Milan, 25 Oct. (LaPresse) – “Rap tells the story of reality. Rappers are storytellers of reality. The imagery of desire isn’t created by rap; it’s created by our times. Algorithms tell you that either you’ve got a €20,000 handbag or you’re a loser, or you’ve got €3,000 trainers or you’re a loser. The rapper tells you this; he tells you that out there, the worst of the lot wins.” So said Roberto Saviano, a guest on Fabio Fazio’s programme ‘Che tempo che fa’ on Nove, speaking about rap music and its influence on young people. “They don’t pull any punches; they don’t sugar-coat reality for you. The gold chain also implies: ‘either you’re like this, or you beat everyone else, or you’re alone against everyone, or you’re worthless’. They’re describing the world as it is, not as they’d like it to be or as it ought to be heading in certain directions,” added the writer.
Cortei, Saviano: “Rappers are storytellers of reality; out there, the worst one wins”
Milan, 25 Oct. (LaPresse) – “Rap tells the story of reality. Rappers are storytellers of reality. The imagery of desire isn’t created by rap; it’s created by our times. Algorithms tell you that either you’ve got a €20,000 handbag or you’re a loser, or you’ve got €3,000 trainers or you’re a loser. The rapper tells you this; he tells you that out there, the worst of the lot wins.” So said Roberto Saviano, a guest on Fabio Fazio’s programme ‘Che tempo che fa’ on Nove, speaking about rap music and its influence on young people. “They don’t pull any punches; they don’t sugar-coat reality for you. The gold chain also implies: ‘either you’re like this, or you beat everyone else, or you’re alone against everyone, or you’re worthless’. They’re describing the world as it is, not as they’d like it to be or as it ought to be heading in certain directions,” added the writer.