Rapper and velvet-toned vocalist Davide Shorty cut his teeth in Sicily’s underground hip-hop scene as a teenager before dropping his debut album in 2017. Reaching ears from the X Factor stage to the Sanremo Festival, he fits together a poignant, politically fuelled puzzle of sounds and sonic styles. Drawing inspiration from sources as disparate as Pink Floyd and Fabio Concato, Shorty conjures a vivid fusion of rap rhymes and sparkling jazz melodies—with his signature sense of artistry felt deep in its soul.