Born and grew up in Sardinia, Gruff later moved in Turin, where he first discovered rap music. He first begun to act as a break dancer and DJ as early as 1982, when hip hop was still practically unknown in Italy. Later he moved to France where he worked along with a number of French artists. He came back to Italy and in 1991 he joined the crew Isola Posse All-Stars. Today DJ Gruff lives between Japan and Sardinia. Gruff musical debut in the Italian rap scene is with the Sangue Misto hip hop band (together with Neffa and Deda Read more on Last.fm