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I quote galakordi.

Well, then it's better to have this one rather than others, since it's precisely the lack of values that is the problem in certain realities, ghettos yes, but ideological ones. I intervened when I saw a parallel being drawn between economic achievement and personal fulfillment, which often go hand in hand for a boy who may be less street-smart. It's a bit like what Resugno said, which left me perplexed, that is when he says, "We're only interested in two things. Money and being respected among the people who scare you." In other words, dreaming of what might even be at the core of a certain situation, and doing so with ignorant pride. Again, best regards, I still think that sooner or later this Marracash will be brought up to me by my cousin or his acquaintances. ;)

I didn't speak of a false rebel, but of a rebel without a cause. My comments were general, not specifically about this or that character, because obviously I wouldn't speak with full knowledge of the matter, being ignorant in the subject. I was talking about this return to "tribalism" preached by certain texts, and the grip it has on young people, like "how cool it is to live in the ghetto, the street life." It seems like a form of self-celebration of a reality permeated by ignorance, which deserves respect not for the fear instilled by the neighborhood bully (in slang "fare brutto"), but at most as a denunciation of urban and social degradation. (Something that the Velvet Underground already did...) But the "bitter truths" you refer to would amount to a substantial recognition of the problems—problems that could then be seen as not inevitable or inescapable. Otherwise, it is just ridiculous speculation on realities that present themselves (I don't believe on such a massive scale) and even take pleasure in (culturally) miserable situations. And be careful that I'm not specifically talking about Marracash.

beautiful review. he doesn't convince me, even after Sanremo he seems a little forced.. regards

I heard it and it's something shameful. Really. I felt embarrassed.

In general, I wrote very poorly up here, but I think it’s clear.

*the ghetto does not exist, you do not exist

Hi resugno, your previous post really struck me because I was just talking with my cousin about artistic integrity, or at least the "street" credibility of Italian rap/hip hop. While I can agree with certain discussions on marketability and the resentment you hold towards certain aspiring "well-meaning critics" here on deb, regarding the fact that those living that reality don't care about labels and top-down speculations, I still wanted to make a few points. I too am from Quarto Oggiaro, and the reality you talk about is completely foreign to me. I think that the ghetto in Italy doesn’t exist, or at least not in the way you mean it, but rather a broader ideological and cultural ghetto that affects both the poorest and the richest areas. I believe that beyond how much one earns, the hardships and difficulties, one has to make choices. The choice of the boy from the suburbs who alienates himself from society by creating a clan where he is loved and respected, moreover trying to give absolute dignity to that thing, is a reality of ideological degradation, substantial impotence in the face of reality, and a substantial reduction of individual agency. It’s like choosing and loving the ghetto. Beyond considerations of the artistic value of such music, which honestly I don't really care about, certain lyrics from Club Dogo and others whose names I can't recall make me smile. You know the ancient conspiracy theory that the government prefers substantial inertia in youth initiative, favoring a poor and ignorant mass for "administrative" reasons? Well, I find a rebellion of the previously described kind frankly ridiculous because, at the end of the day, it amounts to forming a "independently subordinate" cell to the state itself, which critiques its systems but still accepts them as inevitable. The rebel without a cause who is nothing outside of their own territory. The fact that this model is becoming increasingly common even among very young people from the suburbs only makes me think that in the future the "youth movement" will be akin to what Toni described yesterday with France, and the perspective is at least frightening. Regards.

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