Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973) better known by his
stage name Twista and the former
Tung Twista, is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, according to the
Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second.
His 2004 album
Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S.
Billboard 200 album chart after the success of his number-one
Billboard Hot 100 single "
Slow Jamz."
Music career
Twista was among the first artists to sign with
Loud Records, which released his debut album
Runnin' Off at da Mouth in 1991. At that time, he performed under the name Tung Twista.
In 1996, he teamed with fellow Chicago act
Do or Die on the track "Po' Pimp", which became a hit single. This led to a contract with Atlantic Records, which released
Adrenaline Rush in 1997;
Twista had by then dropped the "Tung" from his stage name.
