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.jpg) Gué in 2017 | |
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| Born | Cosimo Fini (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (age 45) Milan, Italy |
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Cosimo Fini (born 25 December 1980), known professionally asGuè (Italian:[ˈɡwɛ]), previously asGué Pequeno, is an Italian rapper. He is also a member of the famouship hop groupClub Dogo with rapperJake La Furia and producerDon Joe. Between 1999 and 2001, he was also in "Sacre Scuole", a group made up by Gué Pequeno,Dargen D'Amico and Jake La Furia. In his career he collaborated with international artists such asBenny the Butcher,Kool G Rap,Akon,Rick Ross andJadakiss.
With the initial pseudonyms of "Lucky Luciano" and "Il Guercio" (The One-eyed), the rapper started his musical career around 1997, when he metJake La Furia. The friendship between the two leads to the creation of "Sacre Scuole", to which is added Dargen D'Amico, the latter previously classmate of Pequeno. Meanwhile, beatmaker Don Joe becomes their close collaborator. The trio released the3 MC's al Cubo mixtape, and then disbanded due to contrasts between D'Amico and La Furia. This will lead to D'Amico leaving, and the remaining members, together with Don Joe, will subsequently give birth toClub Dogo.
Pequeno also took part in the production of several albums and mixtapes in those years, including50 Emcee's Pt. 1 by ATPC andTutti x uno by DJ Enzo.
In 2005 Gué Pequeno released the EPHashishinz Sound Vol. 1 together with the Italian-Angolan producer Deleterio, nowadays known as Del, while the following year he published theFastlife Mixtape Vol. 1, recorded with DJ Harsh. Three years later, he released the sequel,Fastlife Mixtape Vol. 2: Faster Life.
Over the years he has collaborated with the major artists of the underground and non-underground scene, including Noyz Narcos from TruceKlan, J-Ax, Marracash and Entics. In 2010 he published the bookLa legge del cane (The Law of the Dog), written together with Jake La Furia. In March 2011, he aired on Deejay TV with the program "Un giorno da cani" (Dogs days), a four-part television format where he and Jake La Furia turn working experiences into lyrics for their songs.
In June 2011, his first solo album was released, entitledIl ragazzo d'oro (The Golden Boy), which had the participation of several Italian rappers, including Marracash, Entics, Ensi and Jake La Furia. The disc was anticipated by the singles "Non lo spegnere" (Do not turn it off) and subsequently the video clip for the song "Ultimi Giorni" (Last days).
Also in 2011, the rapper together with DJ Harsh founded the independent record label "Tanta Roba", whose first product wasIl mio primo disco da venduto (My first sellout record), byFedez.Fastlife Mixtape Vol. 3 was also released on 20 January 2012, the result of collaboration with DJ Harsh and other Italian artists of the genre such as the aforementioned Fedez, Emis Killa, Salmo, Gemitaiz and Daniele Vit.
On 28 March 2013, the mixtapeGuengsta Rap was released for free download from its official website. The tracks on the album are mixed by DJ Jay-K. On April 5 Gué releases "Business", which is the first single from the second studio album and produced by 2nd Roof. Its video clip is anticipated by a teaser in which it's found out the release date, set for June 4.,[1] instead it is published on April 9.[2] Subsequently, the second single "Rose Nere" (Black Roses) is announced, released on iTunes on April 23; instead, the video clip was published on YouTube on April 26, the date on which the album title,Bravo ragazzo (Good Boy), was revealed. On 9 May he announced the track list of the album through his Facebook page, while the following day he released the third single extracted from the album, named "Bravo ragazzo" like the album itself.On June 13, Gué released a preview of the video clip of the song "Il drink & la jolla", made with the participation of 'Ntò and British singer Arlissa. The video was published two days later. On September 12 the video clip of the song Brivido was announced, made together with Marracash and published on September 17. In June 2014,Bravo ragazzo was certified platinum for the average 50,000 copies sold.
In the spring of 2015 Pequeno renewed his contract with Universal Music Group and signed the signature for Def Jam Recordings, thus becoming the first Italian artist to sign for the label. Following this, the rapper released the video clip of an unreleased track, named "Squalo".[3] The latter, together with the singles "Le bimbe piangono" and "Interstellar", anticipated the release of the rapper's third solo album, entitledTrue and released on June 23 of the same year.[4]
On 4 January 2016, through social networks, the rapper announced the creation of an album in the studio together with Marracash.[5] Released on June 24 of the same year, the album is titledSanteria and consists of fifteen tracks, including the single forerunner "Nulla Accade", released on June 7.[6]
On 21 April 2017, Gué Pequeno published the single "Trinità" for digital download and streaming, promoted by the related video clip directed by Igor Grbesic and Marc Lucas. To follow was the double single "Non ci tu tu" / "T'apposto", released on June 2 of the same year.
On June 6, the rapper officially announced the fourth solo albumGentleman, released in the same month and composed of several songs in collaboration with various artists, includingSfera Ebbasta andMarracash.[7] On 1 August 2018 he officially announced his entry into the Billion Headz Music Group, a label founded bySfera Ebbasta andCharlie Charles.[8] On the 24th of the same month, he announced the release of its fifth solo albumSinatra[9]through its official social networks, which took place on the following 14 September and anticipated by the single "Trap Phone". The album was later also promoted by the subsequent single "Bling Bling" (Gold) and "2%", both of moderate commercial success.
On 14 June 2020 Gué Pequeno announced the sixth albumMr. Fini, which he defined as his "colossal" and he then released on the 26th of the same month.[10] The singles Saigon and Chico were drawn from it, the latter of which reached the fifth position of the Top Singles. Subsequently, it was extracted as a single even 25 hours, for the occasion in a remixed version byShablo and which saw the vocal participation of Ernia. In the same year he collaborated with Anna on the release of the single Bla Bla, released in October. In December 2020 the rapper released the unreleased Freestyle Fast Life, produced by DJ Harsh.
On 26 March 2021, the rapper re-released his debut albumThe Golden Boy on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its release. In addition to the songs from the original edition, present here in a remastered version, there are also unreleased remixes made by various artists belonging to the Italian hip hop scene such as Charlie Charles, Gemitaiz and Lazza.Fastlife 4 mixtape would be released on 9 April 2021, continuing the mixtape series started in 2006 with DJ Harsh.[11]
On 14 November 2021, the Italian rapper revealed the change of pseudonym from Gué Pequeno to Gué,[12] as «Sono diventato abbastanza grande, posso togliere Pequeno dal mio nome» ("I am old enough, I can remove Pequeno from my name", announcing his seventh album (Guesus, sometimes stylized as GVESVS) in the following weeks.[13]
On 10 December 2021 GVESVS was published, with international featurings featuringRick Ross andJadakiss.[14]
On 13 January 2023,Madreperla was released, an album entirely produced by the Italian producerBassi Maestro.[15]
In December 2024, Guè was announced as one of the featured artists inShablo's entry for theSanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "La mia parola".[16] They placed 18th in the contest.[17]
Guè's tenth album,Tropico del Capricorno, was released on 10 January 2025. It was promoted by the singles "Oh mamma mia" and "Meravigliosa".[18][19]
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2007 | Mucchio selvaggio | Member ofRappers Gang | Pornographic film |
| 2012 | I 2 soliti idioti | Himself | Cameo |
| 2014 | Step Up: All In | Jasper Tarik | Italian voice |
| 2015 | All Night Long | Mr. Esposito | |
| Natale col Boss | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2019 | Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente | Himself | Cameo |
| 2022 | Autumn Beat | Himself | |
| 2024 | I soliti idioti 3 - Il ritorno | Zarro | |
| 2025 | La grazia | Himself | Cameo |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2015 | Street Opera | Himself | Special |
| 2016 | Emigratis | Himself / Guest | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Inspector Coliandro | Drug dealer | Episode: "Vai col liscio" |
| Sinatra: The Series | Himself | Docuseries | |
| 2019 | The Voice of Italy | Himself / Coach | Season 6 |
| 2021 | Stile originale | Himself | Special |
| 2024 | Celebrity Hunted: Caccia all'uomo | Himself / Contestant | Season 4 |
| 2025 | Sanremo Music Festival 2025 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "La mia parola" (18th place) |
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