Artists like Piotta

Davide Bassi, better known by his stage name Bassi Maestro, 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.

Guglielmo Bruno, known professionally as Willie Peyote, is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter. His stage name is a pun on the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote and the entheogenic cactus peyote, along with the English version of his name Guglielmo.

99 Posse is an Italian hip hop/reggae group from Naples. It raps both in Italian and in the local Neapolitan language. Most of 99 Posse's songs deal with political or social issues, and the group members are considered left-wing hardliners. As a showing of their activism, all of the group's albums have been released with a prezzo politico : each CD displays a sticker saying "Don't pay more than...". For 99 Posse, this means "putting into practice a specific understanding about their relationship with the market, a sort of ideal practice". The group has gained popularity in Italy through its songs and its voicing of progressive political causes.

Silvano Albanese, known professionally as Coez, is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.

Davide De Luca, known professionally as Gemitaiz, is an Italian rapper. Besides his solo work, he has collaborated with many artists, most notably the Italian rapper MadMan. He was born in Rome. From 2007 to 2011 he was a member of the "Xtreme Team", a collective of rappers from Rome with Canesecco. His debut solo album came out in May 2013, with the title "L'unico compromesso". It ended up peaking at the #3 spot on the Italian charts.

Cor Veleno is an Italian hardcore hip hop music group, made up of the producer Squarta and rappers Grandi Numeri and Primo Brown, the latter of whom died in 2016.

Cosimo Fini, known professionally as Guè, previously as Gué Pequeno, is an Italian rapper. He is also a member of the famous hip hop group Club Dogo with rapper Jake La Furia and producer Don Joe. Between 1999 and 2001, he was also in "Sacre Scuole", a group made up by Gué Pequeno, Dargen D'Amico and Jake La Furia. In his career he collaborated with international artists such as Benny the Butcher, Kool G Rap, Akon, Rick Ross and Jadakiss.