Schoolly-D — Schoolly-D

Schoolly D writes the history by becoming the pioneer of gangsta rap with a tribute to his local Philadelphia street gang Park Side Killas on the skeletal rhythm of "P.S.K.". The production of his first LP is generally minimal, rough but still good, while the mostly decent. The lyrics are braggodocious, raw, hardcore, too gritty for the time and the performer delivers them in a relaxed, confident and charismatic way: this allows him to build some successful tracks (the progeny of the gangsta rap "PSK" above all, but also "Gucci Time" has its own historical value) which contributes to guaranteeing a lasting historical value to this piece of gangsta history, which the rapper had to self-publish because none label wanted to produce such a "violent" record. 7/10.