Vacca (rapper)

Vacca
Background information
Birth name Alessandro Vacca
Born 21 October 1979
Origin Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Genres Hip hop, pop rap
Years active 2001–present
Labels EMI

Vacca also known as Vaccaman, Mr. Vacca, Lil' Mocho or Devil The Rasta (born Alessandro Vacca on 21 October 1979) is an Italian rapper member of the crew Voodoo Smokers Familia.[1] In 2010 he moved to Jamaica.

Career

Born in Cagliari and raised in Milan in the neighborhood of Quarto Oggiaro, he makes his way into the Milanese scene as rapper, getting to grips with lyrics and the metric, and relocates in Kingston, Jamaica, where he lives with his partner, after the birth of his daughter Zuri. The press coverage, mostly in Italian,[2] presents him as a "redeemed" person, who has fought against drug addiction, poverty, and degradation for the sake of his newly created family. From 2001 to 2003, Vacca played with a group called Azhilo Nitro. After this first experience he published the EP Mr. Cartoon, in 2003. The Jamaican influence is more evident in his solo debut album, titled VH, published in May 2004. His music shows evident musical influences of the Casabrasa, a collective of DJs with whom he performed live, featuring electronic instrumentals, and the voice in rap style is consequently brought to marry dancehall and reggae.

Discography

Albums

EP

Singles

Mixtape

Collaborations

Fabri Fibra (left), Dj Fish (behind) and Vacca (right) in 2008

References

  1. ↑ Vacca in Jamaica
  2. ↑ http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/1010480/la-redenzione-del-rapper-vacca-da-tossicodipendente-a-padre-di-famiglia.shtml