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 I’ve 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 I’m back and that I’m true to the game. Musically, I want to show that I’m still out here doing my thing. After all the people that were out when I was out years ago fell off, I’m still out here competing with the shorties. I also want to gain platinum success. It’s something that I haven’t 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)
TATTOO
Twista Lyrics
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Damn girl, you got a tattoo right there
I like that, ooh shit, sexy than a motherfucker
Can I kiss that
(Chorus - 2x)
Is it on your chest (uh huh)
Is it on your back (uh huh)
Is it buy your cat (uh huh)
Where your tat, tat, tatty
Let me see your tattoo girl
Where your tat, tat, tatty
Let me see your tattoo girl
[Liffy Stokes]
Hey there shorty, what you working with
Let me see you pop that shit for daddy
That's shining blowing big pound out a pro caddy pick up
Diamonds flick up protect your tip tattoo bezel that lift up
Blinding them ?booshy? hoes
I bends through the Gucci store
Grinning, Sprewells spinning, but I'm standing still
Man trying to call up this zig-zotic hot mama out by the Ville then
I'm talking top flight, high priced brown sugar
With the curly butter, thick hips and all
With the easy-e kitty cat paws, tatted above her bra
When the Twist sat down by her draws
But I guess that leaves dust and all
Cause a man keeps on running off
Just dropping her cheese, but shorty got me's
Taking trips to the tat shop, come on the black top
Let her feel Anita while we sold b's
Cause you really gotta get greedy
Fish that pearl, and then show it off to the world
Thickness shorty got niggas out here screaming
Let me see your tattoo girl
(Chorus)
[Bennie Franks]
It's Mr. Fat, freaky, black, nasty and here for money grams
It's something bout a red bone tattoo, god damn
You need a cover up, X out your baby daddy name
Girl I know you love to fuck, just the way you took the pain
Check my name and Eddy came, oops I don't mean to be rude
I got a fetish for oops I mean I love some tattoos
Let's get up on a room, everything is on me
Ain't got an A and the ointment but I got some Vaseline
The Brandi, I can't stand it the way my mess
And let's get stranded, I kizzel my nizzel fa shizzel
My cameras handy, bumping to this shit type to break the walls down
In Miami, top notch swallow and keep the ostrich and get up
(Chorus - 2x)
[High Beam]
I guess you with me like a reeeeal
And then she suck me like a neckbone
I've been gone slap then I took the Milly that home
Since nobody needed to drive I'ma be the one they gone put it on
(did you know me daddy) Man I ain't even have to ask shorty
It was right before my eyes, tattoos on her chest
Snake wrapped around her legs all the way up to her thighs
Her size, scrumptious fulfilling the fantasy of me and my guys
When she pulled her pants down
Made me wanna buck she oh my, what a surprise
Man I'm hoping, she'll let a nigga get it wet I gets wild and open
Way too provoking, on the beach rubbing her body down with suntan lotion
What's that, another tat with the Playboy bunny by her cootie cat
Got one going in the crack of her ass
But she can't really see cause her booty fat
Girl you don't know what I'd do to that
Got limo scrapes ride the butter crack
Put Legit Ballin all across your back, take that off and let me see that
(Chorus)
[Lenny Hooks]
Sip the cris and light the hydro
Spider chick across the dance flo'
Pimps like them tilt the kango
At the club she shotguns 6-0-0
Straight to the Mo' she came out, her clothes
Tattooed up like her nails ain't gold
I'm searching around like I'm 5-0
I'm bout to put something on it this ain't no tattoo hoe
The song "Tattoo" by Twista talks about his love for women's tattoos, and he asks women where their tattoos are located on their body. The chorus repeats the line "Let me see your tattoo girl" multiple times, emphasizing the focus on tattoos. The three verses feature three different rappers, each describing their encounters with women with tattoos. The first verse by Liffy Stokes describes a woman with a tattoo on her chest and her cat, proclaiming he loves thick women with tattoos. The second verse by Bennie Franks talks about his love for red-boned women with tattoos from head to toe, and the third verse by High Beam describes a woman with tattoos on her chest, legs, and even in the crack of her butt.
The overall interpretation of the song is that Twista is into women with tattoos and he's asking them to show off their tattoos. The song has a celebratory tone towards tattoos and the women who have them.
Line by Line Meaning
Damn girl, you got a tattoo right there
Admiring the tattoo on the girl and expressing interest in it
I like that, ooh shit, sexy than a motherfucker
Finding the tattoo sexy and attractive
Can I kiss that
Asking permission to kiss the area where the tattoo is
Is it on your chest (uh huh)
Asking if the girl's tattoo is on her chest
Is it on your back (uh huh)
Asking if the girl's tattoo is on her back
Is it on your leg (uh huh)
Asking if the girl's tattoo is on her leg
Is it buy your cat (uh huh)
Asking if the girl's tattoo is near her cat (slang for genitals)
Where your tat, tat, tatty
Asking the girl where her tattoo is
Let me see your tattoo girl
Asking the girl to show her tattoo
Hey there shorty, what you working with
Addressing the girl and asking what she's got
Let me see you pop that shit for daddy
Asking the girl to dance provocatively for him
That's shining blowing big pound out a pro caddy pick up
Describing the expensive jewelry and car he has
Diamonds flick up protect your tip tattoo bezel that lift up
Describing the diamond-encrusted watch and tattoo on the girl
Blinding them ?booshy? hoes
Boasting about his wealth and how it impresses women
I bends through the Gucci store
Saying that he shops at Gucci
Grinning, Sprewells spinning, but I'm standing still
Referring to his car rims spinning while he's standing still
Man trying to call up this zig-zotic hot mama out by the Ville then
Talking about trying to call a beautiful woman he knows
I'm talking top flight, high priced brown sugar
Describing the beautiful woman he's interested in
With the curly butter, thick hips and all
Describing the woman's features
With the easy-e kitty cat paws, tatted above her bra
Describing the woman's tattoo above her bra
When the Twist sat down by her draws
Referring to himself sitting near her underwear
But I guess that leaves dust and all
Saying that other men have left her in the dust
Cause a man keeps on running off
Suggesting that other men are intimidated by her
Just dropping her cheese, but shorty got me's
Saying that other men lose interest in her, but he is still attracted to her
Taking trips to the tat shop, come on the black top
Saying that he's gone with her to the tattoo shop and they're hanging out on the street
Let her feel Anita while we sold b's
Suggesting that they're listening to Anita Baker while selling drugs
Cause you really gotta get greedy
Implying that they need to be greedy to succeed
Fish that pearl, and then show it off to the world
Metaphorically referring to getting something valuable (girl) and showing it off
Thickness shorty got niggas out here screaming
Saying that other men are impressed with her body
It's Mr. Fat, freaky, black, nasty and here for money grams
Introducing himself as a man who likes money and sex
It's something bout a red bone tattoo, god damn
Saying that he finds women with tattoos attractive
You need a cover up, X out your baby daddy name
Suggesting that the girl should get a tattoo to cover up a previous lover's name
Girl I know you love to fuck, just the way you took the pain
Implying that the girl enjoys sex and is tough
Check my name and Eddy came, oops I don't mean to be rude
Making a pun with his name and saying that he doesn't mean to be rude
I got a fetish for oops I mean I love some tattoos
Saying that he has a thing for tattoos
Let's get up on a room, everything is on me
Offering to pay for a hotel room
Ain't got an A and the ointment but I got some Vaseline
Saying that he doesn't have the right kind of lotion, but has Vaseline instead
The Brandi, I can't stand it the way my mess
Referring to a girl named Brandi and saying that he can't stand a mess
And let's get stranded, I kizzel my nizzel fa shizzel
Suggesting that they should be adventurous and get stranded; using slang
My cameras handy, bumping to this shit type to break the walls down
Saying that he has a camera and the music is so good that it could break down walls
In Miami, top notch swallow and keep the ostrich and get up
Saying that in Miami, they have high-class escorts and he wants to be with one
I guess you with me like a reeeeal
Saying that the girl is really with him
And then she suck me like a neckbone
Saying that the girl performed oral sex on him
I've been gone slap then I took the Milly that home
Saying that he was away and then he brought her home
Since nobody needed to drive I'ma be the one they gone put it on
Saying that since no one else needed to be in charge, he will be in charge
(did you know me daddy) Man I ain't even have to ask shorty
Suggesting that the girl already knew who he was without him having to ask
It was right before my eyes, tattoos on her chest
Saying that he noticed the girl's tattoos on her chest
Snake wrapped around her legs all the way up to her thighs
Describing the girl's snake tattoo on her legs
Her size, scrumptious fulfilling the fantasy of me and my guys
Describing the girl's body and how it fulfills their fantasies
When she pulled her pants down
Describing the girl taking off her pants
Made me wanna buck she oh my, what a surprise
Saying that the girl's body surprised and excited him
Man I'm hoping, she'll let a nigga get it wet I gets wild and open
Saying that he hopes the girl will have sex with him and that he is enthusiastic about it
Way too provoking, on the beach rubbing her body down with suntan lotion
Saying that the girl is too provocative, rubbing lotion on her body on the beach
What's that, another tat with the Playboy bunny by her cootie cat
Describing the girl's new Playboy bunny tattoo near her genitals
Got one going in the crack of her ass
Describing the girl's tattoo on her buttocks
But she can't really see cause her booty fat
Saying that the girl's butt is so big that she can't see her tattoo easily
Girl you don't know what I'd do to that
Saying that he wants to have sex with the girl
Got limo scrapes ride the butter crack
Describing how he wants to have sex with the girl
Put Legit Ballin all across your back, take that off and let me see that
Saying that he wants to see and touch the girl's tattoos
Sip the cris and light the hydro
Drinking champagne and smoking marijuana
Spider chick across the dance flo'
Describing a woman walking across the dance floor
Pimps like them tilt the kango
Saying that they like to wear tilted hats like pimps
At the club she shotguns 6-0-0
Saying that the girl drinks a lot at the club
Straight to the Mo' she came out, her clothes
Saying that the girl came out of a car and her clothes looked good
Tattooed up like her nails ain't gold
Saying that the girl has a lot of tattoos and doesn't need to wear gold nail polish
I'm searching around like I'm 5-0
Saying that he's looking around like a police officer
I'm bout to put something on it this ain't no tattoo hoe
Saying that he's going to have sex with the girl and she's not just a tattooed woman
Contributed by Alaina I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@vincentwelch8577
This song was so hard back in 02 when it dropped. Us in the Chi was really banging it the crazy part was I never knew it was video for this. This my first time seeing it it's dope.
@JustFred2
This has a late 90’s early 2000’s vibe
@yaboym3247
Because it literally is from 2002 😄
@tylertracey8207
Never heard this before but no cap my wife has a tattoo on her chest, back & leg 😂 I know which one she getting next 😈
@yaboym3247
Technically this is the remix. The original was on the 3rd Legit Ballaz album and didn't feature Twista. He snapped on this:
"A big butt freak with a butterfly wing on each butt cheek to cover her behind, when she pull her Prada pants down to pop that thing it look like the butterfly be flying"
@treyfeezy6027
Ona g
@BigBoyyNZ
Lyrics that make you picture it exactly when you close your eyes 🔥😝🤣
@roypettigrew6453
Damn... I super missed this one.
@jonathanhuerta7715
if twista released kamikaze in 2002 this song should be on the album