NEW YORK — When Twista made his debut 13 long years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before the Midwest motor-mouth would be a platinum success.Twista\'s wicked, rapid-fire style garnered him so ...

Twista knows about patience. The pioneering Chicago rapper had to wait 13 years to become an overnight sensation. Thanks to his current hit, the old-school R&B; homage “Slow Jamz” -- produced by and ...

When Twista made his debut 13 long years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before the Midwest motor-mouth would be a platinum success. Twista’s wicked, rapid-fire style garnered him so much ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. At least where ...

With the improbable, unstoppable, almost preposterous success of “Slow Jamz”—that spilling-over slice of luscious meta-hip-hop-soul that recently took over Hot 97 and TRL simultaneously—it’d be easy ...

AFTER more than a decade as one of hip-hop’s most critically revered but commercially overlooked figures, this rapid-fire Chicago rapper became a mainstream star in 2004 thanks to the good-natured ...

While the music world was focused on another disappointing Grammys last night, Girls premiered its sixth and final season. The episode featured a guest appearance from Riz Ahmed, the talented young ...

HOLLYWOOD — Rapper Twista, who had not had a full-fledged solo release in nearly seven years, soared to No. 1 on this week’s SoundScan chart, selling 312,000 copies of “Kamikaze” (Atlantic) in the ...

When Twista made his debut 13 long years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before the Midwest motor-mouth would be a platinum success. Twista's wicked, rapid-fire style garnered him so much ...