All that glitter not worth weight in gold

By Rachel Campbell, On-Line Forty-Niner

Thursday, November 5, 1998

If you are sick and tired of rappers bragging about money and women, try listening to them talk about blunts and Bacardi.

Enter All City, the Brooklyn-based duo emerging from the underground hip-hop scene with the release of its album "Metropolis Gold."

Despite the band's repeated references to mind-altering substances, there is no denying that its lyrics are impressive.

The beats, however, leave much to be desired. The tracks on this album are not what you would dance to, but rather, clean the house to.

The album's first single, "Metrotheme," is obviously an anthem dedicated to the group's hometown, New York, though they attempt to represent cities everywhere. Hence the name, All City.

A remixed version of "The Hot Joint" is one of the album's better cuts, courtesy of DJ Clark Kent.

Less impressive tracks are "Get Paid," with a chorus from an old pop song "I Wanna Be Rich." "Times Iz Hard," is a song as equally depressing as it is lousy.

With the right producer, J. Mega and Greg are capable of making an improved album.

Time will tell.