Tommy Cash (rapper)

Tomas Tammemets (born 18 November 1991), better known as Tommy Cash (sometimes stylised as TOMM¥ €A$H), is an Estonian rapper, singer, and conceptual artist.

This article is about an Estonian rapper. For the American country singer, see Tommy Cash.

Tommy Cash
Background information
Birth nameTomas Tammemets
Born (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991
Tallinn, Estonia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • artist
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present

Early life and education

Cash was born as Tomas Tammemets in Tallinn and is of mixed ethnic Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Kazakh origin.[1] He has described himself as first and foremost an Estonian, then Eastern European in his soul, and Scandinavian in a CV.[2] Cash was raised in the Kopli subdistrict of Tallinn.[3][4][5]

In his youth, Cash was a graffiti artist.[5][6] He has said that his drug use led him to be "ejected" from schooling.[3] He never graduated from secondary school, despite sitting for exams, and later took up painting and dancing in place of academics.[3]

Career
Tommy Cash performs live at the Fox Theater (Oakland), September 2019

In the Baltic dance scene, he is a known freestyle dancer with a very distinct style, using elements of popping, krumping and break-dancing.[5]

In 2018, Cash released a clothing line that subversively imitates western styles with eastern elements and in-jokes.[7]

Two of Cash's singles have been released through the London record label PC Music.

In November 2018, Cash released his second album ¥€$ to positive reviews from Clash and Paper. The album features vocal performances from MC Bin Laden, Charli XCX, Rick Owens, and Caroline Polachek, as well as production from Danny L Harle, A. G. Cook, Amnesia Scanner, Alex Dulfu and Boys Noize.

In 2019, Cash had an exhibition at Kumu art museum in Tallinn. Collaborating with Rick Owens he exhibited his own sperm, among other artefacts.[8]

Also in 2019, Cash went on tour in America for the first time. He was the opener for Oliver Tree's “Goodbye, Farewell Tour” alongside NVDES.

On Jan 30 2020, Tommy unveiled his first official tour in the US. Cities include, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Columbus. and more. The tour will begin on March 22 with his first show in San Francisco.

On Feb 20 2020, Tommy tweeted "For those disbelievers who keep arguing on facebook and instagram over whether or not the hand-clothes photo was photoshopped or actually staged using a camera and cast of real people with hands... well Onaka Ippai's wins the cake!"

Discography

Albums
  • C.R.E.A.M. (2014)
  • Euroz Dollaz Yeniz (2014)
  • ¥€$ (2018)

Singles
TitleYearSourceNotes
"Oldkool"2013
"Euroz Dollaz Yeniz"2014
"Leave Me Alone"2015
"ProRapSuperstar"2015
"Winaloto"2016[9]
"Escalade"2016
"Orange Soda"2016
"Surf"2017[10]
"Rawr"2017Later re-hashed with a Joji feature on Cash's Soundcloud
"Cry"2017IC3PEAK x Tommy Cash
"Pussy Money Weed"2018[11][12]Produced by A.G. Cook[7]
"Little Molly"2018[13]Co-produced with felicita and A.G. Cook
"X-Ray" 2018 Produced by Danny L Harle & Alex Dulfu with additional production from A.G. Cook & uncredited vocals from Caroline Polachek
“Sdubid” 2019 [14] Co-produced by umru. This music video, co-directed by Tommy Cash & Anna Himma, will be the last collaboration between the two.

Collaborations
  • "Give Me Your Money" – Little Big featuring Tommy Cash, from Funeral Rave (2016)[15]
  • "Apel." PIMP FLACO, TOMMY CASH & KINDER MALO (2016)
  • "Cry" – TOMM¥ €A$H X IC3PEAK (2017)[16]
  • "Delicious" – Charli XCX featuring Tommy Cash, from Pop 2 (2017)[17][18]
  • "Volkswagen Passat" – DJ Oguretz featuring Tommy Cash, from Power (2015)[19]
  • "Follow Me" – Little Big featuring Tommy Cash, from Antipositive, Pt. 2 (2018)
  • "Who" – Modeselektor featuring Tommy Cash, from Who Else (2019)
  • "Impec" – Lorenzo featuring Tommy Cash and Vladimir Cauchemar, from Sex In The City (2019)
  • "Click" – Charli XCX featuring Kim Petras and Tommy Cash, from Charli (2019)
  • "Forever In My Debt" – Borgore featuring Tommy Cash (2019)
  • ”Heartbass” - Salvatore Ganacci featuring Tommy Cash (2020)

Music Videos
Year Title Album Notes
2013 Guez Whoz Bak "C.R.E.A.M." – EP —
2014 Alien Tears Single remote clip
Euroz Dollaz Yeniz "Euroz Dollaz Yeniz" —
2015 Flipperi (Adi L Hasla feat. Aito Mäkki, Tommy Cash) "Habiturientti" —
ProRapSuperstar "Euroz Dollaz Yeniz" —
Leave Me Alone —
Give Me Your Money (Little Big feat. Tommy Cash) "Funeral Rave" —
2016 Apel (Pimp Flaco x Tommy Cash x Kinder Malo) Single —
Winaloto Single Award for Music Video of the Year at the 2018 Estonian Music Awards[20]
A Colors Show Single —
2017 Surf Single —
2018 Pussy Money Weed Single —
Little Molly Single Award for Music Video of the Year at the 2019 Estonian Music Awards
X-Ray "¥€$" —
2019 Who (Modeselektor feat. Tommy Cash) "Who Else" —
Sdubid Single —

References
  1. Nestor, Madis (6 June 2013). "Uus Eesti Biit: Tommy Cash" [New Estonian Beat: Tommy Cash] (in Estonian). Müürileht. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. Ubaleht, Marianne (2016). "Ida-Euroopa suursaadik | Tommy Cash" [The East European Ambassador | The Estonia's Influential 2016]. Eesti mõjukad 2016 (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht (via issuu). p. 38. Retrieved 16 December 2017. Hingelt idaeurooplane, CV järgi skandinaavlane, ennekõike eestlane.
  3. Selg, Mikko Leo; Kubpart, Kaisa (2 March 2016). "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 17 December 2017.
  4. Tõnu (15 December 2017). "Tommy Cash" (in Estonian). Allstarz.ee. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. Zadeh, Joe (19 June 2017). "'Is this for real?' Meet Tommy Cash, the surreal, post-Soviet rap sensation". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. "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. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2017. "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.
  7. Wei, Whitney (25 January 2018). "Meet "Kanye East," the Estonian Rapper Who Spoofs American Pop Culture". Vogue. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. Naylor, Aliide (30 May 2019). "tommy cash's new collaboration with rick owens is as horrifying as it is fascinating". i-D. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. Cash, Tommy (19 July 2016). "Winaloto". Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. Cash, Tommy (16 March 2017). "Surf". Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  11. Cash, Tommy (23 January 2018). "Pussy Money Weed". Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  12. "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. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. Cash, Tommy (30 May 2018). "Little Molly". Retrieved 30 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  14. TOMMY CASH - SDUBID (Official Video), retrieved 16 December 2019
  15. "'Funeral Rave (Deluxe)' by Little Big". iTunes Store. 2 December 2016.
  16. €A$H, TOMM¥ (14 November 2017). "Tommy Cash X IC3PEAK – Cry". TOMM¥ €A$H via SoundCloud. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  17. Charli XCX; €A$H, TOMM¥ (15 December 2017). "Charli XCX – Delicious (feat. Tommy Cash) [Official Audio]". officialcharlixcx. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  18. "'Pop 2' by Charli XCX". iTunes Store. 15 December 2017.
  19. VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (feat. Tommy Cash), retrieved 24 August 2018
  20. "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). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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