Tweet (born Charlene L. Keys on March 4, 1971) is an American R&B and neo s… Read Full Bio ↴Tweet (born Charlene L. Keys on March 4, 1971) is an American R&B and neo soul singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Tweet was born in Rochester, New York and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings (three brothers, Tom, Cedric and Lonnie, and one sister, Sundra). Tweet mastered the guitar, playing her father's as a young girl. Tweet was inspired not only by her family but also by larger than life divas Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston (whom she later worked with).
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.

Got Whatcha Want
Tweet Lyrics

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Ooh, yeah
Hmm

Yes I got the sleep okay
But I′m still guarded (guarded)
It cannot and it won't change
That I′m disheartened (disheartened)
You say you miss our happy days

But all I remember (remember)
The promises that you made
But never delivered

I believed every word you said
I got what you want
I'm what you need
That's what you said
I got what you want
I′m what you need, yeah
I believed you
I got what you want
I′m what you need
But you never meant it
I got what you want
Yeah

How could I
I break my rule
To help with the lying (lying)
Instead am I someone who knew
That words weren't binding (binding)
You said it all
Told me to please just never doubt it (doubt it)
I feel for the small talk
You made me believe
But you weren′t bout it

These are the very words you said
I got what you want
I'm what you need
That′s what you said
I got what you want
I'm what you need, yeah
And I believed you
I got what you want
I′m what you need
But you never meant it
I got what you want, yeah
Ooh, I believed him
I got what you want
I'm what you need
Ooh, ooh, every word
I got what you want
I'm what you need, yeah
I believed you
I got what you want
I′m what you need
That′s what you said
I got what you want

I fell for the small talk
And you made me believe
You were all that I need
I fell for the small talk
You made me believe (ooh)
Oh, I fell for the small talk
And you made me believe
You were all that I need
I fell for the small talk
You made me believe
Believe, believe, believe

Heee, yeah, oooh

I got what you want
I'm what you need
That′s what you said
I got what you want
I'm what you need, yeah
And I believed you
I got what you want
I′m what you need (yeah)
But you never meant it
I got what you want, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, I believed you
I got what you want
I'm what you need (ooh)
I really believed you
I got what you want
I′m what you need, yeah
Every word
I got what you want
I'm what you need
But you never meant it

I got what you want
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tweet's song "Got Whatcha Want" express disappointment and mistrust towards a former love interest. The artist reflects on how she fell for the small talk and empty promises of her former partner. She acknowledges that even though she got the sleep she needed, she is still guarded and disheartened. The chorus repeats the phrase, "I got what you want, I'm what you need," emphasizing how the ex-partner claimed to need the artist but did not actually mean it. Despite feeling tricked and hurt, the artist is still reminiscing about how she believed every word her ex-partner said.

The lyrics express a story of heartbreak that many people can relate to. The artist conveys raw emotions of betrayal, mistrust, and disappointment through her vocal performance. The lyrics highlight the power of words and the pain that can occur when people do not follow through with their promises. Additionally, the lyrics suggest that small talk can be just as damaging as outright lies if it leads someone to believe something that is not true.

Line by Line Meaning

Yes I got the sleep okay But I'm still guarded (guarded) It cannot and it won't change That I'm disheartened (disheartened)
Although I slept fine, I am still cautious and have lost hope and enthusiasm for something that cannot be changed.

You say you miss our happy days But all I remember (remember) The promises that you made But never delivered
Although you claim to miss our enjoyable past, I only recall the unfulfilled promises that you made.

I believed every word you said I got what you want I'm what you need That's what you said I got what you want I'm what you need, yeah I believed you I got what you want I'm what you need But you never meant it I got what you want Yeah
I trusted and accepted all the things you told me, believing that I possess what you seek and require, but it turned out that you did not truly mean it.

How could I I break my rule To help with the lying (lying) Instead am I someone who knew That words weren't binding (binding) You said it all Told me to please just never doubt it (doubt it)
Why did I compromise my principles and assist in your deceitfulness when I was aware that your promises had no value? You requested that I trust you wholeheartedly and not question your intentions.

I feel for the small talk You made me believe But you weren't bout it
I fell for your deceptive words that led me to believe in you, but you did not follow through with your promises.

I fell for the small talk And you made me believe You were all that I need I fell for the small talk You made me believe (ooh) Oh, I fell for the small talk And you made me believe You were all that I need I fell for the small talk You made me believe Believe, believe, believe
Your charming words deceived me into believing that you were all I needed, but in reality, it was just empty promises that led me to become vulnerable.

I got what you want I'm what you need That's what you said I got what you want I'm what you need, yeah And I believed you I got what you want I'm what you need But you never meant it I got what you want, yeah
You claimed that I have what you desire and require, and I naively accepted your statement, not realizing that you did not genuinely mean it.

Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, I believed you I got what you want I'm what you need (ooh) I really believed you I got what you want I'm what you need, yeah Every word I got what you want I'm what you need But you never meant it I got what you want Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I trusted every word you said that I have what you require, and at first, thought it was the truth. However, I was deceived as you never meant it.

Writer(s): Charlene Keys, John Jubu Smith

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