But on 2019's Summer 96 mixtape, he revisits the high stakes of his days before stardom. Kelly-assisted 'So Sexy,' Twista became a bona fide Midwestern legend, rapping alongside Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Lady Gaga, Pharrell, and many more for over a decade. With that love-themed single, another Kanye collab ('Overnight Celebrity'), and the R. All his work culminated in 2003's ubiquitous 'Slow Jamz' featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, which finds West accelerating a Luther Vandross sample as all three artists pay homage to R&B icons. After releasing 1997's Adrenaline Rush-a regional classic that laid his quick-tongued, laser-precise street lyrics over slinky, eerie production-Twista formed Speedknot Mobstaz while guesting on songs with Diddy, JAY-Z, and Ludacris.

He released two albums in the early '90s, but his first major look came in 1996 alongside fellow Windy City emcees Do or Die on their 'Po Pimp,' which was formative for the city's rap scene.

Born Carl Mitchell in 1973, Twista grew up on Chicago's West Side and started writing raps as a preteen, eventually landing in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992 as the fastest rapper alive. There's fast-rapping, and then there's Twista, whose syllable-stuffing flows have put him in a class of his own and the company of music's all-time greats.

Trey songz twista look at me now