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Twista

real name Carl Terrell Mitchell

US rapper

United States · b. 1973-11-27

Twista is credited on 1,170 releases across 275 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1991–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,170

Credits

275

Albums

4

Decades active

500

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American rapper born November 27, 1973, from Chicago, IL.
Formerly Tung Twista, he is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds.
In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit single "Po Pimp", produced by The Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records, where he released his third album Adrenaline Rush and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz, in 1998. His 2004 album Kamikaze reached the top of the US Billboard 200 album chart, after the success of the Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "Slow Jamz".

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1,170 releases · 275 albums · active 1991–2025

  • Performance · 1,391
  • Other credits · 20
  • Production · 5

Studios: Sony Music Studios, New York City · Circle House Studios · The Hit Factory · Right Track Recording

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