“La Mia Parola”: Shablo, Guè, Tormento & Joshua Bring a Street Anthem to Sanremo 2025

When La Mia Parola debuted at Sanremo 2025, it immediately stood out—an unfiltered street record brought to Italy’s most traditional music stage. Rather than adapting to the Festival’s polished expectations, Shablo, Guè, Tormento and Joshua delivered something rooted in concrete, gospel, and the raw codes of urban storytelling.

Built from a minimalist beat, gritty imagery, and a hook that cuts through the noise, La Mia Parola arrived as one of the Festival’s most unconventional and talked-about moments. It pulled Sanremo into a world it rarely portrays—and the impact was immediate.

A Cross-Generational Collaboration

Shablo’s vision brought together three generations of Italian rap: Tormento, a pioneer of early-2000s R&B/rap; Guè, a defining voice of modern Italian hip-hop; and Joshua, a young artist blending melodic R&B and contemporary street energy.

Their verses don’t merge—they push against each other. That tension is the core of the record. It’s a song built for the street, not for the stage, yet at Sanremo it felt strangely necessary: a reminder of the country outside the theater walls.

The Hook That Anchors the Record

Joshua’s refrain became the emotional anchor of the track—its melodic lift, its moment of vulnerability:

“È una street song, per dare quello che ho…
Brucerò fino alla fine, chiuso tra cemento e smog…”

The hook’s structure and key lyric elements were developed with Dunkan, who contributed directly to Joshua’s verse and sections of the refrain. His writing provides clarity and emotional pacing inside a song defined by grit and weight.

Concrete, Gospel, and Grit

The lyrics sketch a city that feels heavy and alive at the same time—a landscape where survival depends on instinct and routine. The track moves between gospel lifts, blues references, classic hip-hop nods, and raw moments of confession.

“Qui la gente muore e vive senza soldi e alternative…”

Tormento brings soul. Guè brings force. Joshua brings emotion. Dunkan’s pen sharpens the hook. Shablo’s production binds it all to the pavement.

A Needed Shift for Sanremo

La Mia Parola doesn’t polish the street for the Festival. It brings the street with all its noise, struggle, and coded language. For Sanremo—a space built on theatricality—it was a jolt of realism.

It felt like the festival wasn’t looking down at the streets for once. It was looking up at them.