He had a mic, a SoundCloud account, and a fidget spinner — then the internet lost its mind. In this raw episode of We're Out of Time with Richard Taite we dive into how Mattox exploded out of nowhere, backed by the gritty underground rap scene. From viral fame to being raised by a teen mom who had him at just 14, this is the wild, unfiltered story of a kid who turned internet chaos into a career. Buckle up — you don’t want to miss this ride. For all things Richard Taite, the We're Out Of Time podcast, and Carrara Treatment Wellness & Spa: https://linktr.ee/richardtaite For more on Mattox: https://www.instagram.com/mattox/Key moments from this conversation with Mattox & Richard Taite. Intro 00:00 Turning Life Around 01:00Mattox's upcoming projects 03:55 Mattox goes viral at 11 years old 05:46 Bronny James helps Mattox's song go viral 14:59 "They don't speak English, but they knew the words to my songs!" 24:08 Mattox's relationship with his mom 32:22Going viral with a fidget spinner 35:42 Underground Rap Scene and substance issues 41:00 Mattox's advice for inspiring artists 51:30
Chapter 1: What is Mattox's story of going viral?
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Maddox. My guy. Thanks for coming, man. I really appreciate it. I know, man. What's the deal? How we doing?
I'm doing great, man. You all right? You all right. Now that we're getting to L.A., I ain't been here in a minute. Where'd you come from?
Philly. Philly? Yeah. Wow, that's where the trank is. Yeah, yeah. Kensington, yeah.
You know Skriller? I do not. Okay. Is that a place? No, Skriller's my friend. He an artist from Philly. He like, he be shooting, he from Kensington though. Like, he be shooting all his music video. He be getting the fiends in it. Like, it's like zombies and stuff. Right.
So what they do is, right, so what they do is they take the fentanyl and they mix it with the xylosine and then they
yeah inject it into their arms and they get these big flesh and then they hit their legs be falling off their hands bro all that all that my my i ain't trying to call my aunt but i got two aunts so i ain't really calling my aunt out but like my aunt used to be on like all this like my aunt used to be down canada like she was really like they did like for like years and shit you feel me like she wrote through her heart you feel me that was a big thing in my family you feel me so like
Seeing that shit made me, like, know to, like, keep my balance. You know what I'm saying? Stay away from that shit. So she was on Trank? No, no, no. She wasn't on Trank. She was on, like, heroin, all that other type shit. A bunch of shit. Wet, all that type shit. Is she alive? She good now. She's sober now. Oh, good, good. Yeah, she got a kid and everything.
Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's fantastic. See, man, there's nothing better for me. Then the stories are of when people are just actually destroying themselves. For real. And she really was like that. You feel me? But she came out the other side. That's the part I love. For real.
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Chapter 2: How did Bronny James influence Mattox's fame?
And now I was hired after a year sober, right, or after a year and a half sober to work here. And I started crying because those are my favorite employees. Right. For sure. Right. Because they were struggling. Mm-hmm. We helped them. They came out the other side and now they're working for us. That's a blessing.
I'm sorry. Working with us. That's full of circles. It's so good. It's all divine time and shit too, for real. Yeah. So. Divine alignment.
So you said you have a lot of stuff to talk about. So let's go in order. Oh yeah. Okay. Do you have anything that you want to talk about? New news, like breaking news. Like what are you doing next? What are you?
I got a couple of projects coming soon. I got this Oxy show. I'm working on Oxy, like this new brand. Like you're all going to take Oxycontin? No, no, no. Oxy, I with an I. Oxy. O-X-I. O-X-I. It means Oxy. I sing with Finney. So I always sing with Finney. Okay. So it's pretty much like a new brand I'm working on. I'm going to have clothes for it, and then I'm going to make an album called Oxy.
That's like the next shit coming up. When are you going to drop that album, Oxy? I don't know. Sometime soon. Sometime soon. I can't let... 30 days, six months, somewhere in between there? Maybe. Maybe not. I might drop something before. I might drop some little tape before. Okay, we'll talk about that later in the episode.
And we'll get you motivated. For sure. Okay? Because here's the thing. You busted... You busted out... at 12, right? Yeah. And you're 20 now, right? Okay. You said you've seen a lot at a young age. How has that shaped or changed you?
I mean, I feel like, I don't know. Like, I feel like Me seeing a lot at a young age, it was just, like, I was exposed to a lot. So, like, I guess I'm, like, more insensitive to everything. You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm just used to it. You know what I'm saying? Like, when I blew up, it was, like, since a kid, everybody knew me. So, it's, like...
It's not like it's normal to me for everybody to know me and, like, to be famous. You know what I'm saying? And, like, having people come up for pictures. It's like I'm used to it, kind of. It's like I cope with it.
What about, so when you were 11, your mom was 25. Right. Okay. Yeah. How did she deal with your new fame?
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Chapter 3: What was Mattox's childhood like with his mom?
What you mean about it? What do I mean by that, Dylan?
How is our culture of music is so different than how rap used to be like 10 years ago? Yeah. I feel like people in label systems and shit are still thinking like how it used to be and they're not really hit to the new ways the kids are doing with music, the new sounds and everything's palatable enough. Like, what do you think about? Cause you made experimental shit.
Right. I feel like, um, yeah, I feel like it's getting to the point where anybody can make music and anybody can blow up. You know what I'm saying? So it's, I feel like that's lit, though, because it's everybody getting a chance. You know what I'm saying? Like, nowadays, people record stuff off their phone. And if you got the right template, it'll sound fire. You know what I'm saying?
Like, I got homies that be recording off their phone, and they sound better than people that be recording their studios that they pay for.
You got to show Dylan how to do that. I got an 11-year-old right now, and he's growing his hair out just like yours. And he's talking to me. So we got to do that.
He's like, bro, it's easy to help, bro. Dude, where's your facial tattoo? I ain't got no face tattoos. Dude. I ain't got no tattoos. You got no tattoos? Really? I don't feel the need to get something tattooed. I don't feel like it's something that important to get. You're the best. You're afraid of needles just like me, right? I ain't being afraid of needles. Of course not with me. That is.
I would have did it. Like, I would have... You know how they be taking, like, what's that called? The medicine until they black the f*** out and they could take a whole body. Like, I would do shit like that. You feel me? Like... But if I was to get tits, because I would go to black the fuck out. Like, I would go crazy, everything. Because my friends, like, they got crazy ass tattoos.
Like, my one friend got, like, a mushroom on his face. My other friend got, like, the crack from Harry Potter and the little balls from Harry Potter. You know what I want to do, Dylan?
Don't worry about it. Go pull up a chair and sit right there. Dylan's making his appearance, everyone, because Dylan has listened to Maddox forever. He's listening to you forever. And he's the one who's going to ask the best questions. Okay, by the way, you guys have to follow each other. He loves them. Yeah, I guess. Okay. You don't have to follow me, dude. I follow your shit, too. Oh, God.
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Chapter 4: How does Mattox view the underground rap scene?
Really? People are going to start... You're not going to be cool if you follow me. I fuck with your shit, bro. I've been seeing your shit, bro. Go crazy. No, you're cool. We are back. We're back. So, special surprise for everyone today. You know how I'm always screaming for Dylan? Meet Dylan.
What's up, guys? Dylan does everything. Dude, I want to know where you got your sound from because we all know. Well, first of all, reach into your pocket for me real quick. If you do me a favor. We have something for you here we wanted to give you.
Go ahead and show the camera. It was in a minute. Come on now.
Where did my sound come from? We started with this. Great. But where are we now? How did you, you make such different music now. I followed you since 2016, 17.
I mean, that's the point, bro. Gotta evolve and just keep, you know. But I got so much different types of music now. So it's like, it's so much. Like I probably got like 5,000 tracks in a release. And it's like,
all different genres and all different vibes you know what I'm saying so it's like now it's just like I'm at the point where it's like I'm putting together projects it was like art pieces and it's like an outfit and it's like picking out these songs and I got songs from years ago you know what I'm saying like I got songs from 2020, 2022, 2023. I got songs from when I was 11, 12, 13. You feel me?
Wow. It's like what I'm finna do in the future, I'ma put them all together, right? And I'm going to have it, like, show the evolution. It's going to be, like, from, like, 11, 12, 13, what we're doing. And it's going to be, like, my new shit. And then it's going to, like, mix it together, the old shit and the new shit.
And it had, like, the AI videos and, like, me as a kid and then me growing up and shit. Like, all crazy shit. Like, that's where I come from. You'd be the first, I think, to ever do that.
No one has ever done that before. So, you know, yeah.
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Chapter 5: What advice does Mattox have for aspiring artists?
Chapter 6: What projects is Mattox currently working on?
The only human being in the world that can limit your ascension to stardom is you. And they're like, do you, be yourself.
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Maddox. My guy. Thanks for coming, man. I really appreciate it. I know, man. What's the deal? How we doing?
I'm doing great, man. You all right? You all right. Now that we're getting to L.A., I ain't been here in a minute. Where'd you come from?
Philly. Philly? Yeah. Wow, that's where the trank is. Yeah, yeah. Kensington, yeah.
You know Skriller? I do not. Okay. Is that a place? No, Skriller's my friend. He an artist from Philly. He like, he be shooting, he from Kensington though. Like, he be shooting all his music video. He be getting the fiends in it. Like, it's like zombies and stuff. Right.
So what they do is, right, so what they do is they take the fentanyl and they mix it with the xylosine and then they
yeah inject it into their arms and they get these big flesh and then they hit their legs be falling off their hands bro all that all that my my i ain't trying to call my aunt but i got two aunts so i ain't really calling my aunt out but like my aunt used to be on like all this like my aunt used to be down canada like she was really like they did like for like years and shit you feel me like she wrote through her heart you feel me that was a big thing in my family you feel me so like
Seeing that shit made me, like, know to, like, keep my balance. You know what I'm saying? Stay away from that shit. So she was on Trank? No, no, no. She wasn't on Trank. She was on, like, heroin, all that other type shit. A bunch of shit. Wet, all that type shit. Is she alive? She good now. She's sober now. Oh, good, good. Yeah, she got a kid and everything.
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