Early years (2008–2013) He approached the world of music in 2008, collecting some of his songs in a demo entitled Anonymous and consisting of 15 tracks with non-original instrumental bases. Shortly thereafter he began performing in his hometown and until 2010 he joined
MC RockBirken. In June 2010 he triumphed at the
Can I Kick It in
Treviso, a
freestyle contest organized and managed by
Mistaman and
DJ Shocca, then repeating itself in September in a competition of unreleased songs. In 2011 he released his debut album Coma, which he wrote and produced with the exception of collaborations with
Salmo and Rock Birken. From September of the same year, following the success of Salmo's first studio album, which includes his featuring in the songs
Back on Track and
Munchies, he took part with
Hell Raton and
DJ Slait at
The Island Chainsaw Massacre Tour of Psalm. In 2012 he took part in the creation of the mixtapes
Machete Mixtape and
Machete Mixtape Vol II, discs composed of unreleased and remixes of the artists belonging to the
Machete Crew as well as the participation of various exponents of the
Italian hip hop scene, like
Bassi Maestro,
Ensi,
MadMan,
Gemitaiz,
Primo,
Egreen and
Squarta. In the same period he collaborated again with Salmo in
Death USB in the song
Senza and with DJ Slait in the realization of
Bloody Vinyl Mixtape, the first solo project of the
Sardinian
DJ. In 2013 he released with Salmo, DJ Slait and Hell Raton the single
The Island, later included in the deluxe edition of the third album by Salmo
Midnite. In October of the same year he released his first
EP Rebus EP published by
Machete Empire Records.
Foga and other projects (2014–2015) On 1 April 2014 Enigma released the second studio album
Foga, the first released with Machete Empire Records. The album, which includes numerous
collaborations with rappers and
producers including Salmo, Bassi Maestro,
Nitro and
Jack the Smoker, debuted at the fourth position of the
FIMI album chart. In September of the same year
Machete Mixtape III was published, promoted by the videos of
Antieroi and
Machetero, the latter made with Jack the Smoker. The following month Enigma participated with the other artists of the collective in the
Machete Mixtape Vol. III – Live Tour, a series of concerts for the whole
Italian peninsula in order to promote the album. In early 2015 Enigma participated in a number of projects, first appearing in DJ Slait's new solo work
Bloody Vinyl Mixtape Vol. 2, then collaborating with
Linea 77 on their album
Oh! in
Divide et impera and finally in the realization of the EP
Random with the producer
Kaizén. On July 15 he made his second solo EP
Dedalo available for
free download, consisting of seven songs written and recorded on previously released instrumentals.
Machete exit, Indaco (2016) In March 2016 Enigma collaborated with Jack the Smoker in the realization of the song
La mia lama, inserted in the fourth album of the latter,
Jack uccide. 2016 also marked the release of the rapper's third album,
Indaco (in
Italian:
Indigo), released on October 14 and anticipated in September by the
video clip of the song of the same name. The album debuted in sixth place in the
FIMI Album Chart and was promoted by the
Indaco Tour, which took place throughout
Italy. This album also represents the artist's first independent release following his release from the Machete Crew, which occurred due to different visions on a musical level. The real reason for the exit is still unknown, but Enigma's former colleague and friend
Hell Raton, notable Sardinian rapper with Ecuadorian origins, said this in an interview with Rockit in 2019: The discussion between Enigma and the Machete Crew its still active today: in fact, to celebrate the 10 years of the crew in 2020 many artists among which
Jack The Smoker,
Nitro or
Hell Raton himself shared photos or phrases to thank people that helped this project and to celebrate this event on their
Instagram Stories, but cutting the photos concerning Machete so that Enigma was not visible. Only the rapper
Salmo posted a complete photo in which the Sardinian rapper was visible and he also wrote in another story without directly mentioning him: "THANKS TO WHO, IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WAS PART OF THIS FAMILY. MACHETE ONE LOVE.".
Shardana and Terranova (2017–2018) During 2017 Enigma released the singles
Cerbero and
ImagiNation for
digital download, accompanied by their respective video clips made available through its
YouTube channel. On December 6 of the same year the single
Krav Maga was presented, aimed at anticipating the rapper's fourth album of unreleased songs. Entitled
Shardana, the album was released on 23 February 2018 and was also promoted by the singles
Copernico and
Nuvole & cupole; in it there are ten total songs, some of which made with the participation of
Bassi Maestro,
MadMan and Gemello of the
TruceKlan. For the promotion of the album Enigma held some instore dates, where he met fans through dedicated venues, and the Shardana Tour. In his first week
Shardana debuted in seventh place in the FIMI rankings, and concurrently with the release of the album Enigma publishes the video of
Da Vinci fourth extracted from him. On April 27, 2018, two months after
Shardana, Enigma released the single
Eremita, which was followed on June 22 by
Golgotha, whose video clip was directed by
Corrado Perria and
Paolo Maneglia. These two songs turned out to be the first two extracts of the fifth album
Terranova, released by surprise on June 29 and written jointly with rappers
Noia and
Quint Mille and completely realized at the K Studio in Kaizén. During the year she collaborated with the aforementioned Noia and Quint Mille on the song
Senza tempo, featured on Noia's debut album
Grigionoia.
Booriana and Totem (2019-now) On April 5, 2019, the sixth album
Booriana was presented, anticipated in March by the single
Misunderstanding. Contrary to the last two discs, this is the first publication in which Enigma also covered the role of music producer as well as the one that was characterized by more varied and elaborate sounds. Among the thirteen songs on the album, there are some made in collaboration with other artists, including
Ghemon,
Shade and
Emis Killa. After a short break spent composing new material, on September 25, 2020, Enigma released the single
"Bomaye", which he produced together with Kaizén and which anticipated the Totem project, a disc divided into several parts. The first of these,
Totem – Episodio uno, was made available on October 16 of the same year. On January 11, 2021, it was the turn of
Totem – Episodio due, containing three songs, one of which with
Murubutu. On February 10, 2021, En?gma releases the third EP of the saga
Totem – Episodio tre, containing three songs which also boasts a song with the production of
DJ Squarta and it boasts also an important collaboration with
Claver Gold. Enigma announced on his
Instagram profile the fourth episode of the
Totem saga
Totem – Episodio quattro on March 29, 2021, also saying that it will not be the last chapter of the series. On April 14, the fourth EP of the saga was released, also containing important featurings like
Jake La Furia or
Mattak. == Discography ==