El Presidente

Esa aka El Presidente, born Francesco Cellamaro (Reggio Calabria, 1 October 1972), is an Italian rapper and beatmaker of Calabrian origins. El Presidente has been active since the early stages of the Italian hip hop movement in the early 1990s, and predominantly discusses Politics and Society in his music. Biography He is the brother of Tormento (in group Sottotono) and Marya, both became rappers. Francesco grew up musically listening to groups such as Eric B & Rakim, Run-DMC, Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys. In his teens he starts to attend hip hop circles, first as a breaker, and later approaching MCing. In 1991 the collective Otierre (Originale Trasmissione del Ritmo) is founded, union of breakers, beatmakers, DJs and MCs, or representatives of each of the four core disciplines of hip hop. The roster consists of Azza, DJ Fede, DJ Irmu, DJ Nitro, DJ Vez, DJ Vigor, Esa, Intruso, Limite, Polare, Torrido, and later by The Female Mc La Pina.