From underground phenomenon to chart-busting heroes in a matter of months - who'd have thought Goldie Lookin Chain would have leapfrogged the dancing kittens into nationwide fame?

Surfacing on the internet and coming out of Newport like a Welsh Wu-Tang with a touch of Viz, attitudes to GLC vary widely from horror to hero worship depending on your sensitivity to their XXX-rated rhymes.

But anyone who lives in south east Wales will recognise the shell-suited dope-smoking layabouts who inhabit the very real world GLC celebrate in all its minutiae and depravity. No dour Stereophonic-style laments about the dreariness of small town life here - GLC revel in it, from discount stores, markets and mobile phones to mothers with pushchairs and "seven seater scum buses".

Calling their major label debut CD Greatest Hits would seem a typical bit of bravado, but it's not entirely unwarranted since the hit singles Guns Don't People Rappers Do and Half Man Half Machine are accompanied by long-loved download faves such as Time To Make A Change.

What lifts GLC above the suspicion of novelty rap is the quality of the tunes - from the beats conjured up by mixmaster Xain to the rhymes from Eggsy and co, expressing their deep love for old skool hip-hop and electro circa 1983, evocatively captured in Roller Disco.

Whether they get five minutes or five years of fame, GLC's Greatest Hits should stand the test of time.

What price Volume 2?