Disco de Twista: “Kamikaze [UK Bonus Tracks]”
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Kamikaze [UK Bonus Tracks] |
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Fecha de Publicación:2004-04-05
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Hip-Hop/Rap, Midwest Rap, Hardcore Rap
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Sello Discográfico:Atlantic
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:075679323828
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5 personas de un total de 5 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Twista Brought it Home (4 stars)
It's been a long time comin' for Twista to finally break out into the limelight, but with an album of this caliber, I think it was better this way. Lyrically, Twista is in a league of his own, and has often outshined people on their own songs, which makes it pretty hard for people to hold it down together with Twista on his own. But luckily, most of the tracks showcase Twista on his own or with people just doin' the hooks, such as the radio-made "So Sexy" w/ R. Kelly. Twista pretty much kills every track he is on, including the opening two tracks "Get Me" and "Kill Us All". Of course everybody knows how good "Slow Jams" was w/ Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, but I think it should have ONLY been on Twista's cd. The Kanye West-produced "Overnight Celebrity" is a standout track too. The best song on here though, "One Last Time", is a track where Twista is not even rappin' in his normal fast pace, but rappin' at an average speed, in which he songs better than most people who can ONLY rap at a regular speed. Another highlite, which closes out the album is the stutter-step neat of "Art & Life" w/ Memphis Bleek, Freeway, and Young Chris. This song would have been better though if Young Chris was replaced w/ Beanie Sigal, and maybe replacin' Bleek w/ Jay-Z. But hey, you can't ask too much since this album gave us so much anyway. Here's to Twista comin' back even stronger, hopefully with the same marketing and publicity as before.
5 personas de un total de 5 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Did You Even Read Your Own Review Before You Saved It?
This last reviewer obviously lived under a rock for the last 15 years, is a white guy, or is just getting out of jail because his review is littered with comments that were WAY out of touch with hip hop.
1) "What happened to good rappers like 2pac and Notorious B.I.G., who were about the message and not the money?"
You obviously haven't heard Biggie's "Life After Death" album which overflows with the same content. And 2 Pac? What was the message on "All Eyes On Me"? Was the message that he hated the east coast? And don't even get me started on "Made Ni@@aZ" feat The Outlawz from the "Gang Related" soundtrack? And I quote "I'm a Bad Boy killa / Murder muthaf**kas daily / the feds trail me / so my alias' Makaveli"? And let's not forget that he's draped in diamonds and tossing money everywhere in the video. Now what was the message there, that he's a rich murderer? Please. Fill me in if I missed something. And remember, no matter what label Tupac was on when he made those records, the fact remains.....that Tupac DID make those records.
2) "What happened to the songs about violence, political issues and annoyance with the media? Well, Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre do that, so I'd choose them over idiots like Twista anyday."
"Violence, POLITICAL ISSUES, and annoyance with the media"? While 2 out of 3 isn't bad, name ONE song where 50 speaks on political issues. Eminem tried on "White America", but that hardly qualifies as "political". And Dr. Dre doesn't cover any of those topics...well, he used to cover violence. But his presence doesn't count behind the mic and anyone with an ear for good music knows this. If they're political, then I guess acts like Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, and Public Enemy are the second coming of the black panther movement, huh? Riiiiiiight.
3) "Em and 50 have actually been through s*** in their lives so they have actual street cred."
WTF is "street cred"? Please. Em has no street cred. He's not even from Detroit. Stop that. Maybe 50 did have some "street cred" when he came out, but if you've been to NY within the last two months you'd know that he's beginning to lose his mind and what little cred he has.
4)"So don't waste your time with this commercial crap. If you must get commercial crap, stick with Chingy or Ludacris."
What?! Em, Dre, and 50 aren't commercial? I tell you what, go and purchase the "Up In Smoke Tour" on DVD and look into that crowd that they are performing for. Tell me how many thugs, gangstas, and underground heads you see in that crowd. And when was the last time you saw 50 and he wasn't advertising his clothing line or his brand of tennis shoes? Now if THAT ain't commercial, I don't know what is. That whole Shady/Aftermath/G Unit camp is as commercial as it gets in this rap biz. Wake up and take off the blinders man.
And remember this, back in the day doesn't begin when B.I.G. and Pac came out. There were rappers before them and they had skills too. Rappers back in the day had to have skills to get on, not lots of jewelry and rims. 50 has no skills. He's spitting average lines over hot beats. That don't make a tight MC. Same with Dre. Em has skills, but he's losing steam. Let's be real.....you're biased and it's showing.
I don't normally stray away from writing reviews, but those dumb comments were too out of touch for me to ignore.
4 personas de un total de 4 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- One of the best albums in 2003-2004
We have waited for this album for years.This is even better than Twista's debut:Adrenaline Rush.Every song is good.This is well worth the money.He has guest features such as Ludacris,Kanye West,R. Kelly,and Freeway.
1.Get Me-good beat.talkin about his rap career. 5/5
2.Kill Us All-a continuation from a song from Adrenaline Rush.completly good beat. 5/5
3.Pimp On-features 8 Ball,Too $hort,and even the Bishop Magic Don Juan (he does the intro and outro). 4/5
4.Slow Jamz-the well-known single with Jamie Foxx & Kanye West. 5/5
5.Overnight Celebrity-produced by Kanye West.pretty good.kinda catchy. 4/5
6.Still Feels So Good-featurin and produced by Jazze Pha. 4/5
7.Drinks-good beat.featuring Highbeam.very catchy. 5/5
8.Badunkadunk-featurin Jazze Pha again.pretty good. 4/5
9.One Last Time-different from the rest of the cd.but good. 5/5
10.So Sexy-the worst song on the cd.but thats not sayin its bad.its still pretty good.with r. kelly. 3.5/5
11.Higher-one of the best songs on the cd.featuring Ludacris.twista has the best flow on this cd. 5/5
12.Snoopin-very good.twista has a casual flow on this track.but that dont matter.4/5
13.Like A 24-featuring T.I. & Liffy Stokes.really good.5/5
14.Hope-with Cee-Lo.a song that actually has a point to it besides killing people or clubbin.the chorus is really catchy. 5/5
15.Sunshine-not a song everyone would like.a slower song.but if u like it,you would think its great.featuring Anthony Hamilton. 5/5
16.Art & Life-great outro.featuring 3 guys from Roc-A-Fella:Memphis Bleek,Freeway,& Young Chris.great beat. 5/5
TOP 5=Slow Jamz,Hope,Higher,Art & Life,Drinks
3 personas de un total de 3 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Decent but disappointing
Most casual rap listeners will find Twista's trademark rapid-fire delivery fresh in a day where alot of MCs sound the same. Unfortunately for true hip-hop heads or fans of his older work this album is a slight disappointment. The album opens with a fantastic classic sounding Twista cut "Kill em All" where he spits fire over a quality beat with thuggish but cleverly conceived lyrics. Other stand out tracks are the Kanye West assisted "Get that Doe" where an often recycled sample is chopped up nicely and rapped over solidly.
Unfortunately aside from that there is a lot of filler tracks on this album. The Ludacris assisted "Higher" falls short of its mark with an annoying beat and suprisingly sub-par verse from Luda himself who is usually solid on guest spots. Songs 10-15 are all mediocre at best, some plain bad. I fault poor production and too many romantic or pimp songs for the album coming off badly. Very hard to take serious a 5ft.5" aesthetically unpleasing Twista seriously as a girl magnet. Overall the album is run of the mill, it had the potential to be very good with Twista riding the Midwest popularity wave and his niche flow could have produced a classic. Unfortately he settled for appealing to the CD-purchasing masses and not his true fans.
G1 (Los Angeles, CA USA) - 29 Febrero 2004
3 personas de un total de 3 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Twista-Kamikaze is on FIRE!!!!
Tha boy is hottt! Somebody tell em 2 stop drop & roll. Kamikaze is his best CD yet I'm predictin TRIPLE PLATINUM ladies & gentlemen so u might wanna cop it & see 4 yoself.
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