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. 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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