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  Rap News Network - Twista Performs Benefit Concert For Katrina
Twista has joined forces with United Way, Budweiser and WGCI radio in Chicago to develop the concert with the hopes of receiving financial contributions and/or retail gift cards for the thousands of people who are now homeless due to the destruction of Hurricane Katrina.
Twista is personally making a plea to Atlantic Records staff and artists to donate their time and talent to aid the event.
Twista also challenges the entire city of Chicago to take a proactive helping hand in aiding the victims in New Orleans who are being forced to uproot their lives because of the disaster.
www.rapnews.net /News/2005/09/19/Twista   (533 words)

  
 Twista-Biography
Twista is known as the fastest rapper in the game, according to the Guinness Book Of World Records.
Twista returned the following year to release his second album along with some help from his friends, the Speedknot Mobstaz.
Twista released a couple compilations before releasing his long-anticipated third album in 2004.
www.rapraider.com /twista.html   (98 words)

  
 TwistaUnleashed.com -- Twista music, lyrics, and more!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Twista's earned all his accolades and can breathe one huge sigh of relief with 2004 behind him.
Twista does have plenty of songs dedicated to the ladies however.
With the release of THE DAY AFTER, Twista is elevating his steadfast grind as a rapper and planting another building block on his already strong foundation of music.
www.twistaunleashed.com   (951 words)

  
 Twista Biography
That's right, Twista is back, and after years of making hits for other artists, the Chicago pioneer is about to release his most important album--the highly anticipated Kamikaze.
Twista also re-ups on the new version of "Feel So Good." The new version, which was produced by long-time collaborator Toxic and which features Jazze Pha on the chorus, features Twista rapping smoother, slower and working the ladies.
On "Pimp On," Twista teams with 8Ball and Too $hort, as well as famous Chicago pimp the Arch Bishop Don Magic Juan, for a breakdown of the way of his native streets, and a nod to the song that first brought him to prominence.
www.westlord.com /bands/twista.html   (1102 words)

  
 twista   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Famed for his rapid-fire flow, Twista has long been among hip-hop's most in-demand MCs, lending his revolutionary technique to records by such stars as Ludacris, P. Diddy, and Timbaland.
On the real, Twista is one of the most important figures in rap history.
Twista accomplishes his goal on "KAMIKAZE," an album that solidifies his place as one of the premier rappers ever to clutch a microphone and marks his return to the top of the game.
www.twista.com /tw_ml_mylife.html   (1020 words)

  
 Twista
Twista: I think a lot of artists that rap or want to rap in that style focus more on the speed and the style than they do the clarity.
Twista: I think there's one other person who might have beat the record, so pretty soon you're going to see me back in the studio going somewhere or doing something as far as breaking the record.
Twista's first collaboration with fellow lyricists, MC Mayz and Liffy Stokes, was back in 1998 with the release of the gold-selling Mobstability.
www.mytelevision.com /music_artists/twista.html   (3177 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Twista
Twista may not be the most famous hip-hop artist out there but he's held the Guinness World Record for being the fastest rapper alive since 1992.
Otherwise known as Carl Mitchell, Twista was born on November 27, 1973, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up on the city's west side neighborhood of K-Town.
The area is infamous for its poor living conditions and Twista was raised surrounded by petty criminals, drugs, and prostitution.
www.askmen.com /men/entertainment_150/159_twista.html   (364 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Chicago rapper Twista injured in car crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Chicago rapper Twista, known for hits such as the No. 1 Slow Jamz and the current So Sexy, was hurt in a van crash that killed a member of his security staff, state police said.
Twista, whose real name is Carl Mitchell, was treated and released from a hospital after the van in which he was riding veered off Interstate 90 just after 4 a.m.
Twista had been scheduled to appear in Albany, N.Y. on Monday, but the show was canceled so another rapper on the bill, LL Cool J, could be with his wife after surgery, according to the Web site for Albany's Pepsi Arena.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-09-08-twista-wreck_x.htm   (326 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Day After: Music: Twista   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This album lacks the variety of his last, Twista make an album full of repetitive commercial tracks and the end result is a release lacking in depth and substance.
Twista summed up this one himself in a recent interview by saying "When I was younger, I was rappin' for the ******, but when I got older, I started hanging out at the clubs.
It's nice that Twista is still trying to do his thing, but I heard this album one day last week and then I had no desire to listen to it again the day after.
www.amazon.com /Day-After-Twista/dp/B000ASTEE0   (1522 words)

  
 WhosWho Chicago: Twista : CenterstageChicago.com - Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois
Born on November 27, 1973 Twista hails from the west side of Chicago and often includes his old neighborhood in many of his songs.
Before the major record deal, Twista was a part of the group Do Or Die and even released "Po Pimp", which made it to platinum.
Previously called Tung Twista, his Runnin' Off at the Mouth, matching West Side rapper's quick staccato delivery (he claims that he learned the business from listening to jazz scat singing) with East Coast rhythms.
centerstage.net /music/whoswho/Twista.html   (230 words)

  
 Twista - Hit The Floor, Girl Tonite, Hope, So Sexy Chapter II, So Sexy, Ball Wit Us, Piece Of Mind
Twista and Trey Songz are on a stage with walls of white spotlights.
Twista and R. Kelly are treating the ladies with some beach action.
Twista and R. Kelly invite a busload of fine looking, professional ladies to an after work evening of pampering and pleasure.
www.blastro.com /artists/artistpage/Twista.html   (167 words)

  
 Twista
Born Carl Mitchell, Twista was raised in the K-Town section of Chicago's infamous, impoverished west side.
Twista describes his style as "energetic and in your face," Mitchell earned accolades in 1992 as The Guinness Book of World Records crowned him with the honor of World's Fastest Rapper.
In that time, Twista has been under a rather modest contract with Atlantic Records but still took time to perform on many notable artists albums.
barney.gonzaga.edu /~dlong/twista.html   (933 words)

  
 Twista Protects Daughter And Wins In Court! :: Sixshot.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This order was entered pursuant to Twista's attorney Jeffery M. Leving's Emergency Petition For A Restraining Order after Twista's ten-year-old daughter was interviewed by the media and her name, age, school district, and photographs were published in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Twista's hard hitting Chicago attorney Jeffery M. Leving, moved swiftly to protect Twista's daughter and won.
"Twista is a loving father and his daughter means the world to him", according to Leving.
www.sixshot.com /print.asp?id=4207   (176 words)

  
 Twista - Biography
With 1997’s “Adrenaline Rush”;, Twista showed how the rapid-fire flow was supposed to go.
Long-time Twista fans, who have been following the motor-mouth MC since he was named the world’s fastest rapper by the Guinness Book Of World Records more than a decade ago, will be thrilled that several “Kamikaze”; cuts built directly off his classic material.
Twista accomplishes his goal on “Kamikaze,”; an album that solidifies his place as one of the premier rappers ever to clutch a microphone and marks his return to the top of the game.
www.stagestars.net /twista/biography   (1084 words)

  
 MTV News - Twista Injured In Car Accident; Bodyguard Killed
Rapper Twista was injured early Monday morning in a car accident that killed one of his bodyguards and seriously injured another passenger.
Twista and three other passengers were treated and released with minor injuries at St. Vincent's Health Center in Erie.
Twista To Reunite With Kanye And Jamie Foxx On Kamikaze Follow-Up
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1490796/20040907/twista.jhtml?headlines=true   (669 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Kamikaze: Music: Twista   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This is Twista second album where he proves that he is the world's fastest rapper.
Ever since his classic "Adrenaline Rush" album, which went gold eventually (I think) fans were eager to get a new solo album from Twista (he did a few compillations with his crew, which weren't bad at all).
Twista's lyrics are smarter, sometimes have a bit of humor or even depth in them.
www.amazon.com /Kamikaze-Twista/dp/B00008VEN5   (1555 words)

  
 Twista - Latest news, reviews and interviews
Hip-hop star TWISTA is recovering at home after being injured in a hit-and-run car accident on Saturday (07JAN06).
Hip-hop star TWISTA predicts his next album THE DAY AFTER will be a smash hit, because new-found confidence has helped him write his best songs to....
Twista came onto the scene with the same pace, power and force as where his name come from.
www.contactmusic.com /new/artist.nsf/artistnames/twista   (303 words)

  
 Twista
That’s right, Twista is back, and after years of making hits for other artists, the Chicago pioneer is about to release his most important album — the highly anticipated “KAMIKAZE.” With 1997’s “Adrenaline Rush,” Twista showed how the rapid-fire flow was supposed to go.
It’s about my creativity.” Much of Twista’s creativity comes from the West Side Chicago streets on which he was raised.
Before others rode rapid-fire rhyming to the top of the charts, Twista employed the style on his overlooked debut album, 1991’s “Runnin’ Off At Da Mouth” (released as Tung Twista).After a few years on the DL, Twista reemerged with Do Or Die on the classic “Po Pimp,” setting the stage for his triumphant return.
www.ejams.com /twista.htm   (937 words)

  
 Twista : iSOUND.COM
That's right, Twista is back, and after years of making hits for other artists, the Chicago pioneer is about to release his most important album the highly anticipated KAMIKAZE.
Long-time Twista fans, who have been following the motor-mouth MC since he was named the world's fastest rapper by the Guinness Book Of World Records more than a decade ago, will be thrilled that several KAMIKAZE cuts build directly off his classic material.
The new version, which was produced by long-time collaborator Toxic and which features Jazze Pha on the chorus, features Twista rapping smoother, slower and working the ladies.
www.isound.com /twista   (1211 words)

  
 VIBE.com: Twista Gets His Grown & Sexy On
Fans were moving almost as fast as Twista’s raps, and paper-invites had to make do when the fans ran out.
But when Twista arrived the energy flipped as sure and steady as a record on DJ V Dubb’s turntable.
But that must be a privilege of age, maturity, and quite possibly the chilling weight of all the bling.
www.vibe.com /news/online_exclusives/2005/09/twista_gets_his_grown_and_sexy_on   (936 words)

  
 TWISTA booking - Rap Artists - Corporate Entertainment Booking
Flipping lyrics like a finely-conditioned rap acrobat, Twista, formerly known as Tongue Twista, introduced his swift Chicago flow to the hip-hop scene on his landmark first album, "Runnin' Off At The Mouth." Though inspired by West coast and East coast artists, he remembers merely "feeding off" of them.
Between the time of the two albums, Twista says he added substance and focus to his style by patrolling the gritty landscapes of his Chicago ghetto.
Twista says his trend-setting style developed under a sort of musically-induced schizophrenia ("Basically hip-hop was being imbedded into my head at the same time that I was listening to house") and was spurred forward by hearing positive feedback.
delafo.securesites.net /music_acts/twista.htm   (613 words)

  
 Twista - Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Twista, previously Tung Twista, (born Carl Terrell Mitchell on November 27, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is a rapper known for his rapid delivery.
Twista looks like a big happy baby in his picture.
Yeah twista is holding back, he can really rip it but now he's doing mostly commercial stuff.
www.last.fm /music/Twista   (247 words)

  
 Twista and "The Day After" | Featurette | SOHH.com /   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Whether it be that girl who looked a certain way in the flashing lights of the club or that chance you took with the new barber once, we have all made decisions we wish we could take back the day after.
Even though I'm Twista and a rebel, I don't mind being Twista alone with the fact that I got that much money, and I would go mess with my top dream team to do a beautiful album with [them].
Twista: Man, as long as we can keep it on the low and I could let her know it ain't nothing serious.
www.sohh.com /articles/article.php/7669   (1572 words)

  
 Twista - AOL Music
Twista fan site with biography, discography, pictures, media, facts, lyrics, forum, news, interviews, and links.
The biggest names in music, including Mary J. Blige, Katharine McPhee, John Legend and more perform for the kids to benefit the JCPenney Afterschool Fund.
Download, listen and watch Twista music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/twista/215301/main   (146 words)

  
 Twista-The Day After Review - Rap Music
Twista is spitting much harder on this album than he did on the previous one.
Twista can definitely carry a song by himself but it's his collabo's that really stand out on The Day After.
Twista fans won't have to wait too long to hear more from him.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art36489.asp   (378 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Twista Loves the Ladies
And with a success under his belt, the rapper known for his fast and fierce flow is taking it slow and soft.
Twista, born Carl Mitchell, once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest MC for his 1991 debut Runnin' Off at Da Mouth, started rhyming on the streets of Chicago at the age of twelve and was the first artist signed to Loud Records (Xzibit, Lil Flip) at seventeen.
And Twista's got a $60,000 mouthful of diamonds to show for it.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/7684662/twista_loves_the_ladies   (676 words)

  
 Twista : Mobstability - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Twista lives up to his official title as the world's fastest rapper and Chicago-style rap ambassador on his 1998 release, Mobstability, with the Speedknot Mobstaz.
Joining Twista are fellow MCs Mayz (whose smooth flow compliments Twista's rapid-fire attack perfectly) and Liffy Stokes.
With some nice hooks and Twista's incessant, precise flow, there aren't too many Midwestern efforts of this era that are more impressive than Mobstability.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,370558,00.html   (238 words)

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