This weekend the Isle of Wight welcomes Welsh rap band, Goldie Lookin Chain, as they play not one, but two live gigs at Strings Venue in Newport, supported by the especially reformed Island Hip Hop legends, Born ina Barn, and DJs Nipsy and Oliver Sudden spinning the wax.
Goldie Lookin Chain twice in one weekend? You knows it!
From Newport to Newport
Coming straight out of Newport, Wales, The GLC are officially Britain’s biggest rap group.Known for classics like “Guns don’t kill people rappers do” and “Your mother’s got a penis”, The GLC started almost by accident around the turn of the century with Eggsy’s impromptu rap about his tracksuit over a serious piece of music Rhys was working on in the studio.
Adam Hussain, Billy Webb, Mystkal, the Maggot, 2hats and Mike Balls convinced Rhys to record the rap. Fuelled by Lambrini, fags, Chicken Tikka Massala and weed they all took to the mic and The GLC’s first album “Don’t Blame the Chain” was born.
And so it began
The journey which has so far seen The GLC rise to the top of the charts, perform around the world and at every major festival in the Western Hemisphere and make millions of people laugh along the way. Now many years since that first rap about Eggsy’s tracksuit, the boys are still keeping it real in the rap game and hold the title of the most successful UK rap act ever.
To date The GLC have released 18 albums… and amazingly none of them have died yet. You knows it!
Where and when
Goldie Lookin Chain will be playing Strings Bar and Venue on Sunday 28th April. Doors open 7.30pm.
Support is provided by Isle of Wight hip hop legends, Born ina Barn, with DJ Nipsy and Oliver Sudden will also be spinning wax.
Book your tickets now to make sure you secure your spot.
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