Article by David Istrate – published on Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:27 / Updated on Friday, September 19, 2025 12:36
Fedez (35 years old), an Italian rapper, was accused of inciting racial hatred, after publishing a verse from a new song in which he resembled Jannik Sinner (24 years, 2 ATP) with that of the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
During this week, the well-known rapper fedez posted on Instagram a few lyrics from a new song in Italian, and they spread quickly, because they referred to the famous tennis player Jannik Sinner, a champion at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year.
“Italians have a new idol called Jannik Sinner. A pure-blooded Italian with accent by Adolf Hitler”, It was the verse composed by the artist Federico Leonardo Lucia.
Fedez, accused of inciting racial hatred and propaganda by a local Bolzano counselor
According to yahoo.com, shortly after the publication of the story, a member of the Bolzano Local Council made a complaint before the power of attorney, accusing the Fedez of inciting racial hatred and propaganda.
Giuseppe Martucci was disturbed by the reference to Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator of Germany in World War II, and the expression “Italian pure-blood”which he considers part of the Italian fascist propaganda from Benito Mussolini.
“I felt that it is my duty to act and support the founding values of our Constitution. We cannot afford the language that evokes racism and hate to be normalized by public persons,” said Martuci.
This is not the only scandal involved in Fedez in 2025. A few months ago, his name appeared in some investigations related to the Italian mafia, Finding links between Fedez and people who are associated with various mafia groups. According to CorrieRediereszo.it, the 35-year-old rapper is not under investigation at this time.
Jannik Sinner was born in San Candido, Italy, a locality in the north of the country, near the border with Austria. San Candido is part of the Bolzano province, the Trentino-Alo Adige region.
Sinner has become one of the best tennis players from the present moment, his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old, 1 ATP) arousing a huge interest from tennis lovers.
To date, The 24-year-old player won 4 Grand Slam titles, and most of the year 2025 spent the first position in the world ranking.
