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 Wonderful Jan 25, 2008
I just love this cd. It is the best, I know I have heard it before some where but I am glad that I have it all to myself now.
 Above Average (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars) Nov 01, 2007
I have to admit, when I heard this album, it was boring. But as time grew, I let this album grow on me. Especially when I was still trying to get into Kamikaze, which came out the previous year. Given that it is not his best, it's still a pretty solid album.
Most of the tracks that stood out were at the beginning of the album. I would say the first seven or eight tracks. "Get It How You Live" is a solid song, with a great beat by Scott Storch. One of my favorites would be "Lavish" features Pharell, as both guys rhyme with a very high speed. And "Girl Tonight" is a pretty good song. And for some reason, I dig "Heartbeat".
Most of the songs on this album are just pure filler. "Out Here" with Juvenile and The SpeedKnot Mobstaz is weak (I've heard so much better from that group). "Holding Down The Game" is also weak, especially with his voice been screwed, that just doesn't work for him. Other songs that were boring were "Hit The Floor" featuring Pittbull, and "I'm A Winner".
Overall, a solid above average album from Twista. There is no doubt he can do better than he did on this LP. I think what angered a lot of fans was that he was making more female friendly songs, than he did on such albums as Mobstability or on Adrenaline Rush (I recommend you check those two out if you haven't already). This is one I recommend you download before you purchase. Peace.
Lyrics: B
Production: B+
Guest Appearances: C+
Musical Vibes: B
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Lavish (featuring Pharell)
2. Get It How You Live
3. Girl Tonite (featuring Trey Songz)
4. Heartbeat
5. Did You Wrong (featuring Lil Kim)
Honorable Mention:
The Day After (featuring Syleena Johnson)
No where near Kamikaze Mar 06, 2007
If your buying this because you liked Kamikaze- don't. He's is nowhere near it. Love ya Twista: Kill us All, Drinks, ect... were/are really great. This album however, and you know it, was a miss. As far as expectations being too high, who knows- at least now they are low again. haha
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 So lonely - so amazing :-) Aug 06, 2006
This is my second cd of Twista's and I love it. There are some great artists on here with him like Jamie Fox, Syleena Johnson, Pharell, Pitbull and Mariah Carey. And speaking of Mariah, So Lonely is THE MOST AMAZING SONG. It's sexy and hot and they do a good job on it together. Hit The Floor (with Pitbull) and Lavish (with Pharell) are also excellent, but all the songs here are great and this is a cd I love listening to. Go grab a copy - it's awesome.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 2-1/2 stars -- MY 700th REVIEW! WHEE!!! Jun 20, 2006
After the success of Kamikaze, many diehard Twista fans accused him of having sold out, because it wasn't until he hit the mainstream that he started seeing platinum sales. Love it or hate it, Twista tried to continue that essence with his follow-up, The Day After. Unfortunately, it just doesn't work as well.
Most of the other two-star reviews are pretty accurate (especially Constant and Norris' respective reviews). I think it can be assumed that the day after is Women's Day because Twista is spending most of the album rapping to the ladies (LL Cool J, anyone?). Not only that, but in some places it's a little too obvious that he's trying to recapture the magic of "Slow Jamz". The lead single "Girl Tonite" is the most obvious example of this, especially since Twist is once again naming balladeers and their respective songs. Also, am I the only one to find it a little odd that Twista says "When I touch her, she like" and then TREY says "Oh"? (Think about it a minute.) Another example is an obligatory Neptunes track called "Lavish", where Twista proves that he can't always rap over a slow beat.
Yet another song for the ladies that fails is "So Lonely" featuring Mariah Carey. I don't know what's up with Mimi's voice on the song, but she kind of sounds like a wannabe version of herself. Speaking of weird hooks, "Had to Call" features a chorus sung by somebody named Sleepy Eyed Jones, and he sounds like, well, it's kind of like the equivalent to how DJ Premier would sound if he tried to sing.
There are also some songs that badly use samples, especially the aptly titled "Do Wrong" (with Lil' Kim), which borrows a sample from Al Green's "Love & Happiness". And "I'm a Winner" terribly samples R. Kelly's "One Me", and if that's not bad enough, Twista is even repeating some of the lines he used in "Girl Tonite". But things aren't much better when he's NOT kickin' it to the females: the title track doesn't go anywhere, and Syleena Johnson's hook adds nothing to the song. "Heartbeat" is a little too violent (especially because the song opens with a long round of shots), and "Check That H*" has a wack chorus. And "Holding Down the Game" is a bling-blingin' song that is unnecessarily screwed and chopped in the middle of it -- and anyway, if you wanted to hear someone rapping slowly, you wouldn't pick up a Twista album, would you?
The only song really worth hearing on the whole album is "Get It How You Live". It's nice that Twista is still trying to do his thing, but I heard this album one day last week and then I had no desire to listen to it again the day after.
Anthony Rupert
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