Willam: Shartistry In Motion Track By Track Review

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When it comes to drag queens achieving mainstream success, few ever make it as far into the spotlight as Drag Race Season 4 contender Willam Belli. 

Willam found infamy when she became the first (and only) queen to be disqualified from Drag Race for breaking the rules of her contract. Since then she has become hugely successful online with her comical parodies of chart songs and her Willams Beatdown series. 

Willam's songs have millions of hits on YouTube and her song Boy Is A Bottom currently boasts over EIGHTEEN MILLION views. She has just released her eagerly anticipated second album titled Shartistry In Motion. 

If the name doesn't give it away Shartistry In Motion is a crude comedy album with slick production and tongue firmly planted between cheeks. It would make any middle-aged housewife die of shock and it is tremendous fun. 

The album opens with the retro number Coin On The Dresser. It is a heavenly slice of sordid disco realness. A song about prostitution has never sounded so damn good. 

Next up is Ride For AIDS (feat Alaska 5000). It is a parody of Taylor Swifts blank space for HIV/AIDS awareness that manages to be both hilarious and charitable. ("I'm a fuckin saint" )Willam really does deserve credit for managing to fit the word Schmorgesborg into a songs lyrics.  The lyrics are well crafted and at times hilarious. "Please don't sue us, Taylor Swift we're do-gooders"

Track number three features season 4 legend Latrice Royale. It is titled Thick Thighs and it is twerking paradise. The song is crude, offensive and absolutely HILARIOUS. It also features some amazing production too. This song will do amazingly live and I can see it becoming popular in gay clubs around the world. 

Track four is the single American Apparel Ad Girls (feat Courtney Act and Alaska 5000). 

The video for this track was released eight months ago for the American Apparel campaign of which the three queens modeled for. However, the track is far more than a mere advert. It features some great lyrics, production and by far the best vocals Courtney has put on any track. 

UCC (Feat Rhea Litre) is up next. It is the most slowed down track on the album. It is very easy listening. Both Willam and Rhea deliver very impressive vocals on this track. Whilst it is not a stand out on the album it is by no means a poor track. 

How Much Can't is track number six and it is a delight. It is everything a good Willam song should be, crude, funny, well produced and mocking someone/something. It is another fun, dancey track which sounds at its best when blasted loudly. 

Track 7 is Es Una Pasiva (aka Boy Is A Bottom in Spanish). There are no words for how funny and catchy this song is. Willam delivers some brilliant vocals and looks stunning in the video. 

The final track is titled Only Anally. It is a parody of Unconditionally by Katy Perry. The lyrics would probably be considered crude by 98.2% of the population, but that is what makes Willams work so much fun. I am sure Katy Perry wishes she paid someone to write this version of the song instead of the original version. 

Although Shartistry In Motion is only eight tracks long it is a very solid release. There are no filler tracks and every song is bound to get stuck in your head (probably at the most inappropriate moment). 

Top Tracks:

Thick Thighs (feat Latrice Royale), Coin On The Dresser, How Much Can't, Ride For AIDS. 

You can purchase Shartistry In Motion from Amazon, iTunes or your local clinic.