Rkomi was born and raised in Milan in the famous district of Calvairate, located in the eastern part of the suburbs of Milan.
13 Facts About Rkomi
Rkomi attended the CFP Galdus hotel Institute until the third year, and then dropped out at the age of 17 without obtaining a diploma.
Rkomi became friends with rapper Tedua, who was his roommate.
Rkomi has stated several times that he was initiated into a musical career due to his best friend Tedua.
That was followed by almost two years of silence, then Rkomi published the song Dasein Sollen on the YouTube platform.
On 13 October 2016 Rkomi released an EP Dasein Sollen in collaboration with the Digital Distribution label.
On 8 September 2017 Rkomi released the album Io in terra, consisting of 14 tracks, some of them created in collaboration with Marracash, Noyz Narcos and Alberto Paone, a drummer.
On 19 February 2019 Rkomi revealed that he intended to release the album Dove gli occhi non arrivano, which was released on 22 March 2020.
In December 2021, Rkomi published the collaboration La coda del diavolo with Elodie, which peaked at number one on the Italian singles chart.
In July 2023 Rkomi released the collaborative album No Stress with Irama.
In December 2024, Rkomi was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.
Rkomi placed 28th with the song "Il ritmo delle cose".
Rkomi's work was influenced by such indie artists as Saint PHNX, Gorillaz and Twenty One Pilots.