I booked shows at a performance art venue called Super Happy Fun Land because they were the only ones who returned my teenage-ass inquiries. “Hevln (10,000 Hours‘ sole eclectic producer) and I wanted to make an album that was stylistically diverse.”, “I’ve always been myself as an artist, in general. Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno was the front boss of the Genovese family from 1981 until his arrest in 1985 and conviction in 1986. During his career, he worked with several artists, including Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, Mac Dre, E-40, Yukmouth, C-Bo, Killa Tay, Messy Marv, JT The Bigga Figga and San Quinn. “Different styles on the same show always made sense to me,” Fat Tony says on his DIY-ethics. All rights reserved.PopMatters is wholly independent, women-owned and operated. That night I got on Soundclick and recorded some random producers' beats to a cassette tape by holding the recorder up to our computer speakers. Tony’s song is a stray from typical weed anthems, changing the overdone theme of “I like getting high” into something informative, and simply different. He’s a jack-of-all-trades, known for rapping, but also booking shows, being a dominant figure in LA’s art scene and hosting Super Deluxe’s (now defunct, RIP) Thrift Haul show for YouTube. Born on March 24, 1988 in Houston, Texas, United States. For months, every week we'd spend a few nights making songs in his room. Fat Tony / YouTube Show More Show Less 2 of 16 Rapper Fat Tony of Houston has always been a very vocal champion of Texas' own Whataburger. And when it did, it was so superficial that it never deterred me. I was around many of the important cultural institutions in Houston like the Contemporary Arts Museum, the original Screwed Up Records and Tapes, the Menil Museum, and record stores like Soundwaves on South Main and the one in Montrose. found: Wikipedia, 30 Sept. 2013 (Fat Tony (rapper); b. Learn more about our partnership with Last Prisoner Project. With seven studio albums under his belt Fat Tony (born Anthony Obiawunaotu) continues to explore the far reaches of hip-hop and his latest, 2020's Wake Up (listed as a joint effort with producer Taydex), plumbs further the depths of his absurdist humour and a wealth of new wave pop. I played with a band we called Donatello but it never got serious. “I consider Houston, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn as homes because they’ve each made such a big impact on my life,” Fat Tony says via text, on the road of his current tour alongside Cadence Weapon and Hua Li. The Houston native's seventh effort has taken its cues from his head-scratching, though pleasing, sixth release 10,000 Hours (2018), an album that revved up the electro influences and dispensed churlishly with lucid rhymes. And then by 10,000 Hours, you begin to explore a bit more with your vocals, singing a good part of the time. But September saw the release of Fat Tony’s most personal and diverse record yet, 10,000 Hours, a journal entry and showcase of what Fat Tony has accomplished, and why and how Fat Tony is who he is. It’s cool to smoke when working on live show setlists too.”. Still using '80s new wave pop as a touchstone (a mainstay influence), Tony and Taydex round out the album with the pop-laced gothica that is the preserve of the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. But make no mistake, Fat Tony bleeds Houston, Texas, as evidenced with his 2017 record, MacGregor Park, a love letter to a public park Fat Tony frequented as a child. Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu or Anthony Jude Obi (born March 24, 1988), better known by his stage name Fat Tony, is a Nigerian-American rapper from Houston, Texas. You can find him telling terrible jokes on his Twitter, @AOLNetscape. Learn more about our partnership with Last Prisoner Project. On offer are numbers like "Cut That", which appropriates a synth-as-guitar-as-harpsichord riff into the moody, pulsating shuffle. My curiosity was through the roof, so I was able to ingest punk, rap, and pop music of all eras, styles, and regions, as long as I was patient enough to search. I'm in the short film More Than a Feeling and hosted and produced Thrift Haul with Fat Tony on Super Deluxe. Music is my core and I'm thankful it's given me opportunities to try anything creative that my imagination desires. Did you ever play in punk bands, learn to play the guitar? I feel like this album is a great display of Taydex's range as a producer. Trivia Luckily, that became the norm during my generation so it rarely felt isolating, either. Rapper, DJ. I can’t do dabs or edibles. Take, for instance, the track “Legal Weed,” off of last year’s MacGregor Park, in which he pens a song about the history of marijuana. Back In The Saddle Storytelling isn’t merely a vehicle for self-expression, it’s a mode of transportation. As myself and Fat Tony met in 2008 at SXSW, we have both been on the grind of reaching as many people as we possibly can. Abusing weed as a personality trait is wack—use it like food, don’t disrespect the weed.” Honesty is a benchmark of Fat Tony, regardless of his output, as is diversity. By providing us with your email address, you agree to Leafly’s privacy policy and terms & conditions. I got to class and told my friends we need to start a group and I'll be the producer. We lived together in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles when we made it. The friends I played with were in other bands that did it professionally. I read through any music magazine I could get my hands on, current issues, and back issues. Fat-Tone was an American rapper. It was dope to have a few musicians on this album too. The curious case of the stolen bike and the missing quarter-ounce, Shop 5 excellent Black-owned cannabis brands of California. The rapper talks with PopMatters about his life growing up in Houston, his various musical influences, and his latest effort. I feel lucky I got to explore those places when making music was just starting to become my obsession. Salerno's 1985 FBI mugshot. 24 March 1988; real name variants: Anthony Obi, Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu; Nigerian … I encourage any Houstonian and non-Houstonian to visit it and its surrounding neighborhoods for a look at Houston culture from artists to cowboys to preachers to intellectuals. The first single, "The Avenue," finds Rich teaming with Fat Tony, a Texas rapper, who brings some chopped-and-screwed flavor to the textural record, as well as some lively double-time raps. It’s late March, and the 25-year-old Houston rapper is performing at Fitzgerald’s, one of his hometown’s most historic venues. Feeling Groovy 5. Intimate 9. I continued to play bass with friends in my 20s but always as a hobby. Anthony Salerno. But there's still so much more he's trying to do. I always wanted to meet people with families that resembled mine to any degree, and when I finally did in my 20s, it felt wonderful. Jeremy Bixby 8. “Nowadays, I like naming names and talking directly from my perspective. Tony’s song is a stray from typical weed anthems, changing the overdone theme of “I like getting high” into something informative, and simply different. Fat Tony is a scenester who has hands in all pockets of DIY culture, be it with punk, hip-hop, or electronic music. You can unsubscribe from Leafly email messages anytime. His off-handed approach in marshaling all his disparate influences into one articulate package has him aligned with the likes of artists such as Ishmael Butler and Neneh Cherry than it does Vince Staples or Vic Mensa. “Charles” is yet another turn, as Tony pens and delivers a heartfelt poem about his non-verbal, autistic brother through a quiet and minimal soundscape. the Terms of Use The Houston native rocked the Duffy’s Back Lot at the annual Lincoln Calling music festival on Thursday, Sept. 19, promoting his sixth studio album, “10,000 Hours,” released September 2018. You listened to Nas as well as Bikini Kill. Birth name: Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu Fat Tony’s Height: Nationality: Nigerian-American Began career: 2005 Associated acts: Tom Cruz, Das Racist, Supreeme, Murs, Bun B, Kam Franklin, Kechphrase, Big Baby Gandhi. His efforts in putting on for Houston have been cemented with the city officially recognizing July 28 as Fat Tony Day. What are your ideas about exploring those mediums? Tony exists as one of the few rappers who blur the line between musician and rapper persona. “I like weed that’s a little lighter, like the stuff I’ve had in Jamaica and Mexico. Privacy Policy. Third Ward, Houston is the best neighborhood in the world. Born August 15, 1911. Did that have an impact on you as you moved out into the larger world? Maryanne Francis (Sheeran) Cahill died at age 69. Darn! Taydex played the main guitar riff on "Big Ego" too. He started dancing hip-hop at the age of 14 because all of the girls in his class were doing it. So, John J. Astor IV, Fat Tony Salerno and others have or had these big, ritzy digs in a tiny … He's from Houston too and a freak like me. 10,000 Hours features a song about your brother, discussing his life with autism. Even if I couldn't download a full album, I could at least find a song or a snippet on online CD stores like CD Baby. It's an album full of characters and situations, recorded in Jamaica with my longtime producer GLDNEYE (fka Tom Cruz). By submitting this form, you will be subscribed to news and promotional emails from Leafly and you agree to Leafly's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The album was inspired by this meme I saw of Bishop T.D. “I like weed, I just can’t smoke it all the time,” Fat Tony tells Leafly. We do not share your location with anyone. Fat Tony is a battle rapper. Then record hits its first left turn with “No Beef,” where Tony sings through a fast, glittery, borderline dance song, with a sample loop that sounds as if Tony were making a selection on a Game Boy game’s title screen. “It keeps things interesting, and hopefully puts fans of one artist onto some totally different art.” From Fat Tony’s extensive resume, to his latest project 10,000 Hours, that may as well be Fat Tony’s truest mantra. That tape was the first time we ever tried to write songs together. He even has a White Pony tattoo! Watch Freddie Gibbs & Fat Tony Compete In Eric Andre’s Rapper Warrior Ninja. Growing up in Third Ward is a blessing. I was young and curious during the height of P2P clients like Napster, Soulseek, Limewire, etc. My favorite song on that album is "Texas". This is a podcast about all my rapper friends We are just getting ready to pop off the most epic hustles of 15 years in music. Never wore a mask or tried to be something I’m not. Tell us about your beginnings in hip-hop, particularly learning hip-hop production. What Wake You Up (feat. It’s tough to box Fat Tony into a single category. Before Fame. I started putting on concerts in high school when I booked the Ergs after they posted a "TBD" for their Houston show online. That's when I heard Cam'ron "Oh Boy" for the very first time and it made me get serious about making music. … Dorian Electra sang in my last punk band. Nearly every track is a different mood. I abandoned trying to produce almost instantly and focused on being a rapper. Music and Cannabis With Hip-Hop Artist Chester Watson, Budtending Is The New Bartending: Rocker & Pot Pro Priscilla Ray, Portugal. Kevin Cortez is a freelance writer based out of Orlando, FL with an unhealthy obsession with pop culture and media. There also is the skewed atmospherics of the eerie "Get Out My Way", the minimalist electro of "Magnifique", and the breathless drone of the booming "Godly" to always vary the course. I wanted the entire album to contain the same energy. Despite what his name may leave you to believe, rapper Fat Tony (born Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu) is full of spunk and vigor. Fat Tony - "Je Ne Sais Quoi" I don't always keep up with the recorded output of Houston rapper Fat Tony, but whenever I do, I'm like, "Why don't I keep closer tabs on Fat Tony?" The album is split between bass-heavy beats and minimal structures. I read Spin, The Source, Vibe, Ego Trip, Frank 151, XXL, Maximumrocknroll, Wire, Murder Dog, O-Zone, and Wax Poetics whenever I could. It's hard to get into punk without becoming a musician. The first time I got serious about making music was in 2002, walking to my 8th grade history class, listening to my Walkman. Wake Up is all about urgency. I’ve always been myself as an artist, in general. Rapper Fat Tony, otherwise known as Anthony Obiawunaotu, was born to Nigerian parents in Houston. Bun B) 2. “Learned about a lot about myself, but still got more to figure out,” Fat Tony croons toward the end of the track, asserting an unmasked layer of vocals that set an expectation for the rest of the album. Fat Tony has his own day in Houston, a new album coming out, and is the host of a popular webseries. I bought a bass guitar from my friend's sister with my first summer check when I was 14. We even sampled it on the title track "Wake Up". I was always online and found more music through blogspots, message boards, LiveJournal groups, and more. We recorded four or five songs for a split 7" record but never released it. I have a new album called Exotica coming out this October. Fat Tony returns with his new project ft. Bun B. PopMatters have been informed by our current technology provider that we have to move off their service. You grew up with your brother, learning to interact and communicate with him in a very different way. Exotica by Fat Tony, released 23 October 2020 1. The original Charge It To The Game version is my favorite. He's extremely sick on bass and guitar. Your music videos tend toward theatrics; I'm surprised you haven't crossed over into other mediums like theatre or cinema acting. Welcome to Hustle Beach. Fat Tony says a pair of trips this year to places he’s never been before changed his life. Fat Tony proves a bright, young artist making waves amongst the new generation of hip-hop upstarts. His live shows are ever changing, energetic, and just as enthusiastic as Tony feels through his music, or simply in speech. Tell us about the themes, styles, and elements you explore here. News November 23, 2020 11:17 AM By Tom Breihan. Shit, I want to do some voice acting too. “I just tried every idea I had, and every idea presented to me,” Fat Tony says on the project. Your influences range between hip-hop and punk-rock. He currently has 3 battles catalogued, which total 5,593 views. Creeping in around the margins of hip-hop's mainstream, though firmly situated on its flood banks, Fat Tony has made a curiosity of himself amongst the hip-hop culturati. Rapper who found acclaim with his disturbing music video for his song "Winaloto." That stuff makes me wanna hide under the covers and shut the hell up. The Houston native has landed several DJ gigs over the years and has even been coming up with his own mashups. 52.4k Followers, 4,329 Following, 1,346 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from BIGTONY2100 (@bigtony2100) Never wore a mask or tried to be something I’m not. 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We are moving to WordPress and a new host, but we really need your help to fund the move and further development. Big Deftones fan and a beast on drums. “I went on tour at the top of summer 2012 pretty much until the winter,” Fat Tony recalls. A melting pot of style, culture and too many influences. Fat Tony’s show is not going well. Emily Rosenfield plays guitar and Derek Howa plays keys throughout the album. In just a tight and compact 20-minutes, Fat Tony hones his erratic sounds into a shapely and handsome package, and Wake Up goes down as another work from a bright, young artist making waves amongst the new generation of hip-hop upstarts. He produced "Swervin" on MacGregor Park and co-produced "Poet Laureate" from 10,000 Hours. Sophia Pfister is featured throughout the album. © 2021 Leafly Holdings, Inc. Leafly and the Leafly logo are registered trademarks of Leafly Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Taydex and I wrote and recorded the album in Los Angeles from the fall of 2018 to the summer of 2019. “I moved back to Houston but still visited Brooklyn frequently, damn near living there most of 2013.” Fat Tony also hosted a monthly hip-hop party in Mexico City called Function and linked up with locals to produce music with its diverse cast of musicians. We'd make whatever felt right in the moment. We listen to any and everything. Independent MC Fat Tony is hoping culture is more powerful then the borders that separate them. It's fun and honest about my perspective in this life. I want to continue developing narrative-writing in my work too. Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno (August 15, 1911 – July 27, 1992) was an American mobster who served as underboss and front boss of the Genovese crime family in New York City from 1981 until his conviction in 1986. What was your immersion in music like during your teenage years? I love to do anything that feels right with my voice but rap is my number one. You're not old enough to use Leafly. Any musician from any era was accessible to me. New Beginnings 7. The style of his videos is often compared to the work of surreal filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. No one I admire ever seemed to do that.”, And staying true is in Fat Tony fashion. “I want more of my interests to reflect in my music,” Tony says on the album’s wide array of sounds. Over the past 10 years, Houston's Fat Tony has continued to drop off solid bodies of work that helped him grow a solid underground buzz. A call to break free from bringing your damn self down and a boost to keep you going. The influences also begin to shift on 10 000 Hours, with more R&B, electronica, and even traces of early house. It's a neighborhood with a rich history and plenty of artistic heroes from Big Moe to Beyoncé to John Biggers. © 1999-2020 PopMatters.com. Of course. I grew up with his little sister and we were in one of my just-for-fun-let's-jam-and-kick-it punk bands. I loved punk music as a fan. I'm all for it. He's played it all, from gospel to punk to noise. Your latest album, Wake Up, continues to experiment; the rapping element is much more prominent here. Fat Tony, Exotica - There is something extremely comforting about new Fat Tony music. Directed by Callum Hanlonhttp://callumhanlon.com@fattonyraphttp://instagram.com/fattonyraphttp://twitter.com/fattonyraphttp://anthonyobi.comMacGregor Park … We won’t share this without your permission. By accessing this site, you accept I think that's the song that best represents me and Heaven the Dude's intentions on that record. Creeping in around the margins of hip-hop's mainstream, though firmly situated on its flood banks, Fat Tony has made a curiosity of himself amongst the hip-hop culturati. Anthony Salerno, New York mobster also known as "Fat Tony"; Fat Tony (The Simpsons), a recurring gangster character in the animated sitcom The SimpsonsFat Tony (rapper), American rapper from Houston, Texas Fat Tony & Co., Australian television series Tony Mokbel, Australian Crime figure; Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys quarterback known as "Fat Tony" based on … He's a virtuoso, for real. We’ll email you updates on local dispensary deals, new products, and industry news. Especially if it was something silly like "Nike". Fat Tone can be heard on a wide variety of local and California rappers' albums and mixtapes. I was making rap around the same time and most of my musical interest was in that. I never had a moment in my life when it felt uncomfortable within myself to explore any genre as a fan. The record flips its styling on nearly every track, crossing over with hip-hop while convenient, but never explicitly rooting itself down to the genre. Learn more about our use of cookies in our Cookie Policy and It made me want to meet more people with a similar home life. Don't call Fat Tony just a rapper. Yeah, and it's gonna stay that way. Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu, better known by his stage name Fat Tony, is a Nigerian-American rapper currently based in Los Angeles. “I love bands like Le Tigre, so I’ll make a song like ‘Texas.’ I like some Gram Parsons stuff and the Rolling Stones’ ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘No Expectations’ so out comes a song like, ‘Got It Out The Mud.’ I think all of my music is pretty left-field, but we wanted this album to be my most left-field one so far.”. Is Amsterdam really going to ban tourists from cannabis coffeeshops? They were great songwriters from the start. Ellipse by David Zydd (Pixabay License /Pixabay). The synths continue, courtesy of producer HevIn, on the album’s title track, “10,000,” in which Tony further delves into a thoughtful introspective look on his career. RABDARGAB (2010) and Smart Ass Black Boy (2013) are studio albums in which you primarily rap. How much is Fat […] I wrote "Charles" originally for Charge It To The Game [Tony's side-project band with producer Kyle Mabson] on the Urban Hall of Fame EP. This allowed me to look up any artist I had even heard of in passing. If I still lived in Houston, Third Ward is the only place I'd want to be. Dude has been kicking out smart, funny, emotionally resonant hip-hop for the better part of … Gambling Man 4. Just to be able to relate. That's what led me to organize shows. I grew up with my mother, my mom's mom, my father, and younger brother near Texas Southern University and University of Houston. Je Ne Sais Quoi 6. Special Girl 3. The Man’s Kyle O’Quin on Beethoven and Blue Dream. and Privacy Policy. “I used to smoke a lot because friends did but I got tired of it. Fat Tony went from Houston to Los Angeles and then New York, letting his various projects lead the way. Great guy. You also worked with Taydex on this album. His residences can be heard throughout his work; producer Shaka Girvan (GLDN_EYE aka Tom Cruz) worked with Tony on his debut 2010 studio album RABDARGAB while he was in Houston, and the two linked up again in Brooklyn with 2012’s Double Dragon and 2013’s Smart Ass Black Boy. She played in the church. Tell me about your life growing up in Third Ward, Houston. Fat Tony’s net worth is estimated at 550 thousand dollars. No one I admire ever seemed to do that.”. Listening to your albums, you could say your music is rooted in hip-hop but utilizes many elements from electronic music; you sing and you rap. It’s a genre-bending record that teeters between electronic, country, and hip-hop music, laced together with occasional anthemic punk hooks, and poppy singing, a-la one of Tony’s biggest musical influences, Prince. Whatever might be happening in the outside world, if Fat Tony is dropping new music, Houston will be alright. Me and the producer Heaven the Dude just wanted to go wild with that album. As I kept rewinding it, the intent of his message struck me. I wanted to have fun and honor my brother with the song. Armed with a caché of influences that include electronica, post-punk and new wave pop, the rapper has forged a peculiar brand of machine-driven music; one that pulls from the ever-expanding canons of popular music as it does the beat poetry of Bob Kaufman and Philip Lamantia. Tony exists as one of the few rappers who blur the line between musician and rapper persona—Fat Tony is as much an artist as he is a human being, and it’s that genuine motion that captures so many people’s ears, and 10,000 Hours’ magic. over and over to his congregation, sweat exploding off his forehead and body convulsing from head to toe. 44.3k Followers, 2,572 Following, 4,456 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Fat Tony (@fattonyrap) Fat Tony is a rapper, TV host, Instagram master-- and a DJ. As long as I'm here, you can always expect something next. I'm open to whatever feels fun and up my alley. Fat Tony is simply known for being Fat Tony—an artist who knows everyone, does everything, showcases artistic growth and maturity on a daily basis, and refuses to show any sign of stopping anytime soon.Feeling creative? This was our little fun outlet. Fat Tony is a scenester who has hands in all pockets of DIY culture, be it with punk, hip-hop, or electronic music. Nab a strain and explore.Find A Dispensary NearbyFOLLOW ME Although Tony was born and raised in Houston, Texas (“Third Ward, Houston—a neighborhood that’s been home to some real legends like Beyoncé, Big Moe, and more”), the artist isn’t pinned down by a specific location. “When the weed is too strong it’s a big distraction and takes me out of myself,” Tony continues. “I’m more vulnerable and personal now than before,” Tony says about his career today. Musically, Fat Tony’s constant fluctuating style proves the musician to be as changeable as a chameleon, flowing through ideas, palettes and words with minimal effort, yet still building toward a bigger picture. Fat Tony brings Wake Up to a booming cusp where the beats throb with strobe-light intensity. “Got It Out the Mud” is a non-traditional country ballad, while “Texas” is an ode to Tony’s home state, set atop an eerie bare-bones instrumental that puts the Gorillaz’ early work to shame. 10,000 Hours was an effort to be a bit more autobiographical in an album, so it felt right to recreate "Charles" for the record. We consider it imperative for the cannabis industry and Leafly to invest in restorative justice. Fat Tony may refer to: . It doesn’t really help me write or record better,” he admits, “but I do enjoy smoking when listening back to my music and arranging it. Enter your location to see results closest to you. 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