The statement of the debut disc of Rrari from the heel, or Matteo Sardella born in '99 from Monopoli, is this:
They are not Jesus “is a title that marks a clear position, a clear detachment from the idea of model or example to follow. “I don't want to place myself like a model, and religion is one of the themes that fascinates me. The sacred and the saint are rooted in the culture of my land. I remember my grandmother who made offers to the saints. I wanted to explore these elements and intertwine them with my story. “
Rrari does not just tell his provincial life in the South, the life of public housing, lives it and transforms it into a gangsta story, with sharp bars and rough as a hot asphalt.
“I am not Jesus” is not just a street album: it is a journey into the reality of those who grow on the margins, in a world of obliged choices, without dreams and with marked destinies. His narrative is raw, without veils, immersed in a dimension where drugs, money, sex and luxury mix with discomfort, anxiety and desire for redemption.
Themes and images that rap has consumed to the bone, but Rrari finds his voice by digging in the details of his experience. There is something deeper under the glossy surface of the rap gangsta: in pieces like Love gangsta Hope emerges, the idea that love can be an anchor in a stormy sea.
Other songs such as Tender age or They let it glimpse a morality, a sense of awareness that makes its way between the distorted bass and the rough bars.
Beat work: powerful, gloomy, perfect for wrapping the stories that Rrari tells. The sound is dense, threatening synth and deep bass that are cleaning like a heart under stress.
The tracklist is enriched with heavy collaborations: Tony Effe, Kid Yugi, very black snake, 9 × 21 and Glocky bring their contribution, but without overlooking the identity of the project. “I am not Jesus” remains a personal album, a manifesto that shouts belonging and pride.
And then there is Devil's moneywhere Rrari spits a line that contains the essence of the entire album: “they try to hurt me but they are not capable, because only I know how to do it”. A ruthless key, which reflects the weight of certain choices and the price you pay to survive.
This is only the beginning: the future is still to be written, and Rrari from the heel has already sharpened the pen: I hope God is looking at us even if we have sinned!
Track for track
They are not Jesus – Manifesto of his attitude: no messiah, no saint, only true life.
My dish – reflection on hunger and ambition.
Never had a job (feat. Tony Effe) – tackles the theme of self -determination: no regular use, only road, resourcefulness and finally music as the first real job.
Bitter coffee – paints the hardness of existence with a daily parallelism: “bitter as life”.
Love gangsta – tells a visceral love and out of the box.
Loop – Play with the contrast between success in Milan and roots in the south, reflecting on the continuous cycle between these two worlds.
Leather belts (feat. Very black snake) – brings sound to clubs.
Bianca (feat. Kid Yugi) – inspired by a Milanese weekend outside the head, wink at “Pulp Fiction”.
Dishwasher – Delete the refrains and leave room for raw bars.
Devil's money – he deals with the theme of dirty money and the moral consequences he involves.
True Hustla – celebrates the mentality of the self -taught who makes his way into the game.
In the SUV (feat. 9 × 21) – an anthem for night guide.
Liby (Feat. Glocky) – Comparison between the difficult past and the present of an established artist.
At tender age – A piece of raw realism: certain situations mark fate.
Outro (from the heel) – The most intimate and spontaneous song of the disc, a personal seal, without filters, from his land.
To listen immediately
Love gangsta – Bianca – Outro
To skip immediately
Listen to it all. Half an hour to understand reality and one side of the discomfort of the new generations
Score: Vote 6.75
Intro (are not Jesus) – vote 6.75
My dish – vote 6.50
Never had a job (feat. Tony Effe) – Vote 6.75
Bitter coffee – vote 6.50
Love gangsta – Vote 6.75
Loop -Voto 6.75
Leather belts (feat. Very black snake) vote 6.75
Bianca (feat. Kid Yugi)- 7.00 vote
Dishwasher -Voto 6.50
Devil's money -Voto 6.50
True Hustla -Voto 6.25
In the SUV (feat. 9 × 21) – vote 6.25
Liber (feat. Glocky) vote 6.25
In tender age vote 6.75
(Outro) from the heel vote 6.75
