Kelly reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a success.Ĭ. The second single 'Overnight Celebrity' had also reached top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and world R&B chart in March 2004. Kamikaze built on the success of 'Slow Jamz' to reach the top of the Billboard 200 album charts on release in January 2004 and to go Platinum by March 2004.

It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and world R&B charts in early 2004. The first single 'Slow Jamz' featured Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. But for one singular rapper unwilling and unafraid to stick to his guns, it's a deeply satisfying record.' Other reviews are pretty average or mixed: Q gave it three stars out of five and said, 'Twista's overshadowed by West, but with jacked-up soul tunes such as 'Overnight Celebrity', the result, who cares?' The Village Voice, however, gave it a mixed review and said that the album 'Suggests nothing so much as Adrenaline Rush part two.' Commercial performance Club gave it a favorable review and stated that the album 'feels eclectic without stooping to demographics-pandering, though its contradictory elements create a few jarring moments.' E! Online gave it a B and said, 'Twista still manages to steal the limelight on hot booty-busters like 'Slow Jamz' and 'Pimp On.'' Yahoo! Music UK gave it seven stars out of ten and called it 'overlong, like almost every rap album today, and it's not the sort of place to come expecting erudition or insight. The album has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 'generally positive reviews'. The song 'Overnight Celebrity' contains a sample of the Lenny Williams' 1978 song 'Cause I Love You'.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The song 'Sunshine' contains the backing track from Lovely Day by Bill Withers. After all the people that were out when I was out years ago fell off, I’m still out here competing with the shorties. Musically, I want to show that I'm still out here doing my thing. 'I want to show the streets that I'm back and that I'm true to the game. I represent the artists that keep it true to what really is, to be able to make rappers want to write.' But I write when I get in a zone more than writing because I’ve got to do this. I could sit down all day and write something. Otherwise, I could have 10 albums out there, easy.

'I represent for the MCs that have skills, not just make music for the hell of it. On his website, Twista stated that he made Kamikaze to show that he was still true to the ideals that he had when he started out.

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