STREET FAME - TWISTED BLACK
While many rappers spin tales of drug dealing, it’d be difficult to organize such business while maintaining a recording career. Conversely, Twisted Black didn’t garner too many spins with his first single, “I’m a Fool Wit It,” but he did catch concurrent life sentences for trafficking drugs. His album, “Street Fame,” harks back to early-’90s Texas hip-hop with R&B remakes, thinly sung choruses and straightforward lyrics. “Hustler’s Prayer” comically nabs the chorus of Janet Jackson’s “Anytime, Any Place” and croons, “I love hustling.” Meanwhile, “New Boot,” jail slang for a new inmate, is a depressing tale about Black wanting better for his son, only to realize his son has been jailed as well. The DJ Toomp-produced “I’m a Fool Wit It” might have gotten a better shot if Black wasn’t a “New Boot” himself. (TVT RECORDS) Billboard
