The star-studded effort sold much lower than its predecessor though, but managed to be certified gold.Īfter dropping one more album " Adrenalin Rush", Twista formed his own record company, Get Money Gang Entertainment. Collipark on the production team, he cooked up materials with Mariah Carey, Lil Kim, Trey Songz and Pittbull among others as featured guests. With the help from Pharrell Williams, Darkchild, Scott Storch and Mr. Overall, the "Kamikaze" album and its singles gave Twista a new level of success and rose his profile significantly within the rap community.Ī year after, Twista came out with another studio project called " The Day After". Its first single "Slow Jamz" (also featured on Kanye's debut album "aThe College Dropout%") became a number-one hit in the U.S. The album came out in 2004 and debuted at the top spot on the U.S. "Kamikaze" featured rappers like Kanye West and Ludacris. The album raked in milestones, soaring to double-platinum status upon its release, with the album's two hottest tracks, "Overnight Celebrity" and "Slow Jamz" skyrocketing to #1 on Billboard Rap Songs Chart. Its paramount success landed Twista nominations for Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards, Rap Artist of the Year and Male New Artist of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards. Twista's next studio album " Mobstability" (1998) was followed with incredible vigor on 2004's " Kamikaze". 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. This led to a contract with Atlantic Records, which released " Adrenaline Rush" in 1997. In 1996, he teamed up with fellow Chicago act Do or Die on the track "Po Pimp", which became a hit single. 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. In the same year, he was dubbed the world's fastest rapper in the Guinness Book of World Records, unrivaled in his inherent ability to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second.
His debut album "aRunning Off 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, born on November 17, 1973, 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.
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