At 22, Rondodasosa is ready to leave it all behind: his city, his language and the scene that made him a star. With Mattia, his final album in Italian, the Milan-born rapper – collaborating with the ...

The most listened-to artist in Italy in 2024 (according to Luminate) does not, exactly, rap in Italian. Naples’ own Geolier raps in his native dialect — the very musical language spoken on the streets ...

As a new generation struggles to overcome the cultural legacy of Berlusconismo, rap remains one of the most important forms of Italian protest. The track was first released in 1991 with a backing ...