Goldie Lookin' Chain's origins are shrouded in smoke, but these crack draw enthusiasts are believed to have formed early in the millennium, with GLC mainman P Xain making music in his room with essential supplies of papers, a sampler and a collection of tracksuits from Matalan.

Xain was soon joined by an expanding posse of pottymouth Newport clarts, including Eggsy, Adam Hussein and Mystikal (probably best not confused with US rapper Mystikal, who was jailed in 2004 for sexual assault).

Not long after, their Don't Blame The Chain CD-R introduced the fully formed concept of the GLC to those Newport-based people in the know. It established the group's infectious patois, of seven seater scum buses, valley commandos and, er, purple headed yoghurt chuckers. Don't Blame The Chain also set out the GLC's political agenda, of Hi-Tec Silver Shadows, Newport club Zanzibar, and draw.