Chicago rapper twista biography

Born Carl Mitchell on November 27, 1973, in Chicago, IL. Addresses: Record company--Atlantic Records, 1290 Ave. of the Americas, 27th Fl., New York, NY 10104, website: http://www.atlanticrecords.com.

Website--Twista Official Website: http://www.twista.net.

Growing up on Chicago's West Side, Carl Mitchell viewed, first hand, what a hard life was really like.

Chicago rapper twista biography

Influenced by his surroundings and the great heavyweights of rap music, Mitchell began making a name for himself in Chicago in his late teens for his speedy rapping style and ability to rhyme faster than anyone else he knew. Calling himself Tung Twista, he recorded his first album, aptly titled Runnin' Off at da Mouth in 1991.

By 1992, the young rapper had developed a rapping style so quick he was actually coined the Fastest Rapper in the World by the Guinness Book of World Records.

He picked up his speedy delivery early on after endless rap battles at school. "I got into hip-hop really early on, when I first star