Category F5

Category F5 is the seventh studio album by American rapper Twista. The album marks the first collaboration with Chicago producer the Legendary Traxster since 2004's Kamikaze. The album was released on July 14, 2009. Originally scheduled to feature Kanye West, Akon, Busta Rhymes, Mr. Criminal, Tech N9ne, and Static Major,[11] guest appearances were pared down as many of the leaked songs were recorded, including the song "Problems" featuring Tech N9ne, which was cut because of sample-clearance problems.[12] The track "She Got It" (produced by Jim Jonsin & featuring Bobby Valentino) was cut because the tracks were not 100% ready, although it is thought the track will be made available in the coming months.[12] "All Right" (produced by Kanye West) was included on iTunes as a bonus track.

Category F5
Studio album by Twista
Released	July 14, 2009
Recorded	2008–09
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:45
Label	Get Money Gang EMI
Producer	Carl Mitchell (exec.) Rawle Stewart (exec.) The Legendary Traxster Toxic John Gant Tight Mike Solo Zaytoven Caution & Valley Streetrunner I.L.O. GoodWill & MGI Chad Beatz Marlin Hookman Kanye West No I.D.
Twista chronology
Adrenaline Rush 2007 (2007) Category F5 (2009) The Perfect Storm (2010)
Singles from Category F5
"Wetter" Released: February 24, 2009 "On Top" Released: 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	(7/10)[1]
Allmusic	[2]
DJBooth	[3]
HipHopDX	[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Prefix Magazine	(positive)[6]
RapReviews	(7/10)[7]
The Smoking Section	[8]
USA Today	[9]
XXL	[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Misunderstood" (featuring Buk)	Carl Mitchell Samuel Lindley Jeffery Robinson	The Legendary Traxster	5:03
2.	"American Gangsta"	Mitchell Frederick Taylor	Toxic John Gant	3:29
3.	"Fire" (featuring Lil Boosie)	Mitchell Lindley Torrence Hatch	The Legendary Traxster	4:27
4.	"Talk to Me"	Mitchell Michael Moore	Solo Tight Mike	3:21
5.	"Yellow Light" (featuring R. Kelly)	Mitchell Lindley Robert Kelly	The Legendary Traxster	3:54
6.	"Walking on Ice" (featuring Gucci Mane and OJ da Juiceman)	Mitchell Otis Williams Radric Davis Xavier Dodson	Zaytoven	4:40
7.	"Wetter" (featuring Erika Shevon)	Mitchell Lindley Erika Lockhart Quentin Saffold	The Legendary Traxster	4:11
8.	"Billionaire" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Mitchell Antonio Edwards Maurice Conaway Trevor Smith	Caution & Velly	4:11
9.	"Yo' Body" (featuring Do or Die and Johnny P)	Mitchell Lindley Anthony Round Dennis Round Jonathan Pilgram	The Legendary Traxster	3:47
10.	"Hustla"	Mitchell Mike Aiello Nicholas Warwar P Jones	Streetrunner I.L.O.	3:43
11.	"Gotta Get Me One" (featuring Static Major)	Mitchell Lindley Stephen Garrett	The Legendary Traxster	4:24
12.	"On Top" (featuring Akon)	Mitchell Henri Lanz Will Rappaport	GoodWill & MGI	3:26
13.	"Jump Off"	Mitchell Chad Burnette M Shiloh	Chad Beatz	3:10
14.	"Wanna See 'Em Buss" (featuring Liffy Stokes)	Taylor C Thomas	Toxic	3:20
15.	"Birthday"	Mitchell Marlin "Hookman" Bonds	Bonds	3:37

iTunes edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Read My Mind" (only featured on pre-order edition)			4:28
17.	"Alright" (featuring Kanye West)	Mitchell Kanye West Jeff Bhasker Ernest Wilson	Kanye West Jeff Bhasker No I.D. (co.)	4:52

Best Buy edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Can't Live Without You"	Ben Cybulsky	3:40
17.	"Block Music" (featuring Liffy Stokes, Skooda Chose and B-Hype)	Seven	3:32
18.	"Clappin'"	Bonds	4:11
19.	"I Got People" (featuring Speedknot Mobstaz)	The Legendary Traxster	3:40

Notes

• "Birthday" features additional vocals performed by Marlin "Hookman" Bonds.

Personnel

Artists Twista – primary artist (all tracks) Buk – featured artist (track 1) Lil Boosie – featured artist (track 3) R. Kelly – featured artist (track 5) Gucci Mane – featured artist (track 6) OJ da Juiceman – featured artist (track 6) Erika Shevon – featured artist (track 7) Busta Rhymes – featured artist (track 8) Do or Die – featured artist (track 9) N.A.R.D. – featured artist (track 9) AK – featured artist (track 9) Johnny P – featured artist (track 9) Static Major – featured artist (track 11) Akon – featured artist (track 12) Liffy Stokes – featured artist (track 14) Marlin "Hookman" Bonds – background artist (track 15) Technical personnel The Legendary Traxster – mastering (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–15), recording (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) Matt Hennessy – mastering Jon Spurgeon – recording (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–15), mixing (track 4) Toxic – recording (track 2, 14) R. Kelly – recording (track 5)

Record producers The Legendary Traxster – production (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) John Grant – production (track 2) Toxic – production (tracks 2, 14) Solo – production (track 4) Tight Mike – production (track 4) Zaytoven – production (track 6) Caution & Velly – production (track 8) Streetrunner – production (track 10) I.L.O. – production (track 10) GoodWill & MGI – production (track 12) Chad Beatz – production (track 13) Marlin "Hookman" Bonds – production (track 15) Curtis Kincade – guitar (tracks 7, 11) Additional personnel Carl Mitchell – executive producer Rawle Stewart – executive producer

References

1. AllHipHop review
2. Allmusic review
3. "DJBooth review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
4. HipHopDX review
5. PopMatters review
6. "Prefix Magazine review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
7. RapReviews review
8. "The Smoking Section review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
9. USA Today review
10. XXL review
11. Tardio, Andres (2009-02-26). "Twista Takes Label/Album To EMI/Capitol". Cheri Media Group. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
12. Melo, Justin (2009-07-11). ""In the Studio With" Twista: Category F5". Raptalk. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2009-07-14.