Prologue
1990
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'X
looks confused in the picture and well he should
- over whether he's armed or not ! After letting
us know in no uncertain terms that his weapon is
his lyric on the last album - he proceeds to
remind us that he's had to arm himself this time
- but then starts playing Chuck D saying
"can I tell 'em that I really never had a
gun" - anyway, the rapping comes on slick
and fast - the crew are back and they mean
business ..... |
Predator
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More
posturing and production - supreme T has been
practising his scratchin as 'X lets rip once more
- warning other crews about the bomb he's going
to put in their egos ..... "brand new licks
with a high standard - it's Overlord X, not
Smokey and The Bandit"
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You
Ought To Get Rushed
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Watch
out Cypress Hill - here come the X posse, and
they've been buying James Brown records - plus
the odd bit of Public Enemy and Eric B 'n' Rakim
- even Mr Hendrix isn't safe from the supreme
commander and his Reeboks as he rails against the
evils of spliff.... "drug pusher, reefer hooker -
they're the raw meat, X is the cooker"
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Planet
Hackney
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Electro
beats, old-school hits, James Bond samples and
Africa Bambaata as 'X reminds us where he's from
and where he's at .... supreme T now has the last
'X album on vinyl as well to play with .....
great stuff ...... |
X
Versus The World
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Hot
three-way action as 'X and Midrange are joined by
Candy as the crew hoist some rhymes up the
flagpole .... "smooth like a cello, my
colour's not yellow, to your ladies I say
hello"
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Tell
Yer Crew I'm Comin
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Overlord
makes sure that other crews, and radio stations,
are aware of his presence ... "I got a grip like
my lockjaw's biting"
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Prelude
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The
crew take time out to reflect on times past,
present and future as Supreme T tells the story
of some of the choice cuts from the last album,
and gives us a glimpse of what is yet to come,
all over the haunting music that runs through
"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" -
it's a great linking device to the last album, if
a little confusing for those not of a temporal
bent as he's scratching with tracks we haven't
heard yet .... let's just hope the track can end
before it starts sampling itself and turns into a
black hole of instrumental hip-hop ..... |
Definition
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'X
on his own, laying out his pitch against
violence, bad rapping and cannabis..... "carry a tool - you
ain't cool - ride the hearse - definition of the
universe"
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Suppression
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X
unleashes his lyrical fury and gives us a note of
optimism in the face of the opressor. "be proud to be
black - and you're not supressed"
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The
Untouchable
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What
a dream track - David Mamet writes, Kev Costner
speaks, Overlord 'X samples - throw in a bit of
Soul2Soul and you have pure dynamite - tuff beats
as 'X and his crew get busy, Elliott Ness style
..... "no
lack of collaboration in my formation"
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Powerhouse
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'X,
V and Sidekick extoll the virtues of equality and
clubbing with a lyrical deftness that could teach
Chuck D and Flavor Flav a thing or two .....
watch out for Sidekick reading out the credits at
the end .... great stuff ....
"the house is full - stuffed like
a Paxo" |
Lyrical
Turmoil
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The
mike gets passed round the X posse - if they've
finished drinking their Five Alive - so they can
introduce themselves and display their talent for
freestyle .... "Jack The Ripper ain't
nothing but a kipper to the Overlord"
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You
Can't Do It In London
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'X
finishes where he started - in Hackney - and
rails against bad men with guns whilst getting in
a dig at NWA - swapping "Yeah, Compton"
for "Yeah, London" "I'm a brother -
you're a sucker with no I.Q."
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X Keeps Turning
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CD-Only track
with no associated artwork - 'X comin on strong
with advice for teenagers |
O.X. Corral
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Another CD
bonus track - this time the crimefighting X posse
have set themselves up in business as Dread-X
Criminal Fighters ! It's a hilarious excuse to
wheel out Ennio yet again - the royalties they
must be paying him must be the reason the Posse
have had to moonlight in this way - Overlord mans
the radio as 007 Bond and Supreme T radio in
updates on the days' vigilante action against
fake rappers .... watch out Will Smith ! "Rhyme missionary -
I think it's necessary - to have the honour to
slaughter and bury"
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