Thomas Iannucci

Thomas Iannucci (often stylized in all-lowercase), is a three-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning rapper, writer, and poet from Kaua’i, Hawaii. Iannucci has been the recipient of several notable awards, including the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for Best Alternative Album in 2015 (for his work with Streetlight Cadence), Best Hip Hop Album in 2018 and 2020, as well as the Best Hip Hop Song (Finalist) in the 2016 National John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Iannucci is an outspoken advocate for social issues within Hawaii, and was named by KHON2 News as part of the next generation of rappers pushing the limits of Hawaii Hip Hop. He is also an author, making his fiction debut in 2023 when his piece “Hā’ule Hau” was published in New Zealand-based literary journal Takahē Magazine.