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99 Posse

Formed in 1991

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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 ("political price"): 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.

Its first album, Curre Curre Guagliò (1993), was mainly influenced by reggae and world music. Subsequent albums, Cerco Tiempo (1996) and Corto Circuito (1998), included new styles like drum 'n bass and trip hop. Curre Curre Guaglio was self-produced but rose from its underground status to become an iconic album and cultural manifesto that eventually inspired the film Sud by Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores. The group also has its own record label, Novenove, which works to promote underground artists.

On 18 July 2009, they came back without Meg in Naples during a concert created by movements against repression and the blocking of 21 activists for the G8 summit at the University of Turin.

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99 Posse est un groupe italien de hip-hop et raggamuffin, originaire de Naples. Le groupe se forme le 22 septembre 1991 et se sépare le 4 janvier 2005, avant de se reformer officiellement en 2009. Liés au mouvement des centres sociaux (typique des posse), les 99 seront les porte-paroles des idéaux et des valeurs du peuple antagoniste italien.

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