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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 1,655,801 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Twista is the 3,263rd most popular singer (down from 2,863rd in 2019), the 15,594th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,682nd in 2019) and the 870th most popular American Singer.

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  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Twista ranks 3,263 out of 3,528Before him are Carl Espen, Ruslan Alekhno, Mia Rose, Alina Pash, Michele Bravi, and Andreea Bălan. After him are Bobby, Gerli Padar, Bianka, Markéta Irglová, Stephanie, and Tim Bendzko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Twista ranks 806Before him are Junichi Watanabe, Sébastien Lareau, Ryan Peake, Chris Murphy, Juwan Howard, and Katarina Kresal. After him are Ruslan Honcharov, Max van Heeswijk, Edvinas Krungolcas, Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Natallia Sazanovich, and Olivier Girault.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Twista ranks 15,594 out of 18,182Before him are Juwan Howard (1973), Matt Prokop (1990), Josh Smith (1985), Mookie Blaylock (1967), Carlos PenaVega (1989), and Elmer Bennett (1970). After him are Mark Breland (1963), Sheila Vand (1985), Maddie Taylor (1966), Alicia Garza (1981), Gangrel (1969), and Tejay van Garderen (1988).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Twista ranks 870Before him are Trey Songz (1984), Phife Dawg (1970), B.o.B. (1988), Raphael Saadiq (1966), Monica (1980), and Cassie Ventura (1986). After him are Stephanie (1987), Julia Michaels (1993), Sky Ferreira (1992), Brandi Carlile (1981), Cappadonna (1969), and Ally Brooke (1993).

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