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Twista in trouble with IRS, rapper owes $440K taxes

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Blog King, Mass Appeal

CHI — When livin’ outside ya means goes wrong. Twista (né Carl Mitchell) raised eyebrows earlier this week when he pleaded guilty to tax evasion. The “Overnight Celebrity” rapper failed to pay more than $440,000 in delinquent income tax from 2019 to 2023. That’s five years and five counts for a maximum of 5 years in prison. Dayuuummm! Telling you dawg, the IRS ain’t bullsh*ttin.’ Don’t believe me, ask Wesley Snipes and Lauryn Hill. That’s why I pay on time. What’s crazy is Twista had income coming in from streaming revenue, royalties, concert performances and album sales. There’s no excuse for being in arrears. Twista wasn’t blindsided either. He received several warnings to pay up or face incarceration, and he still chose “B.” So what happened to Twista’s cash? Adam Jobes, who works for the IRS, said the 52-year-old lyricist bought 4 luxury vehicles to get some pussy instead of satisfying his debt. Pressure to maintain a public image and opulent lifestyle eventually bit him in the ass.

“Too many honest Americans work hard, pay their taxes, and do the right thing to tolerate someone who believes the rules don’t apply to them,” Adam said. “IRS Criminal Investigation doesn’t care how famous you are. If you willfully refuse to pay your taxes, we’ll follow the money and bring you to justice.” Social media reaction was cold-blooded. One commenter wrote, “If you were warned but still wanted to do what the f*ck you wanted to do, you get no sympathy from me.”

Another chimed in with, “These celebrities didn’t learn a damn thang from Al Capone. They didn’t have enough evidence to charge him for his crimes so they got him on tax evasion.”

A third person added, “Nigga better release another album or his ass is grass.”

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This Post Has 35 Comments

  1. What kills me is all the fraud that is happening with politicians. Nothing happens to them.

  2. Tax evasion is a serious and jailable offense. Only irresponsible citizens do that. Even the bible commanded us to pay taxes.

  3. I hate it had to be under these circumstances 😮‍💨
    But, a Twista album? 😏😁🙏🏾 I need that in my life!

  4. This shit been going on since Don King and Wesley Snipes. They only did a year.

  5. Lordt, these celebs always avoid paying their taxes. They don’t live within their means. They’re NEVER as wealthy as they claim!

  6. Wesley Snipes, Al Capone, Pete Rose…now Twista. Uncle Sam does not play.

  7. Not a fan anymore since his daughter came forward and exposed him as a deadbeat, oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️

  8. Fuck the government. They OVER tax us and steal from us. Then they send OUR money $$$ to Israel

  9. Man, he should have just paid his debt. 💸 Continue to do shows or capitalize on his celebrity status. Going to jail at 52 ain’t it.

  10. Bruh taxes is crazy as hell to me cuz they arrest normal folks for couple thousands. But say nothing to the idiots wasting it on pools and ballrooms

  11. I WILL pay my taxes but FUCK YOU IRS for giving my tax money to Countries I DONT give a shit about !

    Fuck You IRS for allowing medical fraud and immigration scams!

    I work hard and a lot of overtime for you to take 40% of MY hard earned money just because I’m single with no dependants!

    The IRS makes criminals

  12. Twista
    Fastest rapper alive.
    Buys fast cars.
    Slow at paying taxes. 🤣

  13. Aw naw not Twista! Too bad. All he had to do was set up a payment plan. He was trying to keep up with a Baller lifestyle. 😂 I learned really young as a Black man it’s imperative to stay squeaky clean. Pay your child support, pay your taxes, pay what you owe and don’t buy what you can’t afford.

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