▪ YING YANG TWINZ "ALLEY" ALBUM REVIEW

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▪ YING YANG TWINZ "ALLEY" ALBUM REVIEW

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Reviewer:	Tony Montana
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Well the Ying Yang Twinz are back with their 2nd album. You probably remember the smash single from their first album "Whistle While You Twurk" which was one of the lamest songs to come out of Georgia ever.

"I'm Tired" is a slow paced song, its too slow, the beat sounds like its missing some key components, this is a song that you will probably never listen to again. The lyrics are actually half way decent, but the beat aint that tight.

Up next is "Alley" which is a more hype song, its on the hardcore crunk type of tip, the beat consists of a piano, a synthesizer, some hi hats and a nice bassline. The lyrics leave much to be desired: "We some alley muthafuckas from the ATL, Georgia Boys, Came to bring the noise, we got them tonka toys" Alley is how they describe themselves, from the streets.

The follow up to "Whistle While You Twurk" is the gayest song of the year "Say I Yi Yi" this song is one of the worst 'booty' type of tracks I've heard. The chorus is lame and the verses throughout the song contain no original content at all, giving shot outs to clubs and sayin "Let me see you I Yi Yi" I dont know how anyone can bare to listen to the track all the way through, without chaing it.

"Sound Off" is reminiscent of Drama's "Left, Right, Left" because its related to the military, but thats the only similarity between the 2. This track is like a harder version of "Say I Yi Yi" its mostly dedicated to hoes on the dancefloor.

Heavy brass and hi-hats are all in "Be Myself", this is one of the few good tracks on this album. This beat is real bumpin and the chorus is kinda catchy too. If you was to hear this track on the radio, you wouldn't think it was Ying Yang, it has a little bit of a Florida feel to it, its a real hard track.

"Drop Like This 2001" features Dirty, I cant believe Dirty did a song with Ying Yang Twinz, but I guess the money was right. The beat is decent, but its gets annoying after a little bit, its mostly a guitar which is being played real fast. The chorus is very simple: 'Drop like this bitch, drop like this bitch' It would've been nice if they had a creative chorus. Dirty does come with some nice verses, thats the highlite of this track and the only positive aspect about it.

We got a similar situation on the next track, Ying Yang Twinz are joined by Pastor Troy and Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz. The song has a little bit of some electric guitar in the beat and thats really about it. The chorus is pretty lame and the song has Pastor Troy sayin 'Well uh-huh" throughout it. Pastor Troy has a short, but tight verse.

The album is finished with a few more less than tight tracks, including "Tongue Bath", "Twerkulator" and "Crank It Up"

If I had to compare Ying Yang Twinz to anyone, I would describe them as a hardcore Tag Team. They seem to have an identity problem though, their singles are only shake ya ass with a of fairy tale melody to them, but their album has some street shit on it. You cant go with both, pick one and stick with it, you cant get respect from anyone on the street with Say I Yi Yi type of song. I dont know who would like this album, except for maybe a DJ at a lame club. Dirty and Pastor Troy lose respect from me for workin with them. Unbelievable. If you liked their first album, you will probably like this one.