Duke Montana

• Name — Duke Montana • Birth Name — Duke Barker • Alias — The King of Rap, Grind Muzik Rap King • Origin — Italy • Genre — * Rap • trap • hip hop • Occupation — Rapper, actor, author, businessman • Years Active — 1990–present • Instrument — Rapping, turntables • Label — * Sony BMG • Kazal • Golden Age Label • Virgin • Associated Acts — * Kool G Rap • Onyx • Club Dogo • Fabri Fibra • Wu-Tang Clan • Ice-T • Snoop Dogg

Duke Montana was born in Rome to an American father and Italian mother. In the early years of his life he lived in Santa Ana, Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, when he was fourteen, Montana founded his first hip-hop collective, Power Mc's, together with the producer Ice One and Julie P. with which he released the Power to the People LP. He also collaborated with important members of the American rap scene including Onyx, Ice-T, Wu-Tang Clan and starred in the film Le amiche del cuore, directed by Michele Placido, playing the role of himself.

In 2011, Montana released the album Grind Music II, self-produced and distributed by Edel Music. In the same year he published his further album, Stay Gold, produced by Sick Luke. It included collaboration with the American hip-hop group Onyx ("Bloodsport"), Club Dogo ("Carta Viola"), Fabri Fibra ("Alphabet Killers"), and other mainstream and underground rappers. In 2012, he recorded the track "Smashin' (Italian Remix)" featuring Onyx and The Beatnuts. Currently he is the president of Golden Age Biz, his personal label, which has a partnership with Sony BMG for distribution and Live Nation Entertainment for his live tours. It also deals with the production of Black Barz and other emerging underground rappers. On 15 July 2012, Montana opened the first and the only Italian date of the American rapper Wiz Khalifa, in Milan, together with Fedez.

• 1992 – Le amiche del cuore directed by Michele Placido. • 2016 – Zeta, film

• 1991 – Power to the People (Power Mc's) • 2000 – Atlantis Land – Virgin Records • 2008 – Ministero dell'Inferno (Truceklan) – Propaganda Records • 2008 – Street Mentality – Propaganda Records • 2010 – Grind Muzik Mixtape – Propaganda Records • 2012 – Grind Muzik II prod. Don Joe, Shablo, Sick Luke – Edel Music • 2012 – Stay Gold prod. Don Joe and Sick Luke – Sony BMG • 2013 – Black Barz Mixtape – Golden Age Label • 2014 – Grind Muzik 3 Mixtape – Sony BMG • 2016 – Raw – Sony BMG • 2018 – Grind Muzik 4 – Kazal

• 2000 – Atlantis World • 2000 – Da Hip Hop Witch (soundtrack) • 2006 – Lovin' Lola (Summer Hits 2006) • 2009 – Diss Track feat. Truceklan