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.
Neva Shouda Left Ya
Tweet Lyrics
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I really miss you so bad
I talked to friends
We argued, they say that I, I lost the best thing I've ever had
But every time I felt that it made sense
So I decided to go (to go, to go, to go)
Now I regret that its too late to fix it
So I guess I'll never know
Or what
I've realized tat I've made a mistake
And I never should've left ya
I never should've left ya
I've realized tat I've made a mistake
And I never should've left ya
I never should've left ya
I never
Never
I never
I never
I shouldn't be surprised when you tell me you're speach-less
I understand, I know the reasons why
With us there's nothing left
I really, really know that I hurt you
Let the truth be told
Its my fault that you're probably happy now
I wish I would've given us a chance to go
I realized that
I've realized that I've made a mistake
And I never should've left ya
I never should've left ya
I've realized tat I've made a mistake
And I never should've left ya
I never should've left ya
I've realized that I've made a mistake
And I never should've left ya
I never should've left ya
I've realized tat I've made a mistake
And I never should've left ya
I never should've left ya
I never
I never
Never
I never
I never
I never
I can't believe I let it all slip away
I can't believe I let it all slip away
That's it?
The lyrics of "Neva Shouda Left Ya" by Tweet express regret and longing for a lost love. The singer admits to making a mistake by leaving their partner and realizing they should have never let them go. They acknowledge the advice of friends, who warned them that they had lost the best thing they ever had. Despite feeling as though it made sense at the time to leave, the singer now regrets the decision, recognizing that it may have worked out had they stayed. The song's chorus repeats, indicating the singer's desperation and desire to make amends.
The song expresses a common theme of regret and longing for the past. The singer is reflective in understanding their mistake and acknowledges the satisfaction that their partner has moved on while feeling pain and sadness for losing their love. The repetition of the lyrics in the chorus showcases the realization that the decision to leave was immature and, as time has passed, has resulted in deep regret.
Line by Line Meaning
Who am I foolin'
I'm being dishonest with myself
I really miss you so bad
I'm experiencing intense longing for you
I talked to friends
I sought outside opinions
We argued, they say that I, I lost the best thing I've ever had
My friends think I made a terrible mistake by leaving you
But every time I felt that it made sense
I had convinced myself that leaving you was rational
So I decided to go (to go, to go, to go)
I made the decision to leave
Now I regret that its too late to fix it
I realize my mistake but it's too late to make amends
So I guess I'll never know
I will never know what could have been
If it would've worked out
I wonder if our relationship would have succeeded or not
Or what
I will never know what could have been
I've realized tat I've made a mistake
I've come to understand that I made the wrong decision
And I never should've left ya
I should have stayed with you
I never should've left ya
I regret leaving you
I shouldn't be surprised when you tell me you're speach-less
I expected your reaction
I understand, I know the reasons why
I comprehend why you feel the way you do
With us there's nothing left
Our relationship is over
I really, really know that I hurt you
I am aware of the pain I caused you
Let the truth be told
I need to acknowledge the reality of our situation
Its my fault that you're probably happy now
I take responsibility for the fact that you've moved on
I wish I would've given us a chance to go
I regret not giving our relationship a second chance
I can't believe I let it all slip away
I feel regretful for losing what we had
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLENE KEYS, CHARLES BEREAL, CRAIG BROCKMAN, JOHN JUBU SMITH, NISAN STEWART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
TheLSpot
This should have waaaay more views & non stop rotation on the radio. I heard this song from a natural hair video. Tweet is so underrated. A beautiful person w/ a beautiful soulful voice.
Life is a Matrix
MzStarpower1 this is my first time hearing it. Poor marketing indeed
Jaye Love
she certainly is overlooked and underrated...awesome vocalist and so damn beautiful....
madefrom9
Tweet's voice is so smooth and somebody is playing the hell out of the bass on this cut too. 😎
BREEZE THE BEAT MACHINE /\ Fades2Faders
fuckin bassline is nutts
madefrom9
+MrChazb77 I know right? Man I'm gonna start learning to play this cut this weekend. I've got to.
MrChazb77
yo you ain't never lie whoever is playing thst bass got me. this song is a sleeper
Jesus Lopez
Good artists never get the attention they deserve, it’s up to us to purchase their work, blast it, etc.
I love Tweet
Crystal Miller
I just fell in love with this song I am loving this guitar in the back Tweet Voice is AMAZING
Sis Benji
I absolutely LOVE this song! R&B lives!! Love your return Tweet XX