Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois), better… Read Full Bio ↴Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Twista and formerly Tung Twista, is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second. In 1992 he released his debut album, Runnin' Off At Da Mouth, and has since released a further seven albums including 1994's Resurrection, 1997's Adrenaline Rush, 2004's highly successful Kamikaze, 2005's The Day After and 2007's Adrenaline Rush 2007. His latest studio album, Category F5, was released in July of 2009.
Twista grew up in the K-Town area on the west side of Chicago. He started rapping at the age of 12. However, before starting his professional career, he worked at several other jobs including working at a factory, selling shoes, working at McDonald's, working as a security guard, and even cutting hair.
Twista was one of the first artists to sign with Loud Records. In 1991, he released Runnin' off at da Mouth under the name of Tung Twista. Due to his rapid-fire pace of delivery, he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's fastest rapper. Despite this recognition, the album achieved little success. Tung Twista dropped the "Tung" off of his name in his second album Resurrection, which was never released outside of Chicago's underground.
In 1996, he teamed with fellow Chicago act "Do or Die" on the track "Po' Pimp" leading to a contract with Atlantic Records. He released Adrenaline Rush in 1997 followed by Mobstability in 1998. Twista then formed his own Legit Ballin' label which has released two compilation albums Legit Ballin' in 1999 and Legit Ballin' Vol. 2: Street Scriptures in 2001. The label later released Respect The Game,Vol. 3 in 2002 and Volume 4: Tha Truth in 2006.
Twista developed a good reputation in rap circles leading to work with Mariah Carey, P. Diddy (then Puff Daddy),Lil kim, Drag-on, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Ras Kass, Ludacris, Royce Da 5'9", Shaquille O'Neal, and Da Brat. However, it would take him until 2004 to achieve a platinum, number-one record under his own name.
On his website, Twista stated that he made Kamikaze to show that he was still true to the ideals that he had when he started out. "I represent for the MCs that have skills, not just make music for the hell of it. I take the time to concentrate. Otherwise, I could have 10 albums out there, easy. I could sit down all day and write something. But I write when I get in a zone more than writing because Iβve got to do this. I represent the artists that keep it true to what really is, to be able to make rappers want to write."
"I want to show the streets that Iβm back and that Iβm true to the game. Musically, I want to show that Iβm still out here doing my thing. After all the people that were out when I was out years ago fell off, Iβm still out here competing with the shorties. I also want to gain platinum success. Itβs something that I havenβt done."
The first single, "Slow Jamz", featured Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and world R&B charts in early 2004, and eventually reached number 3 on the UK singles charts. Kamikaze built on the success of "Slow Jamz" to reach the top of the Billboard 200 album chart upon its release in January 2004 and went platinum by March 2004. The second single, "Overnight Celebrity", became another top 10 Hot 100 hit and a UK top 40 entry, while the third, "So Sexy" (featuring R. Kelly), made the top 40 of the Hot 100. In the UK, the album track "Sunshine", which featured R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and lifted its chorus from Bill Withers' "Lovely Day", was extracted as a third single and became a big hit; this track received comparatively little exposure in the U.S., perhaps because rapper Lil' Flip had a huge hit there at the same time with a different song of the same title.
Albums
Runnin' off at da Mouth (1991, as Tung Twista) (US Certification: Gold)
Resurrection (1994, as Twista) (Never officialy released outside of Chicago's underground)
Adrenaline Rush (1997) #77 US (US Certification: Gold)
Mobstability (with The Speedknot Mobstaz) (1998, as Twista) #34 US
Kamikaze (2004) #1 US, #19 UK (US Certification: Platinum)
The Day After (2005) #2 US (US Certification: Gold)
Adrenaline Rush 2007 (2007)
Twista grew up in the K-Town area on the west side of Chicago. He started rapping at the age of 12. However, before starting his professional career, he worked at several other jobs including working at a factory, selling shoes, working at McDonald's, working as a security guard, and even cutting hair.
Twista was one of the first artists to sign with Loud Records. In 1991, he released Runnin' off at da Mouth under the name of Tung Twista. Due to his rapid-fire pace of delivery, he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's fastest rapper. Despite this recognition, the album achieved little success. Tung Twista dropped the "Tung" off of his name in his second album Resurrection, which was never released outside of Chicago's underground.
In 1996, he teamed with fellow Chicago act "Do or Die" on the track "Po' Pimp" leading to a contract with Atlantic Records. He released Adrenaline Rush in 1997 followed by Mobstability in 1998. Twista then formed his own Legit Ballin' label which has released two compilation albums Legit Ballin' in 1999 and Legit Ballin' Vol. 2: Street Scriptures in 2001. The label later released Respect The Game,Vol. 3 in 2002 and Volume 4: Tha Truth in 2006.
Twista developed a good reputation in rap circles leading to work with Mariah Carey, P. Diddy (then Puff Daddy),Lil kim, Drag-on, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Ras Kass, Ludacris, Royce Da 5'9", Shaquille O'Neal, and Da Brat. However, it would take him until 2004 to achieve a platinum, number-one record under his own name.
On his website, Twista stated that he made Kamikaze to show that he was still true to the ideals that he had when he started out. "I represent for the MCs that have skills, not just make music for the hell of it. I take the time to concentrate. Otherwise, I could have 10 albums out there, easy. I could sit down all day and write something. But I write when I get in a zone more than writing because Iβve got to do this. I represent the artists that keep it true to what really is, to be able to make rappers want to write."
"I want to show the streets that Iβm back and that Iβm true to the game. Musically, I want to show that Iβm still out here doing my thing. After all the people that were out when I was out years ago fell off, Iβm still out here competing with the shorties. I also want to gain platinum success. Itβs something that I havenβt done."
The first single, "Slow Jamz", featured Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and world R&B charts in early 2004, and eventually reached number 3 on the UK singles charts. Kamikaze built on the success of "Slow Jamz" to reach the top of the Billboard 200 album chart upon its release in January 2004 and went platinum by March 2004. The second single, "Overnight Celebrity", became another top 10 Hot 100 hit and a UK top 40 entry, while the third, "So Sexy" (featuring R. Kelly), made the top 40 of the Hot 100. In the UK, the album track "Sunshine", which featured R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and lifted its chorus from Bill Withers' "Lovely Day", was extracted as a third single and became a big hit; this track received comparatively little exposure in the U.S., perhaps because rapper Lil' Flip had a huge hit there at the same time with a different song of the same title.
Albums
Runnin' off at da Mouth (1991, as Tung Twista) (US Certification: Gold)
Resurrection (1994, as Twista) (Never officialy released outside of Chicago's underground)
Adrenaline Rush (1997) #77 US (US Certification: Gold)
Mobstability (with The Speedknot Mobstaz) (1998, as Twista) #34 US
Kamikaze (2004) #1 US, #19 UK (US Certification: Platinum)
The Day After (2005) #2 US (US Certification: Gold)
Adrenaline Rush 2007 (2007)
Midwest Invasion
Twista Lyrics
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[Intro]
Bone and Twista
Layzie Bone and Twista back up in this motherfucker
World wide nigga
For tha year 2000
And all you niggaz better recognize cause this is real thug shit nigga!
It's a thug world we live in a thug world it's a thug world t-h-you-g
It's a thug world we live in a thug world it's a thug world t-h-you-g
[Chorus]
You ready for tha midwest invasion we bringing them new millennium soldiers
Layzie and Twista y'all better believe we taking over
We dreaming of make more money cause nigga this life keep getting shorter
So suit up and be prepared for this thug world order
We ready for tha midwest invasion we bringing them new millennium soldiers
Layzie and Twista y'all better believe we taking over
We dreaming of make more money cause nigga this life keep getting shorter
So suit up and be prepared for this thug world order
[Layzie]
It be that element of surprise and got you niggaz looking around
And all y'all niggaz ain't think we get this roll fuck what you heard and believe what you saw
It's a nation thugs ready to flip out with an extra slip tha clip out shoot'em up
And nigga we flip out ready for combat on contact
Midwest keep going creeping on tha come up for years
Heavily sediated with no fears we ready to ride the ending is near we sheding them tears
This midwestern link up gonna get this paper it's mine
Sit back in line cause nigga this mine rolling in benz and jags
Nigga take a picture, picture hey fuck is wrong wit ya nigga?
Lil Lay and twista had to diss ya fuck your girlfriend and sister
By mr. thuggish ruggish himself nigga wit big ol' nuts
Represent them st. clair cleveland soldiers don't give a fuck to get buck
To all of my niggaz talking in D-Town mackin' and hustlin'
Multiplied by Chi then milwaukee came up for tha fuckin' at 10,
Hut 2-3-4 for and tha rollers lace your boots and lock n load
We bringing this thug world order, for real
[Chorus]
[Twista]
Muthafuckers wanted to hear it well here it go
T and Layzie bringing all tha blood back like we split a pigs dome
We smoking big dro, to tha gangstas hustlers and thugs killer niggaz and drug dealers, y'all better feel us
We tha middle of tha drama now we tha midwest killers
You really wanna know all that bounce shit is are shit
Tha midwest is unified talk shit if you got tha heart bitch
My nigga chudo kick some shit off, I'm no longer a silent worker out spoken
Kicking that kind shit you never heard of screaming bloody murder
Chi Cleveland selection tha millennium connection flow be wack and hi-techin'
If you ever hate then go select your weapon
Put a hole in your head like a dolphin
Layzie and Twista on mission for stalking bust at tha bitches who's talking
Nigga got up tha city like Christopher Walken
Missions to putt'em in coffins, tho I kill to protect only this my attempt
Come off tha glock every sin, try to have understanding but my sins a repent, stay bent
2 of tha dopest vocal recorders to slaughter
So pull up a quarter to tha gangsta hustlaz and thug world order
[Chorus]
[Twista]
Too much chaos in tha last dayz gotta slow down with these weird ass ways
Turn bad days in to cash days smoke haze til tha liquor stay blazed
Prays tha lord cause your tongue can be a blazing sword
Forgive us for tha misunderstanding god we was raised in war
[Layzie]
Y'all better expect the unexpected cause nigga we rolling with god
And we some thugs and not tha mob, tha government wanna do what's your job
I'm that nigga that's been there, and really been there before
But niggaz don't when they hit tha door you better believe it's about that show, nigga
[Twista]
Ain't no seeds in my dro, coming cold no matter what season I flow
Cause of tha be's that I blow I can hit'em with rhythm from cleve to cago (chicago)
Believe that I know, cause this connection is going to be some shit
Talk like a refer clip and don't hate on us when you see us ripped
[Layzie]
It's about them A-be-see's and them 1-2-3's y'all nickels and quarters
So suit up and be prepared for tha thug world order and nigga
All y'all niggaz been talking about what y'all gonna do
We about that midwest invasion prepare for tha y2k2, nigga
You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion?
You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion?
You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha mid?
We ready for tha mid
[Chorus]
[Background Female:]
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
[Background Female:]
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
[Background Female:]
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Bone and Twista
Layzie Bone and Twista back up in this motherfucker
World wide nigga
For tha year 2000
And all you niggaz better recognize cause this is real thug shit nigga!
It's a thug world we live in a thug world it's a thug world t-h-you-g
It's a thug world we live in a thug world it's a thug world t-h-you-g
[Chorus]
You ready for tha midwest invasion we bringing them new millennium soldiers
Layzie and Twista y'all better believe we taking over
We dreaming of make more money cause nigga this life keep getting shorter
So suit up and be prepared for this thug world order
We ready for tha midwest invasion we bringing them new millennium soldiers
Layzie and Twista y'all better believe we taking over
We dreaming of make more money cause nigga this life keep getting shorter
So suit up and be prepared for this thug world order
[Layzie]
It be that element of surprise and got you niggaz looking around
And all y'all niggaz ain't think we get this roll fuck what you heard and believe what you saw
It's a nation thugs ready to flip out with an extra slip tha clip out shoot'em up
And nigga we flip out ready for combat on contact
Midwest keep going creeping on tha come up for years
Heavily sediated with no fears we ready to ride the ending is near we sheding them tears
This midwestern link up gonna get this paper it's mine
Sit back in line cause nigga this mine rolling in benz and jags
Nigga take a picture, picture hey fuck is wrong wit ya nigga?
Lil Lay and twista had to diss ya fuck your girlfriend and sister
By mr. thuggish ruggish himself nigga wit big ol' nuts
Represent them st. clair cleveland soldiers don't give a fuck to get buck
To all of my niggaz talking in D-Town mackin' and hustlin'
Multiplied by Chi then milwaukee came up for tha fuckin' at 10,
Hut 2-3-4 for and tha rollers lace your boots and lock n load
We bringing this thug world order, for real
[Chorus]
[Twista]
Muthafuckers wanted to hear it well here it go
T and Layzie bringing all tha blood back like we split a pigs dome
We smoking big dro, to tha gangstas hustlers and thugs killer niggaz and drug dealers, y'all better feel us
We tha middle of tha drama now we tha midwest killers
You really wanna know all that bounce shit is are shit
Tha midwest is unified talk shit if you got tha heart bitch
My nigga chudo kick some shit off, I'm no longer a silent worker out spoken
Kicking that kind shit you never heard of screaming bloody murder
Chi Cleveland selection tha millennium connection flow be wack and hi-techin'
If you ever hate then go select your weapon
Put a hole in your head like a dolphin
Layzie and Twista on mission for stalking bust at tha bitches who's talking
Nigga got up tha city like Christopher Walken
Missions to putt'em in coffins, tho I kill to protect only this my attempt
Come off tha glock every sin, try to have understanding but my sins a repent, stay bent
2 of tha dopest vocal recorders to slaughter
So pull up a quarter to tha gangsta hustlaz and thug world order
[Chorus]
[Twista]
Too much chaos in tha last dayz gotta slow down with these weird ass ways
Turn bad days in to cash days smoke haze til tha liquor stay blazed
Prays tha lord cause your tongue can be a blazing sword
Forgive us for tha misunderstanding god we was raised in war
[Layzie]
Y'all better expect the unexpected cause nigga we rolling with god
And we some thugs and not tha mob, tha government wanna do what's your job
I'm that nigga that's been there, and really been there before
But niggaz don't when they hit tha door you better believe it's about that show, nigga
[Twista]
Ain't no seeds in my dro, coming cold no matter what season I flow
Cause of tha be's that I blow I can hit'em with rhythm from cleve to cago (chicago)
Believe that I know, cause this connection is going to be some shit
Talk like a refer clip and don't hate on us when you see us ripped
[Layzie]
It's about them A-be-see's and them 1-2-3's y'all nickels and quarters
So suit up and be prepared for tha thug world order and nigga
All y'all niggaz been talking about what y'all gonna do
We about that midwest invasion prepare for tha y2k2, nigga
You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion?
You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha midwest invasion?
You ready for tha midwest invasion? You ready for tha mid?
We ready for tha mid
[Chorus]
[Background Female:]
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
[Background Female:]
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
[Background Female:]
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oooooooooooh oooooooh ooooooh oooh ooooh oooh ooooh oooooh oooh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
The lyrics to Twista's song "Midwest Invasion" are about the rise of the Midwest as a dominant region in the music industry. The song features Twista and Layzie Bone rapping about their roots and how their experiences growing up in the Midwest have shaped their music. The chorus repeats the phrase "You ready for the Midwest invasion?" to convey the message that the Midwest is here to take over the music industry.
The lyrics also touch on themes of unity and brotherhood. Twista and Layzie Bone talk about how they are bringing together different parts of the Midwest and creating a unified front. They also talk about being prepared for the future and the changes that come with it. The song is a call to action for everyone to come together and get ready for what's next.
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Jalil Hutchins, Lawrence Smith
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