A rap movement’s style often reflects society’s youth at that time, so during a decade of high unemployment, recession, and a collective yearning for better in Italy, the big hooks and infectious pop choruses that exemplify this period’s rap reflect the need for hope. Fedez’s “Magnifico” deploys solemn piano behind the rapper’s righteous love ballad, while Marracash’s “Insta Love” combines traces of reggaeton and EDM-rap for an Auto-Tuned summer silkiness. Nitro’s “Rotten”, meanwhile, recalls the abrasiveness of ’00s hard rap with a syllable delivery so intense it’s like kickdrums.