In 1992 Twista was holding the world record of the fastest rapper, shortly after that, he released his first album Runnin' Off at da Mouth under the name of Tung Twista. Two years later and couple years before he appeared on Do Or Die's debut album and got really famous, he released his second album Resurrection. Unfortunately, it was never officially released, probably because a fellow Chicago rapper Common's album, which has the same title, was released around the same time. Some records were mostly sold in Chicago streets and in a few record shops.
1. DA RESURRECTION - This track starts with random creepy sounds, however they fit for the song. The beat is dope as fuck and scratching is actually used pretty amazingly, is it just me or does it sound like it's ahead of its time? You can tell Twista changed his style from the first album. His lyrics are raw and his flow is slower. It's actually a good intro for the album.
2. SUICIDE (REMIX) - Kinda unusual to have a remix before the original one on an album, I guess. But anyways, after Naughty by Nature said "Tung twist your ass back to Chicago", Twista had to respond with this diss track. No hate for Naughty by Nature but Twista pretty much destroys them. The beat isn't that great. Although I usually like the synthesizer, but for this track it doesn't fit that well.
3. ANOMOSITY KILLS - Yes, it is spelled like that. Twista has done what probably almost every 90s rapper has done, rapping about killing other rappers and how he is superior to them. The hook is kinda creepy with all that "whispering". The beat is dark and it has some weird horn sound, but it ain't a bad one.
4. STREET PARANOIA - Not a bad track. Twista rapping about struggle and life in the streets. The sad dark beat fits well for the atmosphere. Nuff said.
5. RE-ACT WITH A MIC - A track with Dres from Black Sheep. Pretty catchy hook. Dres and Twista are rapping about how they kill "punks" with their lyrics. I think the beat ain't anything special though, kinda boring. The song is alright.
6. SCAT LIKE DAT - So, Twista is doing scat singing, of course it ain't so easy to tell what he is saying. However, it's a good change from all this dark stuff. Jazzy beat with dope ass piano (or I assume it's piano). Really dope and catchy song! Twista returned back to his fast flow with this one.
7. RETURN - This track has been pressed on some single (Discogs claims it's a professional CD pressing) along with "Suicide". Apparently this one is some radio mix. On the single it's named "Return of da Rat-ta-tat". However, the beat is dope, it has that "night time in a ghetto" feeling. Why they sometimes get some Jamaican guy (or they say stuff in Jamaican accent) in a song about killing someone with a gun though? Like BDP's "9mm Goes Bang".
8. DIRT ON THE DOWN LOW - Amazing! Again, there's some jazzy horns, which sound dark, but the beat is dope, and the kinda silent synthesizer makes it fuckin' great. Twista's raw flow fits for this track pretty damn well.
9. SHADOW BOXIN - The title reminds me of Wu-Tang, actually the beat does too, I can hear Gravediggaz influence here. The bassline is amazing though. This is an okay track.
10. ALL ABOUT THE PAPES - Kinda chill jazzy beat, but it's a fuckin' good one. Nowhere has been mentioned who's the guy featuring. Anyways, a nice track about making that money. Twista's verses are dope.
11. ONE SHOT, ONE KILL - My favorite track. It features Speedknot Mobstaz and B-Hype. I ain't really familiar with Chicago scene, so I have no idea who these guys are. However the beat is dope as fuck, sounds really grimey and dark. I think this subject is already used pretty much on the album, but some rappers recycle their topics a lot. I always find this line funny: "Well, it's that miracle spiritual lyrical murderer".
12. SUICIDE - The original version. It has much better beat than in the remix. Also the most famous song off the album. It has been pressed on a single among the remix.
FINAL WORD: People say this is really underrated album, I definitely agree. Although he chaged his style, it was still really different, if you compare to Adrenaline Rush, although he got more close to it with this album. He has more east coast kind of flow than that typical Chicago chopper flow in this album. However, really great album, one of the best by Twista.
BUY OR BURN? - If you ever have a chance, definitely buy this! It's a rare classic. However, if you ever see someone selling this, it's most likely just a shitty bootleg.
BEST TRACKS: "One Shot, One Kill", "All About The Papes", "Dirt On The Down Low","Scat Like Dat".
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