he is one of the sons of Naples who has proven to be a champion

In the mid-70s Naples was experiencing an important musical moment, with artists such as James Senese, Tony Esposito, Tullio De Piscopo, who held high the flag of the Neapolitan Wavethen at a certain point he arrived, Pino Daniele, first as a “supporting actor” and then in a very short time emerging as the absolute protagonist. Daniele took center stage, followed the others for a few minutes, then overtook everyone in the sprint and continued the race alone, with the others acting as excellent companions, with enormous personal satisfaction, contributing to building a world that still has repercussions today, as can be seen in the proliferation of Neapolitan nu funk.

With all the obvious differences of the case, however, the first concert at the Maradona stadium showed how Geolier is the Pino Daniele of his generation, that is, he who, at a very young age, followed the Neapolitan rap scene which has always, in waves, had its own national relevance and then surpassed everyone. But the nice thing is that the others didn’t get in the way, on the contrary, they accompanied him “‘o top d”o top d”o top ‘and Italy”.

And Pino Daniele himself hovers over the Fuorigrotta stadium, and it is the rapper himself who evokes him when towards the end he talks about his myths: “I thought for a long time who to dedicate these three dates to: my family and you are obvious dedications. My thoughts, however, go to the artists who represented Naples and made it shine: Pino Daniele, Troisi, Totò, Maradona. Maybe one of the four I mentioned would have appreciated this muccusiello, he would have heard some songs, at least I hope” he said with clear reference to the Latin Mascalzone who had taken under his wing, shortly before leaving us prematurely, two artists such as Clementino and Rocco Hunt, sensing the power of rap.

In front of over 48 thousand people – and alongside an orchestra – Geolier brought all his worlds to the public, drawing from all his albums and more. As the concert went on we realized how many instant classic of rap he has achieved in recent years: a setlist made up of hits, including bangers and more melodic songs, with four blocks and as many costume changes, and also a stage for special occasions, which the rapper crossed far and wide, and also up and down thanks to the moving platforms who sometimes took it so high that you could see the effect of a full stadium in every seat. And although we’re talking about rap, flow, technique, and not melodic pop, the audience accompanied the singer, as far as possible, with some singalongs (sic).

And so we move on Money to Yes it’s you, Moncler and Wealth, Nu parl Nu sent nu vec, Last poem, I’m you, you’re me (twice) Champions in Italy, Cadillac, El Pibe de oro, P’secondigliano until As you like And Give you my love. Two and a half hours of concert and also a few guests: Luchè in Gia lo sai, Mavi in ​​Emirates, Amo ma chi t sap with Mv Killa who accompanied him, together with Tony Effe, in Cadillac, up to Senza tuccà with Gigi D’Alessio.

The stadium was also an opportunity to talk a little about ourselves, the show was built with some spoken inserts, which were added to the videos that entertained the public between one block and another. Geolier greeted his ex, Valeria D’Agostino, on Yes, that’s you (“Our love is over but love never ends”), has repeatedly promised his audience not to change (“I want to make you a promise: I WILL NEVER CHANGE, GUAGLIÙ. For a simple reason, we have never had all this, so it doesn’t matter if we lose it, it doesn’t scare us. You make me a promise, however, when one day I make a mistake you have to scold me like you do with children, because I am your child”), he harangued the crowd several times with the defense of the city, echoing one of the chants of Napoli, champions of Italy.

Geolier also apologized to the Orchestra after “Maradona”: “Sorry teachers, we’re being rude” and got into the controversy over rap lyrics: “In recent months I have received a lot of criticism to which I have never responded and I will respond, because criticism is always there. What I want to say to those who justify evil and hatred with rap, however, is not to take away the power to talk about our good and our evil. No one can blame rap if bad things happen, we tell, we have no responsibility to educate, we tell what happened in our family or street, because music saved us from the street. Don’t take seriously the people who say we are evil, don’t take away the artists’ ability to tell stories”.

And Geolier told and told himself, and will do so again in 2025, always live. The rapper, in fact, at the end of the concert announced a concert at the Agnano Hippodrome which will be held on 25 July 2025, because evidently there is still a piece of its story to tell.