Tweet also performed "Hypnotic" in the film, but it is not featured on the soundtrack. Tweet also appeared on the Honey soundtrack on the Elliott-produced "Thugman".
Tweet's other acting credits include an episode of the comedy series The Parkers in 2002, in which she performed "Oops (Oh My)" and "Smoking Cigarettes". Tweet turned to acting, having a cameo appearance in the film Honey, directed by music video director Billie Woodruff and starring Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant and Missy Elliott. With 2003 came more guest vocals appearances: Madonna's American Life The Remixes Single, Monica's After the Storm, Mark Ronson's Here Comes the Fuzz, and Angie Stone's Stone Love on the 2004 Grammy Award-nominated song "U-Haul".
However, that year Tweet was awarded the Key to the City for Rochester, New York.Īlong with Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, DMX, Toni Braxton, Queen Latifah, Ananda Lewis, Playa, Jamie Foxx, Lil' Mo, AJ, Free (among others), Tweet appeared in Aaliyah's posthumous hit single, "Miss You". Tweet was nominated for a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award (among others) for Best New Artist but lost to Ashanti. Tweet appeared on four of the tracks and also made a cameo performance in both videos released from the album, "Work It" and "Gossip Folks". Jade's Girl Interrupted, Whitney Houston's Just Whitney. Tweet also appeared on Meshell Ndegeocello's Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, Karen Clark Sheard's 2nd Chance, Ms. The song was called "No Panties" and was written and produced by Missy Elliott and Nisan Stewart. That year Tweet appeared as a guest vocalist on Trina's second single from her hit album Diamond Princess. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart. The album spawned another two singles, Timbaland-produced " Call Me", and the radio single " Smoking Cigarettes", which had a video shot and directed by Little X but was never released. The album was filled with soul-stirring vocals and lyrics taken from Tweet's own life experiences. 2)", and included a bonus track performed by Elliott, "Big Spender". It also featured guest vocals by Elliott on "Oops (Oh My)", Bilal on "Best Friend", and BeatClub Records' Ms. The album featured production by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, Timbaland (who contributed four tracks) and Tweet herself. In April 2002, Tweet released her debut album Southern Hummingbird to mostly strong reviews. The single hit number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, with the help of a remix featuring Fabolous. The song was produced by Timbaland and featured guest vocals by Missy Elliott. In March 2002, Tweet entered the charts with her debut solo single, " Oops (Oh My)", a risqué song about self-loving and appreciation. 2001 also saw the release of Ja Rule's Pain Is Love, Bubba Sparxxx's Dark Days, Bright Nights, Petey Pablo's Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, and Timbaland and Magoo's Indecent Proposal, on all of which Tweet contributed vocals. So Addictive, with Tweet contributing vocals to five tracks.
In 2001, Elliott released her platinum-selling third album, Miss E. She also recorded vocals for Timbaland and Magoo's follow-up to their platinum-selling 1997 debut album, Welcome to Our World, and Timbaland's solo album, Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment.
In 2000, Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine. To this day she calls Elliott her "Guardian Angel".Ģ000–01: Before Southern Hummingbird Tweet felt she could tell Elliott about her situation and what she was going through. After Tweet fell into a deeper depression after a string of bad relationships and a number of jobs she had suicidal thoughts, but she received a phone call from Elliott, calling to ask if Tweet would contribute background vocals on her then-latest album Miss E. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.Īround 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. While there, she met Timbaland, Magoo, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (who at the time was a part of Sista), Playa, Ginuwine, and Renee Anderson who were also all a part of the Swing Mob collective.
Sugah was composed of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita White, and was a part of Devante Swing's Swing Mob collective. In the early nineties, Tweet joined the female trio Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida, while Tweet relocated to many places.