Articolo 31
La riconquista del forum

THE REVIEW

Ehm, I believe that many of you will judge this review as useless, due to its obvious polemical content. But I feel compelled to DeScribe this definitive farewell to rap by one of the first successful groups in the Italian rap scene.

The glorious era of the first Spaghetti Funk has gone down the toilet, or rather to success, indeed it was Articolo 31 who sang in "Così Mi Tieni": "ne soldi ne successo cambieranno mai, quello che sei" sure, right.
Moreover, the unreleased track seemed like it was added as a patch within the "Greatest Hits", like some sort of consequence to a supposed feeling of guilt from the authors regarding the tracks chosen as best: the more commercial ones, as if to say, few and rare hip-hop fans who follow us... forgive us. but those few rare hip-hop fans who followed Art31 abandoned them with "Xké Sì", the official start of the group's downfall, which definitively abandoned the little hip-hop they produced to switch to a much more commercial rap.
With "Domani Smetto" J Ax seemed to dive into crossover, and some hope from some rap lovers and fans of the group was still alive, especially given the choice of the featuring with the Sud Sound System for "Gente Che Spera", but those few hopeful fans, myself included, were definitely betrayed with "Italiano Medio", a CD in which the Milanese band, instead of crossover, opted for a form of pop-rock, with some rap-crossover tones, and an attempt at pop d'auteur that gives catchy effects, but decidedly horrible for rap fans (see "La Finestra").

In an interview on Tutto Musica, J Ax and DJ Jad, in view of the release of the single "Solo", written by J Ax for Eamon, state: we are now a pop group through and through(...) we are inspired by De Andrè, Vasco, Rino Gaetano, and Gaber what the hell do Gaber and De Andrè have in common with pop???? anyway with "La Riconquista Del Forum" Articolo 31 brings back some of the tracks that killed them rap-wise, alongside some unreleased ones, like "Nato Sbagliato", which is more about poorly executed trash nonsense than pop-rock.

I don't have this CD, I listened to it at a friend's... and honestly, as a Mc, I feel forced to distinguish two Art31s: those of Spaghetti Funk (although not incredible, listenable) and those of the pop. But weren't they the ones who lashed out against the "new pop star" and owed everything they had to hip-hop (see "Così Mi Tieni")? Apparently, they are also cannibals... if you want to listen to something truly great about Art31, listen to "Fuck Articolo 31" by Dj Gruff and Fritz Da Cat...

"I need to call Ale..."

"Leave it, it's no longer his business, and anyway now he is doing well, he is out of it..."