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.
Iceberg
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Until I found You
Thanked Jehovah
For You
Didn't Know Your Occupation
Or what you do, it didn't matter
Linen Hers & His
Everyday a happy day being in love
You had me sewed up
So sewed up
Yeah, cold
Searched the world over
Until I found you
Thanked Jehovah, yeah
For you
Didn't know that His creation
Was a crazy fool
And now the situation is low
With me and you
And I shoulda prayed that you changed then
You turned so cold, you turned so cold
You turned (oh you) so cold (so cold)
Tell me why, why
Why'd you have to do this here (here)
I did everything you like (yeah)
You know I did (did)
Love from my family (yeah)
Close with all my friends
They said you were no good for Me naw (me)
But I didn't listen
Made it clear that you would love me always, and I
Made them stay away so they wouldnâ??t persuade me
Nothing was safe
No not, not for me, I
I Slid on an Iceberg, so cold (I didnâ??t know it could be so cold), cold
I slipped (I slipped) up and fell in love with an iceberg (oh yeah)
I slipped (I slipped) on an iceberg, so cold, cold (cold)
I slipped up and fell in love with an iceberg (yeah)
How could you turn so cold?
So cold (cold)
I gave you all I had, yes I did
Such a fool
Why?
You turned cold, cold, cold, cold
Turned cold
You Turned cold, cold, cold, cold
Turned cold, cold, cold, cold
The song "Iceberg" by Tweet is a heart-wrenching track about falling in love with the wrong person. The opening lines of the song set the tone for the entire song, suggesting that the singer has been searching for someone special for a long time and thanking God for finally finding that person. However, as the song progresses, the listener realizes that this newfound happiness is short-lived. The singer acknowledges that she didn't know much about her partner's life, but it didn't matter because she was in love. Unfortunately, her partner turned out to be a "crazy fool" and the situation between them is now "low". The singer recounts how she should have prayed for her partner to change but didn't, and now she is paying the price. She gave her all to this person, but they turned cold on her, leaving her heartbroken.
The singer compares her love for her partner to "sliding on an iceberg" - something that is beautiful and alluring but is also cold and dangerous. The imagery of the iceberg underscores the idea that love can be both captivating and treacherous, and the phrase "slipping up and falling in love with an iceberg" is particularly poignant, suggesting that the singer knew the danger she was in but couldn't help falling in love anyway. By the end of the song, the singer is left questioning why her partner turned so cold on her and struggling to understand how she could have been so foolish.
Line by Line Meaning
Searched the world over
I looked everywhere until I found you.
Until I found You
I didn't stop searching until I found you.
Thanked Jehovah
I gave thanks to God.
For You
I was grateful for your presence in my life.
Didn't Know Your Occupation
I didn't know what you did for a living.
Or what you do, it didn't matter
Your occupation didn't influence my feelings towards you.
Linen Hers & His
We shared everything, including linen.
When I shacked with you
I lived with you.
Everyday a happy day being in love
Being in love made every day a happy day.
You had me sewed up
You had me completely under your spell.
So sewed up
I was totally captivated by you.
Yeah, cold
But you were emotionally distant and unfeeling.
Didn't know that His creation
I didn't know you were a bad person.
Was a crazy fool
You turned out to be a foolish and unpredictable person.
And now the situation is low
Our relationship is in a bad place.
With me and you
Our relationship is struggling.
And I shoulda prayed that you changed then
In hindsight, I should have prayed for you to change.
You turned so cold, you turned so cold
You became distant and unemotional.
You turned (oh you) so cold (so cold)
Your behavior towards me became cold and distant.
Tell me why, why
I want to know the reason for your emotional distance.
Why'd you have to do this here (here)
Why did you have to be like this?
I did everything you like (yeah)
I did everything to make you happy.
You know I did (did)
You are aware that I did everything to make you happy.
Love from my family (yeah)
My family loved you.
Close with all my friends
I was close with all of my friends.
They said you were no good for Me naw (me)
My friends thought you were not good for me.
But I didn't listen
I didn't take my friend's advice.
Made it clear that you would love me always, and I
You promised to love me always.
Made them stay away so they wouldnâ??t persuade me
I kept my friends away so they wouldn't discourage me from being with you.
Nothing was safe
My trust in you was misplaced.
No not, not for me, I
I couldn't trust you completely.
I Slid on an Iceberg, so cold (I didnâ??t know it could be so cold), cold
My love for you was like sliding on an iceberg; cold, but I didn't realize it at first.
I slipped (I slipped) up and fell in love with an iceberg (oh yeah)
I fell in love with someone cold and unfeeling.
How could you turn so cold?
I'm wondering how you became so emotionally distant.
So cold (cold)
You were emotionally distant.
I gave you all I had, yes I did
I gave you my all.
Such a fool
I was foolish to love someone who didn't love me back.
Turned cold, cold, cold, cold
Your behavior towards me was cold and distant.
Turned cold
You became emotionally distant.
You Turned cold, cold, cold, cold
You became very emotionally distant.
Turned cold, cold, cold, cold
You became very emotionally distant.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES BEREAL, KENNETH BEREAL, CRAIG BROCKMAN, CHARLENE L KEYS, NISAN STEWART
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