TwiZza - Shake

The southern slayer himself, TwiZza, has released the 1st single, "Shake," from his upcoming mixtape, Slaying Season and it is an addictive banger.

Pounding drum beats, raging synth runs, record scratches, and, surprisingly, light bell taps, propel the song into a fervor as TwiZza and fellow emcee, Bunk, and singers, Sam Dallas and Dee Jay, create a dance floor extravaganza.

TwiZza is, without a doubt, the star of this explosive dance record. His sound is simply undeniable. He rides the beat like a pro and commands your aural attention as he raps of his lyrical (and sexual) appeal; "My mixtape hurry up and buy it / Ain't a muffy can slay a hoe cuz him like shine / And you love me long time cuz I'm still in your ear / Big Twiz been the shit, baby / Come on over here."

The only drawback is the chorus. The way it's sung, at times, makes it stand out awkwardly from the rest of the song (I have to admit, it took me a while to get used to it). Nonetheless, I doubt anyone who listens will be able to keep themselves from singing it repeatedly as they "Shake, shake, shake, sha-shake" what their momma gave them.

TwiZza's got my attention and I'm intrigued to hear what the rest of his mixtape will sound like. Until then I'll be content to shake it, whine it, twerk it and grind it to the dancefloor...Guuuuurl!

Check out "Shake" at TwiZza's MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/twizzamusic

The Many Lyrical Faces of TwiZza

As I've said before I'm from the South and, being the musical lover that I am, I enjoy hearing sounds that embody our region and its musical landscape. Without a doubt TwiZza's "U-Haul" is definitely one of those songs that does just that.

The beat is a minimal concoction of snare hits, a BOOMING bass line and, strangely enough, bird chirps (Love it!). It's the perfect musical backdrop for TwiZza's wickedly brash and funny lines as he raps lyrics like, "Thug muhfuckinlicious/You know I'm so delicious/Don't front I see you looking/Wanna bite of these chocolate cookies?"

If that doesn't catch your attention then the infectious chorus will as TwiZza confidently chants, "He like the way I back it up like a U-Haul truck/He like the way I back it up like a U-Haul truck..."





While it's clear that TwiZza has a sense of humor this ATL (originally NC) emcee can also be thought-provoking as is apparent on the reflective track "That's Why." With fellow artist, Cadence, to back him up and a reggae flavored beat TwiZza lays bare his reasons for escaping reality with lines like", "So it's vultures in my cup with Vodka/To avoid the prescriptions by these fucked up doctors...It's the fact that I'm losing my religion unless I close my eyes/Unless the Hennessy is fueling the spaceship that I'mma ride."

TwiZza is definitely an artist to look out for and if you like what you hear then check out "That's Why" and "Bang Bang" on his MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/twizzamusic