{"id":125765,"date":"2019-03-13T06:08:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/?p=125765"},"modified":"2019-03-13T06:08:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:08:52","slug":"twista-season-has-begun-with-motown-inspired-single-tonite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/twista-season-has-begun-with-motown-inspired-single-tonite","title":{"rendered":"Twista Season Has Begun With Motown-Inspired Single \u201cTonite\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Groundbreaking <strong>platinum rapper Twista <\/strong>returns  with his new single \u201cTonite.\u201d Inspired by the legendary music of Motown  and Michael Jackson, the song blends a modern energy with smooth,  sultry sonics that harken back to classic 1970s and 1980s soul. <strong>\u201cI\u2019m known to do a fast lyrical cadence, so any time I find a beat that I can pop a different type of flow to, then I love it,\u201d <\/strong>explains Twista, who peppers his \u201cTonite\u201d lyrics with several clever Michael Jackson references. <strong>\u201cI  heard that beat and when I started writing, I liked the way my rhymes  were stacking on top of it. Then it has a Motown, Michael Jackson feel  to it. It all clicked.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n\n\u201cTonite\u201d marks the next chapter for Twista in what is shaping up to be a blockbuster 2019. <strong>In\n March and April, the Illinois rapper will be headlining the Class of 96\n Tour, which features fellow platinum rappers Do Or Die and gold group \nCrucial Conflict, as well as Shawnna and PsychoDrama.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\n<br>\n\n<strong>\u201cOn one level, it\u2019s all of the homies,\u201d<\/strong> Twista says. <strong>\u201cOn\n another level, it\u2019s a lot of the artists from the West Side of Chicago.\n On another level, it\u2019s a lot of artists from my particular era and we \ndon\u2019t usually get together and do a lot of stuff like this. But every \ntime we do, we have a ball and everybody kills it. They all bring a \nfierce delivery when they do their thing.\u201d<\/strong>\n\n<br>\n\nIn June, Twista is slated to release his <strong><em>Summer 96<\/em><\/strong> <strong>mixtape<\/strong>.\n Hosted by DJ Pharris, the collection features Do Or Die, Vic Spenser \nand others. July marks the 10-year anniversary of Twista\u2019s acclaimed <em>Category F5<\/em> LP. He\u2019s also slated to release a new album this year. <strong>\u201cIt\u2019s like I walked back in the studio the day after recording Adrenaline Rush and Kamikaze,\u201d <\/strong>Twista says, comparing his forthcoming LP to his best-selling and most revered albums.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td> In the meantime, \u201cTonite\u201d  sets the stage for Twista to show that, yet again, he\u2019s able to adapt to  current sonic trends while remaining true to his signature high octane  lyrical and delivery style.\u00a0<strong>\u201cWhen a new vibe or a new style comes out, for some strange reason, I will allow myself to get lost for a while,\u201d<\/strong> Twista explains.<strong>  \u201cThen I try to figure it out and try to do it and how to keep up with  the youngins. Then I come back to doing me, but with an understanding  and a vibe of what\u2019s current.\u201d<\/strong> <br><br> <br>https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/tonite-single\/1450655245 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Platinum Chicago Rapper Also Preparing Summer \u201896 Mixtape &#038; Headlining Class Of \u201896 Tour&#8211;New Album Due Later This Year! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[195],"class_list":["post-125765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-twista"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}