(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 24 - "Rap doesn't have to play a role, ilrap is an instrument: you have to use it as you see fit. And it's wrong to judge the artist by art or art by the artist".
Anastasio, a 22-year-old rapper from Meta di Sorrento competing at the Festivaldi Sanremo with the song Rosso di Rabbia, defends his colleague Junior Cally in the crosshairs of those who would like him out of the event for the violent sentences and against women, contained in one of his pieces from 2017. " If it had happened to me? I would have been stunned, but my past is unassailable, "says Anastasio (who is registered as Marco at the registry office), winner of X Factor in December 2018." Yes, I could also have participated in the festival last year but I immediately dismissed the option: I didn't have the strength to face it. It was an intense year. " One year between club tours, an ep, the making of the new record Atto Zero, released on February 7 for Sony.
He too, however, was not without controversy for any social media who in the past have branded him a "fascist".
"In my moment of maximum exposure they threw at me infamous accusations. I don't feel right and I think Italy has known only right handed. There are those who have judged my thought very superficially, it is enough to listen to some of my songs to understand it "Taking positions in music is a personal choice of the artist". (HANDLE).
Anastasio, rap is a tool to be used at its best
2020-01-24T17:22:20.469Z
"Rap doesn't have to play a role, rap is a tool: you have to use it as you see fit. And it's wrong to judge the artist by art or art by the artist". (HANDLE)
