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Rating: Aside from the fact that some say I look like him, Mondo Marcio is clearly the new star of Italian Hip Hop. In my opinion, he would have been anyway, even without selling out to the major labels, but after all, his goal is clearly money. I personally don't care about the persona, whether he made it all up or not, well, who cares. Even JT Leroy doesn't exist and was all a commercial ploy, but the books in his name are still beautiful, so, let's analyze the CD.
The first thing that strikes you, with the Intro, are the beats. Very American, between gangsta and melodic, beautiful, they make you move and accompany his warm voice perfectly. DJ Fish (formerly of Sottotono) also collaborated on these, who had already shown he knew his way around beats with Esa. The lyrics. Oh well, what can I say, De Gregori would say, and that's how it is. Mondo Marcio has swift, clear, clean, pure, excellent lyrics. He reaches the level of people like Fabri Fibra, the Truce Boys, Club Dogo, the early Articolo and is second only to Kaos, Chief, Neffa, and Joe Cassano. The themes are the same as the other three CDs: psychiatrists, drug dealing, society, mom, dad. But they're always poignant and effective, even if repeated track after track. The songs: the Intro has a fantastic beat, "Il Mio Mondo" introduces Marcio to a larger audience, "Dentro Alla Scatola" heard on the radio or on MTV seems like an incomprehensible mess, but listen to it carefully from your stereo. It's a masterpiece: Marcio tells us his story (unheard by most, known to those who already knew him) with truly unprecedented lyricism and absoluteness, even for those who (like me) have been following him for a long time. It is surprising that he chose such a beautiful song to commercialize, which perhaps indicates his skill and ambition. "Segui La Stella", stunning. More melodic than the previous ones and poignant. "Dentro Alla Scatola" is tough and hurts you and moves your heart and stomach, "Segui La Stella" is pure heart. The gloomy hope of Mondo, as I already mentioned in another review, is his specialty: the songs are tough, negative, dark, but they always have that glimmer of hope that makes them shine and leaves you with something. A bit like Hrabal for literature or even the good Bukowski: punches to the stomach and immediately after caresses, kisses, and magnolia petals on the hit belly. "Toc toc" is a transition song between "Segui La Stella" and another big one of the CD: "Solo Un Uomo". The themes are autobiographical for the whole CD, so all the songs have the same theme, but "Solo Un Uomo" highlights Marcio's very soulful and very black vocal variety, which in my opinion will do exactly like Neffa did because, even if not like Neffa, he has the right voice to sing and to do soul, unfortunately. "Come Si Fa" is the typical anti-sucker track where Marcio measures these against him, with the clear conclusion that he's better. Gangsta beat by Fish. "Purple Weed" F A N T A S T I C: Marcio talks about Marijuana, obviously against prohibitionism (proverbial for the Italian historical moment), but also distressing when he talks about the mystical disturbing and creative physical-psychological addiction caused by cannabis and its derivatives. Unprecedented voice, rapping, and ritual, Marcio makes us understand how technically and metrically good he is. Beat and choirs do the rest. "Nessuna Via d'Uscita" hope, resignation, social denunciation, and Marcio's life (just for a change) heavy beat, harsh text, unprecedented choirs, excellent.; "Nel Bene e Nel Male" sweet and sentimental track of the CD. Serenade to anonymous in pure Marcio style. After the "Skit" with a beautiful and poignant beat, the thunder and the little Marcio shouting < I am just a man!!>, comes "The Most Wanted" with the big name of local rap: Yoshi Torenaga a.k.a. Tormento (formerly of Sottotono), who is in practically all the CDs from Mistaman, to Primo&Squarta, to Cor Veleno and many others. It follows with "Il Solo Rimasto", Marcio in search of his faith which is "looking up", warns us that he is and still standing. A sort of letter to God with a beautiful beat and a very reflective text. "Come Prima" gangsta beat, a little dark and electro-funk, very beautiful text, one of the best of the CD. After another "Skit" (as beautiful as always... what samples!!!) the tracklist closes "Ancora Qua", with choirs' highs, sweet beat, and Marcio with his troubles. The bonus tracks close with "Fallo Ancora" and "Pazzo", it talks about girls in the first, nice beat and very effective and visual lyrics to be a love theme. With the choir soloist from "Ancora Qua", (could it be Federica? A very popular soloist in the Lombardy-Piedmont-Veneto area? Collaborator of Bassi and Ape among others? Who knows), the second is another nice stylish piece that warns us that < they'll show him> perfect metre, excellent lyrics, beautiful beat as always.
Mondo Marcio, repetitive, lyrically masterful, and sold to EMI remains one of the best Italian rap artists.
Now that he may go to T.O.P., RTL or maybe even to Sanremo and Festival Bar, it doesn't really matter much, because he is getting things done and he's showing us he can, even to me, a sceptic of the commercial scene as I am. And whatever he becomes tomorrow, Mondo Marcio will remain this lyrics and these tracks that will stay vibrating in my brain when I hear his name that I know at Musicfarm.
Very young, talented, pure and clear.
And for what it's worth, I believe in him.
So that the masses understand what's happening below while shaking their asses to the dance beat. Or hum Di Risio.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
03 Dentro alla scatola (04:24)
Daam Uomo.... c’è qualcosa che non và... C’E’ NESSUNO!
Ritornello:
Perchè vedi un pò di anni fa
vedevo mamma e papà
dentro una scatola
dietro due psichiatri ed ero solo un bambino... un bambino!!
e dicono capita
ma non spararti frà
sfogliami l’anima
e vedrai che c’ero cosi vicino... cosi vicino!!!
Fanculo te, Fanculo te, Fanculo questo posto
non mi è ancora chiaro il motivo per cui sono qua
insieme a tutti questi stronzi che non conosco
ho sentito qualcuno parlare di insanità: mentale
forse qualcuno vorrà fare male
a un frà ma quale peccato ho commesso per meritare
di stare qua ad aspettare come un animale in cattività mi fa male
la stamina sale
carica il peso nella mia testa
bro tutta questa gente che entra resta
la prendo per non invitati alla mia non festa
qualcosa che non voglio e che la mia anima detesta
ma appena guardo il nome sul foglio risponde al mio
prossimo step: mio Dio!
volete sapere di come hanno ucciso mio zio
di come pà
faceva stare male mà
di come mà
beveva quando stava fuori città
il mio cervello và
giù e giù
ho risposto alle vostre domande per ore ormai non ce la faccio più
datemi un paio di minuti prima di trasalire
fatemi rinsavire no bro fatemi uscire!!
Ritornello:
Perchè vedi un pò di anni fa
vedevo mamma e papà
dentro una scatola
dietro due psichiatri ed ero solo un bambino... un bambino!!
e dicono capita
ma non spararti frà
sfogliami l’anima
e vedrai che c’ero cosi vicino... cosi vicino!!!
Che sia l’ospedale o la galera
non rivedrai i tuoi genitori stasera
perciò chiudi gli occhi e pensa com’era
mamma in cucina che prepara qualcosa di caldo
ma ora ho un compagno di cella che non sta stare calmo
si piscia addosso
solo perchè mamma non c’è
e sai che se le guardie arrivano puniranno anche te
la brutta vita, quella che non vivi senza spacciare
frà io ho dato quattro anni all’assistenza sociale
sarò preciso
io sono un caso aperto da quattro anni
e una corte di quattro stronzi non mi ha ancora pagato i danni
un marcio è psycho come papà
ora mi faccio di là
giro coi frà
vendo in città!!!
Ritornello:
Perchè vedi un pò di anni fa
vedevo mamma e papà
dentro una scatola
dietro due psichiatri ed ero solo un bambino... un bambino!!
e dicono capita
ma non spararti frà
sfogliami l’anima
e vedrai che c’ero cosi vicino... cosi vicino!!!
Dicono un Marcio forte
è un marcio che non demorde
immagini valide per quando sei alle corde
è tragico che un ragazzino cosi innocente
può arrivare a viaggiare con l’omicidio in mente
uomo ho fatto terapia non è finito niente anzi mi ha peggiorato
però è servito a quella gente
io grido per il mio incubo preferito da sempre
uno psichiatra ti ha detto che c’è riuscito? mente!!
lo sa
perchè non và bene, che in questa cazzo di società
mettono un sedicenne in catene lasciano un Bubbà
libero di fare PA-PA!!
sulla sua famiglia mentre i ragazzini chiedono papà, perché perché, papà e scappano nei ripostigli
vedi gli errori dei genitori ricadono sui figli
a volte mi chiedo che sarebbe stato
se papà quel giorno di dicembre si fosse fermato!!
Ritornello:
Perchè vedi un pò di anni fa
vedevo mamma e papà
dentro una scatola
dietro due psichiatri ed ero solo un bambino... un bambino!!
e dicono capita
ma non spararti frà
sfogliami l’anima
e vedrai che c’ero cosi vicino... cosi vicino!!! oh... dean uomo!!!...
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By aka THE TRUE ghetto1
I can’t help but laugh at the thought that even a loser can achieve success with the usual nonsense: MOM, DAD, SMOKE, psyche, DRUGS, etc.
He tried to create a pseudo-American album somewhere between awful and comedic!!!
By korn
Mondo Marcio don't listen to him in my opinion Italians don't understand anything about music
Inside a box a child I would like to greet you with a pencil but have we fallen so low in Italy do you understand
By Cash
This is a flat album, without emotion and thrown out there to move our butts to the beat in the clubs of Bologna and Milan.
His desire to break through has led him to change the sound aspect to attract THE SO-CALLED FLOCK, OR THE 'MASS' of musically ignorant people.
