Tommy Cash (rapper)

Tomas Tammemets, known by his stage name of Tommy Cash (styled as TOMM¥ €A$H)[1] is an Estonian rapper and conceptual artist.

Early life and youth

Born in 1991, Tomas Tammemets is of Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Kazakh descent;[2] he self-identifies (per EPL) as first and foremost an Estonian, then East European in his soul, and as a Scandinavian in a CV.[3] He grew up in a one-room flat[4] not far from a soup kitchen[5] in the Kopli subdistrict of Estonia's capital Tallinn. Kopli has a predominantly Russian-language population, and is known to be inhabited by comparatively less well-off people. In a 2013 interview, Tommy thought the subdistrict a ghetto, yet finds Kopli a superb place to live in.[6] In a 2017 interview, he called the neighbourhood less harshly 'the Detroit side of town': "It was all tiny, rotting wooden houses and there was always a bad smell on the street. I swear I could spot a junkie from a kilometre and tell you exactly what drug he was on."[1] Tomas did 'rather well' in school until the age of 15, when he began using cannabis, which 'ejected' him out of the school system.[4] In his youth, or 'in the olden times', as per Tommy, he painted plenty of graffiti,[1] often ran from the police, and sometimes got fined.[7] He did not graduate secondary school; of that, he said that he had done the exams, but still has a few things left to do. In place of school, Tommy began painting and took up dancing.[4]

Career

In the Baltic dance scene, he is a known freestyle dancer with a very distinct style, using elements of popping, krumping and break-dancing.[1]

In 2018, Cash released a clothing line that subversively imitates western styles with eastern elements and in-jokes.[8]

Tommy's most recent singles have been released through the London record label PC Music, also home to Danny L Harle, felicita and Hannah Diamond.

Discography

Albums

  • Euroz Dollaz Yeniz (2014)
  1. Leave Me Alone
  2. Tokyo Drift
  3. Euroz Dollaz Yeniz
  4. Diablo
  5. Prorapsuperstar
  6. Boy Butterfly
  7. Baba Yaga
  8. Suga Suga
  9. Moloko

Singles

TitleYearSourceNotes
Oldkool2013
Guez Whoz Bak2013
Alien Tears2014
Euroz Dollaz Yeniz2014
Leave Me Alone2015
ProRapSuperstar2015
Winaloto2016[9]Award for Music Video of the Year at the 2017 Estonian Music Awards
Escalade2016
Orange Soda2016
Surf2017[10]Award for Music Video of the Year at the 2018 Estonian Music Awards[11]
Rawr2017Later re-hashed with a Joji feature on Cash's Soundcloud
Cry2017IC3PEAK x Tommy Cash
Pussy Money Weed2018[12][13]Produced by A.G. Cook[8]
Little Molly2018[14]Tommy Cash & Anna-Lisa Himma

Collaborations

  • Give Me Your Money — Little Big feat. Tommy Cash, from Funeral Rave (2016)[15]
  • Cry — TOMM¥ €A$H X IC3PEAK (2017)[16]
  • Delicious — Charli XCX feat. Tommy Cash, from Pop 2 (2017)[17][18]
  • Volkswagen Passat — DJ Oguretz feat. Tommy Cash, from Power (2015)[19]
  • Follow Me — Little Big feat. Tommy Cash, from Antipositive, Pt. 2 (2018)

Music Videos

  • 2013 — «Guez Whoz Bak»
  • 2014 — «Alien Tears» (remote clip)
  • 2014 — «Euroz Dollaz Yeniz»
  • 2015 — «Flipperi» (Adi L Hasla feat. Aito Mäkki, Tommy Cash)
  • 2015 — «ProRapSuperstar»
  • 2015 — «Leave Me Alone»
  • 2015 — «Give Me Your Money» (Little Big feat. Tommy Cash)
  • 2016 — «Apel» (Pimp Flaco x Tommy Cash x Kinder Malo)
  • 2016 — «Winaloto»
  • 2016 — «Winaloto» (Live) | A Colors Show
  • 2017 — «Surf»
  • 2018 — «Pussy Money Weed»
  • 2018 — «Little Molly»

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zadeh, Joe (2017-06-19). "'Is this for real?' Meet Tommy Cash, the surreal, post-Soviet rap sensation". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  2. ↑ Nestor, Madis (2013-06-06). "Uus Eesti Biit: Tommy Cash" [New Estonian Beat: Tommy Cash] (in Estonian). Müürileht. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. ↑ Ubaleht, Marianne (2016). "Ida-Euroopa suursaadik | Tommy Cash" [The East European Ambassador | Tommy Cash | The Estonia's Influential 2016]. Eesti mõjukad 2016 (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht (via issuu). p. 38. Retrieved 2017-12-16. Hingelt idaeurooplane, CV järgi skandinaavlane, ennekõike eestlane.
  4. 1 2 3 Selg, Mikko Leo; Kubpart, Kaisa (2016-03-02). "Intervjuu: Kes on TOMM¥ €A$H ja milline on tema maailm?" [Interview: Who is TOMM¥ €A$H and what is his world like?]. Noorte Hääl (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  5. ↑ Tõnu (2017-12-15). "Tommy Cash" (in Estonian). Allstarz.ee. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  6. ↑ "Tommy Cash, tõusev staar räpimaastikul: Kopli on geto" [Tommy Cash, a rising star on the rap landscape: Kopli is a ghetto]. Elu24 (in Estonian). Postimees. 2013-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Räppar Tommy Cash harjub mõttega, et naised lava ees ta saapaid lakuvad" [Rapper Tommy Cash is getting used to the thought, that women in front of the stage lick his boots]. Publik (in Estonian). Delfi. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2017-12-16. “Vanasti sai hoolega graffiteid tehtud. Tol ajal oli politseinike eest põgenemisi korralikult,” jutustab Tommy, ja nendib, et sai kätte nii oma adrenaliinilaksu kui ka mõned trahvid.
  8. 1 2 Wei, Whitney (2018-01-25). "Meet "Kanye East," the Estonian Rapper Who Spoofs American Pop Culture". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  9. ↑ Cash, Tommy (2016-07-19). "Winaloto". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  10. ↑ Cash, Tommy (2017-03-16). "Surf". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  11. ↑ "Elu24 OTSE: Eesti Muusikaauhinnad 2018 gala lava pealt ja kaadri tagant! | Lisanduvad Muusikaauhindade võitjad!" [Elu24 LIVE: The 2018 Estonian Music Awards from the stage and behind the camera! | Winners being added!] (in Estonian). 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  12. ↑ Cash, Tommy (2018-01-23). "Pussy Money Weed". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  13. ↑ "Video | Eksklusiiv! Tommy Cash tegi seda jälle: Šokiräppari tuliuues musavideos tantsitakse ratastoolides ning tagumikku hööritab jalutu sekspomm" [VIDEO | Exclusive! Tommy Cash did it again: In the shock rapper's brand new video, people dance in wheelchairs, and a legless sex bomb shakes her butt]. Publik (in Estonian). Estonia: Delfi. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  14. ↑ Cash, Tommy (2018-05-30). "Little Molly". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  15. ↑ "'Funeral Rave (Deluxe)' by Little Big". iTunes. December 2, 2016.
  16. ↑ €A$H, TOMM¥ (2017-11-14). "Tommy Cash X IC3PEAK - Cry". TOMM¥ €A$H via SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  17. ↑ Charli XCX; €A$H, TOMM¥ (2017-12-15). "Charli XCX - Delicious (feat. Tommy Cash) [Official Audio]". officialcharlixcx. YouTube. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  18. ↑ "'Pop 2' by Charli XCX". iTunes. December 15, 2017.
  19. ↑ VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (feat. Tommy Cash), retrieved 2018-08-24


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