London Posse — Gangster Chronicle

This effort reflects a typical case on the scene of European hip hop albums, which present almost all the same problems: they have a huge influence at national level, and sometimes even internationally with a little luck (as in this case), but, often the general material isn't that excellent/good, so the value historical is downsized when you the album leaves the national relief. Rodney P and MC Bionic do nothing wrong, dropping gangsta and braggadocio lyrics: they sound fresh thanks to a velvet, raw and hardcore reggae rapping on simple, minimal, tight and hard funky rhythms that help to shape the mood of the project. In the end, the effort is energetic and worthy of listening (that tight blues interlude is dope), but elevating it to the best record in the history of the UK is exaggerated and misleading, although at the time there were still few contenders for this title. 7/10.