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.
Sports Sex & Food
Tweet Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Girls
I'm about hip you to some game
Here we go now.
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
(You Need To Know About It)
[Verse 1]
There's a misconception why'all,
Girls you thinkin to hard
You at the club shakinâ?? it all night
And wonder why you can't find mister right
(Wrong, wrong, wrong
Girl you are wrong, wrong, wrong)
It's got to be you don't know
All the places you could go
Gonâ?? to the gym
You ain't gotta be slim
Just strut your stuff and you'll attract him
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
(If You want to Keep Him...Yeah)
[Verse 2]
Ain't no hair ever kept a man
Girl go on, switch up your plan
Contrary to what you need
In a raggedy ponytail and jeans
(And that's true, true, true,
Baby that's true, true, true)
You ain't gotta take my word,
But I promise you'll get 'em if you do
(Do, do, do
Get â??em if you do, do, do)
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
[Outro]
Now Girls
I said all that I can say
Itâ??s up to you now...
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
In the song "Sports Sex & Food" by Tweet, the artist appears to be giving advice to women on how to attract and keep a man. The lyrics highlight the importance of knowing about sports, including football and basketball, as well as knowing the players and the rules of the game. Tweet also suggests that knowing how to cook a meal and learning new skills in the bedroom will win a man's heart. The song seems to be a response to the idea that women need to look a certain way or act a certain way to attract men, emphasizing that knowledge and skills can be just as important.
The opening lines of the song set the stage for Tweet's advice, suggesting that she is about to give the listener some insider knowledge. The hook repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the importance of sports, sex, and food in relationships. The first verse encourages women to be themselves and to explore different places like the gym to attract potential partners. The second verse suggests that women should not be too concerned with their appearance, but should focus on learning skills that will make them more attractive to men.
Overall, the song is a commentary on societal expectations of women and relationships, encouraging women to look beyond conventional ideas of beauty and focus on knowledge and skills instead.
Line by Line Meaning
Girls, I'm about to hip you to some game
I'm going to teach you something valuable, ladies.
If you want another date, I'll show ya
If you want to keep dating, listen up because I have some advice.
Gather round girls, listen closer
Pay attention and come closer to learn what I'm about to tell you.
Know about football, basketball too
Be knowledgeable about different sports, such as football and basketball.
Know all the players, know all the rules
Get to know the players and understand the rules of the game.
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
If you need help navigating how to win his heart, I'm here to help.
Pay attention you need to know how to
Listen closely, it's important for you to know how to do this.
Hook up a meal, learn a new move
Get in the kitchen and cook up a delicious meal, while also learning a new move (in or out of the bedroom).
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
If you want to win his heart, you need to understand that sports, sex, and food are the keys to his heart.
There's a misconception why'all, Girls you thinkin to hard
There's a common misunderstanding, ladies: you're overthinking things.
You at the club shakinâ?? it all night
You're at the club dancing all night long.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Girl you are wrong, wrong, wrong
You're not going about this the right way, and it's not working.
It's got to be you don't know, All the places you could go
Perhaps you're not exploring all the options out there for meeting potential partners.
Gonâ?? to the gym, You ain't gotta be slim, Just strut your stuff and you'll attract him
Going to the gym will help build confidence, and you don't have to be slim to look great. Be confident in yourself and you'll attract him.
Ain't no hair ever kept a man
Don't rely on your hairstyle to attract a man.
Girl go on, switch up your plan
Change your approach and come up with a new plan.
Contrary to what you need, In a raggedy ponytail and jeans
Despite what you think you need to wear, something as simple as a ponytail and jeans could be just as attractive.
And that's true, true, true, Baby that's true, true, true
Believe it or not, this is the truth.
You ain't gotta take my word, But I promise you'll get 'em if you do
You don't have to believe me, but I promise that if you take my advice, it will work.
Get â??em if you do, do, do
You'll see results if you follow through and do it.
Now Girls, I said all that I can say, Itâ??s up to you now...
This is all I can tell you, ladies. It's up to you now to put it into practice and see results.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KARRIEM MACK, LASHAUN OWENS, HAROLD LILLY, JOSEPH MODELISTE, ARTHUR NEVILLE, LEO NOCENTELLI, GEORGE PORTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind