Ivan Barioli, known artistically as Artie 5ive, was born in Milan on August 28, 2000, in a family context that brings together different cultures: his mother is originally from Sierra Leone, while his father is Italian. The two met in Africa in the 1990s, where the father worked for an NGO, thus bringing a rich background of influences and perspectives into the artist's life.
The first releases under the name Artie 5ive arrived in the first half of 2020, all produced independently, a sign of a strong artistic identity from the very beginning. He gained attention both as a guest, for example in the track “Five Stars” by Sexymoneyg, and with his singles such as “Red Bandana,” the first music video released on YouTube, “Calabasas,” and “Finché siamo sbronzi.”
2021 proved to be a year of intense activity, with collaborations and new releases such as “Così Parlò Artie 5ive,” a title that ironically and directly references Nietzsche, also showing an awareness of cultural and symbolic elements. However, it is in 2022 that the real artistic turning point occurs: with tracks like “Anticorpi” and “Murder Dance,” created together with Ddusi, Artie 5ive consolidates a distinctive style that merges gangsta rap with the sounds of contemporary drill. What emerges is not only the musical component but also the visual one, increasingly refined and coherent with the artist’s imagery, helping to define his identity in the Italian urban scene.
