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Tweet (born Charlene L. Keys on March 4, 1971) is an American R&B and neo soul singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Tweet was born in Rochester, New York and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings (three brothers, Tom, Cedric and Lonnie, and one sister, Sundra). Tweet mastered the guitar, playing her father’s as a young girl. Tweet was inspired not only by her family but also by larger than life divas Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston (whom she later worked with).
Tweet’s first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in her local Performing Arts School. In 1990, at the age of 19, Tweet gave birth to her daughter Tashawna. The name came from a mixture of both parents name “T” from Tweet and “shawn” from Shawn, and the addition of two “a”s.
In the early nineties Tweet joined the female quintet Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida, while Tweet relocated to Virginia. Sugah was comprised of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita and was a part of Devante Swing’s Swing Mob collective. While there, she met Timbaland, Magoo, Missy Elliott (who at the time was a part of the Hip-Hop/R&B group Sista), Playa, and Ginuwine who were also all apart of the Swing Mob collective. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.
Around 1999 with Sugah going nowhere, no album to show, and many broken promises, Tweet returned to her parents’ home in Panama City penniless and depressed.
Tweet’s first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in her local Performing Arts School. In 1990, at the age of 19, Tweet gave birth to her daughter Tashawna. The name came from a mixture of both parents name “T” from Tweet and “shawn” from Shawn, and the addition of two “a”s.
In the early nineties Tweet joined the female quintet Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida, while Tweet relocated to Virginia. Sugah was comprised of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita and was a part of Devante Swing’s Swing Mob collective. While there, she met Timbaland, Magoo, Missy Elliott (who at the time was a part of the Hip-Hop/R&B group Sista), Playa, and Ginuwine who were also all apart of the Swing Mob collective. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.
Around 1999 with Sugah going nowhere, no album to show, and many broken promises, Tweet returned to her parents’ home in Panama City penniless and depressed.
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Laguna_Justin wrote:
she has a new song called "hey baby"
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bikolol wrote:
cool!~~
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havmaleducado wrote:
yeahhhhhhhhhhhh i found Hypnotic (Honey's OST) Love it!
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Snipes_ wrote:
where's she?
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musickology wrote:
"the way to his heart is sports,sex,and food"haha.love it.....come back tweet!
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maxwellveli wrote:
NEW MAXWELL SONG! Finally! True Maxwell fans I heard a demo of a new Maxwell song. I heard from a inside source at the label that he is working with some producer named Fanatic who has produced Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Anthony Hamilton, Raheem DeVaughn. The song is on his youtube page. go to www.youtube.com/alphabigmama The song is called "Test Drive".
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Rayffle wrote:
it's sad to see her carreer going nowhere... :(
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MarcusAKAFatima wrote:
Is the album actually going to come out or is she just in that long list of R&B females with albums in perpetual purgatory?
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sonkaSpa wrote:
hudson mohawk remixed oops oh my and it is the shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit her regular stuff sux
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Make-It-Hot wrote:
Me too.
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MikeyMeuhouse wrote:
I want Love. Tweet NOW.
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DaBuddha wrote:
a true artist. i look forward to her new album this summer!
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GemDavis wrote:
wheres she at these days?
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heycherry wrote:
oops oh my <3
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GemDavis wrote:
I love Oops Oh My.. Tweet is very beautiful.
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AngelOfMine_ wrote:
vote 4 the new pics. love,tweet promos.
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Beci86 wrote:
Vote for the new black and white picture from Love, Tweet promo shoot - it's beautiful!
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pretty picture
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iBella wrote:
i love see ya and whisper. love the harmonies, works very well.
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zanelamour wrote:
You can call me. Call me. Caaallll me. You can call meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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- lexthunder15, missthang652, 09Ragzz and 20 other people added Tweet to their libraries. 39 minutes ago
- lozerichard tagged Tweet with ‘rnb’. Tuesday afternoon
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- prettiboi2000 tagged Tweet with ‘rnb’. last month
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