I caught up with Tampa rap Tom G & talked about being a gamer, moving with the times & using platforms like Twitch to promote music, BET Hip-Hop Awards, & song with XXXTentacion
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00:00Yo, what's good man Joey Franchise out here with the legend the Tampa legend himself
00:05Tom G's out here, man, and actually doing something real good
00:08You know, you got a whole bunch of games something I didn't know about Tom G is that he's into the gaming world
00:14Teamed up with High Point Gamer. Tell me a little bit more about how this collab happened
00:19Well, you know, I linked though with High Point, you know what I'm saying, my boy Dope worked
00:23About a couple years ago because he noticed I was playing the GTA a lot
00:26So I did a couple streaming sessions with him, you know what I'm saying
00:29On Twitch or whatever, and you know, here we are today, you know what I'm saying
00:32I'm into the gaming real handy, you feel me?
00:34I play GTA like every break I get, every little breeze I get, I'm on GTA
00:39Now break down that world because I played online and it's insane playing in that GTA online
00:44Right
00:45And like I literally got jumped every time I like respawn
00:49It ain't no love, it ain't no love in the streets on GTA, bro
00:52It ain't no love, you can be minding your own business, they gonna bring it to you
00:55You know what I'm saying?
00:56So we got these young kids out here behind us and they're actually competing for scholarships
01:01So what's they got going on with that?
01:05Well, you know, we always just trying to do something to give back to the community, you know what I'm saying?
01:08Keep the kids and the community in the mix, you know what I mean?
01:10So we're giving a couple of scholarships out, you know, just give them something constructive to do, you know, rather than be out here in the streets
01:16and be doing something they ain't got no business doing, you know what I'm saying?
01:18You know, video games and the younger generation, you know what I'm saying?
01:22That's automatic, you feel me?
01:24So we just give them something to do
01:26That's what's up, and your kids actually are heavy in it too
01:30Cause I tried to challenge you when we was out there, you know, before the interview, like, yo, you want to smoke in two games?
01:35Like, nah, I'll send my kids on you
01:37Yeah, they want smoke, they want all the smoke in two games
01:39They want all the smoke
01:40That's cool, man
01:41And I'm pretty sure you gamed a lot as a kid growing up
01:44Oh, yeah
01:45I mean, I was at Nintendo all day
01:47What was, like, one of the classic games that you grew up playing?
01:50Mike Tyson Punch Hot
01:52Yeah, yeah, yeah
01:54Excite Mike
01:57Mario, of course
02:01Jordan vs. Bird
02:02Wow, yo
02:03Tech Hobo
02:04Wow
02:06You took me back with that one
02:07Jordan vs. Bird
02:08That's rare
02:09Yeah
02:10Now, Tom, I know you got stuff going on in the music thing
02:12I wanna touch upon that real quick
02:14Because, man, you had quite a 2019
02:16Oh, man
02:17And a very promising 2020, man
02:18Yeah, yeah
02:19Cause that was just
02:20That was just the fire right there
02:22Now it's time to cook up
02:23That's it
02:24This year
02:25So, tell me, man
02:26Like, it started off with the BET Awards
02:28Just tell me, that experience is just opening up, you know, something big like that
02:33The BET Hip Hop Awards
02:34Well, you know, it wasn't nobody but God, you know what I'm saying
02:36And, um, a lot of people felt like I should have been now, you know what I'm saying
02:40But, I always tell people it's God timing, you know what I'm saying
02:43So, you know, uh, Lil Duval reached out to me and wanted to do the record
02:46He wanted to do the record
02:47He wanted to bring the record back than I did, like, 13, 14 years ago
02:50You know what I'm saying
02:51And, um, once we did that, he found out he was hosting the awards
02:54And he was like, oh, you already know what we gonna do
02:56Yeah
02:57You know what I'm saying?
02:58Cause one day I was talking to him
02:59I was supposed to go do a show with him in Miami
03:00And he was like, nah, I got something bigger for you
03:02So, like, what you talking about?
03:04He was like, do BET, bro
03:05We gonna do BET
03:06So, like, he was lying
03:07Wow
03:08So, that's how that popped out, man
03:09You know, a lot of doors just been opening for me, you know what I'm saying
03:12Ever since then
03:13We're both in
03:14But ever since then, you know what I'm saying
03:15A lot of doors been opening for me
03:16Yeah, it was definitely a big look, man
03:18And you look like a hero in the city
03:20Like, you literally look like Superman up there
03:22Cause all I kept saying was just nothing but tweets
03:24Not only for myself, but, like, you know, Instagram stories
03:27Just everybody just so proud of that moment
03:29And I know you were proud of yourself in that moment and the people around you
03:32But, yo, just for the city alone to see that, just like
03:35Right
03:36It was presidential, man
03:38Everybody was, like, looking at you like Barack Obama
03:40Right
03:41Getting elected, you know what I'm saying
03:42Yeah, and it took me, like, a week to suck it all in
03:44Like, take it in, you know what I mean
03:46Like, it ain't really hit me right then
03:48It hit me, like, a week later
03:49I'm like, wow, kid, like
03:51It's really happening, you know what I'm saying
03:53Like, so you meet me here now, bro
03:55You know, we gonna continue to build up
03:57It's like steps on the ladder
03:58You just keep going up, you know what I'm saying
03:59Until you get to the loop, you feel me?
04:01Legit
04:02And it didn't stop there
04:03You had, you jumped on the late XXXTentacion's recent project
04:07Exactly
04:08And wow, like
04:09Man, it killed my vibe
04:10Like, how did that even come together?
04:12Well, you know, a lot of this stuff that's been taking place
04:15Is coming from the Challenge Guard thing, you know what I'm saying
04:17Like, Hyran and the Cool and Dre
04:19You know what I'm saying
04:20That was from the Challenge Guard thing
04:21And Orlando tagged them and I met them again
04:24Through the Challenge Guard thing again
04:26Ex-mama reached out
04:28She already knew Cool and Dre
04:30And she knew Ted from Epidemic Music
04:32Right
04:33And he put the play together
04:34And she was like
04:35Yeah, she wants you to get on Sun album
04:37And I was like
04:38Word?
04:39And she was like
04:40Yeah, you know what I'm saying
04:41She sent me a couple tracks
04:42Came through the studio
04:43Dropped them off
04:44They left
04:45They came back like two hours later
04:46I had the track done, ready
04:47And she was like
04:48Yeah, this is definitely a go
04:49You know what I'm saying?
04:50That's wild
04:51That's what's up, man
04:52Shout out to Epidemic too
04:53I know you guys got some things cooking up as well
04:55What do you got planned for this year, man?
04:57I know you got something in the works
04:59Maybe a little G14 classified, but
05:01I'm on another huge album this year, but
05:04I ain't gonna
05:06You don't have the bag yet
05:07Just make sure WOW get it first
05:09You know what I'm saying?
05:10Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
05:11Yeah, but aside from that
05:12You know we're doing a lot of touring
05:14You know what I'm saying?
05:15Like I said, a lot of doors are opening
05:16Because of the more recent events that have been taking place
05:19So like, you know what I'm saying?
05:20We just covering all the bases, bro
05:22We got touring going on
05:23I'm about to drop probably like ten mixtapes this year
05:25Okay
05:26An album or two
05:27So I say eight mixtapes and two albums
05:28You know what I'm saying?
05:29I'm finna really give it to them
05:30I'm dropping the whole project with Cooling Drake
05:32You know what I'm saying?
05:33All kinds of pieces and all that
05:34We going crazy
05:35That's great, man
05:36Yeah
05:37And listen, man
05:38I appreciate you for taking the time
05:40To have this interview for real, man
05:41Really looking forward to see what you got
05:42You know, cooking up for this year
05:44And man
05:45When you're ready to see me on that 2K
05:47And give me that Gamer Tag
05:49You know
05:50I need to smoke
05:51You know what I mean?
05:52Or even GTA
05:53I do GTA too
05:54I'm jumping your world too
05:55Well, if I catch you in the streets on GTA
05:57I'm going to give it to you
05:59Top G, much love, brother
06:00Salute, bro
06:01Salute, bro
06:02Salute
06:03Salute
06:04Salute
06:06Galen
06:07Is here
06:21Salute
06:22We're gonnaING
06:23Goes to the others
06:24Cost
06:25Deja
06:26Tax
06:27Tax
06:28Amber
06:29Limé