Twista

Twista or Tung Twista born Carl Terrell Mitchell the November 27th 1973 with Chicago, Illinois is a especially known Rappeur to have a very fast flow.

Biography

Originating in the City in the Wind, Chicago. The childhood of Carl Terrell Mitchell appears that of a traditional Rappeur: it grew in the districts of the west, in K-Town.

Its phrased high-speed and its rhymes in gusts have made it possible Tung Twista to be made known at Zoo Entertainment, a label affiliated to BMG. In 1991, it leaves at 18 years its very first test, very inspired by Tribe Called Quest and Native Tongues, `Runnin Off At Da Mouth'. This enabled him to make its hole in the medium rap made in Chicago, still at the stage of its first stammerings. This disc arrived in the offices of Loud Records, undertaken still unknown at the time but the persons in charge could not have means to make known Twista with the very whole America.

Then since, the rappeur-tornado survives during nearly five years, with mixtapes until starting to hang up again the microphone for odd jobs. In a last hope, it records a piece with a local group, famous Do Gold Die and reconsiders the front of the scene of Chicago with “Po Pimp”. In 1997, one second chance is offered to him by signing on Creator' S Way Associated Labels, which promise to him to leave an album at Atlantic. Its true solo `Adrenaline Rush' arrived at the dedication of gold disc, that is to say more than 500.000 discs sold with the US one. Twista finally broke the local barriers. Consequently, it leaves an album with its group, The Speedknot Mobstaz, but `Mobstability' was a commercial failure. Dissatisfied, of the results, the Rappeur leaves its label.

Twista then continues its catch of way with blows of featurings with artists known as Puff Daddy, Timbaland & Magoo, Jay-Z and the other members of the Rock has Cracked, until 2003 when it also met a good neighbor resulting from Chicago, the producer/rappor Kanye West. The wind started to turn and blow to him of the wings. They record together with Jamie Foxx the tube “Jamz Slow fox trot”, which was an international success, giving ahead the flow of Twista, which nobody can catch up with (except for some exceptions). In the dash, it leaves at the beginning of 2004 its 3rd album `Kamikaze', which climbed very quickly in top of the charts. The stage of exceeded gold disc, it always leaves another individual with Kanye, “Overnight Celebrity” and perpetuates its critical and commercial success until reaching, at the 30 years age, the disc of so much deserved platinum. Not badly of other individual will follow: “So Sexy” with the superstar of R&B R. Kelly to quote only this one. The million specimens achieved, it leaves the same year a republication `Kamikaze' with two titles no-claims bonus.

There in the eye of the cyclone, Twista does not hope to remain about it, since in 2005 its new whole opus leaves, `The Day After' where producers are quoted being part of the top10 such as The Neptunes, Scott Storch or Mr. ColliPark, but separates from Kanye West. The 1st individual one will be " Girl Tonite" in featuring with Trey Songz, N°14 in the USA then " Hit The Floor" with the rappor of Miami, Pitbull, the album will be gold disc (500 000 specimens). Its 7th album " Adrenalin Rush 2007" , is awaited for the summer 2007.

Discography

Runnin' Off At Da Mouth (1991, Tung Twista)
Resurrection (1994, Twista)
Adrenalin Rush (1997, Twista)
Mobstability (with The Speedknot Mobstaz) (1998, Twista)
Kamikaze (2004)
The Day After (album)|The Day After (2005)
Adrenalin Rush 2007 (2007)

Bonds

Official site (US)

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