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Our Boxfresh family in Italy spent some time getting to know up and coming rap artist, Amir Issaa.
Issaa made a name for himself with his controversial lyrics in “I am not an immigrant”. He grew up in a tough neighbourhood with a father who was in and out of jail and an ethnic background that left him feeling marginalised. Issaa was born in Italy to an Egyptian father and Italian mother – hence the challenge on society’s perceptions about “what is Italian”.
He sites the city as his inspiration and can often be found penning lyrics on the train. In terms of musical direction, he’s looking to change it up a bit going forward and is working on some exciting collabs with artists of different genres.
This is his latest track…
Read the full interview HERE (you may wanna hit the Google translate button!).
