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AMG Review of Category F5
Jason Thurston
All Music GuideA half-decade after breaking through to the mass public as a cagey veteran with the smash "Slow Jams," the man branded the "world's fastest rapper" continues to consistently drop some of the most downright interesting (if uneven and overindulgent) records in the hip-hop universe. With 2009's Category F5, Twista continues his workman-MC streak with quite possibly his tightest record to date. Category F5 opens on the blistering "Misunderstood," as Twista opens by finding a new spin on humor in that most trite aspect of the rap CD, the intro, starting off pretentious before cutting it off with a hilarious head-fake jab worthy of Michael Jordan (or Jonathan Swift). Halfway through the cut, Twista unleashes "kinda like Kurt Cobain/An expert on pain" followed by a torrent of lyrics always one (or two or a million) step(s) ahead of the listener. It's both a whirlwind of language and a bloodletting, a reminder that the rapid-fire rapper possesses one of the most keen (and often) underrated wits in the game as well as one of its darkest minds. Twista is of the streets, but his task is not to extol the glory of the game, but to impassively chronicle the carnage from his own messed-up mind. However unrepentant and proud he fronts on "American Gangsta," waving a raging id as unrestrained as his rhyme style, there's a born-into-it undercurrent to his narrative, his super-speed flow acting as a subliminal machine gun, spit-firing words like "apocalypse" and "nauseous" into an already crackling air. And on it goes, reaching a high note on "Wetter," a sequel to an earlier beloved track, "Get It Wet," as Twista does what he does best, spitting furious about his Don Juan-level love for all the ladies in the world. While Category F5 is by no means a classic (Twista still fares better in short spurts than on whole records), the rapper continues to show off, by turns hilarious, brutal, cerebral, and often just staggeringly random.
Twista - Alright f. Kanye West (prod. Kanye West & No I.D.)
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iTunes bonus track off Twista’s new album, Category F5, which is available now. Also, hit the jump for Twist’s interview with ThisIsCurtis. In which he talks about becoming the World’s Fastest Rapper, the internets and more.DOWNLOAD: Twista - Alright f. Kanye West (prod. Kanye West & No I.D.) | Mediafire
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Twista - Is That Your Bitch A cappella (Video)
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Category F5, drops July 14th.
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New! Twista Ft. Kanye West - "Alright"
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Joint off of Twista's LP *Category F5* which is out now featuring Kanyeezy titled "Alright".Twista Ft. Kanye West - "Alright"Pigeons and Planes
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Twista - No Love ft. The Game
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From Twista’s upcoming album.
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Twista - "American Gangsta" Video
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New video from Twista for his joint "American Gangsta," off Category F5, coming next week. Kind of a nice song. F5 might not turn out to be half bad if this song's any indication of the what the rest of the album's like. But I could be very wrong about that as well.Twista - "American Gangsta"addthis_pub = 'WallySean';
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Twista - "Yo Love"
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Fresh off Category 5 dropping this summer, Twista comes back with a new track called "Yo Love," produced by Cuzo. Kind of a crazy-ass beat. It sounds like some disco shit, but it's perfect for Twista's flow.Twista - "Yo Love"addthis_pub = 'WallySean';
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Twista Drops Category F5
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Chicago lyrical tactician Twista will be hitting fans off with his latest offering as his new album Category F5, hits stores today.
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Twista: American Gangsta Music Video
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Twista - American Gangsta Off Category F5. Available on iTunes: Twista: American Gangsta
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TWISTA STORMS THE TOP OF THE ALBUM CHARTS WITH 'CATEGORY F5'
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The pride of Chicago, platinum-plus and Grammy-nominated hip-hop veteran TWISTA, has stirred up another unstoppable summer storm out of the Windy City, as his sixth studio album, 'CATEGORY F5,' released last week on Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI Label Services, enters the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart at No. 1, Top...
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