“Twista”, is an American rapper that held the title of fastest rapper in the world according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to rap 11.2 syllables per second.
Beginning in 2002, Twista began recording his album Kamikaze with rappers like Kanye West and Ludacris. Kamikaze was released in 2004 and debuted at the top spot of the US Billboard 200 album chart.[12] Its first single “Slow Jamz” (also featured on West’s debut album The College Dropout), featured West and Jamie Foxx and became a number-one hit in the US.[11] Other singles included “Overnight Celebrity” and “So Sexy” (featuring R. Kelly); the album sold around two million copies.[7] The remix of the song “Jook Gal” by Elephant Man featured Twista and the YoungBloodZ. Kamikaze and its singles gave Twista a new level of success and rose his profile significantly within the rap community.