Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his

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Lil Twist, is an American rapper from

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

. He is signed to

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...

Young Money Entertainment Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend and fellow rapper Mack Maine. The label was an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Republ ...

.Lil Twist officially inks deal with Lil Waynes Young Money label
Ballerstatus.com. March 22, 2010.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.

Career

Lil Twist is from Dallas, Texas. He dropped out of high school after completing one year. When he was 12 years old, Lil Twist went to a

concert in

Tyler, Texas Tyler is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Smith County. It is also the largest city in Northeast Texas. With a 2020 census population of 105,995, Tyler was the 33rd most populous city in Texas and 2 ...

and opened for

. Impressed, Cortez and Wayne flew Lil Twist to

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to see how he was in a recording studio.History in the Making: Lil Twist
. Play.converse.com. June 29, 2011. He released his first single, "The Texas Twist", when he was 10 years old, which was #1 locally in Dallas for 6 straight weeks.XXL Freshmen: Lil Twist
Xxlmag.com. 2011. He released

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s 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 Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, a ...

in "Do What I Want" and with

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. His 2012

''3 Weeks in Miami'' is a collaboration with Khalil. Lil Twist has made guest appearances on

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Comp ...

's animated series '' Fish Hooks'' as the voice of Brandon Bubbler. On April 11, 2017, Lil Twist dropped his mixtape, Young Carter.

Personal life

On July 11, 2013, Lil Twist was arrested for

DUI Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...

in Calabasas,

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. He was driving

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

Fisker Karma The Fisker Karma is a luxury plug-in range-extended electric sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive in 2012. The cars were manufactured at Valmet Automotive in Finland. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated th ...

and was alleged to be going between 60 and 70 mph in a 30 mph zone. 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. On December 1, 2016, Lil Twist pleaded no contest to six charges and received a one-year sentence. He was released from prison in March 2017 after serving seven and one-half weeks of his sentence.

Discography

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

Singles

;As lead artist

Other charted songs

*A. Charted only on the

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...

Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

charts. *B. "YM Salute" did not chart on the

Hot Rap Songs Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by ''Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stati ...

chart but reached #41 on the Rap Digital Songs chart.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lil Twist African-American male rappers Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) Cash Money Records artists Young Money Entertainment artists Rappers from Dallas People from Oak Cliff, Texas 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians