DARK POLO GANG - ALDILA' FT ENZO DONG (Prod. Sick Luke)

What this video is

Released in May 2016 as part of Dark Polo Gang member Wayne Santana's solo mixtape 'Succo di Zenzero,' 'Aldilà' represents a landmark cultural collision: the first documented creative meeting between Rome's emerging trap scene and the Neapolitan rap tradition, with the video filmed in Enzo Dong's Secondigliano neighborhood. Dark Polo Gang — four childhood friends from Rome's historic center (Rione Monti,…

Why it matters

A key document in the formation of Italian trap as a nationally coherent genre. The Rome–Naples axis established in this video anticipates the mainstream Italian rap geography of the following decade. Produced by Sick Luke — described as the 'fifth member' of DPG and the sonic architect of Italian…

The director

Alessandro Mancini is an Italian filmmaker working under the pseudonym Alxssvndroman. He began his career directing behind-the-scenes content and music videos for American acts including Redman and the Wu-Tang Clan, before becoming the primary visual…