Twista (Carl Terrell Mitchell) was born on November 27, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, known as a rapper.

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".

Twista grew up in the K-Town area on the West Side of Chicago where he started rapping at the age of 12 and is also a member of the Vice Lords.

In 1996, he teamed with fellow Chicago act Do or Die on the track "Po' Pimp;" the track became a hit single, leading to a contract with Atlantic Records. He released Adrenaline Rush on 1997, where the album was a huge success with little mainstream help. Around this time, he and Do or Die began a bout of diss tracks against Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, who accused Chicago acts of stealing their fast-rapping style.

In 2006, Twista was featured on the song, "Hell No (Leave Home)" from Monica's new album, The Makings of Me.
In May 2007 it was announced in an interview with Layzie Bone, that Twista and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will be recording an album together.

August 7th, 2007, Twista was scheduled for Mcdonald's Nationwide Tour, but was released in July because of his offensive lyrics according to Mcdonalds. That same day, Twista officially signed with Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam.