But I write when I get in a zone more than writing because I've got to do this. I could sit down all day and write something. Otherwise, I could have 10 albums out there, easy. "I represent for the MCs that have skills, not just make music for the hell of it. On his website, Twista stated that he made Kamikaze to show that he was still true to the ideals that he had when he started out. However, it would take him until 2004 to achieve a platinum, number-one record under his own name. Diddy (then Puff Daddy),Lil kim, Drag-on, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Ras Kass, Ludacris, Royce Da 5'9", Shaquille O'Neal, and Da Brat. Twista developed a good reputation in rap circles leading to work with Mariah Carey, P. 3 in 2002 and Volume 4: Tha Truth in 2006. The label later released Respect The Game,Vol. Twista then formed his own Legit Ballin' label which has released two compilation albums Legit Ballin' in 1999 and Legit Ballin' Vol.
He released Adrenaline Rush in 1997 followed by Mobstability in 1998. In 1996, he teamed with fellow Chicago act "Do or Die" on the track "Po' Pimp" leading to a contract with Atlantic Records. Tung Twista dropped the "Tung" off of his name in his second album Resurrection, which was never released outside of Chicago's underground. Despite this recognition, the album achieved little success. Due to his rapid-fire pace of delivery, he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's fastest rapper. In 1991, he released Runnin' off at da Mouth under the name of Tung Twista. Twista was one of the first artists to sign with Loud Records.
However, before starting his professional career, he worked at several other jobs including working at a factory, selling shoes, working at McDonald's, working as a security guard, and even cutting hair. Twista grew up in the K-Town area on the west side of Chicago. His latest studio album, Category F5, was released in July of 2009.
In 1992 he released his debut album, Runnin' Off At Da Mouth, and has since released a further seven albums including 1994's Resurrection, 1997's Adrenaline Rush, 2004's highly successful Kamikaze, 2005's The Day After and 2007's Adrenaline Rush 2007. "I could just see you now with the look of disgust up on your face, to see the way I'm still killin' it," Twista spits on "War Ready." But don't look away, or you'll miss a word.Carl Terrell Mitchell (born Novemin Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Twista and formerly Tung Twista, is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second. But on 2019's Summer 96 mixtape, he revisits the high stakes of his days before stardom. Kelly-assisted "So Sexy," Twista became a bona fide Midwestern legend, rapping alongside Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Lady Gaga, Pharrell, and many more for over a decade. With that love-themed single, another Kanye collab ("Overnight Celebrity"), and the R. All his work culminated in 2003's ubiquitous "Slow Jamz" featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, which finds West accelerating a Luther Vandross sample as all three artists pay homage to R&B icons. After releasing 1997's Adrenaline Rush-a regional classic that laid his quick-tongued, laser-precise street lyrics over slinky, eerie production-Twista formed Speedknot Mobstaz while guesting on songs with Diddy, JAY-Z, and Ludacris. He released two albums in the early '90s, but his first major look came in 1996 alongside fellow Windy City emcees Do or Die on their "Po Pimp," which was formative for the city's rap scene. Born Carl Mitchell in 1973, Twista grew up on Chicago's West Side and started writing raps as a preteen, eventually landing in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992 as the fastest rapper alive. There's fast-rapping, and then there's Twista, whose syllable-stuffing flows have put him in a class of his own and the company of music's all-time greats.