Costellazione translates to "constellation". It's an evocative and somewhat rare word in everyday Italian, making it stand out in song lyrics.
In the song, Artie 5ive uses it to describe five stars tattooed, forming a constellation. This imagery connects to the idea of something unique and perhaps even destined, adding a layer of depth to the artist's persona and aspirations.
In "COSTELLAZIONE (Freestyle)," Artie 5ive paints a vivid picture of his rise from a tough background to a life of success and power. He describes coming from a place "where they get scared by a last name" and seeing himself as "light coming out of the sewers." Now, he's discovered he can "fly like a hornet," comparing his business moves to those of investor Warren Buffett and stepping out in new Jordan sneakers.
The song is filled with bold and confident statements. Artie 5ive boasts about his success with women, dismisses other rappers as fools, and uses the powerful image of five tattooed stars forming a "costellazione" (constellation) to represent his own stardom. However, this new life isn't without its hard edges. He mentions that he doesn't trust women and warns that his "irons sing, but we're not at a concert," hinting at a dangerous reality that still surrounds him.
Artie 5ive is Ivan Arturo Barioli, born in Milan in 2000 to a family from Sierra Leone. He raps about the city he came up in and the money that got him out of it, usually in the same breath.
His first album, Aspettando la bellavita, reached number 8 in Italy in 2023 and went double platinum. Two years later La bellavita went straight to number 1 and triple platinum, and in between he and Rondodasosa put out Motivation 4 the Streetz together. If you know one thing of his it is probably "Cadillac", the Boro single he features on that went to number 1, or "Top G" with Sacky.