CHIEF

AGOSTINO MIGLIORE, aka Chief, is an Italian record executive and artistic producer, formerly a rapper and writer, born in 1972 in Milan. He began rapping in the early '90s alongside Craze, a fellow member of the MNP graffiti crew. Their DJ at the time was DJ Jad, who later co-founded Articolo 31 with J-Ax. During those years, Chief was also a member of KTM, the first graffiti crew in Naples.

In 1993, Chief made his official debut as a guest on the track "Strada Di Città" by Articolo 31, featured in the album Strade di Città, where he was the only guest artist. The following year, he released the EP Fine Del Gioco with DJ Zak. After being part of Spaghetti Funk, he left and began working on the Chief & Soci project, collaborating with Huda and DJ Enzo. The group debuted in 1997 with the album Il Mondo Che Non C'è. Around the same time, Chief founded the collective Il Circolo with Solo Zippo, which included the then-young artists Guè Pequeno and Dargen D'Amico.

In 1999, Chief and Zippo were the executive producers of the album 3 MC’s Al Cubo by Sacre Scuole (a group formed by Guè and Dargen along with Jake La Furia). In 2005, Chief made a comeback with the single "Luce" a collaboration with the singer Reverendo. In 2008, their album Autostrada Del Sole was released, marking Chief's last musical release as he transitioned to a career as an artistic producer and manager.

In 2014, he achieved success at the 64th edition of the Sanremo Festival in the "New Proposals" section, winning with the hip-hop track "Nu juorno buono" alongside Rocco Hunt. This marked the first victory for a hip-hop song in the history of the "New proposals" category at the Festival. Chief has also collaborated with Laïoung and Nicola Siciliano for Sony Music.