Goldie Lookin Chain (often abbreviated to GLC; not to be confused with the Greater London Council) is a British hip hop group based in Newport. It produces humorous, controversial and often explicit songs that satirise hip hop, today's consumer society and life in Newport.
Many of the songs contain references to places and hang-outs local to Newport. Much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language, adapted into the local South Wales vernacular, partly to poke fun at so-called "clart" (meaning "dude", "geezer", or "homie" ) culture. Their music also satirises gangsta rap by highlighting the disparity between the band's deliberately unglamorous image, and the media hype and glamour usually associated with gangsta rap.
The group has been signed to the East/West record label, the home of rock band The Darkness. Read more about ...
