Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista, is an American hip-hop emcee 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.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/t/twista/news_feature_040212/ MTVNews.com: Twista: Fast Talk, Slow Climb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His 2004 album ''Kamikaze (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."
Early life
Mitchell grew up on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, known as "K-Town", a place he described as rampant with gang-related violence. He was the oldest of four children in a low-income family with a strict mother and drug-addicted stepfather. To support his family, Mitchell began working at an early age. He also found the hip hop culture to be an escape from the violent environment he felt in his neighborhood.<ref name="Atlantic"/>
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.<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite web|title=Twista - Bio|url=http://www.atlanticrecords.com/twista/bio|publisher=At... read all
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