MamboLosco

MamboLosco
MamboLosco in 2022
MamboLosco in 2022
Background information
Born
William Miller Hickman III

(1990-08-16) 16 August 1990
Vicenza, Italy
GenresHip hop, Reggaeton, Trap
OccupationRapper
Years active2017–present
LabelsVirgin Records, Universal,

William Miller Hickman III (born 16 August 1990), known professionally as MamboLosco, is an Italian rapper of American descent.

Early life

MamboLosco was born in 1990 to an American military father and an Italian mother from Brindisi.[1] He wrote his first song at the age of thirteen, but began his official musical career began in 2017.[2]

Career

2014-2018: Early years

MamboLosco took his first steps towards music in 2009, under the name Lil V, when he began recording his first songs in English.[3] On 10 February 2017, he released his first official song on YouTube, "Mama I Did It Again", which was made in collaboration with the rapper Luscià. On April 7, he released his first single in Italian, titled "Come se fosse normale" featuring Nashley. Subsequently, the two artists together with Edo Fendy, Kerim and the producer Nardi, founded the collective Sugo Gang.[4] On August 4, they released "Me lo sento", followed by "Guarda come flexo" on September 20 which was made with Edo Fendy. The track reached the sixty-third position in the Top Singles chart, becoming the platinum record certified.[5] That same year, he signed on to Dark Polo Gang's label Triplosette Entertainment, and then signed to Virgin Records.[6]

In 2018, he released the single "Guarda come flexo 2" which debuted at number sixteen in the Top Singles chart and received gold record certification.[7] At the end of 2018, he wrote a verse for "Expensive", the only track featured on the Dark Polo Gang album Trap Lovers.[8] The year 2019 began with the release of the single "Bingo",[9] which debuted in the charts at position 35,[10] and featured the Italian version of "Loco", a single by Dutch DJ Yung Felix, which entered the Radiofonica rotation on March 1.[11] On May 3, he released the single "Arcobaleno" accompanied by a music video directed by Tommaso Arnaldi and Francesca Pionati.[12] The song reached the sixty-fourth position in the Top Singles chart[13] and was played on the radio a week after its release.[14]

2019-2020: Arte and Caldo, first successes

On 7 June 2019, MamboLosco achieved success with his single "Lento", made in collaboration with Boro and Don Joe. The single, whose remix version features a verse by Lola Índigo, reached number 9 in the charts and was certified double platinum.[15] On September 12, MamboLosco released his first studio album, Arte: the album features guests such as Enzo Dong, Nashley, Tony Effe, Pyrex of the Dark Polo Gang, Boro and Shiva. The productions were entrusted to the Sugo Gang beatmaker Nardi, supported on some tracks by producer Sick Luke, Ava and Mojobeatz.[16] Arte is strongly influenced by American trap music. This was deemed a great strength for the album according to Riccardo Primavera of Rockol,[17] which granted him third place in the Top Singles chart and a certified gold record for the album.[18]

On 24 April 2020, the rapper released the single "Il passo" with Samurai Jay,[19] which preceded the release of his second studio album Caldo, made with Boro. The album was released on July 3. Consisting of eleven tracks, the album contains remixes of "Lendo" and "Twerk". The album also featured artists such as the Dark Polo Gang, Beba, Anna, Rosa Chemical and Geolier.[20] The album, recorded in Barcelona,[21] presents a summer sound attributable to reggaeton and latin music.[22][23] After the album, MamboLosco participated in the single "Andale" by Niko Pandetta.

2021-present: Facendo Faccende

On 5 January 2021, MamboLosco was featured in Malerba's single "No Good".[24] On February 19, he participated with Radical in Rosa Chemical's single "Britney", produced by Bdope and Mothz.[25] He also participated in the remix of the song "Ballas" by Diss Gacha, Sala and Janga ODT. In 2021, he released the single "Demone" as the first single from his next studio album Facendo Faccende, produced by Nardi and Finesse; the track went gold. He later participated in the single "OnlyFans" by Slings which went platinum and "SkuSku" by Pyrex which was the second single from the album. He then released the third single from the album, again produced by Nardi and Finesse, "Pull Up". This track also went gold.

In 2022, the rapper participated in Niko Pandetta's single "123" and then he released a track "BlaBlaBla", another single from Facendo Faccende, which was once again produced by Nardi and Finesse. It was the next consecutive single from the album to be certified gold. The single "Si" was then released with Tony Effe as the fourth single from the album. He later participated in the remix of the song "Thick" by Slings and released the fifth single from his album called "Bandito", again produced by Nardi and Finesse. He is featured in Anna's album in the song "Advice", which was certified gold.

In 2023, MamboLosco returned with the sixth single from the album Facendo Faccende: this single is "Pochi Pochi" with production once again entrusted to Nardi and Finesse. He later appeared on the single by VillaBanks "Il doc 3" together with Tony Effe, Slings and the producers Linch and Andry The Hitmaker. This single was certified platinum. He released the another single from Facendo Faccende featuring Rondodasosa: the single is "Karma". On 26 May 2023, he finally released his second studio album Facendo Faccende. The production was entrusted to Nardi and Finesse. In addition to the features already listed in the released singles, there were further collaborations with Niko Pandetta, Anna, VillaBanks, Tony Boy, Slings, and Emis Killa. He then returned in October 2023 as a guest on the single "Cheerleader" by Boro with Andry The Hitmaker, and later participated in the single by Diss Gacha titled "Ballas 2" produced by Sala. In 2024, he released the singles "Guarda come fl3xo" and "Cuori spezzati".

Controversy

MamboLosco appeared on Diss Gacha's single "Ballas 2", produced by Sala. In this single, the rapper attacked fellow Roman rapper Gallagher, who responded by uploading a track called "Il mambo della morte". MamboLosco responded with a freestyle on Instagram against him. He was criticized for failing to adequately diss Gallagher and for the poor quality of the song. He was also accused of paying for social media pages to promote his song; Gallagher later dissed him again in the track "Redrum".

Discography

Studio albums

  • Arte (2019)
  • Caldo with Boro Boro (2020)
  • Facendo Faccende (2023)
  • Yacht Club (2026)

References

  1. ↑ Minissi, Alessandro (15 May 2018). "Vicenza gocciola Sugo: MamboLosco, Nashley, Edo Fendy, Kerim e la trap made in Veneto" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Abbate, Mauro (24 September 2019). "Chi è Mambolosco, il rapper italoamericano che fa Arte" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Claudio Biazzetti (20 May 2020). "Il passo libero di Mambolosco". Red Bull. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Alessandro Minissi (15 May 2018). "Vicenza gocce Sugo: MamboLosco, Nashley, Edo Fendy, Kerim e la trap made in Veneto". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 12 (dal 16.03.2018 al 22.03.2018)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Matheus Gualchieri (12 October 2019). "Siamointervistato MamboLosco". Hip Hop Tender. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Classifica settimana WK 37 (dal 07.09.2018 al 13.09.2018)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Carmelo Leone (29 September 2018). "La Dark Polo Gang racconta Trap Lovers traccia dopo traccia". La casa del rap. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Simone Zani (23 February 2019). "Mambolosco: fuori "Bingo", il racconto di come musica può cambiare vita". AllMusic Italia. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Classifica settimana WK 8 (dal 15.02.2019 al 21.02.2019)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Eleonora Forastiero (26 February 2019). "Yung Felix & Poke - Loco (feat. MamboLosco) (Radio Date: 01-03-2019)". EarOne. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  12. ↑ Massimiliano Longo (17 May 2019). "Mambolosco in attesa di nuove collaborazione ecco il video di "Arcobaleno"". AllMusic Italia. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Classifica settimana WK 19 (dal 03.05.2019 al 09.05.2019)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Eleonora Forastiero (8 May 2019). "MamboLosco - Arcobaleno (Radio Date: 10-05-2019)". EarOne. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Classifica settimana WK 37 (dal 06.09.2019 al 12.09.2019)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "MamboLosco: Grazie a Dio faccio Arte!". NewSic. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  17. ↑ Riccardo Primavera (21 September 2019). ""Arte": c'è tanta America nel disco d'esordio di Mambolosco". Rockol. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 38 (dal 13.09.2019 al 19.09.2019)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ Riccardo Melo (22 February 2020). "MamboLosco: in arrivo il nuovo singolo "Il passo"". MTV. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  20. ↑ Silvia Danielli (30 June 2020). "Boro Boro e Mambolosco: "Uniamo le waves per farvi ballare al 'Caldo'"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  21. ↑ Ilaria De Battista (12 July 2020). "Come ce l'hanno fatta Mambolosco e Boro Boro?". Esse Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Mambolosco e Boro Boro annunciano il loro primo album insieme intitolato "Caldo"". MTV. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  23. ↑ Alice Castagneri (July 6, 2020). "Le hit calienti di Mambolosco e Boro Boro: "Ma non sono tormentoni estivi"". Lastampa Print. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  24. ↑ Simone Zani (8 January 2021). "Malerba: la star di TikTok torna con il singolo "No Good" feat. Mambolosco". AllMusic Italia. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  25. ↑ Naomi Roccamo (20 February 2021). "Rosa Chemical, MamboLosco e Radical fuori con "britney ;-)"". Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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