When it comes to some of the most legendary and iconic emcees and lyricist’s to emerge from Chicago or even in the history of Hip-Hop over the last three decade’s. You can’t mention Chicago without mentioning, Twista.
Releasing such classic groundbreaking album’s as Adrenaline Rush and Kamikaze. While also releasing and/or collaborating on such classic singles as Adrenaline Rush, Po Pimp with Do or Die and Johnny P, Overnight Celebrity and Slow Jamz with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, Get It Wet, Emotions, Hope and Wetter. Not to mention the countless killer features he has contributed to tracks from everyone from Jay-Z to Trick Daddy, frequent collaborators Do or Die and Johnny P, as well as The Legendary Traxster. Plus Raekwon, Tech N9ne, Busta Rhymes, Cam’ron, Ludacris, Shawnna, Mariah Carey and Lil’ Kim. As well as countless others.
Truly contributing so much to Hip-Hop over the last three decades plus. It should then be no surprise then that Twista is the latest to be apart of Vevo’s latest new original live series, Ctrl. Both Vevo and the talented and always lyrically sharp emcee debuting/premiering earlier today. The very amazing, Ctrl Live Session, performance of not one, but two of the emcees most hit records ever still till this day, Slow Jamz and Overnight Celebrity. Which also comes on the heels a little over a month removed from the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking classic fourth solo album, Kamikaze. That it appears Twista will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of throughout all of 2024.