This album was the breakthrough for the German recitative. Until then, you really wondered "Hip Hop with German lyrics ... does that ever together?". Can we ever so slightly? Yes, of course, and after the release of this album came in the first place, many on the idea that it might sometimes try in German. Until then, it had indeed some German bands in English tried (The Fanta 4 too), which is not really worked well with all. The Fanta Four stitches thus entered uncharted territory and did it very well. The first time was able to understand the texts without dictionary and immediately. And suddenly came themes that were a lot closer than the American ghetto stories. Even German samples were used, which has certainly shown difficult since there is no German Hip Hop gave plates which could be purely scratch cool. So had Sesamstraße- or Otto-plates or Star Wars samples serve. Therefore, one can not compare this album technically of course with the new productions, especially as nowadays very different budgets are available. Of course, the lyrics were not as mature, but what it should be based also. There is also still no master fell from the sky. And yet the album is fun - and that's what counts.
Their orientation was the current trend in American Hip Hop and that's them fully succeeded: - An intro and an outro - Small Breaks, like "Where you go long?" or "house brand" - A song with on the plate with plenty of electric guitar (evil) - Small stories as Interlude (Serves you right 1-3) - A Ragga Song (potato Clip) - Rapeinsatz of DJs (house brand in "I'll never get enough") - Jazzy influences many songs Nevertheless, it is textually everything German and there is no attempt to highlight "Gangster". The song "Evil" I understand there rather than fun.
An absolute highlight is the track "potato Clip". English ragga rhymes were made in German with a scary witty text and last but not least 'nem Scratch of' ner Otto-plate ... world class!
Conclusion: Not for Fanta 4 fans of the newer pieces (perhaps even for die-hard fans). But an absolute must know for many years Hip Hop fans who also appreciate the power of Hip Hop 90s.
