Galready available the first four episodes on Netflix – the next ones will be released on February 26th and then the last one on March 1st –, New Scene it’s a new musical talent who is looking for the “rapstar” of the future. Adaptation of the American format Rhythm + Flowthe show has for protagonists Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain in the role of judges (and talent scouts) of emerging rappers between Milan, Rome and Naples. Together with them guest stars like Guè, Marracash, Fred De Palma and Lazza. Everyone gathered with a single purpose: find the new star of Italian rap.
New scenehow Netflix’s rap talent works
Show in eight episodes produced by Fremantle, New scene will be divided into three parts. In the first four episodes, Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain – three big names from the Italian scene – they tour the most representative cities of the Italian rap scene – i.e. Rome, Naples and Milan – to research Of talent in the next generation.
In this first phase, the three judges/talent scouts are flanked by big names in rap Italian: Hernia, Fred De Palma, Ketama126, LazzaLele Blade, Nayt, Nitro, Rocco Hunt, Squarta and Yung Snapp. Together with them, Fabri, Geolier and Rose select the aspiring rappers who move on to the stage auditions. Here the three judges must decide who to take to the next stage. Be careful though, a bit like what happens to X Factor, aspiring rappers must receive the “yes” of all three judges.
From February 26th instead, they will be available three new episodes, during which the chosen young talents will have to compete with a series of tests. Try your hand at freestyle and rap battles, make a video clip but, above all, duet with artists of the caliber of Guè, Madame, Marracash and Noyz Narcos.
The grand finale is scheduled for March 4th and will see the three most deserving talents presented your own original song. And the winner will receive a check for 100 thousand euros.
The first four episodes
Which the health status of rap in Italy? To answer this question you probably needed a program like New scene. Genre now cleared through customs, out of the niche in which he had been locked up for years, Italian rap is now almost always at the top of the Spotify charts. Also thanks to one new generation of talents capable of translating youthful discomfort into wild beats and flows.
But if famous names, such as Salmo, Lazza, Geolier himself and Ernia, are now increasingly consolidated, the very young struggle a bit to emerge. From this comes theneed of the Netflix show and the tour of the Italian rap “capitals” of the judges Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain. In Rome, Milan and Naples, the three don’t just select who has the best flow but they listen above all to the personal stories of these young people. From the most difficult ones and complexlike that of the Roman Spender, to the explosive energy of Flaza, the young Milanese “copy” of Madame.
The freshness and vitality of the format, however, is a little weakened, at least in the first four episodes, by the chemistry between the three judges is not exactly stellar. Representatives of three quite different stylesFabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain often they cannot find parallel tracks to travel on. A little to the detriment of the young competitors.
Geolier, Fabri Fibra and Rose Villain are the three judges of “New Scene”. (Photo Karim El Maktafi/Netflix)
The three judges: Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain
Founder of local rapfor over twenty years Fabri Fibra has not only successfully adapted a purely American musical genre to Italy but has also brought it at the top of the charts. Stirring technique, inspiration and content like no one before him. From the first album Youth Troubles of 2002, passing through a revolutionary record like Betrayal until the last job Chaos of 2022.
Geolier and Rose Villain instead they are the fresh forces of an ever-evolving genre. Neapolitan born in 2000, Geolier is perhaps the purest talent to emerge in recent years. Fresh from a second place, peppered with controversy, in Sanremo 2024, Geolier in a handful of years has been able to create a fierce fan base. Thanks to its ability to mixing rap and neomelodic tradition.
Another revelation from Sanremo 2024, Rose Villain, after years in the United States, she returned to Italy some time ago. Grinding featuring with important rappersi like Gué Pequeno and Salmo. After a first album last year, Radio Gotham, the second album will be released on March 8th Radio Sakura. Where the singer promises to keep his rapper soul also venturing into the territories of urban and pop.
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