“First let me hop out the mutha fuckin Porsche” has been one of the most memed rap line of the year. It’s flashy, sing-songy and aspires for the type of attention anyone can ask for. One search for dance compilations of the single on various social media outlets can yield tons of results. The opening verse on T-Wayne’s hit single “Nasty Freestyle” has turned the 24-year-old Texas-native (he’s lived between Dallas and Houston) into an instant superstar. How exactly did he come up with the popular line? For Mr. Tyshon Dwayne Nobles, it was all a mixture of knowing the game and simply chance. Speaking with DX, T-Wayne explains the popularity of “Nasty Freestyle,” making himself more than a one-hit wonder and having Young Thug and Fetty Wap as label mates.
T-Wayne Talks Success Of “Nasty Freestyle”
DX: Must feel great to have “Nasty Freestyle” become such a successful single?
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T-Wayne: Yeah it’s crazy but, I kind of already knew it was going to happen since I was young because, I been doing it for so long. I just had my life planned out when I was younger and I felt it was going to happen. I couldn’t figure out when it was going to happen but, I knew it was coming and it’s more coming too but it feels good though.
DX: Let’s talk about the recording of “Nasty Freestyle,” where’d you come up with the opening line?
T-Wayne: What, the “Let me hop out the mutha fuckin Porsche line ?”
DX: Yeah!
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T-Wayne: I just randomly thought of it. I was thinking about trying to make a mixtape and at first I had said let me hop off the mutha fucking porch because I ain’t had no Porsche. I don’t wanna say this because I didn’t want to say I was lying but my momma always told me to speak good into existence. So, matter fact, I’mma say Porsche and I said Porsche and it just took off. Everybody was like damn, if I would of said porch it probably wouldn’t have went as far as it went and as far as it’s still going.
DX: Radio is important but “Nasty Freestyle”s popularity came notably from going viral on various social media outlets.
T-Wayne: It’s just so crazy. I swear last year, I sat on the computer all day, sat in the studio and studied how to make my stuff go viral. So, I really really would come up with these plans and watch everybody else’s videos like this how this went viral and this how that went viral. A year later when I finally put out my own song, it went viral and I was like man everything I worked on is paying off. That just shows when you really work for something or plan something, it’s going to make it happen.
T-Wayne Explains How Social Media Stars Charge Artists For Music
DX: You studied social media trends and how things went viral. Was there anything specifically you looked at?
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T-Wayne: I was just looking at people that were big on YouTube. I was looking at pranks and all that. I would be watching people’s Vines every day and I had got cool with some of the Vine people. They would never do stuff for my songs for free so I had to watch what they did because I wasn’t going to pay them. I wasn’t just balling like that last year so I just did it myself.
DX: Wait. Are you saying there are people out there on Instagram and Vine that charge people to have their music played in a five or fifteen-second clip?
T-Wayne: Well, they put in all that work to get as big and hot as they are. So, ain’t nobody going to post your music for free so I wasn’t mad.
DX: That’s interesting. Let’s talk about the title. What’s the inspiration behind that?
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T-Wayne: Because it was a freestyle and it was just nasty. If you listen to everything I say, it was just nasty.
DX: Is that how you handle music creation in the booth. You just freestyle and then just leave or…
T-Wayne: Yeah, I just freestyle when I’m trying to come up with a mixtape. Then, I’ll try to figure some crazy styles when I freestyle and I’ll be in there to change some things out.
DX: Ok cool, so you have “Nasty Freestyle.” What do you have next? Are you even worried about how big “Nasty Freestyle” got in relation to your follow-up?
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T-Wayne: Naw, I ain’t worried because I got like 50 other songs sitting ready. Just got to figure which one we going to put out. I always believe in myself. So, I ain’t got time for that. I only got to put in work.
DX: Talk about your mixtape. What’s the plans for it?
T-Wayne: We’re just laying mixtapes and going in strong on the program. We’re bout to get some flyers, big ass posters and shit made. The mixtape right now you gone like because it got a whole bunch of freestyles and then it got regular songs with hit hooks. Everything I said on the mixtape goes hard it’s not just one it’s has all type of songs on there
T-Wayne Says His Deal With 300 Entertainment Is “One Of The Best Situations Anyone Can Be In”
DX: Anybody really reached out to that’s kind of surprised you?
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T-Wayne: I talked to Drake the other day. He told me congratulations on my success.
DX: So how does it feel having people like Drake talking to you about “Nasty Freestyle?”
T-Wayne: I saw him at the club and it was history. It’s cool that people recognize, see and they show love like that. It’s cool and I was pretty hyped.
DX: Between you, Fetty Wap and Young Thug, 300 Entertainment is becoming quite the label. Must be feel good to be in that kind-of company right?
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T-Wayne: I’m in one of the best situations that anyone can be in. I’m really excited to be with 300 and I know they’re happy to have me. We just going to just put our thoughts together and gone keep moving forward. They already got big artists and now I’m another big artists. It’s like we’re just taking over the game right now.
DX: So you’re from Dallas but you live in Houston right?
T-Wayne: Yeah, yeah yeah.
DX: I just read a story the other day talking about how Dallas’ rock and Hip Hop scene is kind of growing. Where is Dallas Hip Hop from your perspective?
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T-Wayne: Dallas Hip-Hop? They got a lot of artists that’s going hard right now. Everybody out there putting in work. I don’t know if you know they dude Post Malone he doing real big right now. It’s just like the Dallas and the Houston teams are growing up right now like we making a comeback.
DX: Do you think this comeback is something that’s been in the works for a while? Or is it instantaneous?
T-Wayne: Naw, it’s been in the works because we were never just quiet. We’ve always been working. We just had to figure out that outlet for a good outcome.
