Meet Terrence (TTGOTIT) Terrell of The Freaky Boiz

Today we’d like to introduce you to Terrence (TTGOTIT) Terrell.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I’ve always had a performing arts background from elementary school. But in 2010, I was studying Accounting at Southern Illinois University, and my best friend (Prince Pierre) and I thought it would be a great idea to upload a video online of us rapping over Gucci Mane’s “Freaky Girl” beat.

Woke up the next morning and the post went viral all over the web from Twitter, Facebook, even Media Take-Out. From that day forward my life changed. I’ve traveled the whole country performing music since then. I’ve even had the pleasure to perform in South Korea for the release of Absolute Vodka’s new pride bottle “Colors.”

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It most certainly hasn’t been a smooth road because being an artist who is LGBT (there’s a difference between being an LGBT artist) people tend to put you in boxes and not allow you to grow. There were plenty of times record executives and/or people have approached the Freaky Boiz and asked us to tone it down to try to appeal to a certain demographic but to remain true to ourselves and our fans we chose not to.

People who love our music love the vulgarness, and most of them can relate to the stories we tell. We make great feel-good music that everyone could enjoy. But to answer the question, no it hasn’t been a level road, but it’s been a great experience for sure.

The Freaky Boiz – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
The Freaky Boiz is a Rap duo-group, and we’re known for being one of the first openly gay rappers. I’d venture to say that we started a trend for new-age LGBT artist’s, and made it acceptable for people like us to be more visible because talent comes in all shapes and forms no matter what your walks of life are.

What I’m most proud about is the amount of support we receive from people and the impact it has on not only LGBT folk but heterosexual people as well. It gives validation to me that I’m making a difference in the world and there’s no better feeling than that to me. On top of that, I’m actually doing something that I genuinely love.

There is a whole industry for people like myself, they call it “Out Hip-Hop,” and I respect all of them, new and old, but what sets the Freaky Boiz apart from others is our video content, our creative lyrics, the fact that we are a duo, and there aren’t many openly gay rap-duos, but most importantly our level of professionalism.

What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
I have 2. My first proudest moment was being invited to be on the Breakfast Club and doing that interview. At the time it was the #1 radio station in the country, and they wanted to know more about me all because of my talent. I’ve seen people walk away crying from their interviews and for me to walk away having the experience with a huge smile on my face, I was nothing less than satisfied with knowing I put yet another notch on my belt.

Another one of my proudest moments was when the Freaky Boiz became International Superstars. Having people on the other side of the world sing my song at a concert was truly one of the best feeling I’ve ever felt.

Contact Info:

• Email: thefreakyboiz@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialfreakyboiz/ https://www.instagram.com/tt_got_it/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreakyBoiz/ https://www.facebook.com/terrance.terrell.73
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ttgotit
• Other: Music on all streaming platforms

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