Roots of Sfera Ebbasta

Matteo Professione, known professionally as Ernia, is an Italian rapper. He founded the crew Troupe D'Elite with fellow hip hop artist Ghali, also including Maite and producer Fawzi.

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.