TORONTO – Just over thirty years ago, rap or more specifically “Gangsta Rap”, began its take-over of the American zeitgeist – usurping Rock as America’s dominant musical genre. Once Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” and Snoop Dogg’s “Doggystyle” albums crossed the Rubicon of mainstream radio, a torrential flood of misogynistic, violence-based rap songs poured into American households before anyone had any time to object. One wonders if Italy’s music scene is heading in that direction…
