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My Take
Twista is one of those artists I respect purely on craft. Holding a Guinness record in 1992 as the fastest English-speaking rapper, 598 syllables in 55 seconds, isn't a gimmick to me, it's a discipline most people can't fake. That chopper style takes breath control and clarity that would embarrass a lot of slower MCs. What I appreciate is that Chicago produced him, a city that doesn't always get its hip-hop due, and he turned a technical specialty into a lasting identity. Speed alone fades fast, but he layered songwriting and production around it, which is why he stuck around when novelty acts didn't.
Overview
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (originally Tung Twista), is an American rapper. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Twista
- Name (Japanese)
- トゥイスタ
- Reading
- とぅいすた
- Born
- November 27, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / record producer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.twista.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/twistagmg/
- Xhttps://x.com/TWISTAgmg
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.