2 album, on the track "Twisted Heat."īeginning in 2002, Twista began recording his album Kamikaze with rappers like Kanye West and Ludacris. In 2000, Twista collaborated with Ruff Ryders and Drag-On on the Ruff Ryders: Ryde or Die Vol. 3 in 2002 and Volume 4: Tha Truth in 2006. The label later released Respect The Game, Vol. Twista then formed his own Legit Ballin' label, which released two compilation albums: Legit Ballin' in 1999 and Legit Ballin' Vol. They released their first album, Mobstability produced entirely by The Legendary Traxster, in 1998. In 1998 Twista teamed with other Chicago area rappers to form the Speedknot Mobstaz. The album also spawned a Billboard Hot 100 hit in "Get It Wet" produced by The Legendary Traxster, which peaked at #96. Adrenaline Rush became Twista's first charting album, as it peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 200. Twista had by then dropped the "Tung" from his stage name. This led to a Cwal's label deal with Atlantic Records, which released Adrenaline Rush in 1997. In 1996 he teamed with Chicago producer The Legendary Traxster and Cwal's Do or Die on the track "Po Pimp" produced by The Legendary Traxster, which became a hit single. His second album, titled Resurrection, was set to be released in 1994, but due to problems with his record label at the time Atlantic Records 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 little national attention. In 1992, Mitchell released his first album called Runnin' Off at da Mouth under the name Tung Twista. His 2004 album Kamikaze reached the top of the US Billboard 200 album chart, after the success of the Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "Slow Jamz".Ĭarl Mitchell grew up in the K-Town area of the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois and began rapping when he was 12. In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit single "Po Pimp", produced by The Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records, where he released his third album Adrenaline Rush and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz, in 1998. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds. Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American recording artist.
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