![]() Despite his notoriety from this the album did not sell particularly well, and Twista was dropped from the Loud Records label. His second album, titled Resurrection, was set to be released in 1994, but 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. In 1996 he teamed with fellow Chicago act Do or Die on the track "Po' Pimp", which became a hit single. This led to a contract with Atlantic Records, which released Adrenaline Rush in 1997. Twista had by then dropped the "Tung" from his stage name. Adrenaline Rush became Twista's first charting album, as it peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 200. The album also spawned a Billboard Hot 100 hit in "Get It Wet", which peaked at #96. In 1998 Twista teamed with other Chicago area rappers to form the Speedknot Mobstaz. They released their first album, Mobstability, in 1998. Twista then formed his own Legit Ballin' label, which released two compilation albums: Legit Ballin' in 1999 and Legit Ballin' Vol. The label later released Respect The Game, Vol. 3 in 2002 and Volume 4: Tha Truth in 2006. In 2000, Twista collaborated with Ruff Ryders and Drag-On on the Ruff Ryders: Ryde or Die Vol. 2 album, on the track "Twisted Heat."īeginning in 2002, Twista began recording his album Kamikaze with rappers like Kanye West and Ludacris. Kamikaze came out in 2004 and debuted at the top spot of the American Billboard 200 album chart at #1. Its first single "Slow Jamz" (also featured on Kanye West's debut album The College Dropout), featured West and Jamie Foxx and became a number-one hit in the US. Other singles included "Overnight Celebrity" and "So Sexy" (featuring R. The single was also featured on fellow Chicago rapper Kanye West's first album The College Dropout.Kelly) the album sold around two million copies. "Slow Jamz" was from Twista's fourth album, Kamikaze. He had his first number one single, "Slow Jamz", in 2003. Twista then dropped the word "Tung" from his stage name after the release he signed with Atlantic Records which released third album Adrenaline Rush in 1997. In 1996, he collaborated with fellow Chicago hip hop group Do or Die on the track "Po Pimp". Resurrection shares its name with fellow Chicago rapper Common's second album. Twista released an his second album Resurrection, also under Tung Twista. He was dropped by the recording label Loud Records after his first album did not sell well. In the same year, he was named the world's fastest rapper in the Guinness Book of World Records. He released his first album (under Tung Twista), Runnin' Off at da Mouth, in 1992. Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known as Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. ![]()
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