Lil Twist

Last updated

Lil Twist
Birth nameChristopher Lynn Moore [1]
Also known asTwizzy F.
Born (1993-01-11) January 11, 1993 (age 30)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels

Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. [2] He signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Republic Records in 2010. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Career

Lil Twist is from Dallas, Texas. He dropped out of high school after completing one year. [4]

When he was 12 years old, Lil Twist went to a Lil Wayne concert in Tyler, Texas and opened for Lil Wayne. Impressed, Cortez and Wayne flew Lil Twist to Atlanta to see how he was in a recording studio. [9]

He released his first single, "The Texas Twist", when he was 10 years old, which was #1 locally in Dallas for 6 straight weeks. [10]

He released mixtapes such as The Golden Child, and a single, "Love Affair" to build anticipation for his planned but never released album, Bad Decisions.

He was featured in XXL hip hop magazine's "2011 Freshman Class". Since then, he has been featured as a guest artist on recordings by Bieber in "Twerk", "Wind It" and others, 2 Chainz in "Do What I Want" and with Miley Cyrus. His 2012 mixtape 3 Weeks in Miami is a collaboration with Khalil. [11]

Lil Twist has made guest appearances on Disney Channel's animated series Fish Hooks as the voice of Brandon Bubbler.

On April 11, 2017, Lil Twist dropped his mixtape, Young Carter.

Personal life

On July 11, 2013, Lil Twist was arrested for DUI in Calabasas, California. He was driving Justin Bieber's Fisker Karma and was alleged to be going between 60 and 70 mph in a 30 mph zone. [12]

Lil Twist was arrested and charged with making criminal threats, burglary, grand theft, battery and 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon in March 2015. This was after Twist and four others assaulted Disney actor Kyle Massey and Massey's brother, Christopher Massey. [13] On December 1, 2016, Lil Twist pleaded no contest to six charges and received a one-year sentence. [14] He was released from prison in March 2017 after serving seven and one-half weeks of his sentence. [15]

Discography

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[16] 		US
R&B
[17] 		US
Rap
[18]
We Are Young Money [19]
  • Released: December 21, 2009 (US) [19]
  • Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
931
Young Money: Rise of an Empire [20]
  • Released: March 11, 2014 (US) [20]
  • Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
742

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, showing year released
TitleAlbum details
Year Book [21]
  • Released: August 21, 2009
  • Format: Digital download
Class President [22]
  • Released: November 21, 2009
  • Format: Digital download
The Takeover [23]
  • Released: October 29, 2010
  • Format: Digital download
The Golden Child [24]
  • Released: December 20, 2011
  • Format: Digital download
3 Weeks in Miami [25]
(with Khalil)
  • Released: February 14, 2012
  • Format: Digital download
The Golden Child 2 [26]
  • Released: January 20, 2016
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
[27]
"The Leak"
(featuring Lil Wayne)		200977Year Book
"Little Secret"
(featuring Bow Wow)		2010—Non-album single
"Love Affair"
(featuring Lil Wayne)		201187Class President
"New Money"
(featuring Mishon)		—Non-album singles
"Turn't Up"
(featuring Busta Rhymes)		201288
"Pyrex"
(featuring Cory Gunz)		2014—The Golden Child 2
"Good Credit"
(featuring Foolie Faime)		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions [28] Album
US
Bub
[29] 		US R&B/HH
"Popular"
(Lil Wayne featuring Lil Twist)		201013— I Am Not a Human Being
"Hey Lil Mama"
(Khalil featuring Lil Twist)		2011—111 [A] —
"Go"
(Chrystian featuring Lil Twist)		2013—110 [A]
"Ball Hard"
(Lil Wayne featuring Lil Twist)		202021— Funeral
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lil Wayne</span> American rapper and singer (born 1982)

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and is often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wayne's career began in 1995, when he was signed by rapper Birdman to his record label Cash Money Records, becoming the youngest member of the label at age eleven. From then on, he was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records before ending his association with the imprint in June 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cash Money Records</span> American record label

Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Baby" Williams. In the early years, Cash Money Records released albums of Juvenile, B.G., and Hot Boys. Distributed by Republic Records, the label has been home to a roster of mostly hip hop artists, including Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga. The company is regarded as one of the most successful record labels of the 2000s–2010s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lil Wayne albums discography</span>

American rapper Lil Wayne has released thirteen studio albums, one collaborative album, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and twenty-nine mixtapes. Wayne made his album debut in 1999, with Tha Block Is Hot, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His later albums, Lights Out released in 2000, and 500 Degreez, released in 2002, attracted minor attention. In 2004, he released the first of his infamous Carter series, with Tha Carter. In 2005, Tha Carter II was released. In 2006, Wayne released a collaborative album with rapper Birdman, titled Like Father, Like Son. In 2008, Wayne released his best-selling album so far, titled Tha Carter III. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA, Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Lil Wayne founded record label Young Money Entertainment and released a collaborative album featuring rappers signed to the label, We Are Young Money, in 2009, followed by his debut rock music album Rebirth in 2010. While serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being, in September 2010. The next addition to Tha Carter series, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011. In 2013, Wayne released a sequel to his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being, titled I Am Not a Human Being II, followed by two compilation albums with his labels, Rich Gang (2013), and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014). After years of legal battles, his 12th studio album Tha Carter V was released on September 28, 2018. Lil Wayne released another album, Funeral, on January 31, 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyga</span> American rapper (born 1989)

Micheal Ray Stevenson, known professionally as Tyga, is an American rapper. After a number of independent releases, Tyga signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records in 2008. His major label debut, Careless World: Rise of the Last King was released in 2011 and included the successful singles "Rack City", "Faded", "Far Away", and "Still Got It". The album's success was followed up with the moderately-received Hotel California (2013) and the collaborative effort with singer Chris Brown, Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mack Maine</span> American record executive from Louisiana

Jermaine Anthony Preyan, better known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American record executive, songwriter, and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. Mack Maine has been the president of Young Money Entertainment since 2009, and is also the founder of his own label, Soothe Your Soul Records.

Peter Cory Pankey, Jr., better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. Gunz is currently signed to After Platinum Records, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Republic Records.

"Roger That" is a hip hop song by rap group Young Money Entertainment released as the third single from their debut collaboration album We Are Young Money. Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga rap on this song. The video was released on March 1, 2010, alongside "Girl I Got You".

Teyon Isiah Winfree, better known by his stage name Vado, is an American rapper from New York. He formed the hip hop duo U.N. with hometown native Cam'ron in 2009, releasing two regionally acclaimed collaborative albums: Heat in Here Vol. 1 (2010) and Gunz n' Butta (2011), as well as the mixtape series, Boss of All Bosses. Vado then signed a solo recording contract with DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group, an imprint of Cash Money and Republic Records in 2013 to release his debut commercial single, "My Bae" the following year. Although failing to reach mainstream success, Vado made notable guest appearances on Khaled's studio albums We the Best Forever (2011), Suffering from Success (2013), and I Changed a Lot (2015); he continued releasing mixtapes for the New York audience until departing We the Best in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khalil (singer)</span> American singer

Khalil Amir Sharieff, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sacramento, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yo Gotti discography</span>

American rapper Yo Gotti has released 11 studio albums, 22 mixtapes and 57 singles, and 5 promotional singles. After several guest appearances, mixtapes and independent releases, he released his major-label debut album Life, in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love Me (Lil Wayne song)</span> 2013 single by Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future

"Love Me" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future from the former's tenth studio album I Am Not a Human Being II (2013). Written by the artists alongside producers Mike WiLL Made It and A+, it was released on January 18, 2013, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the second single from the album. It also appeared for free download on the Rich Gang mixtape Rich Gang: Allstars (2014).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Currensy discography</span> Hip hop recording artist discography

This is the discography of American rapper Curren$y.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Young Scooter</span> American rapper (born 1986)

Kenneth Edward Bailey, better known by his stage name Young Scooter, is an American rapper who is affiliated with Freebandz and 1017 Brick Squad Records and CEO of his own label Black Migo Gang. Scooter grew to prominence in 2012 after releasing a number of successful mixtapes and collaborating with notable rappers such as Gucci Mane, Future, Waka Flocka Flame and Chief Keef. His mixtape Street Lottery received positive reviews and was certified gold on popular mixtape site DatPiff. It was placed at number 24 on SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fredo Santana</span> American rapper (1990–2018)

Derrick Antonio Coleman, known professionally as Fredo Santana, was an American rapper. The older cousin of rapper Chief Keef, Santana began recording music in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes throughout 2012 and 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gudda Gudda</span> American rapper from Louisiana

Carl Eugene Lilly Jr., better known by his stage name Gudda Gudda, is an American rapper from New Orleans. He was originally a member of Sqad Up with Kidd Kidd and Lil Wayne. After forging a long-time friendship with Wayne, he signed to Young Money Entertainment, and later Republic Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">My Nigga</span> 2013 single by YG featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan

"My Nigga" is a song by American rapper YG, released on September 17, 2013, as the lead single from his debut studio album My Krazy Life (2014). The song, produced by frequent collaborator DJ Mustard, features guest appearances from CTE World founder Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan. It interpolates "The Sky is the Limit", as written and performed by Lil Wayne as well as the popular refrain from C-Murder's single "Down for My N's".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Versace (song)</span> 2013 single by Migos

"Versace" is the debut single by American hip hop group Migos. It was released in July 2013, by Quality Control Music. The hook "Versace Versace Versace" was created by Peter Thomson who spit the hook to the Migos and Quality Control when they were in Springfield, Massachusetts. The track, which was included on their mixtape Y.R.N. (2013), was produced by Zaytoven. Following a remix by Canadian rapper Drake, the song became popular and peaked at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Drake performed it at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival. The song is ranked as one of the 100 songs that defined the 2010s decade by Billboard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skeme</span> American rapper (born 1990)

Lonnie Kimble, better known by his stage name Skeme, is an American rapper from Inglewood, California. Skeme has collaborated with various West Coast rappers such as the group Black Hippy, Bizzy Bone, The Game, Dom Kennedy, Nipsey Hussle, E-40, Casey Veggies and Problem among others. In 2012, Skeme released his debut studio album Alive & Living under RBC Records. His second studio album Ingleworld was released in 2013 by MADE Headlines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rich the Kid</span> American rapper (born 1992)

Dimitri Leslie Roger, professionally known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. After a number of independent mixtapes, he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to release his debut studio album, The World Is Yours (2018). The album, supported by the singles "New Freezer" and "Plug Walk", peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. His second and third studio albums, The World Is Yours 2 (2019) and Boss Man (2020) saw trailing commercial success. He also released the collaborative mixtapes Nobody Safe (2020) and Trust Fund Babies (2021) with YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Lil Wayne respectively. Furthermore, Roger is the founder of Rich Forever Music, a label which has signed rappers Famous Dex and Jay Critch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DJ Khaled</span> American DJ and record producer (born 1975)

Khaled Mohammed Khaled, known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American disc jockey, record producer, and record executive. Originally a Miami-based radio hype man, Khaled has become known for his extensive curation of high-profile music industry artists and producers to record singles or albums. His distinctions are his booming voice presence, "motivational" abstractions, and numerous catchphrases. While his musical contribution is often questioned, Khaled's role has been widely described as "organization, direction, [and] promotion".

References

  1. ↑ "Lil Twist Arrested For DUI". Vibe. July 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, Daniel. (February 22, 2011) XXL Magazine Names Oak Cliff Rapper Lil Twist To Its 2011 Freshman Class. Blogs.dallasobserver.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Lil Twist officially inks deal with Lil Waynes Young Money label. Ballerstatus.com. March 22, 2010.
  4. 1 2 The Glimmering Future of Lil Twist – Page 1 – Music – Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach – New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Browardpalmbeach.com (March 31, 2011). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ Justin Bieber Kicks Lil Za, Lil Twist Out After Jewelry Heist. TMZ.com (September 24, 2013). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lil Twist Won't Let The 'Bullsh-' Justin Bieber Stories 'Crumble' Him. MTV.com (September 9, 2013). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Who is Justin Bieber’s friend Lil Twist? | canada.com. O.canada.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ Justin Bieber's BFF Being Blamed for Pot Controversy: Who Is Lil Twist? – Us Weekly. Usmagazine.com (January 8, 2013). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ History in the Making: Lil Twist Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Play.converse.com. June 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ XXL Freshmen: Lil Twist. Xxlmag.com. 2011.
  11. ↑ de Revere, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Justin Bieber's Party Posse: A Primer on Khalil, Lil Za & Lil Twist". Radio.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Lil Twist arrested for suspected DUI in Justin Bieber's car". CBS News. July 11, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lil Twist Facing 25 Years In Jail Over Attack". March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lil Twist – 1 Year Behind Bars for Chris Massey Beatdown". TMZ.
  15. ↑ Ivey, Justin (March 31, 2017). "Lil Twist Released From Prison". XXL.
  16. ↑ "Young Money Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Young Money Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Young Money Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  19. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "We Are Young Money – Young Money". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
  20. 1 2 "Young Money Readies 'Rise of an Empire' Compilation for March" . Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Lil-Twist – The Year Book". Datpiff. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Lil-Twist – Class President Hosted by DJ Ill Will, DJ Rockstar". Datpiff. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Lil-Twist – The Takeover (Carte Blanche Edition) Hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar". Datpiff. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Lil-Twist – The Golden Child Hosted by DJ Ill Will". Datpiff. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Lil-Twist – 3 Weeks In Miami". YoungMoneyHQ. February 14, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Lil-Twist – The Golden Child 2". Spinrilla. January 20, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Lil Twist – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Chart Search – Billboard". www.billboard.com.
  29. ↑ "Lil Twist – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.