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.
Complain
Tweet Lyrics
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If everyday I saw sunshine and it never rained the blues
If my fear's with tears I wonder could they fall
If a smile could stretch a mile even if I had no money at all
But I'm willing to take whatever life brings
Cause you're the only one that seems to know me
And even if the bad times call
If I had you back I wouldn't complain at all
I wouldn't complain at all
I can dream about tomorrow even if it's still today
I'd wear down my knees every night even if I had no hands to pray
If my friends were dead and gone leaving me here alone
Could I depend on some spirit to ease me when my soul's on its own
If my eyes were blind and I couldn't feel at all to see
Nothing in this world but you complete me
And even if the bad times call
If I had you back I wouldn't complain at all
I wouldn't complain at all
Come back to me
If you just want to hang out with the boys
I wouldn't complain
I wouldn't make a fuss no not a noise
I wouldn't complain
Leave your socks on the dresser and not in the drawer
I wouldn't complain
Just as well if you want to watch your favorite sport baby
I wouldn't complain
Change my way of living
I wouldn't complain
Show you much understanding
I wouldn't complain
For you
I wouldn't complain
Promise to love you more
I wouldn't complain
In the song "Complain," Tweet wonders how life could be without love, expressing a willingness to accept any situation that life brings her. She sings about how she could handle things like never experiencing the sadness of losing love or always having sunny days. She also wonders if her tears would fall even if they were without fear and if she could manage to maintain a smile in the face of adversity. However, Tweet ultimately decides that none of those situations would matter without the presence of the person she loves, and they are the only one who truly knows her. She promises that she wouldn't complain about anything if she had them back in her life.
In essence, "Complain" is a song about genuine love and the way it can make everything else feel insignificant. It highlights the fact that nothing else in life can truly satisfy or bring total joy the way that true love can. The song's meaning can also be interpreted as a pledge of undying loyalty and deep affection towards a loved one. It is an ode to the power of love, and how it can provide a refuge and a source of comfort in even the most challenging of times.
Line by Line Meaning
I can sing about love lost but what if there's no love to lose
I can write songs about lost love, but what if there's never been love for me to lose?
If everyday I saw sunshine and it never rained the blues
If life was always perfect and I never felt sadness or heartache.
If my fear's with tears I wonder could they fall
I wonder if my fears could ever be bad enough to make me cry.
If a smile could stretch a mile even if I had no money at all
If I could be happy despite not having any money.
But I'm willing to take whatever life brings
I'm ready to face whatever life throws my way.
Cause you're the only one that seems to know me
It feels like you're the only person who truly understands me.
And even if the bad times call
Even if things get difficult.
If I had you back I wouldn't complain at all
If I could have you back in my life, I wouldn't have any complaints.
I can dream about tomorrow even if it's still today
I can imagine a better future, even when I'm stuck in the present.
I'd wear down my knees every night even if I had no hands to pray
I would pray every night, even if I couldn't physically kneel down and fold my hands.
If my friends were dead and gone leaving me here alone
If all my friends had passed away and I was left without them.
Could I depend on some spirit to ease me when my soul's on its own
Would I be able to rely on a spiritual power to comfort me when I'm feeling alone and lost.
If my eyes were blind and I couldn't feel at all to see
If I couldn't see or feel anything at all.
Nothing in this world but you complete me
You're the only thing in this world that makes me feel whole and complete.
Come back to me
Please come back to me.
If you just want to hang out with the boys
If you want to spend time with your friends without me.
I wouldn't complain
I wouldn't be upset or make a fuss about it.
Leave your socks on the dresser and not in the drawer
If you forget to put your socks away properly and leave them out.
Just as well if you want to watch your favorite sport baby
It's okay if you want to watch your favorite sports, baby.
Change my way of living
I'm willing to change my lifestyle for you.
Show you much understanding
I'm willing to be patient and understanding with you.
For you
All because of my love for you.
Promise to love you more
I vow to love you even more than I already do.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLENE KEYS, CRAIG BROCKMAN, NISAN STEWART, SUSAN WEEMS
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