Twank - Is Coming!

Twank - Is Coming!
Twank also formerly known as Big Twankie is a rapper from Houston, TX. He later changed his alias again and is now known as Twank Star. He first started rhyming at the tender age of only fourteen. As he got older, he began showcasing his talents on the streets by getting himself into freestyle battles all over town. He ended up getting the attention of Music District, who were looking to sign a rising star. Is Coming! is his debut album and it was released in 2005 on Music District Records. Production is done by Russell Revo and it is very bland to say the least. The tracks have this new wave feel to them and seem to lack basic fundamentals. The use of actual instruments are pretty much slim to none and the beats are generally derived electronically. Also, each cut is strikingly similar to the next. Twank is decent on the microphone. He is not great and not extremely bad either but he can be placed somewhere in the middle. His rhyming pattern is very tedious and comes off as overly repetitive. His word play one the other hand is quite good and probably the only thing thats keeping this project afloat. Also, the choruses and hooks are way too simple. They need to be done properly by an actual singer and not by Twank himself. The idea was to incorporate elements of the R&B genre in his songs, not only did that recipe fail but it also drives the listener away. There are a total of sixteen tracks and all of them are just thrown together with no sense of general foundation. The artist seems to be claiming affiliation to the streets but the content of the album is very dance savvy and club orientated. All in all the record seems to be poorly managed from the ground up. The label is not the only one to blame for this but also the artist himself. Now granted this is a contemporary 2005 release but that still does not excuse the negligence that is on display here. The whole point is to deliver a work of art that will be remembered by the masses and not something that would be casted aside as a coaster for cold drinks.