After turning on the stage of the One Day Music Festival Of Catania with a spoiler together with Don Pero and having revealed the title of his new album, Sicilian blood (Shut up records), The elf now also announces the release date: Wednesday 21 May 2025.
But that's not all! The rapper also published the first single extracted from the disc, Nino: a raw and direct passage that tells the reality of Cataniabetween crime, solitude and the strong desire for redemption.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snayvvvmjg
The elf: from “Nino” to “Sicilian blood”
The album title is a declaration of identity. In fact, Sicilian blood It is a record that has its roots in the earth, in the experience and in the deepest essence of the artist, who for this new work has chosen the Sicilian as a prevalent language, once again reiterating the strong link with his origins and his people.
On the other hand, For the elf Sicily has never been a background, but the origin of everything. Catania is home, even when it would be easier to leave, and – perhaps for this – he never left, contributing rather to build a rap scene in a territory which, for years, has been ignored by national hip hopWhy “In Catania Crisci, we miss us, you die“.
But the disc does not only speak of this visceral relationship that The elf He has with his land. Sicilian blood it is in fact also it mirror of a complex soulcrossed by intense experiences and strong inner contrasts.
The result? An authentic, visceral and necessary discin which The elf He speaks the language of his people and transforms him into art.
