T-Wayne

Texas rapper T-Wayne makes fun, rambunctious tracks true to the party-ready style of Southern rap greats. He first blew up thanks to video sharing sites that helped spawn his 2015 hit "Nasty Freestyle," and mixtapes like 2017's Forever Rickey offered album-length exposure to his lewd and infectiously irreverent sound. T-Wayne's discography grew to include a multitude of club-ready singles, and he continued to attract national attention with moments like his semi-viral 2025 track "Booty Gymnastics." Born Tyshon Nobles in Abilene, Texas, T-Wayne was persuaded to join the hip-hop scene by Eminem's film 8 Mile. Transfixed by the scenes displaying rap battles, he launched his own career in Dallas, first playing showcases and handing out demos, CDs, and mixtapes. In 2013 he began an affiliation with Waka Flocka Flame's label Brick Squad but it never turned into a record deal, which was fortunate as T-Wayne's career was built more for the digital age. He began uploading his music to social media, then hit in 2015 with his track "Nasty Freestyle." After users began syncing their own videos to the song's opening line, the rapper earned over six million views and a recording contract with 300 Entertainment. The label released "Nasty Freestyle" as a single in 2015 and it soon reached number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. He capitalized on the song's success by releasing two mixtapes that same year, Who Is Rickey Wayne? and Who Is Rickey Wayne 2. In 2017 he released his next mixtape Forever Rickey. Although he was already something of a singles artist, T-Wayne shifted his focus away from full-length projects following the release of 2020 mixtape Free Agent, sticking exclusively to singles from that point on for the next several years. This included standout tracks like 2021's "Player," 2023's "Show Your Muscles," and 2025 banger "Booty Gymnastics," which made it onto Billboard's TikTok Top 50 chart. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi