Lil Twist
Lil Twist | |
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Birth name | Christopher Lynn Moore[1] |
Also known as | Twizzy F. |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | January 11, 1993
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Labels |
Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas.[2] He signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Republic Records in 2010.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Career
[edit]Lil Twist is from Dallas, Texas. He dropped out of high school after completing one year.[4]
When he was 12 years old, Lil Twist went to a Lil Wayne concert in Tyler, Texas and opened for Lil Wayne. Impressed, Cortez and Wayne flew Lil Twist to Atlanta to see how he was in a recording studio.[9]
He released his first single, "The Texas Twist", when he was 10 years old, which was #1 locally in Dallas for 6 straight weeks.[10]
He released mixtapes such as The Golden Child, and a single, "Love Affair" to build anticipation for his planned but never released album, Bad Decisions.
He was featured in XXL hip hop magazine's "2011 Freshman Class". Since then, he has been featured as a guest artist on recordings by Bieber in "Twerk", "Wind It" and others, 2 Chainz in "Do What I Want" and with Miley Cyrus. His 2012 mixtape 3 Weeks in Miami is a collaboration with Khalil.[11]
Lil Twist has made guest appearances on Disney Channel's animated series Fish Hooks as the voice of Brandon Bubbler.
On April 11, 2017, Lil Twist dropped his mixtape, Young Carter.
Personal life
[edit]On July 11, 2013, Lil Twist was arrested for DUI in Calabasas, California. He was driving Justin Bieber's Fisker Karma and was alleged to be going between 60 and 70 mph in a 30 mph zone.[12]
Lil Twist was arrested and charged with making criminal threats, burglary, grand theft, battery and 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon in March 2015. This was after Twist and four others assaulted Disney actor Kyle Massey and Massey's brother, Christopher Massey.[13] On December 1, 2016, Lil Twist pleaded no contest to six charges and received a one-year sentence.[14] He was released from prison in March 2017 after serving seven and one-half weeks of his sentence.[15]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Album details |
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I Don't Wanna Grow Up[16] |
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Anger Management[17] |
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Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [18] |
US R&B [19] |
US Rap [20] | ||
We Are Young Money[21] |
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9 | 3 | 1 |
Young Money: Rise of an Empire[22] |
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7 | 4 | 2 |
Mixtapes
[edit]Title | Album details |
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Thowed Young Kids[23] (with Lil Za) |
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Year Book[24] |
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Class President[25] |
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The Takeover[26] |
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The Golden Child[27] |
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3 Weeks in Miami[28] (with Khalil) |
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The Golden Child 2[29] |
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Young Carter[30] |
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The Pregame Tape[31] |
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Singles
[edit]- As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US R&B [32] | |||||||
"The Leak" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
2009 | 77 | Year Book | ||||
"Little Secret" (featuring Bow Wow) |
2010 | — | Non-album single | ||||
"Love Affair" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
2011 | 87 | Class President | ||||
"New Money" (featuring Mishon) |
— | Non-album singles | |||||
"Turn't Up" (featuring Busta Rhymes) |
2012 | 88 | |||||
"Pyrex" (featuring Cory Gunz) |
2014 | — | The Golden Child 2 | ||||
"Good Credit" (featuring Foolie Faime) |
— | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions[33] | Album | ||||
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US Bub [34] |
US R&B/HH | ||||||
"Popular" (Lil Wayne featuring Lil Twist) |
2010 | 13 | — | I Am Not a Human Being | |||
"Hey Lil Mama" (Khalil featuring Lil Twist) |
2011 | — | 111[A] | — | |||
"Go" (Chrystian featuring Lil Twist) |
2013 | — | 110[A] | ||||
"Ball Hard" (Lil Wayne featuring Lil Twist) |
2020 | 21 | — | Funeral | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
- A. ^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles or Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
- B. ^ "YM Salute" did not chart on the Hot Rap Songs chart but reached #41 on the Rap Digital Songs chart.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lil Twist Arrested For DUI". Vibe. July 11, 2013.
- ^ Hopkins, Daniel. (February 22, 2011) XXL Magazine Names Oak Cliff Rapper Lil Twist To Its 2011 Freshman Class Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.dallasobserver.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Lil Twist officially inks deal with Lil Waynes Young Money label. Ballerstatus.com. March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b The Glimmering Future of Lil Twist – Page 1 – Music – Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach – New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Browardpalmbeach.com (March 31, 2011). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Justin Bieber Kicks Lil Za, Lil Twist Out After Jewelry Heist. TMZ.com (September 24, 2013). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Lil Twist Won't Let The 'Bullsh-' Justin Bieber Stories 'Crumble' Him. MTV.com (September 9, 2013). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Who is Justin Bieber's friend Lil Twist? | canada.com Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. O.canada.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Justin Bieber's BFF Being Blamed for Pot Controversy: Who Is Lil Twist? – Us Weekly. Usmagazine.com (January 8, 2013). Retrieved on March 2, 2014.
- ^ History in the Making: Lil Twist Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Play.converse.com. June 29, 2011.
- ^ XXL Freshmen: Lil Twist. Xxlmag.com. 2011.
- ^ de Revere, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Justin Bieber's Party Posse: A Primer on Khalil, Lil Za & Lil Twist". Radio.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ "Lil Twist arrested for suspected DUI in Justin Bieber's car". CBS News. July 11, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Lil Twist Facing 25 Years In Jail Over Attack". March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Lil Twist – 1 Year Behind Bars for Chris Massey Beatdown". TMZ.
- ^ Ivey, Justin (March 31, 2017). "Lil Twist Released From Prison". XXL.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – I Don't Wanna Grow Up". 2004.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – Anger Management". August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Young Money Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Young Money Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Young Money Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "We Are Young Money – Young Money". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
- ^ a b "Young Money Readies 'Rise of an Empire' Compilation for March". Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "Lil-Twist". 2007.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – The Year Book". Datpiff. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – Class President Hosted by DJ Ill Will, DJ Rockstar". Datpiff. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – The Takeover (Carte Blanche Edition) Hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar". Datpiff. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – The Golden Child Hosted by DJ Ill Will". Datpiff. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – 3 Weeks In Miami". YoungMoneyHQ. February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – The Golden Child 2". Spinrilla. January 20, 2016.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – Young Carter". Genius. January 20, 2016.
- ^ "Lil-Twist – The Pregame Tape". Genius. January 20, 2016.
- ^ "Lil Twist – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Chart Search – Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- ^ "Lil Twist – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2018.