Last week Bristol, UK emcee and one third of dope UK collective Three Headed Beast, Twizzy, dropped his second solo album ‘Done With All The Bull’ entirely produced by Hutch Beats. Regular followers to the site know that we’re all big fans of Twizzy here at HHLAT. So with all my writers working on personal projects and me up to my neck with a mountain of submissions i gave the task of reviewing the album to our in-house beatboxer Matt and here’s what he had to say about Twizzy’s ‘Done With All The Bull’……..
If you have been sleeping on Twizzy, wake the hell up!
Not only one of Bristols best, but deserving to be on the tip of your tongue when talking about UKs greatests. ‘Done With All The Bull’ is his latest album (which is a pay what you like affair) and it is a great example of his progression in both technique and content. This isn’t to say that his past releases were poor, far from it, in fact I wasn’t sure he could top Baileys Brown Musical Vol.2, however he has clearly put the graft in and created something which can’t be ignored among heads.
Some of the tracks which I instantly skip to include: ‘Not A Worry In The World’, a upbeat track with some tasty little technique pieces showing off the effortless complex flow mixed with some nice turntablism from DJ Jabbathakut which is sorely missed nowadays.
‘What We Like To Call’, which features consistent collaborator Jinxsta JX (one third of Three Headed Beast, which are also well worth your time) who treats the listener to a super smooth style which is like audible cream. This instrumental has a funky flute line which catches your ear every time in-between head bobs.
‘Karma’ provides an introspective dark vibe, which, with a stripped back instrumental (with bass that will sound phenomenal on a nice system) shows off the verbal patterns Twizzy can achieve.
‘That’s The Trouble’ is a track of advice, which has a lot of personality thanks to Twizzy, Dotz and it also contains one of Chester P’s best verses and has a really nice grimy energy to it.
There are plenty of other great tracks on here too, but i’ll let those be a surprise. The conclusion? Just go download this now, you can get it for nothing, but if you’re like me you’ll want to help support one of the rarest MCs in the UK, someone with great technique, style and tackling great content at the same time!
Words; Matt
Note from Stix…..Also check out the heavy joint ‘Don’t Panic’ featuring Genesis Elijah and M.A.B! Anyway stream and download Twizzy’s DOPE ‘Done With All The Bull’ here
Also available on Limited Edition CD for just a fiver! https://twizzy.bandcamp.com/album/done-with-all-the-bull
‘Not A Worry In The World’ [VIDEO]
HHLAT – GET TO KNOW – TWIZZY [VIDEO] (Filmed summer 2014)
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