In 2009, four white-collar kids, whose monikers on discogs are Lips, CHZ, Sal Black and Grecaman, raise the bar by releasing a 20-track CD that goes completely unnoticed in the scene under the group name 67 Mob.
There are thousands like them, but there's something wrong here, because looking closer at the tracklist it shouldn't have gone unnoticed that much. In an age where anyone can be described as an affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan, I will not write now that these guys are affiliates, associates or whatever. Somehow, however, they get Bronze Nazareth to be responsible for mixing and producing the entire record. And the cover is designed by a friend of the Wisemen. Accredited guests are Masta Killa of Wu-Tang Clan, Bronze Nazareth and Phillie of Wisemen, Canibus and Killah Priest of The Four Horsemen, in addition to Buckshot, AZ, Sean Price, Kool G Rap, Planet Asia and Cutty Ranks.
The roster is enviable, too bad it's not enough to make the record noteworthy in some way. The rhythms are rejects of Bronze Nazareth and the quality of the excellent guests isn't enough to elevate the tracks. Some of these guys reign over the boom bap — AZ, G Rap, Sean Price, Buckshot — reason why they sound worthily even when they find themselves on bare, scarce and skeletal rhythms as in this case, while the 67 Mob never stand out. The most successful songs are the posse with Wisemen and Killah Priest "Survivin' the Game" and the song "Any Contender" with Masta Killa, whose beat is composed of a rough and effortless loop taken from the soundtrack conceived by Nino Rota for "The Godfather". Excessively long with over 70 minutes of material, not recommended. 6.5/10.
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