Scafati Italy A Small Town Near Naples But He Spent Much Of His Youth In The Northern Cities Of Turin And Bologna. He Began His Musical Career As A Drummer In Various Hardcore Bands One Of Which Was The Influential Negazione Using The Name "Jeff " But Later Decided To Switch To Hip-Hop. Pellino Who At This Point Was Performing Under The Name Neffa In Honor Of The Paraguayan Cremonese Soccer Star Hooked Up With DJ Gruff And Deda To Form Sangue Misto A Hip-Hop Group Whose Debut 1994's SXM Is Often Considered The First Great Italian Rap Album. In 1996 Neffa Decided To Try Out His Luck As A Solo Artist And Recorded The Appropriately Titled Neffa & I Messaggeri Della Dopa In 1996 With A Group Of Italian And American Artists Collectively Called I Messaggeri Della Dopa. The Musician Stuck With Stalwarts Gruff And Deda For His Next Record 1998's 107 Elementi Followed The Next Year With The Five-Song EP Chicopisco. It Was After This That Neffa Decided To Explore His Other Musical Interests Namely Soul Funk And R&B All Of Which Are Heard In His 2001 Album Arrivi E Partenze. Although He Received A Lot Of Criticism From The Italian Rap Community The Album Did Well Commercially And Gained Neffa Attention From A More Mainstream Audience. He Followed Up The Success Of Arrivi E Partenze Two Years Later With I Molteplici Mondi Di Giovanni Il Cantante Neffa And In 2006 His Third Album As A Singer Il Mondo Nuovo Was Released In Italy. read less