Twista has revealed that he instantly knew Drake was destined for stardom upon listening to the 6 God’s early work.
In an exclusive interview clip with HipHopDX that was published on Thursday (February 22), he shared his initial reaction to Drizzy when asked about the first time he listened to the Canadian rapper.
A little unclear on the exact moment, he began: “Probably coming back from a show on the road or at the studio, y’know, and not being around a lot of people when I was listening to it ’cause I was in my own creative space.
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“It wasn’t like I was watching everybody vibe out to it; I’m sitting here listening to it myself, so I know a dope rapper when I hear it.”
“Once the n-gga said, ‘I do one song and use four flows,’ it was over right there,’” he said, quoting “Going in for Life” from the 2007 mixtape, Comeback Season. “Y’know, ’cause I know I do a song and use four flows, so when I heard somebody else say that, instantly I was like: ‘This cat is about to be, like, the man.’”
During the same chat, the 50-year-old rap veteran also remembered listening to Jay Electronica for the first time.
“I just went crazy when I heard him,” he admitted. “He sounds like the pure essence of Hip Hop to me, y’know what I mean? Like if you looked up Hip Hop in the dictionary, there his ass go right there, y’know what I mean?
“That’s what he sounded like to me, like just the pure essence of Hip Hop — lyrically, vocally, the whole intent, the way he sounds on Just Blaze’s music. Y’know, everything is just dope, so I like him as an artist.”
Twista, a certified weapons instructor who teaches a firearms training course at a facility called The Gun Camp, teamed up with YouTuber Gun Drummer last year and performed his classic Kamikaze track “Overnight Celebrity” over the beat of rapid gunfire.
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This was the first time the internet personality teamed up with a Hip Hop artist on his channel, which has nearly 500,000 subscribers. Prior to that, he made a name for himself by performing heavy metal tracks, such as Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam” and “For Whom The Bell Tolls.”
