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Currently promoting his single
“Hit Em With a Jimmy (Shorty What
It Is),” 22-year-old Young T has several
local DALLAS hits under his
belt. Having collaborated with
Treal Lee on “Work Dat Lumba,”
Young T is also getting a buzz
with the new party record “2 Da
Flo.” With 3 songs in rotation simultaneously
throughout Texas,
Young T is on the verge of signing
a major deal. We sat down with
the Dallas All Star to find out
how he got to this point.
How did you come up on the Dallas rap
scene I know you have a few hits out there
already.
Me and Treal Lee went to school together at
West Mesquite and I heard he had a song in
the clubs called “Bad Lil Braud.” He had some
exposure so me and him did a song together
called “Work Dat Lumba.” It starting gettin’ hot
real quick. He went on to do “Mr. Hit Dat Hoe”
and he got on. I went on to do “Hit Em With A
Jimmy” by myself. I just been hitting the clubs,
grinding every day, anything the radio had
going on I was there pushin’ my single.
So you were definitely taking things seriously
at a young age
Oh yeah, I’ve been serious since I was 16. That’s
how long I’ve been rappin’ – about 6 years. I
just been practicing my craft and I’m very serious
about it.
Is “Hit Em With a Jimmy” the same song
people call “Shorty What It Is”
Yeah, it’s the same thing. We had to kinda
change the name from “Shorty What It Is” to
“Hit Em With a Jimmy” for radio.
What other songs do you have that people
are familiar with
“Work Dat Lumba” came first. It’s still in rotation
in Houston. Then I got “Hit Em With a
Jimmy,” and I got another song called “2 Da Flo”
featuring Double R. We ain’t even been pushin’
that one, and it’s already spread to Tennessee.
We had one DJ push it in Level 5, that’s like the
biggest club in Dallas, and it spread out from
there. It’s on the radio in Tyler right now. So I
got three different songs on radio, not just in
Dallas.
Did 2Much produce all of those songs
Yeah he produced all of ‘em.
You’ve had a lot of success working with the
producer 2Much and BTP. What’s your history
with them
Yeah, me and him have been working together
for a good 6 years now. We went to school
together too. I remember rappin’ in the studio
with a sock over the microphone. We’ve been
doing this forever.
You make dance music, but do you actually
dance yourself Or is it more for other
people’s enjoyment
I mean, I make the music for the people to
dance to. I call it party music. If that’s how
they gon’ categorize me, that’s how I want to
be categorized – party music.
How did you know when you had hits
people would like Were you testing your
music in the clubs first
We have the Definition DJs here so I go to
their meetings. I play the music for them and
then they’ll rate it and give feedback. Once I
played “Hit Em With a Jimmy” they said, “Yeah,
we need this.” So they started pushing it. The
radio got a hold of it and it’s been a wrap
since then.
What do you think it’ll take to get some of
your music a little bit more known nationwide
I’ve already been talking to different labels
that have called. We’re just waiting to see
who’s gonna give me the better deal and
who’s gonna promote me the best. It’ll happen
any minute now. If they promote me right
it’s gonna go.
Are you promoting any mixtapes right now
Yeah, I got a free mixtape right now called
Sex, Drank, Money on Myspace.com/YoungT-
BTP. I’m on Twitter too @YoungTBTP. I have
27 tracks on the mixtape. Most of ‘em are
produced by 2Much, and a couple of ‘em are
radio beats. It’s jammin’. People are liking it. I
been promoting it as best as I can by myself.
My grind is paying off right now.
For people just now hearing about you and
your music, what do you want people to
know about you
From my sound, you’d think I’m the crunkest,
loudest person in the club. But that ain’t me.
I’m a real laid back, chill type of dude, but
when it comes to rappin’, that’s my thang. //
OZONE MAG // 19