Rosa Chemical’s music is every bit as colourful as his image. Born Manuel Franco Rocati in Rivoli, the hip-hop artist embodies the genre’s irreverent spirit. Breaking away from the confines of mainstream rap production, he infuses his tracks with offbeat elements like polka (the aptly titled “POLKA”) as well as piano-inflected trap beats (“Long Neck”). On the other hand, a proclivity for emo—the “Chemical” in his moniker is a nod to the influence of My Chemical Romance—fuels cuts like “LONDRA” and “SLATT”, with chugging rhythms and hooky melodies emerging from his eclectic sound.