TY1 (born Gianluca Cranco on 6 October 1979 in Salerno, Italy), formerly known
as DJ Tayone, is an Italian DJ, turntablist and record producer who has been
active since 1992 and is a major figure in Italian hip-hop. He won the Italian
ITF DJ Championship in 1997 and joined the pioneering turntablist collective
Alien Army that same year, later working with the groups Fluxer and Videomind,
the latter alongside rappers Clementino and Francesco Paura. His solo albums
include Photographie (2009), Hardship (2016) and Djungle (2021), the last of
which was certified platinum in Italy. Hi...