A respected figure in Italy’s hip-hop scene since the mid-1990s, beatsmith Fabio Musta is a founding member of the acclaimed crew DSP (Dentro al Covo Produzioni). For his U.S. debut, PASSPORT, on Babygrande Records, Musta links with an eclectic group of underground MCs from the States. Akrobatik, Jeru the Damaja, Copywrite, Termanology, T3 of Slum Village, Reks, Guilty Simpson, and Strong Arm Steady share the mic on this unlikely international tour de force. Virtually every track bangs hard, making PASSPORT one of the best underground albums of 2009.