Comunisti col Rolex

Comunisti col Rolex is a collaborative album by Italian hip hop artists J-Ax and Fedez, released in January 2017 by Sony Music Italy and Newtopia.

Release

In an interview in 2016, Fedex and J-Ax revealed they had planned an album of 30 duets with a variety of successful artists, both Italian and international.
The album was preceded by the singles "Vorrei ma non posto", which became a hit during the summer of 2016, and "Assenzio", released in November 2016. On 21 November 2016, the duo revealed the title of the album, and on 9 December the release date and tracklist, alongside the list of stars featuring on the album were announced. "Piccole cose" was released as the album's third single on 20 January 2017, while "Senza pagare", featuring T-Pain, was released as the album's fourth single on 20 May 2017.

Title

According to the artists, the title Comunisti col Rolex originated from "an insult, which we wanted to turn into a merit: to say that in Italy you can still get rich honestly, and that is a beautiful thing."

Promotion

The album was preceded by two singles, the first of which, "Vorrei ma non posto" was made available for digital download and promoted by a video released on YouTube the same day. The video was among the top 100 viewed videos worldwide at the end of the month of its release.
The fourth single from the album, "Senza pagare", released 12 May 2017, which featured American rapper and producer T-Pain, was promoted with a videoclip filmed in Paris Hilton's house, which also became popular.
On 27 October 2017 the previously unheard single "Sconosciuti da una vita" was released. This single preceded the re-release of the album, which featured five unreleased songs and a live CD and DVD.