In 2024, @geolier became Italy’s top artist not through rapping in Italian — but his native Neapolitan.

“I come from the ghetto of the ghetto. I think there is a unique realness here; perhaps it’s only possible to find it [elsewhere] in the United States,” the Naples native says for the cover of @billboarditalia. “I think rappers in this city put what they see into their lyrics.”

He reflects on his massive 2024 in his Billboard Italy cover story as part of the first-ever global #BillboardNo1s cover series at the link in bio.

Plus, stay tuned as we continue revealing more global No. 1s cover stars all week long.

📸: @vittoriocioffi_
In 2024, @geolier became Italy’s top artist not through rapping in Italian — but his native Neapolitan. “I come from the ghetto of the ghetto. I think there is a unique realness here; perhaps it’s only possible to find it [elsewhere] in the United States,” the Naples native says for the cover of @billboarditalia. “I think rappers in this city put what they see into their lyrics.” He reflects on his massive 2024 in his Billboard Italy cover story as part of the first-ever global #BillboardNo1s cover series at the link in bio. Plus, stay tuned as we continue revealing more global No. 1s cover stars all week long. 📸: @vittoriocioffi_
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