Elia Specolizzi (born 16 May 1997), known professionally as DrefGold, is an Italian rapper.
Biography Born in Racale, a small village in the lower Salento, but moved to Bologna at a young age, DrefGold began to be passionate about American hip hop music at an early age, starting to write his first songs during his adolescence. In 2013 he joined BoomBap Haze collective, while two years later he opened concerts for rapper Jack the Smoker. In 2016 he released his first mixtape, Kanaglia.
In 2018 he collaborated with Capo Plaza and Sfera Ebbasta in the song "Tesla", contained in 20 by Capo Plaza, and with only Sfera Ebbasta in "Sciroppo", contained in Rockstar. After signing a record deal with Billion Headz Music Group, on 6 July 2018 he released his debut album Kanaglia, which debuted at second position in the Classifica FIMI Album; four singles were extracted from it, one of which was certified platinum ("Boss") and two gold ("Kanaglia" and "Occupato"). In the same year he collaborated with rapper Side Baby on the single "Nuvola".
On 23 August 2019 he was arrested in Bologna for illegal possession of 100 grams of hashish for the purpose of dealing, and for the possession of 12,000 euros in cash. During the year he continued his musical activity, releasing the title "Drip" and participating in the single "Glock" by Dark Polo Gang. The collaboration with the trio was renewed the following year with the song "Biberon", contained in the mixtape Dark Boys Club.
2020 also marked the release of DrefGold's second studio album, Elo, on May 22. The single "Snitch e impicci", in collaboration with FSK Satellite, was extracted from it, and debuted in sixth place on the charts, It was followed by "223", and "Elegante", recorded together with Sfera Ebbasta. In 2024 he released his third album called Goblin, featuring artists such as Capo Plaza, Pyrex, Tony Boy, Tony Effe, Tedua and Bresh.
Discography Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsITAKanaglia Released: 6 July 2018 Label: BHMG2 FIMI: GoldElo Released: 22 May 2020 Label: BHMG, Island1 FIMI: PlatinumGoblin Released: 8 November 2024 Label: Epic Records, Sony Music Italia12
EPs TitleEPs detailsThe Spring Breaker Released: 19 June 2026 Label: Epic Records, Sony Music ItaliaThe Summer SmAsher Released: 4 September 2026 Label: Epic Records, Sony Music Italia
Mixtapes TitleMixtape detailsKanaglia Released: 16 May 2016 Label: Pro Evolution Joint
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumITA"100mila"2017—"Kanaglia"— FIMI: GoldKanaglia"Occupato" (with Daves the Kid)73 FIMI: Gold"Cuscino" (with Yamba)—"Boss" (with Daves the Kid)20185 FIMI: PlatinumKanaglia"Booster/Wave" (with Sfera Ebbasta)25"Nuvola" (with Side Baby)10"Drip"201967"Snitch e impicci" (with FSK Satellite)20206 FIMI: PlatinumElo"223"92"Elegante" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta)2FIMI: 2x Platinum"Anima"2021—Elo Overtime"Battiti"2022— rowspan="5" "Giorni nel blocco"—"Mr. Komparema"—"Prova del 9" (with Tony Boy)2023—"Junkie Spiderman"2024—"Purple Rain" (featuring Tedua)—Goblin"Jannik Sipper"—"Bla o Cap" (featuring Low-Red)2025—"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumITA"Glock" (Wayne Santana featuring DrefGold and Giaime)201946 rowspan="2" "360" (Yamba featuring DrefGold and Sapobully)2021—"Fafa" (Coyote Jo Bastard featuring DrefGold)2022—CNLPG"Ferraglia" (Luchitos featuring DrefGold)— rowspan="2" "Tritolo" (Vaz Tè featuring DrefGold)2023—"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Other charted songs TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumITA"Booster" (with Daves the Kid)201834Kanaglia"Fortuna" (with Daves the Kid)79"Soldi blu" (with Daves the Kid)99"Piccolo Dref" (with Daves the Kid)92"Elo" 202088Elo"Opps" (featuring Capo Plaza)15"Domani l'altro" 76"Enjoy" (featuring Tedua)25"Bankroll" (featuring Luchè)43"Calma"77"Zero+zero" (featuring Lazza)42"Wickr Me" (featuring Tony Effe)49"Giro d'Italia" (featuring Guè)48
Guest appearances TitleYearOther artist(s)Peak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumITA"Bob Marley"2017Magnum 357, Inda—Manuel De Marinis"Sciroppo"2018Sfera Ebbasta3 FIMI: 2x PlatinumRockstar"Tesla" Capo Plaza, Sfera Ebbasta1 FIMI: 4x Platinum20"Borsello"Guè, Sfera Ebbasta1 FIMI: PlatinumSinatra"777"2019Naar, Madd—Safar"Nuovi euro" Enzo Dong—Dio perdona io no"Biberon"2020Dark Polo Gang, Anna8Dark Boys Club"Big Dog"Vaz Tè, Bresh—VT2M"Tutto passa" Nex Casse—Vera pelle"Non ne posso più"2021Lil Busso—Sbagli di proposito"Rimowa" 2022Wayne Santana—Succo di zenzero vol. 2"Ice on Me"2023The Plug, Lil Keed—Plug Talk 2"I Run Bo"Brenno Itani—Fino a prova contraria"Ops l'ho detto"Lo Stato Sociale, Cimini—Stupido sexy futuro"Horse Dance"Sadturs & KIID, Yung Snapp, Side Baby—No Regular Music"Chrome Hearts"MV Killa—Fede II"Big Bubble"2025Vale Lambo—Angeli violenti"Non cambierò mai"Side Baby—Leggendario RXX Edition"See U Later"2026Glocky—Freestyle"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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