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I write these lines while blasting "unpodi," the most unashamedly ignorant song of the 21st century. Yet, it's hard to think of Caneda as a guy obsessed with chicks and big money like the worst 5th-grade stereotypes;
In reality, his persona is much more complex to understand: just take a second look at his artistic journey over the last few years, from the most mainstream collaborations (cioccolata by Maruego, Il ragazzo d'oro by G.Pequeno, seven with j-ax, rocco hunt, fedez, baby k and others) to more experimental mixtapes like Sinatra or Neda si sveglia a mezzanotte, from 2013. And it's clear, therefore, that we are faced with the classic "either you love it or hate it," because when confronted with such an eclectic discography, it's really hard to find a middle ground, a bit like Dargen D'Amico who produces masterpieces like Nostalgia istantanea and then collaborates with the worst individuals.
Active since 2007, Raffaello Canu, with his songs and provocative features, soon became a cult figure among fans of Italian rap: few singers have managed to divide listeners so clearly as he has, making his persona an object of both praise for his writing skills, and harsh criticism due to his voice not suiting everyone's taste, or for the aforementioned collaborations: active with the dogo gang until he left in 2011 due to some conflicts with another Roman crew, the now inactive ODEI, but that's just gossip.
Since leaving the club, the coolest part of his career begins: after signing with the Honiro label (yes, the one and only Briga oddiouugombloddohmerdaah!1!1), he focuses exclusively on mixtapes and EPs of an experimental nature, until signing with Newtopia which produced his first official album, "la dolce vita." Unfortunately, he left the label after a year, and those bastards decided to remove every trace of his work from the official website and social media (what?).
This mixtape, once again produced by Honiro, is further proof of Caneda's "crazy" genius: his fusion of more classic rap and slam (street poetry) is always top-notch. Then, suddenly, the castle crumbles with the arrival of the hit, aka hopefully a joke unpodi, and in 4 minutes we'll have a clear idea of his heterosexuality (un pò di figah...un pò di figah....pam pam...pam pam...).
This mania of repeating words is one of the trademarks of the more mainstream Caneda, and those well-versed in Italian rap will probably be aware of his verse in "il ragazzo d'oro" (Il mio jeans è zarro perché è bianco/A casa piscio in un cesso bianco/Nel club rimorchio un cesso bianco/Il baffo della mia Nike è sempre bianco) or, more recently, in Cioccolata by Maruego (la cioccolata\ la cioccolata\ la canna\ la lascio colata\la figa\ la lascio colata).
The various stylistic directions of the album confirm the creative mind of this unique artist, capable of mocking today's rappers with unpodi, yet at the same time expressing much more meaningful concepts (heroine), ranging from love poems (il ladro di cuori) to piano ballads (zero santi) and even trap beats (samurai). Perhaps a further evolution of his sound, perhaps an overly disjointed album: in any case, a listen is recommended (especially since the mixtape is free on Honiro's website).
Whether Caneda is a genius or an idiot with a chav voice remains a mystery... however, there's no denying that rapping over a Vasco Rossi song is no small feat :)
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