Back when their fellow Chi-Town homie still went by Tung Twista, Midwest trendsetters Do or Die were rapping a lot like some of your favorite rappers do now: fast flowing with lyrical content fit for a trip to the re-up spot. Read the rest of this entry »

Summertime Chi

As life would have it, I was only able to spend a few months as a Chicago resident. At least it was during the summer though. The city was alive with culture, food, history, sports and the best mild sauce man could ever ask for. Not to mention, the Ralph Lauren store on Michigan Avenue still brings a lone tear to my eye. Had I still paid been paying my taxes in the Chi, Mikkey Halsted’s summertime ready “Linen” would find itself as apart of my daily routine. Read the rest of this entry »

In the previous decade, Tech N9ne built his name around his unorthodox styles of rap. Whether it was the face paint, hairstyles, or double-time flow, you knew it was his when you heard a Neezle song and nothing about it could not be imitated. Read the rest of this entry »

“Never slippin, I’m ballin, Puff keep on callin’
I don’t see none of you pussies, fuck that shit you be talkin’
Rep Miami the ghettos, every hood and the projects
And when I drop off my singles, I’m droppin’ one of my targets
Lord forgive me for my siiiiiinnnnns, I gave you hits
I gave you “All I Do Is Wiiiiiiiiinnnnnn” Read the rest of this entry »

Twista’s The Perfect Storm may have gave us little reason to take out that severe weather insurance policy, but if his bonus track’s visual with crooner Lloyd is any indication of his current status, everything has been sunny on his side of things this past winter. Read the rest of this entry »

Can you believe this? In anticipation for his Cash Money debut We The Best Forever, the possibly deaf DJ Khaled has the nerve to call up damn near every rapper registered to ASCAP and BMI combined for his open-armed remix to “Welcome to My Hood,” but leaves out the one guy you would just assume to be featured. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s one for the irony books: two Chicago emcees spitting about sub-zero conditions. What they know ’bout that? GLC’s Love, Life & Loyalty may have got the cold shoulder in terms of critical fanfare but there were plenty of noteworthy selections on there…and left off, apparently. As you probably can speculate, Classic Rock catalogs aren’t worth as much as they used to be, and if you want to sample their goods, Read the rest of this entry »

Tung Twista and Polo Dro get together to remix “Make A Movie,” all in the name of DJ Smallz’ I Got The Internet Goin Nuts! R&B Vol. 2 dropping this week. I have no f*cking clue how I got on Smallz mailing list but he’s surely been sending through a good selection of tracks. Read the rest of this entry »

If someone was to plant the seed in your head that the relatively unknown Izza Kizza was a permanent fixture in Timbaland’s music camp, it would make perfect sense the moment you’re exposed to his unorthodox delivery. From the clunky flow to the punchy wordplay — hell even voice makes him sound like the ventriloquist behind everything related to Timbo’s vocals. But stars can’t be born on the sideline so he’s setting his record predominately straight with 10:15, mixed by Nick Catchdubs. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

There’s nothing like a rapid-fire tongue lashing from the swami of swiftness to kick off 2011. With “Vicious,” Twista once again gets all lyrically efficient and burns through a verbose verse at quadruple the time anyone else could. GMG associates B-Hype and ShowTime assist the vet in tearing up the simplistic yet catchy bass-banger from The Legendary Traxster. Read the rest of this entry »

As far as riveting guest appearances go, everybody knows (or should know) that Twista is amongst the best in the biz when it comes to elevating his fellow man’s compositions. Like he told Beware a few weeks ago, he wants to prove he can deviate outside of warp speed and still blew your mind with the flow. His newest label signee, Showtime has the perfect forecast for Twist to continue on casting The Perfect Storm across the rap’s skies of fury. Read the rest of this entry »

Lightspeed rapping has long been a staple on the Midwest scene ever since Bone Thugs were relevant back in the ’90s. However, in recent days, it’s been toned down, with only glimpses of the style in rappers like Lupe Fiasco and Freddie Gibbs, among others. But ever since the early parts of the decade, the only rapper who’s really consistently maintained this flow, in front and center stage, is Twista. A longtime vet in the game, he has stated that The Perfect Storm, differs from the rest of his catalogue because he’s learned from his prior mistakes, and gained enough experience to perfect his craft. He knows now how to balance the content on a record, along with making the right number of tracks, so the album doesn’t seem stretched or dragged on. The Perfect Storm is the product of these revelations. Read the rest of this entry »

Like a DH in baseball or a center in a league full of combo-guards, certain rappers will always have a role. Well aware there will always be an audience for quick-tongued MCs, DJ Kay Slay brought out the fastest guns this side of the Mississippi for “60 Second Assassins,” a track that’s exactly what you think it is and hails from The Drama King’s possible last album, Rhyme Or Die. Read the rest of this entry »

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– Beware sat down with the Chicago legend Twista to discuss his new album that you should also be jamming right this second. Read the rest of this entry »