Rough In Hackney
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X
gets straight to the point with the first track
by telling us where he's from and where he's at.
Featuring Midrange, Kev, X posse and DJ Supreme
T. "I'm
the bomb, and you're the soldier"
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Kick Bag
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No
rap album is complete without a James Brown
sample or two - 'X keeps it real years before
Oakenfold and his Pig Bag decided to murder this
riff. "I'm
the man, and you're the toyboy"
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2 Bad
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What a knockout
- grooviest track on the album and our
introduction to Lord V - hot mixing desk action
backed up to the hilt with X and V on the lyrics
and T on the scratches - these boys work a
certain riff fully a decade before Howie B got
there - and work in a bit of Eric B and Rakim at
the same time ....
"Darth Vader of Rap - the
Overlord's on track"
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Go! It's Like World War 3
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"Mankind
needs a kick in the behind" - Cold War meets
Street War - Overlord vents his frustration at
the way things were in the 80s, and manages to
avoid swearing. Samples courtesy of that bit of
Beethoven used in "A Clockwork Orange" |
Clap Your Hands
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Lord
V gets more ear time. As does James Brown. I've
never been sure if X is advocating violence, or
just getting the mats out and body popping, as
the solution to the world's problems -
"Put all the mess in
the palm of your hand - now clap your hands"
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Weapon Is My Lyric
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Overlord
clears up any confusion you might have had about
his motivation - he's here to rap the world out
of the mess it's in.
"...trying to ban the man ...
rappers with the clappers"
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The Earth Is Moving
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Whilst
guns and drugs are out - other mainstays of the
genre are in as X celebrates things like clothes,
ladies, the crowd, other MCs, and his own talent
on the mic......
"..I specialise in dance -
you move, like ants in your pants"
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Now My Day Begins
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Wheel
off James Brown and dig up Ennio Morricone as X
tells us of a day in urban life - after taking
care to leave his telly on so people will think
there's someody in, X sets off from his crib for
a day in the Wild West of the Big Smoke.
"I kept my cool
pulled out my nunchukas - he didn't stand a
chance that motherfucker"
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Brutal Bass
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You
can't have too much Ennio Morricone. But you can
have too much electric guitar, especially on a
rap album if you want to retain your
"street" credentials. Just don't do it
again please, X !
"power breakdown !"
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Visa To Rock
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...
and a Passport to Disco as X slows it down in
order to check out the correct credentials of
some other crews
"..... typical Overlord X
production - girl stick to me, I've got
suction"
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14 Days In Hell
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X
brings us back down to earth with a powerful
piece decrying the wrongful conviction and
subsequent execution of Edward Earl Johnson -
detailed in the documentary "14 Days In
May". "can't
believe I'm here, right now in the electric
chair"
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