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- The opening skit on Twista’s new album, “Category F5,” makes an appropriate connection between the Chi-town rapper’s flow and his tornado inspired stage name. For over a decade, Twista’s been delivering his rapid fire lyrics, rapping circles around other slick-tongued MCs.
The intro on “Misunderstood” explains how the F-scale is used to describe the intensity of twisters and the damage they cause. In an F5, homes are carried over hundreds of miles and automobiles fly like missiles. For Twista, the scene is close, but slightly different. Instead of lifting homes, he brings slow jam tracks into a frenzied lane, and rather than hurling cars, Twista slings words at light speed.
On “Category F5,” Twista brings the same ferocious flow to which listeners have become accustomed. The one issue though, is there is never that devastating track worthy of F5 status. Furthermore, there’s never an “Overnight Celebrity” type smash hit, it’s a disc of more standard Twista cuts to add to his vast library.
“Billionaire,” featuring Busta Rhymes, is one of the few high octane tracks that can compete with the slower jams. On “Talk to Me” and the R. Kelly assisted “Yellow Light,” Twista is at his best — firing off head spinning flows over slow creeping beats. It’s a marriage Twista gained notoriety for on the Kanye West track, “Slow Jamz,” and it’s one he does with exceptional talent. The eerie sped up hook on “Talk to Me” and Kells’ belting vocals are superb complements to Twista’s rapid delivery.
For Twista or even hip-hop fans, “Category F5” is a collection of enjoyable songs, there’s nothing too groundbreaking, and nothing too off base. The techno inspired “On Top,” featuring Akon, might be the disc’s most adventurous cut, but the smooth soundings of “Gotta Get Me One” show Twista much closer to home, and it’s one that stays grounded quite nicely.
Reviewer: Ted Simmons
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Added: 13-Jul-2009
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