“BE11A CIAO” by Hopsin

Perhaps we can say that this is Hopsin’s version of a braggadocious or more specifically a battle rap. In it he is calling out “n*g*as” who copy his style, think they’re as cool as him, blazi blah. 

It’s a major deviation from the more mental-health focused, sort of pseudo-religious lyrics we’ve become more familiar with in association with Hop in recent items. This time around he’s not speaking to weighty personal matters such as suicidal depression or existential musings but is dealing with a more down-to-earth issue as far as rap fans are concerned. 

And that’s rivals, peers and who have you not putting proper “respect on (his) name”. So the vocalist is letting such individuals know that to the contrary, he is in fact the man as far as this rap sh*t goes.

Quick Facts

Hopsin is a rapper from L.A. who, as noted earlier, is sorta known for dropping deep lyrics. For instance the last rap of his we worked on prior to this one was a collaboration with NF entitled “Lost” which deals largely with harrowing feelings of alienation.

Hopsin is both the writer and producer of Be11a Ciao. And this track, which was released on 17 May 2021, is from a forthcoming studio album, which will be his sixth and is tentatively entitled “Minor Disturbance”. 

Moreover to note, the title of this particular song is actually a stylized version of the Italian phrase “bella ciao”, which translates to “goodbye beautiful” and is also the name of a folk song sampled onto the track.