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Twins test the bounds of marriage, Beenie's sanity
Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer
On their latest edition in the stirring series, which combines the spoken word the sung, reality and fiction, their voices and a cast of side-splitting yet mind-engaging characters, the Twin of Twins tackle the beloved, yet thorny, subject of 'Til Death Do Us Part'.
There are twin warnings on the cover, one of course being about 'Explicit Lyrics' and the other an 'Uptown Advisory: Ghetto Content'. They are both well taken.
The guests who explore the bounds of the bonds of marriage are mostly familiar, Ras Whitey who got whupped by the Judgement Yard crew returning as the respected Dr. Whiteman, Dear Pastor (Rev. Dumas), a host who squeaks 'My God!' where appropriate, Professor Abougani who brings the (mock) African perspective, a lisping Elephant Man, Bob on the Zionly phone line, Renato Adams and, of course, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer.
The topic is (mostly) marriage and naturally D'Angel is there to "answer!", while Rita asks Bob that burning question, just whom he wrote 'Turn Your Lights Down Low' for.
The answer is JPSCo.
The language is not for the faint of heart and, in between the chuckles, it is possible to miss a few points, such as the fact that the Professor, Bob and Bounty all lay down the male law on women's intimate parts. Bob puts it the most printable way: "Man is king and woman is queen, no odda guy come in between."
And the women are not portrayed as exactly weaklings either; the professor's wife finding a boyfriend in Renato Adams, but the table being turned as he declares the sanctity of his home life.
Beenie Man takes a serious beating, literally and figuratively, on this one, as Bounty tells him "yu have no shame, I rev out de bicycle an yu sekkle for the frame". And when Beenie proclaims that the bicycle had had a problem, which he fixed and then rode it properly, Bounty says that Beenie will not be the last rider, as "she ain't got no brakes".
Ouch!!!!
Still, I find structural weaknesses in the inclusion of the exorcising of Beenie Man's demon, as hilarious as it is ("have some Holy water for that", the pastor declares. You hear it tossed, you hear it sizzle and the Beenie devil going "aaaaaahhh!".) As side-splitting as it is, it is a stretch to fit it into the CD. Unless, of course, it is a matter of the devil riding the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall.
I also find the Mr. Muta character overly abrasive; he is a strong personality but the curse words go overboard.
The speaking ends with Kirk from Jacks Hill (it should be Jackass Hill, for how this 'gal clown' operates) and when Mr. Muta advises the sobbing 'bunee' with a gun to "put it inna de miggle a yu aise an mek sure yu no miss" it is a hell of a moment.
To-Isis and Vegas are the guests on three songs, One Gal and F..k It Pon Yu being among the handful on a very good CD
Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer
On their latest edition in the stirring series, which combines the spoken word the sung, reality and fiction, their voices and a cast of side-splitting yet mind-engaging characters, the Twin of Twins tackle the beloved, yet thorny, subject of 'Til Death Do Us Part'.
There are twin warnings on the cover, one of course being about 'Explicit Lyrics' and the other an 'Uptown Advisory: Ghetto Content'. They are both well taken.
The guests who explore the bounds of the bonds of marriage are mostly familiar, Ras Whitey who got whupped by the Judgement Yard crew returning as the respected Dr. Whiteman, Dear Pastor (Rev. Dumas), a host who squeaks 'My God!' where appropriate, Professor Abougani who brings the (mock) African perspective, a lisping Elephant Man, Bob on the Zionly phone line, Renato Adams and, of course, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer.
The topic is (mostly) marriage and naturally D'Angel is there to "answer!", while Rita asks Bob that burning question, just whom he wrote 'Turn Your Lights Down Low' for.
The answer is JPSCo.
The language is not for the faint of heart and, in between the chuckles, it is possible to miss a few points, such as the fact that the Professor, Bob and Bounty all lay down the male law on women's intimate parts. Bob puts it the most printable way: "Man is king and woman is queen, no odda guy come in between."
And the women are not portrayed as exactly weaklings either; the professor's wife finding a boyfriend in Renato Adams, but the table being turned as he declares the sanctity of his home life.
Beenie Man takes a serious beating, literally and figuratively, on this one, as Bounty tells him "yu have no shame, I rev out de bicycle an yu sekkle for the frame". And when Beenie proclaims that the bicycle had had a problem, which he fixed and then rode it properly, Bounty says that Beenie will not be the last rider, as "she ain't got no brakes".
Ouch!!!!
Still, I find structural weaknesses in the inclusion of the exorcising of Beenie Man's demon, as hilarious as it is ("have some Holy water for that", the pastor declares. You hear it tossed, you hear it sizzle and the Beenie devil going "aaaaaahhh!".) As side-splitting as it is, it is a stretch to fit it into the CD. Unless, of course, it is a matter of the devil riding the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall.
I also find the Mr. Muta character overly abrasive; he is a strong personality but the curse words go overboard.
The speaking ends with Kirk from Jacks Hill (it should be Jackass Hill, for how this 'gal clown' operates) and when Mr. Muta advises the sobbing 'bunee' with a gun to "put it inna de miggle a yu aise an mek sure yu no miss" it is a hell of a moment.
To-Isis and Vegas are the guests on three songs, One Gal and F..k It Pon Yu being among the handful on a very good CD