Articolo 31 is a popular band in Italy, melding hip hop, funk, rap and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular European rap groups. Members are rapper J Ax and DJ Jad ; their producer is Franco Godi who produced the music for the Signor Rossi animated series. They moved from pure hip hop to hip hop with many influences from rock (sampling Bob Dylan), klezmer (sampling the Klezmatics) etc. to a rock/pop-inspired kind of rap. With "Domani smetto" they left the world of hip hop per se, rapping and singing to rock/pop tracks. They worked together with Kurtis Blow on the album "XChé SI!", which also included an electro track. Their posse, Spaghetti Funk, has other popular members like Space One and especially pop rappers Gemelli DiVersi .
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Articolo 31 Discography
| Year | Title | Label
| 1996 | Cosi com'è | Ricordi
| 1997 | Messa di vespiri
| Ricordi | 1997 | Strade di città
| Ricordi
| 1998 | Nessuno | Ricordi/BMG
| 2001 | XChé SI!
| BMG | 2002 | Domani smetto
| BMG
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