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Inoki

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Italian rapper and producer Fabiano Ballarin (October 2, 1979), better known as Inoki or Inoki Ness, fell in love with hip-hop culture from a very early age. Though born in Rome, Ballarin relocated to Bologna with his mother during his teenage years and started out as a graffiti artist before picking up the mic under the pseudonym Enok. Inspired by seminal Italian group Assalti Frontali, he soon joined the city’s booming hip-hop scene as part of the rap trio Porzione Massiccia Crew alongside Gianni KG and Paniko, releasing three albums between 1998 and 2002. He was also part of t...