En?gma

En?gma, stage name of Francesco Marcello Scano, born December 2, 1988, in Olbia, Sardinia, is an Italian rapper best known as one of the founding members of the influential Machete collective, a group central to shaping Italian street rap in the 2010s. Through Machete he helped establish a sound that combined hard-edged rap delivery with electronic and pop production elements, contributing to the collective's role in bringing Italian rap into wider mainstream visibility.

He departed from Machete in 2016, after which he continued developing a solo career marked by tracks such as «Copernico», «Cerbero», and «Krav Maga», reflecting a style that blends aggressive rap cadences with references ranging from history to pop culture. His output, including songs like «Rapa Nui» and «River Phoenix», shows a penchant for evocative, image-driven titles paired with punchy, rhythmically dense verses typical of the Sardinian and broader Italian rap scenes of his generation.

En?gma remains associated with the generation of Italian rappers who bridged underground battle-rap roots with more polished, radio-ready production, and his time within Machete places him among the artists who helped define a pivotal era of Italian hip hop.