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.
The Hardest Thing
Tweet Lyrics
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Dadadada yeah
Ooh
I'm tired of disappointments
Wanna leave them all behind me
Move forward without regrets
But I didn't know how hard all of this would be
You can't be so hard, oh
You can't be so hard, ah
What can feel like, the best for you
In turn can be the reason you're going through
It's the hardest thing
Ooh yea yeah
What can feel like, the best for you
In turn can be the reason you're going through
It's the hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing
At time we stay, to try again
Unhappy with the choice in us settling
It's the hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing
But ya gotta let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Began to think you're satisfied
But ya halfway get what you need
I call it pacified
It's the hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing
It may seem like, a gift
But really you so worsened in your heart it tricked
It's the hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing
But ya gotta let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
They say its fine, okay today
Tomorrow overwhelmed with the pain of yesterday
It's the hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing to give up
The hardest thing
You're on your feet, their the mount
Don't take yourself back there
You'll only allow it to be
The hardest thing to give up
(Only allow it to be the)
The hardest thing to give up
(Only allow it to be the)
The hardest thing
But ya gotta let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Yea yea yea
Whatever it is
You oughta let it go
Go Go Go Go
Tweet's song "The Hardest Thing" is a powerful testimony to the struggle that comes with letting go of things we hold dear but that may not be good for us. The song opens with a repetitive chorus of "Dadadada yeah" and "Ooh," creating a haunting and introspective tone that sets the stage for the personal reflections that follow. The song expresses a desire to move forward without regrets, but also acknowledges the difficulty of doing so. The lyrics highlight the painful realization that what feels like the best thing for us in the moment may ultimately be the source of our suffering. The chorus, "What can feel like the best for you, in turn, can be the reason you're going through, it's the hardest thing," encapsulates the central message of the song.
The song speaks to the struggle of staying in situations that are no longer serving us and the courage it takes to let them go. The lyrics suggest that staying in a situation that doesn't bring us joy and fulfillment can ultimately make us feel worse, even if we convince ourselves that we're satisfied. The hardest thing is to recognize when it's time to move on and to actually let go. The repetition of "Let it go" at the end of the song emphasizes this point and encourages the listener to release whatever is holding them back. "The Hardest Thing" is a powerful reminder that sometimes we need to let go of what we think we want to make room for what we truly need.
Line by Line Meaning
Dadadada yeah
Repetitive vocal sounds.
Dadadada yeah
Repetitive vocal sounds.
Ooh
Exclamatory sound expressing emotion.
I'm tired of disappointments
I am exhausted from letdowns.
Wanna leave them all behind me
I really wish to forget them.
Move forward without regrets
Advance without any remorse.
But I didn't know how hard all of this would be
I was unaware of how difficult it would be.
You can't be so hard, yeah
Don't be too harsh.
You can't be so hard, oh
Don't be too harsh.
You can't be so hard, ah
Don't be too harsh.
What can feel like, the best for you
What seems like the right thing for you.
In turn can be the reason you're going through
It could be the cause of your suffering.
It's the hardest thing
It's the most difficult situation.
What can feel like, the best for you
What seems like the right thing for you.
In turn can be the reason you're going through
It could be the cause of your suffering.
It's the hardest thing to give up
It's the most difficult thing to relinquish.
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to abandon.
The hardest thing
The most challenging situation.
At time we stay, to try again
Sometimes we remain to give it another try.
Unhappy with the choice in us settling
Not content with our decision to choose.
It's the hardest thing to give up
It's the most difficult thing to relinquish.
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to abandon.
The hardest thing
The most challenging situation.
But ya gotta let it go
But you need to release it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Began to think you're satisfied
Started to believe you were content.
But ya halfway get what you need
But you only partially get what you desire.
I call it pacified
I define it as appeased.
It's the hardest thing to give up
It's the most difficult thing to relinquish.
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to abandon.
The hardest thing
The most challenging situation.
It may seem like, a gift
It could appear as a present.
But really you so worsened in your heart it tricked
But it actually had a devastating effect on your emotions.
It's the hardest thing to give up
It's the most difficult thing to relinquish.
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to abandon.
The hardest thing
The most challenging situation.
But ya gotta let it go
But you need to release it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
They say its fine, okay today
They say it's alright, not a problem for today.
Tomorrow overwhelmed with the pain of yesterday
But tomorrow, you'll be inundated with yesterday's pain.
It's the hardest thing to give up
It's the most difficult thing to relinquish.
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to abandon.
The hardest thing
The most challenging situation.
You're on your feet, their the mount
You're walking, that's the achievement.
Don't take yourself back there
Do not revisit that place in your life.
You'll only allow it to be
You'll only permit it to become.
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to relinquish.
(Only allow it to be the)
(Only permit it to become the)
The hardest thing to give up
The most difficult thing to abandon.
(Only allow it to be the)
(Only permit it to become the)
The hardest thing
The most challenging situation.
But ya gotta let it go
But you need to release it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Let it go
Surrender it.
Yea yea yea
Repetitive vocal sounds.
Whatever it is
No matter what it is.
You oughta let it go
You should release it.
Go Go Go Go
Encouraging sounds to take action.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLENE KEYS, JOHN JUBU SMITH
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