Twisted Black is a rapper from Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

. He is on the 3R Entertainment/Scarred 4 Life Records label, and has also gone under the pseudonym "145". His debut album with the duo One Gud Cide

One Gud Cide

One Gud Cide was an American hip-hop duo based out of Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in 1991 by Twisted Black and Evil Seed, the group is revered among many modern rappers for their pioneering approach to portraying urban violence through hip hop...

, Look What The Streets Made

Look What the Streets Made

Look What the Streets Made is the debut album from Fort Worth hip hop duo One Gud Cide. It is reported to have sold 10,000 copies in its first 30 days...

, sold 10,000 copies in less than 30 days. In 1998, he was incarcerated for a period of time. In July 2006, Twisted Black was arrested and charged by officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration

Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...

 in Midland, Texas

Midland, Texas

Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...

, shortly after signing a deal with New York-based independent record label TVT Records

TVT Records

TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...

. His TVT debut album, Street Fame, will be released on March 6, 2007. Due out on the album release date is a DVD titled The Rise Of Twisted Black which will be released through Twisted Black's own imprint "Scarred For Life."

On February 22, 2007, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Federal drug charges. On May 2, 2008, he won an appeal for a re-sentencing due to changes in sentencing guidelines regarding crack cocaine.

Albums

• 1995: One Gud Cide - Look What The Streets Made
• 1997: One Gud Cide - Contradictions
• 2003: Late Bloomer
• 2005: The Life of Tommy Burns
• 2005: The Life of Tommy Burns (Swishahouse Remix)
• 2007: Street Fame
  Street Fame
  Street Fame is Twisted Black's third album. It was released on March 6, 2007. The first single is "I'm A Fool With It". The second single is "Throw It Up" featuring Chyna Whyte and Yo Gotti.-Track listing:#"Throw It Up"...
  
  

Mixtapes

• 2005: Black Out Part 1
• 2006: Hustle or Go Broke Volume I
• 2006: Hustle or Go Broke Volume II
• 2006: Hustle or Go Broke Volume III
• 2007: Hustle or Go Broke Volume IV
• 2010: Hustle or Go Broke Volume V: The Fed Story
• 2010: Definition of a Hustler

External links

• Chronic Magazine Interview