Santeria (album)

Santeria
Studio album by
Marracash and Guè
ReleasedJune 24, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length55:51
LabelUniversal
Producer
Marracash chronology
Status
(2015) 		Santeria
(2016) 		Persona
(2019)
Guè Pequeno chronology
Vero
(2015) 		Santeria
(2016) 		Gentleman
(2017)
Singles from Santeria
  1. "Nulla accade"
    Released: June 7, 2016
  2. "Insta lova"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  3. "Ninja"
    Released: November 15, 2016

Santeria is the first collaborative studio album by Italian rappers Marracash and Guè, released on June 24, 2016 by Universal Music Group. As longtime friends, the album serves as a follow-up to some underground joint mixtapes and a series of collaborative songs on their respective albums.

Background

On January 4, 2016, through social networks, the two rappers have revealed their intention to make an album together;[1] in the past, Marracash and Guè Pequeno have worked together on various songs, including Fattore wow (in the album Marracash 2008), Big! and Brivido (present respectively in the albums Il ragazzo d'oro and Bravo ragazzo by Pequeno).[2]

The album was recorded in Tenerife, Trancoso and Milan.[3] The on June 7, the two rappers revealed the cover of the album, made by the Colombian visual artist Armando Mesìas, and also the title and the track list of the album.[4]

Music and production

During an interview Guè Pequeno revealed that the album was designed to be "a real hip-hop record, with a very black sound, being culturally of high level, not something done to chase the Italian mainstream or the fads".[5] The production of the album spaces from trap to old school beats, and it was praised for having an international sound, mixing various ages of hip hop.[6]

Lyrics and themes

In the album there are several songs that tell directly the vision of the life and music of the two rappers, having at the same time ironic and soft songs that, with a lucid and sharp criticism, criticize today's social and musical aspects. Among the topics covered are more disaffection among young people, the different faces of success and false ideals to which it sells off the art.[7][8]

Track listing

Santeria – Standard track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Santeria"
Shablo1:33
2."Money"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Florio
  • Marco Della Riva
  • Don Joe
  • Mark Hiroshima
3:30
3."Nulla accade"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Alessandro Pulga
  • Rizzo
Marz3:52
4."Senza Dio"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
Stefano TogniniZef3:39
5."Salvador Dalí"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
Charlie Charles4:05
6."Cosa mia"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Simone Benussi
  • Rizzo
MACE4:05
7."Purdi"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Florio
  • Della Riva
  • Don Joe
  • Mark Hiroshima
3:21
8."Cantante italiana"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Piermarco Gianotti
  • Rizzo
  • Gianotti
Deleterio3:35
9."Insta Lova"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Pietro Miano
  • Federico Vaccari
  • Marco Zangirolami
  • Fini
2nd Roof3:26
10."Maledetto me"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Miano
  • Vaccari
  • Rizzo
2nd Roof3:20
11."Scooteroni"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
Samuele MasiaPherro3:59
12."Tony"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Miano
  • Vaccari
  • Rizzo
2nd Roof4:40
13."Quasi amici"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Mattia Cutolo
  • Rizzo
Banf4:51
14."Film senza volume"RizzoLombroni CapalboShablo4:01
15."Erba & WiFi"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
Shablo3:54
Santeria: Voodoo Edition – International deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Ninja"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
Big Fish3:42
2."Cashmere"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Florio
  • Antonio Lago
  • Don Joe
  • Yung Snapp
3:39
3."Piazza rossa"
  • Fini
  • Rizzo
  • Sebastiano Lo Iacono
  • Rizzo
Big Joe3:37
4."Scooteroni RMX" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta)
MasiaPherro4:32
5."Purdi RMX" (featuring Fabri Fibra)
  • Florio
  • Della Riva
  • Don Joe
  • Mark Hiroshima
4:13
6."Senza Dio RMX" (featuring Luchè)
TogniniZef4:24

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 12

References

  1. ^ "Gué Pequeno e Marracash, un disco insieme durante il 2016". Tgcom24 (in Italian).
  2. ^ "MARRACASH e GUÈ PEQUENO insieme per un nuovo album". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2016-01-04.
  3. ^ "Marracash e Guè Pequeno per 'Santeria' - Musica". ANSA.it (in Italian). 2016-06-06.
  4. ^ "Marracash e Guè Pequeno pubblicano "Santeria" | Rolling Stone Italia" (in Italian). 2016-06-07.
  5. ^ Blogo, Redazione (2016-05-20). "Marracash e Guè Pequeno, Marra/Guè: L'album esce il 24 giugno 2016". Soundsblog (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Marracash e Guè Pequeno: "Santeria" recensione". Rockit.it (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Marracash e Guè Pequeno: Santeria, album di qualità". Cultura & Culture (in Italian). 2016-06-29.
  8. ^ "Cuore, rap e devozione: ecco "Santeria". Ma Marracash e Guè Pequeno convincono a metà". Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Marracash – Santeria". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Marracash – Santeria". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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