Tommy Delando Burns (born October 18, 1976), known professionally as Twisted Black, is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan and settled in Fort Worth, Texas as a teen. 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, Look What The Streets Made, sold 10,000 copies in less than 30 days. In 1998, he was incarcerated for a period of time. In 1993, Tommy Burns Jr was born and later his daughters Chelsea and Taylor were born. In July 2006, Twisted Black was arrested and charged by officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Midland, Texas, shortly after signing a deal with New York-based independent record label TVT Records. His TVT debut album, Street Fame, was released on March 6, 2007. Due out on the album release date is a DVD titled The Rise Of Twisted Black which was 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. As of July 13, 2023, he has been released from prison.
Discography 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 2010: Hustle or Go Broke Vol. 5 Fed Story 2011: Hustle or Go Broke Fed Radio 2019: [Bought Sense: The Soundtrack] 2020: Black Life Matters 2023: Federal Guidelines (Live From The Federal Prison)
Mixtapes 2002: Da Official Mixtape 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
Singles 2006: "I'm A Fool With It" 2016:"Mom Dead so should I Die" 2023: "Cook My Way"
References
External links Chronic Magazine Interview