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'''Goldie Lookin' Chain''' are a ] group based in ] in ]. They produce humorous, often explicit songs that satirise both ] and life in Newport.
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| name = Goldie Lookin Chain
| image = GoldieLookinChainLeeds2005.jpg
| caption = Live at ] 2005
| image_size = 250
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = ], ]
| genre = ], ], ]
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = ]<br>Gold Dust Records
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members = RHYS from GLC (Dwain Xain Zedong,<ref name="guardian-aliases">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2012/may/07/rapper-became-labour-councillor|work=]|title=The rapper who became a Labour councillor|first=Tom|last=Meltzer|date=7 May 2012|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=copter>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2009/03/27/goldie_lookin_chain_interview_feature.shtml|work=BBC News|title=It's a fair 'copter|first=Linda|last=Serck|date=31 March 2009|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> P. Xain<ref name="guardian-aliases"/>)<br>Graham Taylor (Graham The Bear)<br>Billy Webb (Tim Westcountry)<br>Tom Clugston (DJ Killer Tom)<br>John Rutledge (Eggsy)<br>Adam Hussain<br>Mike Balls<br>Mystikal<br>2Hats
| past_members = ]
<br>Leeroy Fashions


}}
Many of the songs contain references to places and hang-outs local to ]. Much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language, adapted into the local South ] vernacular, partly to poke fun at "]" culture. Their music also satirises ] by highlighting the disparity between the band's deliberately unglamorous image, and the media hype and glamour usually associated with gangsta rap. The group's members include Duain Xain Zedong, 2Hats, Maggot, Billy Webb, Eggsy, Mystikal (not the US rapper of the same ]), Mike Balls, Adam Hussein and Rosco.
'''Goldie Lookin Chain''' are a Welsh ] group from ], south-east ]. The group produces humorous, and often explicit songs that satirise ], today's consumer society, the "]" culture and life in Newport and ] in general.


==History==
The GLC have locally released the following albums: "Don't Blame The Chain", "Chain's Addiction", "The Return of the Red Eye", "Party Album", "Adam Hussain's Truth or Slander" and "The Manifesto".
The group recorded six albums prior to securing a major record deal. They signed to ], the home of rock band ]. The band came to the attention of label executive ], who heard the group's music played by members of The Darkness whilst on tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/goldie-lookin-chain-the-chain-gang-530844.html|work=]|title=Goldie Lookin Chain: The chain gang|first=Simon|last=Price|date=3 April 2005|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> GLC went on to support The Darkness in the latter stages of their UK tour. The group form part of an era known as ] for the popularity of Welsh music and arts internationally in that period.


GLC's first UK chart entry was "]", which reached the Top 40 in the ].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> When group member Rhys Hutchings was phoned by ] chart presenter ] on the Official Chart Show to be informed of this, Xain informed the rest of the band that they had reached number 1, much to the shock of the DJ.<ref name=copter/> "]" was a surreal song about Eggsy believing he was a robot, dressing up in ], and going to the shops to buy ]s and ]. The song namechecks many well-known 1980s 8-bit computer systems including ], ], ], ] and ].
The GLC were signed to Record label East/West, who also signed rock band ]. Rumours suggest that GLC were signed after record label bosses heard The Darkness playing GLC tracks whilst on tour (source: ] - GLC Documentary). GLC went on to support The Darkness in the latter stages of their UK tour.


In August 2004, the group reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart with "Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do".<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=]|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=230}}</ref> With the tagline "The gun is the tool, the mind is the weapon", the track became a popular radio hit, ] the American hip hop scene. The B-side was the album track "]".
Their first UK Chart Entry was ''Half-Man Half-Machine/Self Suicide'', which reached a top 40 position. When group member Dwain Xain Zedong was phoned by ] chart presenter, ] on the Official Chart Show to be informed of this, Xain informed the rest of the band that they had reached number 1, much to the shock of the DJ. 'Half-Man Half-Machine' was a surreal song about one of the members (Eggsy) believing he was a robot, dressing up in ], and going down the shop to buy ten "]" and some ]. The song name-checks many well-known `80's 8-bit computer systems including Binatone, Spectrum and Commodore.


Their first nationally released album was called '']'', the name a play on both the group's previous lack of commercial success and their "stoner" image; it compiled a mixture of new material and selections from their previous six unofficial albums. It was released in September 2004, and debuted at number 5 in the ].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> The album was released in May 2005 in the US with the title ''Straight Outta Newport,'' with cover art similar to ]'s album '']''. However, this version of the album was missing two tracks – "Maggot" and "You Knows I Loves You".
In August 2004, the group reached number 3 in the UK singles chart with ''Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do''. With the tagline "The Gun is the tool, the mind is the weapon", this track - again ] the ] ] scene - was a popular radio hit. The B-Side was album track ''Soapbar''.


Their next single release was "]", with an accompanying video based on a supermarket theme. "Your Mother's Got a Penis" first appeared on their album ''The Manifesto'', and reached No. 14 in the UK.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
Their first nationally released album was called ''Greatest Hits'', the name being a play on the group's previous lack of commercial success; instead, it compiled a mixture of new material, and selections from their previous six unofficial albums. It was released in September 2004, and debuted at number 5 in the UK Album Chart.


The band – informally known as "the Chain" or simply "the GLC" – released "You Knows I Loves You Baby", a parody of 1980s love songs from the albums ''Greatest Hits'' and ''The Manifesto'', on 13 December 2004; this reached number 22 in the UK chart.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> "Your Missus Is a Nutter" was the first single from second album '']''. The album was originally going to be called "Safety in Numbers", a tribute to the album '']'' by alternative L.A. rap group ]. The single reached No. 14 in the UK.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
Their next single release was "Your Mother's Got a Penis", with an accompanying video based on a ] theme. "Your Mother's Got a Penis" first appeared on their Album "Greatest Hits", and reached #14 in the UK. This song is based on a sample of "Behind The Mask" by Eric Clapton.


In 2005, GLC were invited by the ] (FAW) to perform before the ] qualifying match against ] at ]'s ]. The band dedicated "]" to ] about his ], who was present at the match. The ensuing furore, with the ] ] authorities having to apologise to the Beckhams,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4222600.stm|work=BBC News|title=Beckham apology for rapper insult|date=7 September 2005|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> as well as expressing outrage at the band's perceived lack of respect, prompted many people to question why the organisers, knowing their reputation, had hired them to play in the first place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/tftv/5/GLC_@_This_Feeling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306083458/http://www.thisfeeling.co.uk/tftv/5/GLC_%40_This_Feeling|work=This Feeling|title=TFTV January 2009 {{!}} GLC @ This FeelingGLC @ This Feeling|archive-date=6 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The band - informally known as "The Chain" or simply the "GLC" - released a pseudo-love song entitled "You Knows I Loves You" from the albums "Greatest Hits" and "The Manifesto", on 13th December 2004; this reached number 22 in the UK chart. News from sources close to the band suggest that an upcoming release will be a cover of the ] hit "No Sleep till Brooklyn" entitled "No Sleep till Newport".

On 17 October 2011, GLC released the album ''Blue Waffle'', featuring new songs including "Biscuit", "I Seen Your Mother", "K Hole" and "If I Told You". Later that year, group member and ] fan Adam Hussain contributed a memory about "How a first date was interrupted by The Doctor"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doctorwhobook.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/adam-hussain|work=Doctor Who Book|title=Adam Hussain|date=24 May 2011|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=October 2021}} to a forthcoming Doctor Who charity book, designed to raise money for ].

GLC released the follow-up to their album ''Greatest Hits'', titled ''Greatest Hits 2,'' in 2015.

==Sponsorship of Newport County Football Club==
Since their inception in the early 2000s, the group have maintained a close affiliation with their hometown football club, ]. GLC sponsored the team's kit during the team's 2004–05 season. Originally intended only for wear in matches in the ], County were drawn away to similarly colour shirted ] in the competition, leading to the club's GLC sponsored shirt being worn for two league matches, away to ] and at home against ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/newportcounty/2642270685|work=]|title=GLC kit|first=Jon|last=Curtis|date=6 July 2008|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=October 2021}} In 2021, they designed Newport's 3rd kit in collaboration with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/september/exiles-glc-third-kit|work=Newport County AFC|title='You knows it' {{!}} Exiles x GLC reveal 2021/22 Hummel third shirt|date=8 September 2021|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>

==Members==
'''Full-time'''<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://youknowsit.co.uk/member-fact-files|work=Goldie Lookin Chain|title=FACT FILE|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>{{div col|colwidth=}}
* Rhys from GLC<ref name="bbc-hutchings">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-17950315|work=]|title=GLC rapper seals council seat win|date=4 May 2012|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> (Dwain Xain Zedong,<ref name="guardian-aliases"/> P. Xain<ref name="guardian-aliases"/>)
* Graham Bear (Graham The Bear)
* Billy Webb (Tim Westcountry)
* Tom Clugston (DJ Killer Tom)
* John Rutledge (Eggsy)
* Adam Hussain
* Mike Balls
* Mystikal
* 2Hats (Andrew David){{div col end}}'''Infrequent members'''{{div col}}
* One Step Down
* DCI Burnside
* Bill Frobin
* M. C. Meatfantasy
* Dipper Nan
* C. Live
* Rosco P.
* Ritchie Molton
* M. C. Flatpress
* Stressed Armstrong
* Farmer Ross
{{div col end}}'''Former'''

* Andrew Major (]) (left 2014)<ref name=":0" />
* Leeroy Fashions

==Discography==
===Albums===
{{div col}}
* ''Don't Blame the Chain'' (2001)
* ''Chain's Addiction'' (2001)
* ''The Return of the Red Eye'' (2002)
* ''The Party Album'' (2002)
* ''Adam Hussain's Truth and Slander'' (2002)
* ''The Manifesto'' (2003)
* '']'' (2004) – ]: No. 5<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4/goldie-lookin-chain|work=]|title=Goldie Lookin Chain |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>
* '']'' (2005) – ]: No. 16<ref name="UKchart" />
* '']'' (2008)
* ''GLC Mixtape : Now! That's What I Call Proper Music'' (2008)
* '']'' (2009)
* ''Alternate Universe'' (2009)
* ''The Mix Tape Two'' (2010)
* ''It's a Goldie Lookin Christmas (The Fairytale of Newport)'' (2010)
* ''Blue Waffle'' (2011)
* ''Primordial Soup – The Mix Tape 3'' (2012)
* ''Kings of Caerleon'' (2013)
* ''Greatest Hits 2'' b(2015)
* ''Pill Communication'' (2016)
* ''Fear of a Welsh Planet'' (2017)
* ''Safe as Fu*k'' (2018)
* ''Greatest Hits 3'' (2019)
* ''The Adam Hussain Show'' (2019)
* ''Original Pyrite Material'' (2019)
* ''Mike Balls Boutique'' (2023)
* ''The Mix Tape 6'' (2024)
{{div col end}}

===Singles===
==== Charted singles ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!| Year
!| Title
!|{{center|]<br />Position<br /><ref name="UKchart" />}}
!|{{center|]<br />Position<br /><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=116}}</ref>}}
|-
| 2004
| "]"
| {{center|32}} || -
|-
| 2004
| "]"
| {{center|3}} || {{center|95}}
|-
| 2004
| "]"
| {{center|14}} || -
|-
| 2004
| "You Knows I Loves You"
| {{center|22}} || -
|-
| 2005
| "Your Missus Is a Nutter"
| {{center|14}} || -
|-
| 2005
| "R'n'B"
| {{center|26}} || -
|}

====Other singles====
* "By Any Means Necessary" (Gold Dust Records)
* "Everybody is a DJ" (Gold Dust Records)
* "You'll Never Be Alone on Christmas Day" (Gold Dust Records)

===YouTube videos===
{{div col}}
* "Apathy" (26 August 2008)
* "By Any Means Necessary" (16 February 2009)
* "Everybody is a DJ" (11 August 2009)
* "Newport State of Mind (You're not from Newport)" (8 August 2010)
* "(Heal the World) Join Hands and Sing" (1 October 2010)
* "Dubstep Christmas" (23 November 2010)
* "You'll Never Be Alone on Christmas Day" (19 November 2010)
* "Xbox Love" (25 February 2011)
* "Eastenders Rap" (19 March 2011)
* "Fresh Prince of Cwmbran" (12 July 2011)
* "Ghost Town featuring 2Rude" (12 August 2011)
* "This Town (Stammer dubstep remix)" (22 September 2011)
* "Newport Bouncers Rap" (11 February 2012)
* "Baneswell Express" (17 June 2013)
* "At The Drive-thru" (18 July 2013)
* "Just Coz It Rhymes" (30 October 2013)
* "Andy Townsend Rap" (11 June 2014)
* "Great British Bake Off Rap" (5 August 2015)
* "John Lewis Christmas ft Oasis" (6 December 2015)
* "Who's Next" (13 January 2016)
* "Drop It Like Its Splott" (19 February 2016)
* "Pusherman" (3 April 2016)
* "Waitrose Rap" (5 April 2016)
* "Just Another Bastard" (11 April 2016)
* "Hip Hop Has Been Good To Me" (14 April 2016)
* "Auf Wiedersehen Mate" (25 April 2016)
* "Wales Now It's Time To Dream" (6 July 2016)
* "Sh*t 2016" (30 December 2016)
* "My Fidget Spinner" (7 June 2017)
* "Bonk Eye" (8 September 2017)
* "I Got a Van" (22 September 2017)
* "Fear of a Welsh Planet" (2017)
* "I love Netflix" (2017)
* "Sex People" (2017)
* "This One Goes Out To The Ravers" (2017)
* "South Mimms" (2017)
* "Wales Unofficial Soccer Anthem" (2018)
* "Paul" (2018)
* "Andrew Biggy Morris AKA ABM" (2019)
* "Skin Tight" (2019)
* "Which One Of You Is From Cwmbran" (2019)
* "Adequate" (2019)
* "Jammy Time" (2019)
* "Self Isolation Rap" (2019)
* "Covid Christmas" (2020)
* "Wellend (a GLC shanty)" (2020)
* "Football Football Football" (2022)
* "Mike Adidas" (2023)
* "Mike Balls is dead" (2023)
* "Is It Wetherspoons" (2023)
* "10p For A Sauce" (2023)
* "Dryrobe Rap" (2024)
* "Bald Rap" (2024)
* "I Love Drinking" (2024)
* "Pink Wine" (2024)
* "Lions Mane" (2024)
* "The Middle of Lidl" (2024)
* "Full Kit" (2024)
{{div col end}}

==References==
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Goldie Lookin Chain
Live at Leeds Festival 2005Live at Leeds Festival 2005
Background information
OriginNewport, Wales
GenresHip hop, comedy hip hop, Cool Cymru
Years active2000–present
LabelsAtlantic Records
Gold Dust Records
MembersRHYS from GLC (Dwain Xain Zedong, P. Xain)
Graham Taylor (Graham The Bear)
Billy Webb (Tim Westcountry)
Tom Clugston (DJ Killer Tom)
John Rutledge (Eggsy)
Adam Hussain
Mike Balls
Mystikal
2Hats
Past membersMaggot
Leeroy Fashions
Websitewww.youknowsit.co.uk

Goldie Lookin Chain are a Welsh comedy hip hop group from Newport, south-east Wales. The group produces humorous, and often explicit songs that satirise hip hop, today's consumer society, the "chav" culture and life in Newport and South Wales in general.

History

The group recorded six albums prior to securing a major record deal. They signed to East West Records, the home of rock band The Darkness. The band came to the attention of label executive Korda Marshall, who heard the group's music played by members of The Darkness whilst on tour. GLC went on to support The Darkness in the latter stages of their UK tour. The group form part of an era known as Cool Cymru for the popularity of Welsh music and arts internationally in that period.

GLC's first UK chart entry was "Half Man Half Machine", which reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. When group member Rhys Hutchings was phoned by BBC chart presenter Wes on the Official Chart Show to be informed of this, Xain informed the rest of the band that they had reached number 1, much to the shock of the DJ. "Half Man Half Machine" was a surreal song about Eggsy believing he was a robot, dressing up in foil, and going to the shops to buy cigarettes and crisps. The song namechecks many well-known 1980s 8-bit computer systems including Binatone, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, ZX81 and BBC Micro.

In August 2004, the group reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart with "Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do". With the tagline "The gun is the tool, the mind is the weapon", the track became a popular radio hit, satirising the American hip hop scene. The B-side was the album track "Soapbar".

Their first nationally released album was called Greatest Hits, the name a play on both the group's previous lack of commercial success and their "stoner" image; it compiled a mixture of new material and selections from their previous six unofficial albums. It was released in September 2004, and debuted at number 5 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was released in May 2005 in the US with the title Straight Outta Newport, with cover art similar to N.W.A's album Straight Outta Compton. However, this version of the album was missing two tracks – "Maggot" and "You Knows I Loves You".

Their next single release was "Your Mother's Got a Penis", with an accompanying video based on a supermarket theme. "Your Mother's Got a Penis" first appeared on their album The Manifesto, and reached No. 14 in the UK.

The band – informally known as "the Chain" or simply "the GLC" – released "You Knows I Loves You Baby", a parody of 1980s love songs from the albums Greatest Hits and The Manifesto, on 13 December 2004; this reached number 22 in the UK chart. "Your Missus Is a Nutter" was the first single from second album Safe as Fuck. The album was originally going to be called "Safety in Numbers", a tribute to the album Power in Numbers by alternative L.A. rap group Jurassic 5. The single reached No. 14 in the UK.

In 2005, GLC were invited by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) to perform before the World Cup qualifying match against England at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The band dedicated "Your Missus Is a Nutter" to David Beckham about his wife, who was present at the match. The ensuing furore, with the Welsh football authorities having to apologise to the Beckhams, as well as expressing outrage at the band's perceived lack of respect, prompted many people to question why the organisers, knowing their reputation, had hired them to play in the first place.

On 17 October 2011, GLC released the album Blue Waffle, featuring new songs including "Biscuit", "I Seen Your Mother", "K Hole" and "If I Told You". Later that year, group member and Doctor Who fan Adam Hussain contributed a memory about "How a first date was interrupted by The Doctor" to a forthcoming Doctor Who charity book, designed to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK.

GLC released the follow-up to their album Greatest Hits, titled Greatest Hits 2, in 2015.

Sponsorship of Newport County Football Club

Since their inception in the early 2000s, the group have maintained a close affiliation with their hometown football club, Newport County. GLC sponsored the team's kit during the team's 2004–05 season. Originally intended only for wear in matches in the FAW Premier Cup, County were drawn away to similarly colour shirted Caernarfon Town in the competition, leading to the club's GLC sponsored shirt being worn for two league matches, away to Maidenhead United and at home against Redbridge F.C. In 2021, they designed Newport's 3rd kit in collaboration with Hummel.

Members

Full-time

  • Rhys from GLC (Dwain Xain Zedong, P. Xain)
  • Graham Bear (Graham The Bear)
  • Billy Webb (Tim Westcountry)
  • Tom Clugston (DJ Killer Tom)
  • John Rutledge (Eggsy)
  • Adam Hussain
  • Mike Balls
  • Mystikal
  • 2Hats (Andrew David)

Infrequent members

  • One Step Down
  • DCI Burnside
  • Bill Frobin
  • M. C. Meatfantasy
  • Dipper Nan
  • C. Live
  • Rosco P.
  • Ritchie Molton
  • M. C. Flatpress
  • Stressed Armstrong
  • Farmer Ross

    • Former

    • Andrew Major (Maggot) (left 2014)
    • Leeroy Fashions

    Discography

    Albums

    • Don't Blame the Chain (2001)
    • Chain's Addiction (2001)
    • The Return of the Red Eye (2002)
    • The Party Album (2002)
    • Adam Hussain's Truth and Slander (2002)
    • The Manifesto (2003)
    • Greatest Hits (2004) – UK Albums Chart: No. 5
    • Safe as Fuck (2005) – UK Albums Chart: No. 16
    • Under the Counter (2008)
    • GLC Mixtape : Now! That's What I Call Proper Music (2008)
    • Asbo4Life (2009)
    • Alternate Universe (2009)
    • The Mix Tape Two (2010)
    • It's a Goldie Lookin Christmas (The Fairytale of Newport) (2010)
    • Blue Waffle (2011)
    • Primordial Soup – The Mix Tape 3 (2012)
    • Kings of Caerleon (2013)
    • Greatest Hits 2 b(2015)
    • Pill Communication (2016)
    • Fear of a Welsh Planet (2017)
    • Safe as Fu*k (2018)
    • Greatest Hits 3 (2019)
    • The Adam Hussain Show (2019)
    • Original Pyrite Material (2019)
    • Mike Balls Boutique (2023)
    • The Mix Tape 6 (2024)

    Singles

    Charted singles

    Year Title UK
    Position
    		 AUS
    Position
    2004 "Half Man Half Machine" 32 -
    2004 "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do" 3 95
    2004 "Your Mother's Got a Penis" 14 -
    2004 "You Knows I Loves You" 22 -
    2005 "Your Missus Is a Nutter" 14 -
    2005 "R'n'B" 26 -

    Other singles

    • "By Any Means Necessary" (Gold Dust Records)
    • "Everybody is a DJ" (Gold Dust Records)
    • "You'll Never Be Alone on Christmas Day" (Gold Dust Records)

    YouTube videos

    • "Apathy" (26 August 2008)
    • "By Any Means Necessary" (16 February 2009)
    • "Everybody is a DJ" (11 August 2009)
    • "Newport State of Mind (You're not from Newport)" (8 August 2010)
    • "(Heal the World) Join Hands and Sing" (1 October 2010)
    • "Dubstep Christmas" (23 November 2010)
    • "You'll Never Be Alone on Christmas Day" (19 November 2010)
    • "Xbox Love" (25 February 2011)
    • "Eastenders Rap" (19 March 2011)
    • "Fresh Prince of Cwmbran" (12 July 2011)
    • "Ghost Town featuring 2Rude" (12 August 2011)
    • "This Town (Stammer dubstep remix)" (22 September 2011)
    • "Newport Bouncers Rap" (11 February 2012)
    • "Baneswell Express" (17 June 2013)
    • "At The Drive-thru" (18 July 2013)
    • "Just Coz It Rhymes" (30 October 2013)
    • "Andy Townsend Rap" (11 June 2014)
    • "Great British Bake Off Rap" (5 August 2015)
    • "John Lewis Christmas ft Oasis" (6 December 2015)
    • "Who's Next" (13 January 2016)
    • "Drop It Like Its Splott" (19 February 2016)
    • "Pusherman" (3 April 2016)
    • "Waitrose Rap" (5 April 2016)
    • "Just Another Bastard" (11 April 2016)
    • "Hip Hop Has Been Good To Me" (14 April 2016)
    • "Auf Wiedersehen Mate" (25 April 2016)
    • "Wales Now It's Time To Dream" (6 July 2016)
    • "Sh*t 2016" (30 December 2016)
    • "My Fidget Spinner" (7 June 2017)
    • "Bonk Eye" (8 September 2017)
    • "I Got a Van" (22 September 2017)
    • "Fear of a Welsh Planet" (2017)
    • "I love Netflix" (2017)
    • "Sex People" (2017)
    • "This One Goes Out To The Ravers" (2017)
    • "South Mimms" (2017)
    • "Wales Unofficial Soccer Anthem" (2018)
    • "Paul" (2018)
    • "Andrew Biggy Morris AKA ABM" (2019)
    • "Skin Tight" (2019)
    • "Which One Of You Is From Cwmbran" (2019)
    • "Adequate" (2019)
    • "Jammy Time" (2019)
    • "Self Isolation Rap" (2019)
    • "Covid Christmas" (2020)
    • "Wellend (a GLC shanty)" (2020)
    • "Football Football Football" (2022)
    • "Mike Adidas" (2023)
    • "Mike Balls is dead" (2023)
    • "Is It Wetherspoons" (2023)
    • "10p For A Sauce" (2023)
    • "Dryrobe Rap" (2024)
    • "Bald Rap" (2024)
    • "I Love Drinking" (2024)
    • "Pink Wine" (2024)
    • "Lions Mane" (2024)
    • "The Middle of Lidl" (2024)
    • "Full Kit" (2024)

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