AsomateVioladores del Verso · 2006

RialYe

5.0

“Although the common yet beautiful metaphor of underground hip-hop as a precipice with "child prodigies" is an excellent concept, Lírico doesn't actually develop it. It's painful to see how he did plan to address the distinction between a rapper and a criminal, for instance, seeking to dignify the craft in a Spain that still looked down upon such a youth-driven and rebellious culture (“La calle es de todos, pero es frecuente: viene un agente y confunde un artista hiphop con un delincuente” [“The street belongs to everyone, but it happens often: an officer comes along and confuses a hip-hop artist with a criminal”]). The track ultimately falls prey to the braggadocio and egotrip typical of the genre, getting worse the longer it runs. The piece is saved by its first verse and by the personalized, slice-of-life lines it displays, such as those dedicated to his mother and grandmother (“«Mientras un hijo hace lo que ama, algo es algo» dijo mama” [“"As long as a son does what he loves, that's better than nothing," said mom”]). Or the one where he recounts his beginnings in rap (“Un día de clase, me quedé en la cama, así dejé los estudios y me cambié de rama. Hoy me pagan porque valgo y sé que el rap le reclama” [“One school day I stayed in bed; that's how I dropped out and changed paths. Today they pay me because I'm worth it, and I know rap calls for it”]).”