Tweet's first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in her local Performing Arts School. In 1990, at the age of 19, Tweet gave birth to her daughter Tashawna. The name came from a mixture of both parents name "T" from Tweet and "shawn" from Shawn, and the addition of two "a"s.
In the early nineties Tweet joined the female quintet Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida, while Tweet relocated to Virginia. Sugah was comprised of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita and was a part of Devante Swing's Swing Mob collective. While there, she met Timbaland, Magoo, Missy Elliott (who at the time was a part of the Hip-Hop/R&B group Sista), Playa, and Ginuwine who were also all apart of the Swing Mob collective. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.
Around 1999 with Sugah going nowhere, no album to show, and many broken promises, Tweet returned to her parents' home in Panama City penniless and depressed. Tweet fell into deeper depression after a string of bad relationships and a number of jobs, all the while hiding her depression from her family. The depression got so bad she had planned to commit suicide. The day before she was to go through with her fateful decision she received a phone call from an old friend. That friend was Missy Elliott. She was calling to ask if Tweet would contribute background vocals on her latest album Miss E ...So Addictive. Tweet felt she could tell Elliott about her situation and what she was going through. To this day she calls Elliott her "Guardian Angel".
In 2000 Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine. She also recorded vocals for Timbaland & Magoo's follow-up to their platinum selling 1997 debut album Welcome To Our World and Timbaland's solo album Tim's Bio: Life From Da Bassment. In 2001 Elliott released her Platinum selling third album Miss E ...So Addictive with Tweet contributing vocals to five tracks. 2001 also the release of Ja Rule's Pain Is Love, Beat Club Records Bubba Sparxxx's Dark Days, Bright Days, Petey Pablo's Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry and Timbaland & Magoo's Indecent Proposal, all of which Tweet contributes vocals. Meanwhile, Tweet was signed to Elliott's record label, through Elektra Entertainment Group, The Goldmind Inc. with the help of an impromptu performance of "Motel" for Violator Management's Mona Scott. Not only was she signed to The Goldmind Inc. but also to Violator Management. With this Tweet began recording her debut album. In November of 2001, Tweet made her debut on the single's charts as a feature artist along with Ginuwine on Elliott's "Take Away", a tribute to Elliott's late friend Aaliyah. Timbaland & Magoo's "All Y'all" featuring Sebastian (Timbaland's younger brother) followed.
n March 2002, Tweet flew onto the charts with her debut solo single "Oops (Oh My)", a risqué song about self-loving and masturbation. The song was produced by Timbaland and featured guest vocals by Missy Elliott. The single hit #1 on the R&B Charts and #7 on the US Pop Charts, with the help of a Remix featuring Fabolous.
In April, Tweet released her debut album Southern Hummingbird to rave reviews. The album featured production by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, Timbaland (who contributed four tracks) and Tweet herself. It also featured guest vocals by Elliott "Oops (Oh My)", Bilal "Best Friend", BeatClub Record's Ms. Jade "Sexual Healing (Oops Pt. 2)" and featured a bonus new track from Elliott "Big Spender". The album was filled with soul stirring vocals and lyrics taken from Tweet's own life experiences, some of which were at the time written on napkins. The album spwanned another two singles, Timbaland produced "Call Me" and the radio single "Smoking Cigarettes", which had a video shot for it and directed by Little X but was never released. The album reached #3 on the Billboard album charts, behind Murder Inc.'s Ashanti self-titled debut album. That year Tweet appeared as a guest vocalist on Trina's second single from her hit album Diamond Princess. The song was called "No Panties" and was written and produced by Missy Elliott and Nisan Stewart. Tweet also appeared on Meshell Ndegeocello's Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, Karen Clark Sheard's 2nd Chance, Ms. Jade's Girl Interrupted, Whitney Houston's Just Whitney... and Elliott's 2x Platinum selling album Under Construction. Tweet appeared on four of the tracks and also made a cameo performance in both videos released from the album, "Work It" and "Gossip Folks". Tweet was nominated for a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award (among others) for Best New Artist but lost out to her rival Ashanti. But that year Tweet was awarded the Key To The City for Rochester, New York. Along with Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, DMX, Toni Braxton, Queen Latifah, Ananda Lewis, Playa, Jamie Foxx, Lil' Mo, AJ, Free (among others), Tweet appeared in the late Aaliyah's posthumous hit single "Miss You".
With 2003 came more guest vocals appearances, Madonna's American Life The Remixes Single, Monica's After The Storm, Mark Ronson's Here Comes The Fuzz and Angie Stone's Stone Love on the 2004 Grammy nominated song "U-Haul". Tweet turned to acting, having a cameo appearance in the film Honey, directed by music video director Billie Woodruff and starring Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant and Missy Elliott. Tweet's other acting credits include an episode of the comedy series The Parkers in 2002, in which she performed "Oops (Oh My)" and "Smoking Cigarettes". Tweet also appeared on the Honey Soundtrack on the Missy Elliott produced "Thugman" which sample's The Wu-Tang Clan's "Y'all Been Warned". Tweet also performed the Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins produced track "Hypnotic" in the film, but it doesn't feature on the soundtrack.
Tweet's third studio album, "Love, Tweet" has had several delays. As of late Summer 2010, Tweet was currently heading to L.A to finish recording the album as confirmed via Twitter on September 14, 2010 also the album may be double disk. The albums' lead single is "Love Again." The album is said to be complete. No official release date is known at this time.
Cab Ride
Tweet Lyrics
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I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
The world is quiet, I wouldn't mind mere conversation
Can you be my ride?
What's your fare?
Mister can you take me there?
Can you break a dub?
All I ask of you is:
Taxi, take me to his home
I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
Turn the radio down a bit
Will you be so kind to stop at a station?
I see the sign
'cause you need some air
Mister can you take me there?
You can keep the dub
All I ask of you is:
Taxi, take me to his home
I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
Taxi, take me to his home
I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
And I know he's watching the time
Told him I would make it...
Just get me there safe
Taxi, take me to his home
I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
Taxi, take me to his home
I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
Take me there
The song "Cab Ride" by Tweet is a soulful ballad about a woman who finds herself alone and longing for the comfort of her lover. She takes a cab to his home, hoping to give him all of herself. Throughout the song, she pleads with the taxi driver to take her to her lover's house, even offering to pay extra for the ride. She asks for quiet company and a break at a gas station for some air, but all she really wants is to give herself fully to her lover.
The lyrics are filled with longing, loneliness, and a desperate need for connection. The world is quiet, and all she has is the taxi driver's company. She wants to give herself to her lover, but she needs a ride to get there. She is watching the time, knowing that her lover will be waiting for her, and hoping that the taxi driver will get her there safely.
Tweet's delivery of the song is emotional, with her voice soaring above the simple piano chords and sparse percussion. The song is a testament to the power of love and the lengths that people will go to be with the ones they love.
Line by Line Meaning
Taxi take me to his home
I need a taxi to take me to the home of the person I want to give myself to because I am feeling lonely.
I wanna give him all of me 'cause I'm alone
I am willing to offer all of myself to this person because I am feeling lonely and seeking connection.
The world is quiet, I wouldn't mind mere conversation
I am in a calm state of mind and open to having a simple conversation while traveling to my destination.
Can you be my ride?
I am seeking the taxi driver to be the one who will take me to my destination.
What's your fare?
I would like to know the cost of this taxi ride service.
Mister can you take me there?
Excuse me, sir. Can you take me to my desired destination?
Can you break a dub?
Would you be able to provide change for a twenty dollar bill?
All I ask of you is:
These are the only requests I have for you:
Turn the radio down a bit
Could you please lower the volume of the radio?
Will you be so kind to stop at a station?
Would it be possible for us to make a brief stop at a gas station?
I see the sign
I have located the sign for the gas station.
'cause you need some air
I have noticed that you may require fresh air and could benefit from the stop at the station.
You can keep the dub
You can keep the extra money that you would have given me as change.
And I know he's watching the time
I am aware that the person I am visiting may be keeping track of the time and expecting me soon.
Told him I would make it... Just get me there safe
I promised him that I would arrive, so please ensure that you get me to my destination safely.
Take me there
Please take me to my intended destination as quickly and safely as possible.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NISAN C. STEWART, CHARLENE L. KEYS, CRAIG XAVIER BROCKMAN
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