Estonian Rapper Tommy Cash Gets “Very Serious” With Highsnobiety at Melt Festival

We’ve teamed up with Melt Festival this year to bring you live artist interviews, DJ sets, and instant recaps of the weekend’s best. If you’re at the festival yourself (like the lucky winners of our ticket giveaways), be sure to stop by and see all the action in person.
See below for our full schedule of programming, also available on Melt’s website.
Friday, July 13
16:00-18:00 - DJ Set: Highsnobiety Soundsystem18:00-20:00 - DJ Set: Christian Rich20:00-20:45 - Interview: Tommy Cash21:00-21:45 - Interview: Nastia
Saturday, July 14
16:00-17:00 - DJ Set: Highsnobiety Soundsystem17:00-17:45 - Interview: Mavi Phoenix18:00-18:45 - Interview: Coely19:00-21:00 - DJ Set: Ticklish/Live from Earth
Sunday, July 15
16:00-18:00 - DJ Set: Highsnobiety Soundsystem18:00-18:45 - Interview: Little Dragon19:00-21:00 - DJ Set: Highsnobiety Soundsystem21:00-21:45 - Interview: Mura Masa
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[@dogetothemoon223]

-Do you have a favorite color? -Like in general? -Yeah, in general. -Uh, no.

[@husong3829]

"Does your mom call you Thomas cash ?" Lmao had me dying

[@nijq]

his face after that question haha

[@Ambir91]

Props to the interviewer for keeping the good vibe and not making it awkward (also for actually asking questions in a respectful manner and with knowledge about Tommy's work).Nice interview.

[@nam11ea]

"do u consider yourself a fashionable person?" "nah...I'm jus a duude."

[@crunkcore]

I love how seriously he takes all the questions. WHAT A MAN

[@contrabandest]

"I just don't give a ffffff- I just don't care" _I'm DED_

[@Gunth0r]

i know right, the irony

[@tatamarharian6676]

The interviewer is such a pro

[@HermeticWorlds]

The interviewer really looks like Tommy, like they could be brothers.

[@raidermaxx2324]

lol

[@josephblanchard6248]

Lol I actually really even thought that that was actually really him as soon as the video started playing tho too lol. And so I just thought that he was just doing like a voice or just like an impression of just some random character or something just to be funny and weird or whatever tho, I mean since it's because that's exactly what he's always known for anyway lol 😂.

[@audreyhempburna]

A cousin

[@kisuli2734]

His accent was not so strong that i expected! He use very strong Russian accent in his songs. I hoped that the interviewer would have asked him about that :))

[@nelearch]

Hmm..its bec he is not fully russian, he's estonian, went to estonian school etc (and its not similar language at all). The russian accent is just for spicing it up I think..

[@MsWooWooWooUKNOWIT]

I low key heard a little American accent in his voice

[@kattykeys869]

He told in one interview that hes good in English but not for 100% and he wants to be special one so he fakes Russian accent

[@CarlitoElGrande1]

@@nelearch dude he is completely fluent in russian language, even better than the estonian language. he grown up in the area where the most people speaks only russian. so stop talking bullshit.....

[@tiram12]

@@CarlitoElGrande1 b*t h you for real? He is Estonian not russian. He might be fluent in both but his name is fully Estonian aka his mother tongue is Estonian. He is using the russian accent to stand out.

[@dt7717]

Theres obviously an awkward atmosphere, but I’m unbothered by it, and I like that. I only started listening to his music like 30 minutes ago and I can already tell most of his expression goes into his music, photography and videography. The man is a walking work of art

[@dogdogwoof]

Could not have said it better. Ive been following his instagram for 6 months and been like damn weird but I love it. Watch his clips on youtube 2 hours ago at an afterparty. Went home and started watching his documentary and here I am. Love his work and persona. True legend in my books.

[@BrianVelez]

Hahaha, that’s so funny. Can you imagine being stopped by security because they don’t believe you are the headliner? 😂

[@persikapaj]

his friend looks like Frida Kahlo, so cool :)

[@zealousie]

lol

[@AbominableIndie]

NARDWUAR! INTERVIEW THIS MAN PLEASE!

[@marija1068]

Alexander Favela i agree! tommy needs recognition.....

[@trezilstah]

is it just me or was that a call out at the end??!! possibly (hopefully) a hint.

[@SatanSupimpa]

He just need to play in Canada.

[@PugilistCactus]

@@SatanSupimpa He has.

[@r.m.2598]

@@SatanSupimpa VANCOUVER!!

[@unityecho8872]

I’m sooo happy to hear that Tommy is making an album. I’ll buy a cd for the first time just to give him some love. I’m legit obsessed with him atm but I never expected he would be so laidback and chill during interviews. I’m also happy it’s in English cause I’m uncultured and there’s never any cc for the foreign interviews he’s in. 😅 Much love to Thomas Cash~ 😘

[@crystaleunoia3974]

_Is Tommy doing a Slav Wednesday Adams impression?_

[@zhbroder]

tommy's ability to be receptive and not dismissive bodes really well considering how polarizing his work is. as someone who wants to learn more, i can't say enough about much it means to me that he opened up. great content, and i want that adidas blazer.

[@JasonNewsted420]

I love how he's immediately opened up and begun talking after he hit the joint hahah

[@stillshady7680]

Where did you got that bag? NA RYNKU! Omg, love you Tommy

[@yakoobiak]

ale on powiedział: "на рынке".

[@2AKgym]

"Na rinke" Means On a market in Russian

[@Gac3la]

i love tommy but damnnn, he is so hard to be interviewed, he doesnt help! i would love to see him with a veteran host like conan or jimmy to see how they aproach to him

[@Gac3la]

just notices the host is not helping and doesnt know a shit.. anyways, i would love to see tommy with Conan or Jimmy

[@StermaPerma]

gac3la Yeah he gives very specific yes or no answers, doesn’t really expand much or go on tangets. Maybe he’d be more comfortable speaking Estonian or Russian, although his English is surprisingly great so Idk.

[@YufaNezumi]

Well, he’s definitely not this difficult to interview in russian as far as I’ve seen (I speak russian). Idk though how good/bad his English is...

[@sizzuplay2much374]

there's an interview w him in russian where he's way more open, and gives clearer answers. its also probably bc its in between concerts, they're short on time and he might not be in the best mood u never know

[@Booxeen]

@@sizzuplay2much374 and also might be because he is not fluent in English.. Yes he is good speaking english but some people take longer time to translate in their head what is being said.. I OFCOURSE do not know how his head works, but many of the people from eastern europe that I have met, the ones who knows english (younger) do not really communicate that great in english eventhough they understand, but when speaking in their own language they are alot more social. It is about how comfortable you are speaking another language, not how much you actually understands and know.

[@velkejbob794]

Love from Czech

[@folk3t]

If he thinks little molly is one of his most extreme videos that guy has not watched the rest LMAO

[@shulabayley6270]

Dats wat I thought

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

Right?!

[@Squattingtiger9]

What I like about this guy, he lets his band mates speak. It's not all about him and so fricken humble! Man some Russians, Love them!

[@Nillu89]

Russians? Tommy's estonian.

[@Squattingtiger9]

I stand corrected but I'm only going off the info "Wikipedia" gives me. Actually, that's a good call, I need to do my research here.

[@user-dv2fw1vc3e]

Tommy is Estonian. His band mate is Russian. And Wikipedia says he's Estonian.

[@Squattingtiger9]

@@Prizrak-hv6qk Thanks my mate!

[@filippopovic3009]

I don't know which bands do you listen to(watch their interviews), but it is really common for every band member to speak in a interview.

[@utkn]

That Nardwuar reference at the end just cemented how awesome this man is.

[@martincollins6071]

Tommy seems serious and focused with a hint of wanting to be asked something relevant

[@LucidEyes17]

Why am I not surprised to know A.G Cook is working with this man. Two serious forward thinkers in music.

[@SchadenFreude_AMV]

haven't even began watching this..🙌VLADIVOSTOK!!!💞

[@karokaro3008]

Finally an interview in fucking English so I understand!!! Thank you!!!

[@Amshatelia88]

Tommy Cash is post-language art

[@roggerpenguin5699]

I want that adidas blazer

[@alanlibertone8163]

I would have to disagree with several of the other comments here. I think that this interviewer is terrible and has some of the worst questions that are just ridiculous. what is your favorite color? where did you get your bag? whatevs. it's not about the fashion... it's about art. tommy is cracking me up tho...

[@bybrutefarce]

Alan Libertone I completely agree. He didn’t even ask a single question about Tommy’s inspiration... not a lot of music questions etc. Stale interviewer.

[@swampyalienz2995]

agreeeeeed!!! lolol the interviewer is definitely nervous lmao

[@the_bread_wolf]

Agree 100 percent. The interviewer seems so shallow and basic. Imagine getting to meet Tommy and THESE are the questions you ask, wtf. This whole interview gives me second hand anxiety, lol.

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

I agree with you!!

[@user-mp2mu5qv4c]

I love Tommy in this one, he definitely did not want to answer questions lol 😄🖤🖤

[@ytcaputta]

We love u, Tommy! любимлюбим

[@BrianVelez]

Haha making eye contact with the guy he was walking towards. I love how he started laughing about the experience! That’s great 😂👌🏼

[@user-mn7cp9qo7s]

Всё больше и больше я влюбляюсь в Томми

[@willm5032]

So what do you mean by so high that I look dead? ...Look at me. Brilliant

[@nijq]

such a cool dude

[@dandydogsalon5611]

Love you guys :))))

[@zt4379]

i'm liking the interviewers' beavis and butthead fashion style

[@mvd4697]

I’m just thinking.. all those people just walking by greatness.. wild.

[@cristysanders4660]

I love you Tommy.

[@thischanelnolongerexists9041]

"So ur his dj?" "Umm yeah and dj too."

[@reggie6871]

lmao i saw him in person last week and he had the same suit on first show in the USSSSSSSSSS YEAH

[@abyssai104]

This man is amazing 👞

[@Hoeazzniqqer98]

Amazing fucking interview thank you so much

[@majaivaskeviciute817]

What a legend

[@BrianVelez]

Im not sure if this is his normal way of being but he seemed a bit dry. I imagined him to be very colorful. Massive props to the interviewer, he really kept everything going.

[@Rebasepoiss]

That's just how Estonians are.....

[@eddiey699]

Stop commenting

[@picknickpia]

Im in Love! Pia from Thailand/Sweden.

[@istvanlekrinszki8451]

Which one was Tommy Cash?

[@RaveeMattRavee]

Seeing tommy talk is fucking wild Different perspective on him from just the music videos or if u never caught him live

[@happy-lucky]

Ребята очень волнуются вначале. Все равно они молодцы!

[@hypnoticbrick7648]

Aitäh, Sularaha Toomas

[@IvanSoil]

That Adidas suit is awesome

[@folk3t]

Tommy my baby 💖💖💖💖

[@messywebdev]

Gotta have that bag.

[@timmytainment]

Oh man, that fucks me up

[@yanak3507]

Когда эстонский рэппер похож на Петра Первого😂

[@wishiwassleeping2829]

TOMMY MONTANA 😍😍😍

[@montyvel]

He is soooooo cute

[@Xachampo]

great

[@j.c1574]

having a conversation with me is prolly just as hard as interviewing tommy cash

[@honeyfairyweasel]

I love the nardwuar reference

[@Timthegodoftrap]

since when does freddy mercury do intervies for highsnobiety

[@yiannissb6760]

That fucking suit is amazing

[@hkoelewijn335]

when did berbatov start to rap?

[@t.beregovaya8839]

Томмичек здесь такой красивый

[@tumetuvi4304]

Он всегда красивый

[@ichtozavuzovsky8370]

oh yeah yeah

[@thelockpickinglebowski633]

08:44 Same style bag used by Daniel Radcliffe in the beginning of "Escape From Pretoria" around two minutes in.

[@poshspice007]

So Jake Boyer literally only wears one shirt, like all the time. Or he has a thousand of those. I mean i'm not making fun, it's just interesting. I've only seen him in that shirt. I had a long sleeved sweatshirt with black dots on it just like that, it makes me nostalgic.

[@viljamtheninja]

I suspect he might be a cartoon characters. Cartoon characters also wear the same clothes every day.

[@poshspice007]

@@viljamtheninja good observation, he might be!

[@t7r1r8]

Hes like very serious here :D :D

[@bryant5390]

It’s the Adams family 😂

[@sambaldo7350]

That adidas suit though

[@josephblanchard6248]

Lol the interviewer guy just looks almost exactly like Tommy Cash, and so I actually really even thought that that was actually really him as soon as the video started playing tho too lol. And so I just thought that he was just doing like a voice or just like an impression of just some random character or something just to be funny and weird or whatever tho, I mean since it's because that's exactly what he's always known for anyway lol 😂.

[@lilididntwakeup]

Do you have anything else wanna say? Pass the mic to Tom: du du du da da To pass the mic to his buddy: du da! Lmaoooo I’m dying

[@aaronwalker4568]

Tommy!

[@aryabagaskara5279]

Why is this are in my reccomend?

[@reaperblvdgrinda7774]

I see you with my Czechtray

[@zamanium7517]

Vladivostok, I live over here

[@hannah.e.023]

SUETAITLENVSE [обманиум] that’s what I thought he said! Never been to Russia but Vladivostok is a Russian radio station in GTA 4 and it’s fantastic

[@mai-wm9lz]

i’m from estonia too sksks

[@ghostmane6668]

He comes to the interview and not the show lmaooo

[@stanislav3114]

what's the name of his dj?

[@TommyCashLover420]

Cyber 69

[@miha456]

tony : im very serious also tony 10 mins later : TUTUTURUTU TUTU

[@booshim5990]

Omg tommys siut ;DDDDD

[@james_audry_spencer]

Tomm¥ Geniuz, stupid questions, fake interview, bring da vodka. I need dat Jacket

[@amatorkaaaa]

С Новым Годом

[@1o1a]

I’m fron Estonia too 🇪🇪😍😍😍😍

[@saintkamikaze]

does that raise your salary or what

[@taybbacon535]

Pretty cool

[@aayellenn]

God so beautiful

[@Matty_bop]

“There’s never been such an overflow between rap and fashion.” Did I hear that correctly?

[@zulewiczkajtek]

I didn't know he's Estonian

[@kittinbella]

What a terrible interview....you have Tommy frickin Cash in front of you and you ask him what his favorite color is?!! SERIOUSLY?! I can't remember the last time I was so struck by an artist as I was when I saw Tommy Cash for the first time. My man and I had KZbin playing on our TV, we were half paying attention to it, letting it play random recommendations , and suddenly Little Molly came on. We both froze in our tracks and stopped talking at the first piano notes....then when little Molly slowly turns her head and it's Tommy's face....I DIED....I think we watched it like 15 times in a row and shared it with every single one of our friends....then I watched it another 500 times, along with all of his other videos. Dude's special. Every single video entranced me more. I could think of countless other questions to ask this man than what his favorite color is. Almost seems a lil disrespectful.

[@nagiuhti]

Tommyyyyyyyy

[@renr2497]

Umm are there any Estonians? No?? NO?! oKaY.. WeLL JUsT OkAY

[@unsalted134]

The Army tere (:

[@renr2497]

@@unsalted134 Oi! Tereee!

[@tombstonefreak]

hahaha, Estonians loved Tommy till it became clear he is more slav than est)) bummer

[@CosmicRadishes]

@@tombstonefreak no dude, I still like him. This whole slav style/culture is fun and we meme about it.

[@chantellemartinez3458]

hei, ma tõnu

[@user-zp7yv6uf5t]

костюм у томми огонь

[@Americansikkunt]

13:10 when is the Nardwuar interview?

[@mynamenegus6886]

Love the nardwuar shoutout

[@RepercususAbCrucio]

9:07 all the slavs be like yeeeeaaaah I know this one :D actually, I have a red one under my bed to fill with smelly clothes

[@ho-iw8ft]

Omg that LOOK tho

[@ghostmane6668]

Legend lol

[@pyrexcookin]

haha was gonna say the interviewer seems to mimic narudwar and then tommy pulls the doot doo doo loo loo

[@jonathonmontano4603]

Beaulo raps?

[@Bayley805]

Yes, much talent in the craft of making music about mollies twerking