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Catalog Catch Up: Twista feat. Pharrell – “Lavish”

Posted on September 28th, 2010
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Karen


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It’s crazy to believe half a decade has passed – September 8, 2005, to be exact – since I first heard this track.

Back during this time, Twista was coming off Kamikaze, the album which still ranks as his most commercially successful to date. That said, finding out he wouldn’t be working with Kanye heavily for the ’05 follow up, The Day After, didn’t bode to well. And while the album did not succeed its predecessor, that’s not to say there weren’t some quality tracks sprinkled throughout.

Evident by the title, the Pharrell-featured “Lavish” was definitely one of the standouts. In a nutshell, the song spoke about the desired fruits of life and the lengths people will go to have them. The beat was smooth enough for Twista deliver his signature flow, but also drop some knowledge at the same time. Looking back, however, the highlight was Pharrell. His verse was – for the lack of a better term – crazy and still one of my favorites from him to this day.

Niggaz at each other thinkin they will bust you
The bang is the same even if it’s muffled
But the moment so loud when a dead man hug you
He’s cold in your arms, but you ain’t gon’ be foldin your arms
You gon’ be lowered in your arms
Cryin to open the jar, and to add injury to insult
You’re smokin your life away
Look at me, big car big house big jewels
All that came out my backpack
You ain’t gon’ do it, it ain’t gon’ work, you ain’t gon’ prove it
Even though that hurt, I just skated past that

A rewind worthy offering if there is one. I went to school in the Hampton Roads area during this time, so it was a big moment when he shouted Norfolk out at the end of his verse.

DL: Twista feat. Pharrell – “Lavish”

0 responses to “Catalog Catch Up: Twista feat. Pharrell – “Lavish””

  1. Jon says:

    Classic track. That just took me through a serious memory. Thanks.

  2. Tylia says:

    Wow. LOVE this track. It’s so crazy you have it featured up here. Yeah every time this comes up on the shuffle it brings a smile to my face.