“Sangue” is the title of BigMama’s new album, the rapper’s recording debut which arrives after her participation in the 74th edition of the Sanremo Festival with Anger is not enough for you.
A record that contains the entire life and history of Marianna Mammone, a sanguine, impetuous and true work made of bonds and pain that becomes lifeblood.
Twelve tracks that cross Big’s different musical personalities: from combed urban to rough rap, from aseptic electronics to pop and all-out dance, all told with a more extensive and transversal language which does not lack a good dose of irony.
The texts are full of messages and point to explicit and painful narratives, with many current themes: bullying (Anger is not enough for you), feminism (Girl), catcalling (One Hundred Eyes), brotherhood (Blood), illness (Poison), love in its carnal spasms and emotional torments (Hand Grenade, Touchdown, Mamasutra), psychological violence (Fortissima Freestyle, Malocchio): in a word, life.
In “Sangue” Big Mama takes on a new authorship while maintaining the leading role at the microphone, with two feats: M¥ss Keta and La Niña Del Sud, and productions curated by Francesco Fugazza, CanovA, ITACA, Damiank, Brun, Crookers and Mark Harris, historic American pianist who worked with figures such as Fabrizio D’Andre and was part of Napoli Centrale.
Marianna presented her new work to the press, describing the creative process and the meaning behind the title “Blood”.
THE GENESIS
I tried to find the right key to express the concepts I have through music. I realized that something was missing from my usual style. I started experimenting with genres different from my usual one from which I was born, namely rap and urban. I wanted to open the doors to different listeners and started to branch out into pop, dance and even reggaeton.
I wanted to tell firsthand stories that I have experienced in my life. We talk about women, bullying, catcalling, brotherhood, my illness and the suffering I felt, but there are also much lighter pieces that talk about my stories from the past. I have a problem which is that I can’t write about love. I don’t know if it’s a flaw or an advantage but love doesn’t inspire me so much, pain inspires me.
I started writing out of anger, I write when I need it and love hasn’t been my need until now.
In this album I wanted to talk about myself 100%. The album is like a book and in each piece there is a chapter of my life.
THE TITLE
It’s called “Blood” because blood is a very important theme in my life. In my place when you suffer we say “throwing away blood”.
I’ve suffered enough in life and I think I’ve come out of it with my head held high.
We all suffer, I’m not the first and I won’t be the last either.Then I am very attached to blood relationships with my brothers, blood also because the illness I had was a blood tumor and then blood because music, rhythm and words are in my blood!
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THE MUSIC
Music for me has always been the cure to face my most difficult moments. I used music 100%. When I was little I used it to vent, I couldn’t talk to people and to express my discomfort and so I did it with music. During my illness I used music to keep me busy and it was an outlet. Even now I need music to let off steam. When I’m sad I write, when I’m angry I write. When music isn’t enough then I dedicate myself to boxing!
COLLABORATIONS
M¥ss Keta we have a musical friendship that has been going on for a while. She is someone I love so much and she dedicated herself to the Queer world when no one else did. She was the first who spoke about different topics and interacted with the world of rap. With La Niña Del Sud I am literally in love with her writing and I would make a hundred thousand albums with her.
WEB & SOCIAL
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