SINGER

Twista

1973 - Today

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Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly 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, but his fastest peak burst was on DJ Kay Slay's "Rolling 50 Deep", coming in at 14.07 syllables per second. In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit single "Po Pimp", produced by the Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records, where he released his third album Adrenaline Rush and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz, in 1998. His 2004 album Kamikaze topped the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Twista has received more than 1,758,439 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Twista is the 3,522nd most popular singer (down from 3,252nd in 2019), the 17,044th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,551st in 2019) and the 916th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Twista ranks 3,522 out of 4,381. Before him are Victoria Georgieva, Daria Kinzer, Shaun Morgan, Gjoko Taneski, Carl Espen, and Fabolous. After him are Natalie Appleton, Marion Raven, Sayumi Michishige, Yuju, Sturgill Simpson, and Eiji Wentz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Twista ranks 887. Before him are Josh Shapiro, Alexandra Fusai, Daniel Stephan, Wilson Cruz, Anna Dogonadze, and Joe the Plumber. After him are Natalie Appleton, Jeroen Dubbeldam, Andrew Bird, Liu Dong, Lena Hallengren, and Shinichi Muto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Twista ranks 17,044 out of 20,380. Before him are Gregory Helms (1974), Joe the Plumber (1973), Fabolous (1977), Jerry Stackhouse (1974), Hersey Hawkins (1966), and Clay Shirky (1964). After him are David Zabriskie (1979), Aaron Staton (1980), Brad Stevens (1976), CC Sabathia (1980), Victor Rasuk (1984), and Lori Alan (1966).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Twista ranks 916. Before him are Lalah Hathaway (1968), Monica (1980), Meek Mill (1987), Matthew Koma (1987), Julia Michaels (1993), and Fabolous (1977). After him are Sturgill Simpson (1978), Stacie Orrico (1986), B.o.B. (1988), Rahzel (1966), Kara DioGuardi (1970), and Soulja Boy (1990).

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