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U.S.A, the Ying Yang Twins sophomore release is like a template for how to make successful ‘crunk music’. We’ve got altered and blinged up teeths, we got screams, we got shouts, we got jewellery and if their MTV cribs spot is anything to go by we got shit loads of money as well (I wasn’t watching so much as channel hopping, I swear). Oh and we’ve got sex, sex, more sex, some songs about sex and then some rhymes about sex and some choruses about sex. Did I mention the sex thing? Good. What we haven’t got though is music or anything else for that matter, but from the looks of it and the rest of the crunk’s brigade output (I’m looking at you goblet having man) it’s not something that seems to matter much when it comes to crunk. It looks good that’s for sure, as for how it sounds well… some of it sounds dope in the clubs, grinding it on the dancefloor but as far as home listening goes, it’s well under par. The beats are what you’d expect really alongside the appearance of many members of the aforementioned crunk brigade including Mike Jones, Pitbull and Lil’ Scrappy. However there are a few people on here who should really know better and some who should ask for a map and a ride out of town before something bad happens (Adam Levine of Maroon 5 I’m looking at you buddy). Quality control seems to have also been left off the menu, with 23 tracks including about 20 too many. Ok I’m being a bit harsh, but seriously how long can you rap about the same shit for before it becomes boring beyond reason? Don’t get me wrong I love sex as much as the next man, maybe more but if I wanna listen to a whole album of it, there’s better and more enjoyable ones in my crates already. You only have to listen to ‘Hoes’ with its chorus of ‘I hate hoes/hoes hate me’ or ‘Pull my Hair’ to get the point and want to move on. Instead you get more and more, and you get the genre defining track that is ‘Wait’, with its ending chants of ‘Beat the pussy up, beat the pussy up’ and then you either throw the CD out of the window or you get your ladies attention and… So to cut a long story short (which you’ve already read anyway) buy this if crunk is your thing or if you need to get laid (at least it’s to the point, she’ll thank you for it), avoid it like the pest if it isn’t and if you’re still undecided than maybe this will be enough to bring you back to reality and see the light of reason. I miss 2 Live Crew.
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Ying Yang Twins Unites States of Atlanta LP
