<p>Chicago rapper Twista has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay federal income taxes for five years.</p><p>The Grammy-nominated rapper, whose real name is Carl Mitchell, 52, did not pay income taxes amounting to roughly $175,000 between 2019 and 2023, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court last week.</p><p>A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 22. He faces up to one year in prison on each of the five counts to which he pleaded guilty.</p><p>Mitchell, who lives in south suburban Crete, has unpaid tax liabilities dating back to 2011.