Frankie Hi-NRG MC: Verba Manent (1993)

First album by Turinese/Sicilian rapper Francesco Di Gesù, who is often considered the most literate MC in Italy. Its lyrical style marks a departure from the ruling posse aesthetics, some sort of juvenile, left-wing "crew" system, towards a more politically concerned, critical attitude.
The flow is elegant, cynical, far away from the drawling slang of many other Italian hip-hop artists. The samples are deep, jazzy ("Potere alla parola" even samples King Crimson!) and may associate the album with the contemporary jazz-hop scene of the U.S.


Tracklist:

1. Entro
2. Faccio la mia cosa
3. Storia di molti
4. Combatto la tua idea
5. Etna
6. Disconnetti il potere
7. Omaggio, tributo, riconoscimento
8. Calma... calma
9. Libri di sangue (album version)
   
10. Pace e guerra
11. Potere alla parola
12. Fight da faida
13. Libri di sangue (radio version)
14. Potere alla parola
15. Esco
16. Hide track

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