Twista’s first rap name was Tung Twista
1990s

Twista’s first rap name was Tung Twista

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Twista originally went by the moniker Tung Twista.

Before Carl Terrell Mitchell was famously known as Twista, he originally went by the moniker Tung Twista.

Twista released his debut album titled Runnin’ Off at da Mouth in the summer of 1992, under his former moniker Tung Twista, his second album Resurrection was also under the Tung Twista moniker.

By the released of his third album Adrenaline Rush in 1997, Twista had dropped the “Tung” from his stage name. Adrenaline Rush became his his first charting album, as it peaked at No. 77.

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