With an album count that’s reached double figures since 1999, when he was just 18, Francesco Tarducci is one of Italian rap’s most enduring figures. A highly adaptable musician who has followed the stylistic slaloming of his domestic hip-hop scene in the 21st century, the man better known as Nesli has made irrepressible positivity and smooth vocal flow his trademark. But Nesli’s biggest hits also typify his defiance—“La fine”, for instance, is an ode to the power of rebirth, while “Ti sposerò” is a powerful paean to love’s capacity to overcome trying circumstances.