Didatticais the firstalbumfromZetas,a female rap duo comingstraightout of the city of Salerno,on the southwest coast ofItaly.Entirelyproduced bybeatmaker, rapper and DJ/producerTonico70, a true veteran of Southern Italian hip-hop,the full-lengthdebut isreleased onDJ’s Choice, a partner label of Four Flies Records.
Born between the90s and2000s,rappersAnnarellaandMiriadewere exposed to the world of underground hip-hop from an early age,jammingandfreestyling.Rather than going for the sounds of trap and auto-tune that are so popular in their age group, however, theyimmediatelyembracedthespirit of old school rap, withitsboom bap vibes.As suggested by the album’s title itself (which translates as ‘teaching’ or ‘learning’)theyview of rap as a school –that is, asan art form where constant training is key if you want to stay true to your values and identity.
With the help ofproducerTonico70,Zetashave created a record that is fresh and contemporary, while paying tribute to the past.Theyrapabout everyday urban lifein the exuberant dialect and slang of their native city, delivering raw rhymeswitha tightand very expressiveflow, whileTonico70uses aclassic samplingapproach but also incorporatesreal instrumentsinto his beats–AntonioD’Apolito’sguitar,PeppeMaiellano’skeyboards, GiuseppeDesiderio’sbass andGiuseppeLimpido’sdrums.
The resultisan excitingcombinationof funk, soul, dub, R’N’B, reggae, andevenelectronicinfluences,one wheredeep bass and syncopated rhythmsblendwonderfully with the melody,urgencyand authenticityof dialect rhymes.
Out on vinyl LP and digital on 29 September 2023.
