Nesli
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Tarducci better known as Nesly Rice but more recently simply as Nesli (born in Senigallia, 29th December 1980) is an Italian rapper/music producer to Teste Mobili Records and younger brother to Fabri Fibra.
[edit] Biography
The career of Francesco Tarducci in the Italian hip hop scene begins in 1999, when, with the help of his already experienced brother Fabri Fibra releases to great acclaim his first demo Fitte Da Latte, spurring him to continue as a rapper. With the alter ego Nesly Rice, but more recently simply as Nesli, Francesco introduced the Italian rap scene with a similar style to that of his brother, however with a much slower and reflective flow. However at the time Nesli did not get the opportunity to create the beats as he was recording under Uomini Di Mare and so beatmaking duties went to Dj Lato.
After the production of Fitte Da Latte, Nesli took some time off his own career and instead decided to work with great artists in the Italian hip-hop scene so as to gain more experience. Working alongside Uomini Di Mare, Kaso & Maxi B, Marya, Mente among other, however his most satisfying collaboration came working with group Sottotone, most notably producer Fish with LP In Teoria then later in 2000 Teste Mobile mixtape Dinamite.
These experiences helped to elevate Nesli and develop into an accomplished producer and rapper and so decides to prove his skill by returning to create a solo album. In 2003 debuts his first noted album Ego. Leaving behind the productions of Dj Lato, Nesli instead works with Dj Myke. The album was considered innovative, particularly with its choice of not using music samples but rather music written and performed by musicians. With the use of a guitarist, pianist and bass player which worked well with the theme of the album, relating to Nesli's desire to strip bare and open up the various sides of his Ego, as it added to the organic feel heightening the introspective lyrics.
The reaction was divided, whilst a small portion of hip hop fans saw the innovation and one-off production style, the larger, more "traditionalist" followers were left cold by the change in style. However the mixed reaction didn't stop his career, in 2004 Nesli collaborates with Bassi Maestro on Busdeez presenta: The Remedy Tape - Vol. 1, but more importantly under the recording label Saifam releases his second album Home which provided listeners with a growing and matured sound from Nesli as well as stronger ties with particular hip hop community members such as brother Fabri Fibra and Maxi B.
In 2006 Nesli participates in the production of Fabri Fibra's commercially and critically successful third album Tradimento. Working on 12 of the 17 tracks and also providing his rap skills to the brother collaboration Vaffanculo Scemo (Fuck Off Idiot) which saw a well paced and interesting rhythm to his style. The album was recorded at the Teste Mobile Records in Senigallia, Italy.
The 30th March 2007 sees the release of Nesli's fourth solo album, Le Verità Nascoste (The Hidden Truths), in anticipation to the album, e-single Riot was released in January 2007 on the internet and will be followed by the official music television and radio release Nesli Park. Both Riot and Nesli Park can be heard on his myspace page www.myspace.com/neslipark.
