Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known mononymously as Twista, is an American rapper. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds.
The Legendary Traxster is an American songwriter, rapper and record producer. A native of Chicago, he is best known as a producer for Twista, Do or Die and Ludacris. He is the owner of Traxster Inc. and Co-CEO of CWAL Records. In 2017 he launched Nothing But Dope LLC imprint distributed through Priority Records. He is also one half of the Hip Hop duo House Lindley which is composed of him and his wife Tia London.
"Spit Your Game" is the second single by Notorious B.I.G. from his Duets: The Final Chapter album, a remixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The song features guest appearances from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone and Twista and sampled Walter Jackson's "My Ship Is Coming In". The single is a double A-side with "Hold Ya Head", a song which samples "Johnny Was" by Bob Marley.
"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single from Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced and features uncredited vocals by Kanye West. It contains a sample of the 1978 song "Cause I Love You" By Lenny Williams. The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 2004. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.
Adrenaline Rush is the third studio album by rapper Twista, released on June 24, 1997. It was his second album nationally released, after his previous effort Resurrection was shelved outside of Chicago. The album had guest artists: Johnny P, Liffy Stokes, Miss Kane, Malif, Mayz and Turtle Banks. The first single off the album was "Emotions", a song which reworked the chorus of the Do or Die hit "Po Pimp". The single "Get It Wet" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 96. With very little airplay or radio play outside the midwest, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 15, 2019.
"Slow Jamz" is a song by American rapper Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It was released from 2003 to 2004, through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records, as the lead single from Twista's fourth studio album Kamikaze (2003), and the second single from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). The song was written by Twista, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, and the producer West. It samples Luther Vandross' cover of Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "A House Is Not A Home", and contains genres of hip hop, pop rap, R&B, and soul. The song's lyrics reference slow jam artists and describes the role of lovermen.
"Po Pimp" is the debut single by Do or Die, it served as the lead single from their debut album, Picture This. The song was produced by The Legendary Traxster and featured a guest verse from fellow Chicago rapper Twista and vocals from R&B singer Johnny P.
"Anything" is a song by rapper Jay-Z that is found on the Vinyl 12" "Anything " 1999 with a Remix of DJ Tomekk from Def Jam Germany and later on Beanie Sigel's 2000 album The Truth. It is produced by Sam Sneed and P. Skam, who sample Lionel Bart's "I'll Do Anything" for the track's beat and chorus. The sample from Oliver! heavily popularized "Anything", as did the Annie sample on "Hard Knock Life ", "Anything" was also a bonus track on Jay-Z's album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter as is "Anything " on the Japanese version of the album.
"Cuddy Buddy" is the second single from Mike Jones' second album The Voice. The single version features Trey Songz, Lil Wayne and Twista. The album version features T-Pain instead of Songz. It was produced by Bigg D and Jim Jonsin. The song samples Keith Sweat's "How Deep is Your Love".
"Ride" is the second single from Ace Hood's debut album Gutta. It features Trey Songz, and is produced by The Inkredibles. T-Pain wrote the chorus. The video was shot on August 1, 2008.
"Wetter" is a song by American rapper Twista off his seventh album Category F5 and released as the first single. The song features the singer Erika Shevon, and was produced by The Legendary Traxster. It is sometimes referred to as the second part to the song "Get It Wet" off his 1997 album Adrenaline Rush due its similarities. It was released as a digital download on February 24, 2009. The radio version is remixed. The song contains elements from Janet Jackson's 1994 hit "Any Time, Any Place". It is a straightforward slow jam, with Shevon's vocal chorus punctuating Twista's two verses. The 'calling you daddy' section serves as both an intro and outro. There is a freestyle by Lil Wayne & Shanell called "Wayne On Me" from Wayne's 2009 mixtape No Ceilings. This song is Twista's highest-charting single since Girl Tonite (2005).
"On Top" is the second single by American rapper Twista of his seventh album Category F5. The song features R&B singer Akon and was produced by GoodWill & MGI, "On Top" was confirmed as the second official single of Twista's seventh album, after the lead single Wetter featuring singer Erika Shevon
"Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" is the first official single from Lloyd Banks' third album H.F.M. 2 , which was released on November 23, 2010. The song was released as a digital download on February 9, 2010. It was added to KAMP-FM in Los Angeles in four days from release.
"Mr. Tung Twista" is the first single released by Twista, who was then known as Tung Twista, from his debut album, Runnin' Off at da Mouth. It was released in November 22, 1991 shortly before Twista became the Guinness Book of World Records holder as the fastest emcee in 1992. A promotional music video was released and got played on shows such as Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City, but the single itself failed to make it to the Billboard charts.
"So Sexy" was the third single released from Twista's fourth album, Kamikaze. The song was produced and featured R&B singer R. Kelly and became Twista's third straight top 40 hit from the album, having peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. "So Sexy" was followed by "So Sexy: Chapter II " which also made it to the Billboard charts.
"Sunshine" was the fourth single released from Twista's fourth album, Kamikaze. The song did not find success in the US, but in the UK, "Sunshine" peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. "Sunshine" features R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and was produced by Red Spyda.
"So Sexy Chapter II " is a single by Twista featuring R. Kelly, and a sequel to their previous hit single, "So Sexy". The song did not appear on the original release of Twista's album Kamikaze, but was later included on the re-release as one of two new bonus tracks. While not as successful as the original, "So Sexy Chapter II" made it onto two Billboard charts in the US, peaking at 92 on the Billboard 200 and 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
"Make a Movie" is the first single and a popular song from American rapper Twista's eighth studio album The Perfect Storm. It was released on August 24, 2010. The track charted in the United States and a music video was shot.
Dark Horse is the ninth studio album by American rapper Twista. The album was released on August 12, 2014, by Get Money Gang Entertainment and Caroline Records. The album features guest appearances from Tyme, Dra Day, Tia London, Tech N9ne, Wiz Khalifa, Berner, DJ Victoriouz, Gritz, R. Kelly, Chief Keef and Stunt Taylor.
"Impossible" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Kanye West, featuring Twista, Keyshia Cole and BJ. The song was not featured on West's albums Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007) that were released around the same time as it, but was featured on the Mission: Impossible III soundtrack. The track was actually used as the official theme song for this film. It charted on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Bubbling Under Hot 100 in 2006.
