Smiley Culture & Bobby Boom: Dingwalls, London
Jack Barron, Sounds, 5 January 1985
THE INTERPRETER of reggae mirth who says he MCs not for treasure but for pleasure inverted frowns to dental crowns, sore feet to blue beat, with a skanky sleet of wordage by the acreage. Diction without friction, and pronunciation fresh from deviation, Mr Culture made me smile although he failed to put the purr into perfect.
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