J-Ax
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We all remember dear J-Ax as the vocalist of "Articolo 31," yes, him! The one who proclaimed he was "Born to rap"?

Well, if he was born to rap, listening to this album, I was born to move boulders with my mind! In short, there's a marked evolution of J-Ax who is almost entirely approaching the rock world with very pronounced electric sounds.

The first song is "S. N. O. B. (Senza Nessun Obbligo Baciaculistico)," in which J-Ax celebrates his comeback, singing that if he wanted, he could live the good life, but continues only out of passion; he does not represent a movement either political or a leader to follow, and he particularly criticizes the television and music of recent times, calling it commercial and defining himself as "snob" towards this type of art. The song closes with a beautiful phrase, which perhaps is worth the whole piece: "I'm a popstar, but if I fail, I'll be a builder, not Music Farm!" Listening to "S. N. O. B." gives good hope for the rest of the songs, and soon it will be realized that these hopes are fulfilled.

The second song is "Escono i pazzi," a piece of advice to all the preppy, privileged kids to stay at home if they're afraid to go out because of immigrants, homeless people, small-time crooks, and "rebellious" kids, and just plant themselves in front of their beloved pay TV and stay quiet. The message is cute, but the piece doesn't make a big impact. "Ti amo o ti ammazzo" is an original love song that's a bit unusual, which generally appeals to young people. After the "Chiavi di casa" and the title track (also a song inherently about love), there is "Buonanotte Italia" which talks about Italy during J-Ax's adolescence, also interesting. With "Fabrizio fa brutto" we finally have a strong, decisive message, surrounded by a very hard rock base: Fabrizio is a friend of J-Ax who, being found in possession of a little marijuana, goes to prison. When he gets out, Fabrizio already has connections in the "big circle" and leads a life of crime, going in and out of jail. J-Ax at this point recalls when Fabrizio was still "one like him" and closes with a very beautiful phrase "Zero tolerance: boomerang effect!" Finally, something compelling! "Sei un grande" is the portrait of the typical Italian playboy slacker; "Aqua per la scquola" (deliberately misspelled) is beautiful not only for the rhythm but also for its intrinsic meaning; "Sei sicura" is a bit sappy; "Tua mamma" is a reproach to the relatives of those so-called "rebellious" kids, telling them to look at themselves before judging them. The chorus sums it up well: "Your mom does drugs, takes the anti-wrinkle pill and shoots up with a syringe filled with a glue that plumps up lips! Your mom does drugs! Your sister vomits to be thin, dad with video poker matches, and grandpa with Viagra!""Se mi sposo" is very sad: it talks about the death of a friend of J-Ax who thinks that if he gets married, he won't have that crazy companion by his side on the happiest day; "Quanti anni" is another song worth mentioning not only for the nice rhythm, and "Generazione zero" is a wonderful portrait of today's youth generation, worth listening to.

Bye everyone (don't roast me in the comments as always :D)