Twista

Twista
Twista in April 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Carl Terrell Mitchell
Also known as	Tung Twista
Born	November 27, 1972 (1972-11-27) (age 36)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genres	Hip hop Rap R&B
Occupations	Rapper, record producer
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Loud, Atlantic, Get Money Gang, Capitol
Associated acts	Mariah Carey, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Crucial Conflict, Sean Combs, Do Or Die, Jamie Foxx, R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Jazze Pha, Pharrell, Pitbull, Timbaland, Trey Songz, Speedknot Mobstaz, Kanye West
Website	www.twista.com

Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), (born November 27, 1972) is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second.^[1] His 2004 album Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart after the success of his number-one Billboard Hot 100 single "Slow Jamz."

Twista vs. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

During the mid-to-late 1990s, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony engaged in a feud with Twista. They both became very popular for their quick, rapid-fire style of rapping delivery. The beef started with a dispute over who originated this style. Bone Thugs say that Twista did not come out with the rapid-fire style. Layzie Bone elaborated and said "yeah he came spittin it a hundred miles an hour but he wasn't adding the harmony like us". Twista attacked back with "Crook County" feat. Psychodrama, calling Bone "Hoes of the Harmony." He also threatened that they were going to see Eazy-E soon. However, Layzie Bone and Twista became good friends and they dropped "Mid- West Invasion," soon thereafter the beef ended. Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone still had beef with Twista, they put out subliminal messages dissing Twista in both Krayzie Bone's "Gemini" album and "Leatherface: The Legend" underground album. It was until the "Spit Your Game" video shoot that Krayzie, Wish and Twista ended their Beef. Krayzie Bone was also interviewed.

Discography

Solo albums

• 1992: Runnin' Off at da Mouth
• 1994: Resurrection
• 1997: Adrenaline Rush
• 2004: Kamikaze
• 2005: 2 for 10
• 2005: The Day After
• 2007: Adrenaline Rush 2007
• 2009: Category F5

Albums with Legit Ballaz

• 1999: Legit Ballin Vol 1: The Album
• 2001: Legit Ballin Vol 2: The New Testament 2K (Street Scriptures Compilation)
• 2002: Legit Ballin Vol 3: Respect The Game
• 2006: Legit Ballin Vol.4: Tha Truth

Other Albums

• 1998: Twista And The Speedknot Mobstaz: Mobstability
• 2000: Adrenaline Rush 2000: Twista's Greatest Remixes
• 2001: Ball til' I Fall
• 2008: Twista Presents: Who's got Next
• 2008: Soft Buck Vol.1
• 2008: Twista And The Speedknot Mobstaz: Mobstability II Nation Bizness

References

External links

• Twista official site
• Twista at MySpace