R.A.C.L.A. Explained

R.A.C.L.A. (Rime Alese Care Lovesc Adânc, Selected Rhymes That Hit Deeply - originally Rapperi Albi Concep Legal Avertismente, White Rappers Legally Conceive Warnings; racla also means "casket" in Romanian) is a Romanian hip hop group. It was founded in 1993 as the first Romanian rap group and released their first album in 1995, which was the first rap album in Romania. Their founding came after a big hip-hop concert at the Europa Nova, the first hip hop TV channel in South Eastern Europe. They also formed in 1996 an anti-gangsta rap league that was dissolved in 1998. This league was called RAN-S (Răcnetul Agoniei Naţionale - Sindicat, "The National Scream of Agony - Union").

Discography

• Rap-Sodia efectului defectului, 1995 ("Defect Effect Rap-sody")
• Incursiune în real (unreleased), 1996 ("Incursion Into Reality")
• Cei care te calcă pe cap, 1997 ("Those Who Step On Your Head")
• Rime de bine, 1998 ("Good Rhymes") - ironic reference to how Ion Iliescu and his National Salvation Front called their supporters (oameni de bine, "good people") in contrast to their political opponents (golani, "hooligans" - see also the Golaniad)
• Nu mă uita (E.P.), 1999 ("Don't Forget Me")
• Plus infinit, 2000 ("Plus Infinity")
• Pătratul roşu (E.P.), 2001 ("Red Square") - a reference to the TV rating for adult programs formerly used by the Romanian channels
• ElectroShok (unreleased), 2004
• DEXteritate, 2005 ("DEXterity") - a pun on Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române (the Romanian Explanatory Dictionary), abbreviated DEX

External links

• Official site