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ON, TX
oung T w 19, he d inn is trying to escribe find a b sh “I a keep it spit and get a is style as a h lance in the r ip n R&B a street. I dude to -hop R&B. “I p world by att hip-hop came u em p c d , wasn’t but I just felt with the nam ome in with a o a lot of R&B pting to be th h th e /r h ting.” elping me get at singing an Young Twinn ook. I harmon ap type songs, e best of both d my poin w ” iz b t across coming from a ecause I used e but I don’t says Young T orlds. At the y si w to so I star ou st n inn of h g r si e a n e s t backg g befor Young ted spit is style. ng age of e I did much to round T Baton R winn was bor n o the age uge, LA and a in t o to Hou f eight relocate ston, TX d soon dis where h c for musi overed his lov e e c age of 1 . Starting at th 2 e and sell , he began ma king ing his own CD various sc s area. H hools in his lo at e has be en influ cal enced b y birthpla the rappers o f c H-Tow e as well as th his n o home. H which he now se of ing to p is early grind calls is a is align y off now that startin T Jonsin, g with produc winn who is er Jim r the rec esponsi en b Jamie F t hits by Dan le for it oxx, an d Pretty y Kane, Twinn is R Johnson currently wo icky. rk ence w on his debut T ing with h h the sing ich has already e Differle Cha Ca s “Hood Fly” spawned ke Up.” and “Ge t “I like w o Twinn rking with h im o a lot of f his new prod ,” says fun see u ing the cer. “It’s just how he en c Twinn reates stuff on ergy and is of his h now trying to the spot.” ard wo rk, rece capitalize off mixtap ntl e ting the I Do It for the y releasing h is H finishin g touch ood and putes on h “I’m wo is album r . ple but king with a lo t of diffe we’re tr keeping ying to rent pe k o this is m the features re eep it quiet. I’ m a y l ti fi g rst albu h t really fe b e c ause m an e ing abo l me. I’m not d I want peop le u g talking t what everyo onna be just ta to ne else about b in Texa lkecause artists. s is I fe I’ it’s gon m gonna bring el that hurts na be a u little dif that Texas vib s as e but ferent.” Don’t, h o lescent wever, confu se r of othe appers in the g him with oth r e a clear ab MC’s his age a me. When th r adoe r o rapper ut his feelings. ises, Young Tw subject pe in know a ople see you “When you’re n is and don nything a young ’t think . I feel li suck. I re y k respect spect them in e other dudes ou dudes tu terms o my age ting oth f sales, rning g b e a it cocky r people write ngsta overnig ut I don’t ht or le , but it’s their m tusic. Yo real.” u can c Words: all DeVaug hn Dou glas
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