T-Wayne

T-Wayne
T-Wayne
Background information
Also known as	Rickey Wayne
Born	October 27, 1990 (age 25) Abilene, Texas[1]
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2007 -present
Labels	300 Entertainment We Run It Entertainment 1017 Records[2]
Associated acts	Ty Dolla Sign, Chedda da Connect, Fetty Wap, Tk N Cash

Tyshon Dwayne Nobles, better known by his stage name T-Wayne, is an American rapper from Texas.^[2] His rap name is a combination of his first name and his middle name. He has also occasionally taken the pseudonym Rickey Wayne, amid concerns that his name resembles those of famous rappers T-Pain and Lil Wayne. He is best known for his 2015 single "Nasty Freestyle" which peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 2015 and number 3 on the iTunes Top 100 in May 2015.^[3] Born in Abilene, he moved to Dallas at age 15, then to Houston at 19, where he currently lives.^[1] He also performed at the 2015 BET Awards

Breakthrough

On 4 March 2015 T-Wayne released his debut single "Nasty Freestyle",^[4] the song has peaked to number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 2015. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 99, peaking at number 41.

Discography

T-Wayne has so far released many mixtapes. He released a mixtape with the single #TDFW. His latest mixtape "Who is Rickey Wayne?" comprises 18 songs^[5] and has been viewed 255,896 times on Live Mixtape.com.^[5]

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions									Album
		US [6]	AUS [7]	CAN [8]	DEN [9]	GER [10]	NL [11]	NZ [12]	SWE [13]	UK [14]
2015	"Nasty Freestyle"	9	37	25	10	85	74	37	41	41	N/A
	"I Be Killin It"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
2016	"Tell Me What You Want"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A

References

1. Charity, Justin. Interview: T-Wayne Is Just As Surprised by His Sudden Fame As You Are
2. Horowitz, Steven J. (May 4, 2015). "T-Wayne Talks Signing to 300 Entertainment, 'Nasty Freestyle' & Viral Success". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
3. "Hot 100 Chart Moves: T-Wayne Dances Into Top 20 With 'Nasty Freestyle'".
4. iTunes – Music – Nasty Freestyle – Single by T-Wayne
5. http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/33722/twayne-who-is-rickey-wayne.html
6. "T-Wayne – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
7. Hung, Steffen. "Discography T-Wayne". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
8. "T-Wayne – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
9. Hung, Steffen. "Discography T-Wayne". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
10. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie T-Wayne". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
11. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie T-Wayne". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
12. Hung, Steffen. "Discography T-Wayne". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
13. Hung, Steffen. "Discography T-Wayne". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
14. "T-Wayne - UK Charts". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.