Bassi Maestro

Biography

Davide Bassi (born 3 August 1973), better known by his stage name Bassi Maestro (also known simply as Bassi), is an Italian rapper, deejay, beatmaker and producer from Milan, Italy. Bassi is one of the pioneers of Italian underground hip-hop, having started his career back in 1988.

Career

Following sit-in jam sessions and gatherings, Bassi released his debut singles and
became known in the Italian hip-hop scene as a DJ in the late eighties and early nineties. His first releases came in 1988 with two tracks in English, called Explicitin the Facts and Art From the Heart. In 1992, Bassi Maestro released his first demo, of eight tracks, called Furia solista. In 1995 he founded the label "Mixmen Connection" together with El Presidente, and he collaborated the following year with DJ Zeta.
Bassi worked on projects and live shows alongside DJ Gruff and Kaos One, including the first edition of Hip Hop Village in Turin in 1995. He released Contro gli estimatori, his first full-length album, which included collaborations with Tormento of Sottotono, El Presidente and La Pina on his own Mixman label.
He also produced beats for several american artists such as Coolio, Rakim, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli, M.O.P., Joell Ortiz, Jim Jones, Lloyd Banks and others.
In 2024 he returned with a featuring with Kid Yugi in S.X.I.C