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Editing - @Mikkyfilmz
In this interview, Arshan sits down with rapper, Thoto, in his neighbourhood in Harlem, New York. This is Thoto's first ever long form interview so there was a lot to discuss:
-Growing up in Harlem & the Bronx having to work for what he wanted
-His fashion inspiration growing up
-His music inspirations like Three 6 Mafia
-Meeting A$AP Rocky early on and signing to AWGE
-Dropping his song villain which got him a lot of buzz
-Going to a rap camp because of A$AP Rocky and meeting ICYTWAT who then became a duo with him, called THOTTWAT
-New THOTTWAT music and why they dont rush putting anything out
-Meeting A$AP Yams and the rest of the mob early on
-Telling Rocky and Frank Ocean not to go to the apple store when they were hanging out
-The story of how he wanted to initially become a basketball player but then having his coach pass away tragically
-His producer Vintage getting him to start his rap career and take it seriously
+ a lot more.
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Timestamps! Comment if y'all are hip to THOTTWAT
0:00 - How to do the ASAP handshake
2:04 - Why Thoto hasnt done an interview yet
3:15 - Hard parts of growing up in Harlem
5:00 - Being fly & having nice clothes at a young age
6:13 - His musical inspirations
7:00 - Wanting to have a basketball career, coach passing away tragically
9:07 - How he crafted his sound, inspired by Rocky
9:40 - Signing to ASAP Rocky
10:30 - Meeting Yams & the mob
11:30 - Rocky putting him and ICYTWAT together in a rap camp and then becoming a duo, THOTTWAT
16:00 - What took so long for him and ICYTWAT to drop "Shirt"
19:07 - Rocky doesn't give handouts
20:00 - The time him, Rocky, & Frank Ocean were hanging out and Thoto advised them NOT to go to the Apple Store
21:20 - Him being into "underground" music really early
22:50 - Why he cares so much about visuals, Flatbush Zombies, Earl Sweatshirt
23:30 - Thoto's little brother crashes the interview after coming back from school
23:50 - Struggles of initially getting his family to support his rap career
25:30 - Going to jail in Sweden with A$AP Rocky
27:25 - His fashion inspirations, should you spend $ on clothes when you're coming up?
31:30 - Do NOT give up, your next piece of work can be the moment you break
32:24 - Is Rocky on the THOTTWAT project?
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