Carl Terrell Mitchell,better known by his stage name Twista,is an American rapper. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992,being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds,but his fastest peak burst was on DJ Kay Slay's "Rolling 50 Deep",coming in at 14.07 syllables per second.
Kamikaze is the fourth studio album by American rapper Twista. It was released on January 27,2004,by Atlantic Records. The album reached the top of the US Billboard 200 chart in early 2004,after the success of its lead single,"Slow Jamz". It sold 312,000 units in its first week of sales,and received generally positive reviews from critics. It is Twista's most successful album,being certified double platinum by the RIAA.
"Hope" is a song by American rapper Twista from the soundtrack of the 2005 movie Coach Carter. Featuring singer Faith Evans who performs the chorus,the song mainly focuses on Twista's view on the War on Terrorism. The version featuring Faith Evans can also be found on her album The First Lady. The song was released to US rhythmic and urban radio on November 22,2004. The original version of the song appears on Twista's Kamikaze album and features CeeLo Green instead of Faith Evans.
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song by American rappers Nelly,P. Diddy,and Murphy Lee. It was released in 2003 from the Bad Boys II Soundtrack. The song was also included on Lee's debut album,Murphy's Law. It topped the Billboard Hot 100,giving Nelly his third number one on the chart,Lee's first,and P. Diddy's fifth,making Diddy the rapper with the most number one hits on the chart at the time before being passed by Drake. The song won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
"So Lonely" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and record producer Rodney Jerkins. It is a duet between rapper Twista and Carey,featured on his album The Day After and Carey's reissue of The Emancipation of Mimi (2005),subtitled Ultra Platinum Edition. It was unofficially released in 2006 as the third single from The Day After. The version on The Emancipation of Mimi serves as a sequel track to "One and Only",another track from The Emancipation of Mimi,and is subtitled "One and Only Part 2". The version on The Day After serves as a sequel track to that and is therefore subtitled "One and Only Part 3".
"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single from Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced and features uncredited vocals by Kanye West and uncredited violin by Miri Ben-Ari. 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.
"Got Ur Self a Gun",also known as "Got Ur Self A..." for the clean versions of the album and single,respectively,is the second single from the 2001 album Stillmatic by the American rapper Nas. The song is produced by Megahertz and samples The Sopranos theme song "Woke Up This Morning",performed by Alabama 3. It reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" (censored as "I'm 'n Luv (wit a Dancer)") is a single written and performed by American singer T-Pain featuring American rapper Mike Jones. Produced by the former,it was released in late 2005 and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,making it T-Pain's second top ten single,and Mike Jones's first. The track is T-Pain's third most successful single on the chart,tying with "Bartender". "I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" is also Mike Jones's highest charting single. The official remix of the song features Twista,Pimp C,R. Kelly,Too Short,Paul Wall and MJG,and was accompanied with its own music video.
"I'm Really Hot" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by and Elliott Timbaland for her fifth studio album This Is Not a Test! (2003). Released as the second and final single from the album,it reached the top 20 of the Danish Singles Chart. The accompanying music video makes reference to the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill:Volume 1 (2003),and includes a dance break over "Hot Music" by Soho.
"Slow Jamz" is a song by American rapper Twista together with the American rapper and producer Kanye West and American singer Jamie Foxx. Produced by West,it was released in November 2003 through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records,as the lead single from Twista's fourth studio album Kamikaze (2004),and the second single from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). The song was written by Twista and West,with additional writing credits going to Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the sampling of Luther Vandross' cover of Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "A House Is Not a Home". Containing genres of hip hop,pop rap,R&B,and soul,the song's lyrics reference slow jam artists and describes the role of lovermen.
"Lights,Camera,Action!" is the debut single by Mr. Cheeks,from his debut album John P. Kelly. The song was released in August 2001 and produced by Bink,who used a sample of "Keep on Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks. The song became Mr. Cheeks' first and only major hit as a solo artist,reaching No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the R&B charts for one week.
"Ghetto Story" is a dancehall/ragga single performed by dancehall artist Baby Cham. It is the first single to be released from his album of the same name. The song is most known for its reggae fusion remix called "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" featuring American R&B singer Alicia Keys. The single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart,and number 13 on the Billboard Rap Tracks chart. It received heavy airplay on MTV2 and BET,and some airplay on Canada's MuchMusic. The song is about growing up in the ghetto and how it was for Cham in his younger years. The video entered BET's 106 &Park at number 9 before peaking at number 5,making it one of the very few reggae videos to reach the top 5 on that countdown. Another remix features singer Akon. Rapper Lil Wayne has freestyled over the instrumental.
"Freek-a-Leek" is an American hip hop song co-written and recorded by American rapper Petey Pablo. It was released on December 1,2003,as the second single from his second album,Still Writing in My Diary:2nd Entry (2004). It was produced by Lil Jon and is an example of a crunk song. The single peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 2004.
"Dangerous" is a song by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring American singer Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL,it was the first single from his fourth album,Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008,and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13,at the American iTunes Store,the song was offered as a free download. The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. In January 2023,the single was certified 4×platinum by Music Canada and 3×platinum by the RIAA.
"No Escapin' This" is the first single from Take It or Squeeze It,a 2001 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Loud Records in 2001 in both 12 inch and CD format. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features braggadocious raps by Juju and Psycho Les,as well as ad libs performed by Greg Nice and a chorus performed by Claudette Sierra. The track's beat samples "A Little Fugue for You and Me" by Enoch Light. The song's refrain contains a vocal sample from Psycho Les' verse on "Off the Books" by The Beatnuts.
"Let's Go" is a song by American rapper Trick Daddy,released as the first single from his 2004 sixth studio album Thug Matrimony:Married to the Streets. It features Twista and Lil Jon and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Bigg D. The song became a top ten hit,reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100,making it Trick Daddy's most successful single of his career. The song samples "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. It was used in the films Stomp the Yard (2007) and Neighbors (2014) in addition to the extended trailer for Megamind (2010). In 2019,the song is heard during the trailer for a new mode in Gears 5 called Escape. Despite the sample already being cleared with Osbourne's publishing,Osbourne had not listened to the song until February 2021 when producer Andrew Watt played him the song to his approval.
"Sunshine" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Flip,released May 24,2004,as the second single from his third album,U Gotta Feel Me (2004). The song,produced by the Synphony,features vocals by American singer Lea. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100,Hot Rap Tracks,and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks charts,stuck in each case behind Terror Squad's "Lean Back".
"Sunshine" is the fourth single released from American rapper Twista's fourth album,Kamikaze. The song did not find success in the United States,but in the United Kingdom,"Sunshine" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Sunshine" features R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and was produced by Red Spyda.
"So Sexy Chapter II (Like This)" 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.
"Ice" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland,featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on August 24,2012. It was originally the lead single from Rowland's fourth studio album,Talk a Good Game (2013),however it did not make the album's final cut. The song was written by Rowland,Sean Garrett,Noel Fisher and Wayne,while the production was helmed by Garrett and Fisher. "Ice" is the third collaboration between Rowland and Wayne,following the Destiny's Child collaboration "Soldier" (2004),and her solo single "Motivation" (2011).
