Reviewed by Mike Rimmer

Not to be confused with the American hip-hop crew Royal Ruckus. It irritates me when British rappers put on fake American accents when they are rapping. Now here's a first! A duo from New Zealand who want to sound like they come from the Bronx! Oh dear! The result is that this is a workmanlike album that has all the right elements but doesn't gel into anything that touches me. It's hip-hop by numbers which makes the right sort of noises but leaves me cold. The overall sound is a bit dated sounding like chart hip-hop circa 1998 and haven't we got past all the "I'm a demon slayer" posturing in Christian hip-hop? Clearly not! Fake accents make me wonder what else is fake here? The message? Let's hope not.

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