Working with Creator's Way and The Legendary Traxter, producer of the platinum hit, "Po Pimp," Twista approached Adrenaline Rush with much more patience and care. In his urban grit diary he creates musical paradise from poverty's riches. G-funk and challenging the looseness of modern free-styling, he raps to reveal emotions ranging from ecstasy and joy to sadness and pain. 96 on Hot 100.įinally with Adrenaline Rush, Twista's transformation from pioneering Windy City hero to spatter king is complete. 77 on Billboard Hot 200, and its single "Get It Wet" reached at No. The album became his first charting effort, peaking at No. He then dropped the word "Tung" from his stage name. He turned up in 1996 to snatch pavement props and earn Gold status for being featured on Do or Die's number one Billboard rap single, "Po Pimp." This led to a contract with Atlantic Records, which released "Adrenaline Rush" in 1997. Due to problems with record labels and marketing issues involving fellow Chicago rapper Common's album of the same name, the album was only released in the city of Chicago and thus got very little national attention despite its prospect to become a hit. Two years later, Twista released an indie album "Resurrection". He was dropped by the recording company after that. Unfortunately, his album did not sell well. His debut album "Runnin Off at da Mouth" was released in 1992. He subsequently made his mark on the signed to Loud Records, but also the first rapper out of the Windy City to ink a major record deal. He was invited to fly to L.A to demonstrate his unique lyrical prowess, and instantly won over the label bosses with his distinctive and undeniable talent. He, at that time, did the performance under the name Tung Twista.Īfter going from one stage to another, Twista finally caught the attention of a Chicago promoter from Loud Records. Amazed, the DJ jumped at the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become Twista's manager. Twista, got his meteoric rise to fame in 1991 when a local radio DJ, with a reputation for discovering Chicago artists, saw him performing at a talent show held at the Gold Dome on Chicago's West Side. Twista's local notoriety grew in the underground mixtape circuit, as he was featured on several Chicago rap mixtapes, notably Chibangin, alongside unsigned artists like Psychodrama, Triple Darkness and DA Smart. On the album he disses Treach of Naughty By Nature, who had stated that Twista's style was all show and no content. Twista dropped the 'Tung' off of his name for his second album, "Resurrection", which was never released outside of some parts of Chicago. In his first album there are various praises of Islam and indications of his passion for the religion. He was also a devoted Muslim but it is unclear why he has changed his faith.
TWISTA HOPE LYRICS COACH CARTER PROFESSIONAL
Recalling the support Chicago's underground gave him after freestyle showcases and talent shows, he says "It was the love of everybody that was around me that pushed me to higher and higher levels of acheivement."īefore starting his professional career, however, he had several other jobs, including working at a factory, selling shoes, telemarketing, working at McDonald's, working as a security guard, and cutting hair. Twista says his trend-setting style developed under a sort of musically-induced schizophrenia ("Basically hip-hop was being imbeded into my head at the same time that I was listening to house") and was spurred forward by hearing positive feedback. Rap & DJ Polo," Twista remembers, "is what first inspired me to become an MC."
He first became aware of rap by way of college radio.
Then, after being exposed to krush grooves by the likes of Kurtis Blow, the Sugarhill Gang and the Fat Boys, hip-hop started engaging his mind. He had a best friend named Silent (his real name was Richard Pena).įirst he moved his body to hyperactive house tracks of his hometown. His attraction to music also began building from an early age. He used his inner strength to help pull him through, while his dreams centered around either music or art. Billboard 200 album chart after the success of his number-one Billboard Hot 100 single, 'Slow Jamz'.īorn and raised in the K-Town section of Chicago's infamous, impoverished west side, Twista grew up amid scenes of junkies, drugs, violence and poverty. His 2004 album "Kamikaze" went to number-one on the U.S. "Cavalier Terrell Mitchell", (born on Novemin Chicago, Illinois) better known by his stage name "Twista", is an American rapper that held the title of fastest rapper in the world according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to rap 11.2 syllables per second. "My style was designed to pump listeners up, and when I went back and listened to the recorded songs, the only name that made sense was Adrenaline Rush."
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