A lot of people seem to be sleeping on this group. Some high-brow lyric fiends might consider the U.N. to be just more of the same old gun-toting, hoodlum-style rap (which is never a bad thing anyway), but don’t get put off by boring cuts like "Russian Hat Wear" (aka the "Money" remix). Sure, Dino Brave sounds a lot like forgotten Wu-Tanger U-God, but these four emcee’s seemlessly blend righteous lessons with ignorant tough talk in the most convincing display since Divine Force’s Sir Ibu was in his prime. Rock Marciano and Laku get the most burn, but Mike Raw and Dino earn their keep more often than not.
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For anybody who bothered to pick up the Main Source Breaks The Atom 2LP reissue (gotta love a loud pressing of "Snake Eyes"), the inclusion of an unreleased cut (from the aborted sessions for their never-completed album The Science) was an exciting prospect. However, "Hellavision (Large Professor Vocal)" is not exactly what I was hoping for. While it’s a lot better than Mikey D’s version (on that dissapointing "Fuck What You Think" album), the vocals finish halfway through the second verse, and the first verse displays the slightly corny, self-righteous side of Xtra P that many people seem to forget about. If you thought "Watch Roger Do His Thing" was cheesy, just wait until you hear "the live guy with glasses" try to blame television for kids getting hurt in the playground! Possibly penned after watching an episode of Hardcopy, Large insists that shorties are out in the street trying to kill each other after checking out Wrestlemania on the box:
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