Rancore has spent his career pushing the envelope as a high-impact MC and a crafty wordsmith. On early ‘10s cuts like “Disney Inferno,” he spits sardonic bars over forceful acoustic guitar and trusted partner DJ Myke’s tongue-in-cheek production. Meanwhile, the politically charged “D.A.R.K.N.E.S.S.” batters fans with a hardcore rap blitz. Rancore’s instinct for melody is as potent as his incisive rants, and his tracks deploy raving synths, accordion hooks and classical notes—from his cloaked Gusbumps Orchestra—resulting in a lauded foray at the 2020 Sanremo Music Festival.