Tommy Cash (rapper)

Tomas Tammemets (born 18 November 1991), known professionally as Tommy Cash (sometimes stylised as TOMM¥ €A$H), is an Estonian rapper, singer, producer and visual artist.[11] Siim Nestor on Eesti Ekspress remarked, "with his nasal voice and androgynous he looked more like a cartoon hero than the serious self-assertive macho rapper we are used to see".His collaboration with Justicious and ba., "MTWAH" and "Kongo Jungle", featuring TV Maskava, were included on Baltic Trail Compilation (2013), which was released in August 2013.[21] Cash was featured on Adi L Hasla’s single "Flipperi" with Aito Mäkki, from his first studio album, Habiturientti, accompanied by its music video, released on 24 January 2015.[27] "The VFX work is playfully done and the performances of the cast members are in places downright cool", wrote Luke Bather of Promonews UK.[29] In August 2016, Cash performed as a special guest at the President Toomas Hendrik Ilves’s meeting with Ben Horowitz at the Kadriorg Palace.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, and Boys Noize.A five-song Moneysutra EP (2021) was released on 9 April 2021, with guest appearances from Suicideboys, Diplo, Riff Raff, Bones and Eldzhey.In July 2021, Cash released a song collaboration with Polish rapper Quebonafide, called "Benz-Dealer", along with a music video,[66][67] with the guest appearance of an international heavyweight boxing champion Mariusz Wach.[69][70] The following month, he was the featured part in Umru's "Check1", the lead single from the Estonian-American producer's first studio album, Comfort Noise (2022), along with a music video.[74]March 2022 saw the release of Cash's collaboration with Kazakh record producer Imanbek, bass-heavy trap track "Baby Shock", which also featured Lost Capital and OhGeesy.[78] The following month, Estonian rapper attended as a special guest alongside Anna Wintour, John Galliano, Riccardo Tisci and Demna at Kanye West's YZYSZN9 show that was held in Paris, France.[91] Jake Gilbert of Highsnobiety magazine wrote, "The artist and musician is a perpetual outsider all-star, forever dominating the fashion week discourse with some of the most insane outfits you've ever seen in public".[104] In slippers and blue pajamas, he took his seat front row alongside American rapper Tyga and Canadian singer Avril Lavigne.[105] In June 2023, Tomas dressed as a contemporary version of French mime artist Marcel Marceau, promoting the new collaboration "Crocs x MSCHF", during the Rick Owens' runway show in Paris.At Marine Serre's Spring 2024 show, Tommy appeared wearing a Cousin Itt-style head-to-toe blonde hair suit.[111] In July 2023, Steff Yotka of Ssence wrote, "But what about Tommy Cash’s brazen costume play, which some regarded as Insta fodder, but to me seems like the mark of a true fashion freak in the best sense".[115] In the front row of the Boss 2023 fashion show, Tommy Cash dressed in an ultra technological features outfit that inspired by a cyborg-human Inspector Gadget.[116] On 25 January 2024, Tommy appeared carrying a sky-high stack of designer boxes and shopping bags at the Maison Margiela Artisanal Couture Spring 2024 show.Collaborating with Rick Owens, he exhibited his own sperm, portrait with a pregnant stomach, and the first iteration of bread based slippers, designed with the blessing of the fashion house Maison Margiela, among other artefacts.[129] In the beginning of 2021, Tommy Cash has put out feelers for a collaboration with IKEA, presenting the bread-shaped sofa paired with a carpet designed by Canadian artist Gab Bois.[139] Brad Nash of GQ Australia, stating: "Tommy Cash's adidas collab is the best, most ridiculous sh*t we've seen all year",[140] Daniel Rogers of Dazed opined: "Now, if we’re talking COVID restrictions, these sneakers have surely got every social distancing regulation covered.[141] Although the extra-long Superstars are a bespoke piece, the rapper's collaboration with Adidas also spawned a more wearable pair of mismatched trainers – one black, one white and both normally sized.A limited number of this pared-back version, which features Tommy's signature laser-engraved on the heel and a yin and yang print on the insole, was made available to the public via a raffle.[143] А co-branded merchandise line consists bread-based slippers, a parcel of vacuum-packed noodles with the "Tommy Cash x Maison Margiela" logo stamped on it.[145] The capsule collection, co-designed by Cash, consisted of 10 pieces across knitwear, tailoring and outerwear, along with shoes, including an oversized suit, double layered tops, branded loafers, and an especially unique leather mask.The same year Estonian rapper appeared in "Join The Flip Side with Tommy Cash" campaign[154] for the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, along with a pop-up concert in Tallinn, on 13 September 2023.[156] In June 2018, Tomas made his runway modelling debut at the Rick Owens Menswear Spring 2019 show at Paris Fashion Week.[165] Vogue Adria wrote about Cash's sound: "Imagine if the Yeezus-era Kanye, Lil B, and Salvador Dalí had a secret jam session in a basement lit by neon lights and glitchy TV screens.