Surf7 Talks His Come Up, Collaborating With Meek Mill, Philly Top 5, Dating & New Project

[music] What they do with me now [singing] we meet him around [music] the barrel and lower the sound. >> What's up y'all? It's Kobe. We on a new episode of Talk of the Town. Today we got a special guest surf in the building. >> What's up? >> How you feeling? >> I'm good. What' you say your name was? >> Coe. >> Yeah. >> It's 30. That's 30. So, how you liking New York? Because you be coming to New York a lot. I seen the Tik Toks. >> I'm loving New York. I'm loving the people. Loving the energy. >> What What brings you to New York? Like just vibes? >> Work. Work. Work right now. >> You was coming to New York before work or no? >> No, not too much. >> Okay. So, what you was doing before music? >> Working still. >> What type of working? Like what you was doing? >> Just you know, job and [ __ ] Regular [ __ ] >> Oh, jobs. You wasn't like in the streets? >> No, I ain't. No, no, >> no. Okay, cool. All right. So, what part of Philly you from for the people that don't know? >> I'm from West Philly. >> West Philly. So, what was your first job ever? >> I had a little job at Little Caesars for a little bit, like a week, two weeks. >> Okay. >> Couple jobs. Uh, I had a lot of side hustles, too, though. You feel me? >> Yeah. Lot of side like shovel and snow. I used to do a lot of [ __ ] >> Okay. >> And then when did you know you want to do music? >> Always made music. That's just something that I just do, feel me? I hear the beat. I just like that vibe, you feel me? Like vib and flowing and [ __ ] to the beat. So something I always did for real since I was little. >> Okay. So what age you made your first song? >> First song >> like high school, middle school? >> Yeah, high school. I would say like 16, 15, 16. >> Okay, >> maybe. You see what I'm saying? That's like my first song I recorded. >> Hey guys, it's Co. Are you low on cash? Hit the link in the description to earn money playing games. It's 100% free and it's easy as one, two, three. Download the app, play games, and earn cash. You can hit the link in the description or you can use this QR code right here. Don't miss it. >> Okay. The first song you put out? >> First song I put out? You saying when did I make it? >> Yeah. Like what was the first or this is this the first song you ever put out? >> Yeah. Yeah. These these the first couple songs I'm ever putting out ever. >> Yeah. So you just been recording and holding it? >> No, I wasn't in recording. Like I just had recorded that joint and dropped it. >> Okay. I never really went to the st for for real. I just make music. I just hear a beat and just like write the music and [ __ ] >> So you like freestyling? >> Yeah, you can say that. Yeah, I freestyle a lot. Yeah, freestyle. But I'm talking about like make music too. I used to write music to beats and [ __ ] I just didn't go to the store. >> So what age was your first time in a studio? >> I was like 15 >> and those songs never came out. >> No, I only made one song. Only made ever made one official song before the ones that I just dropped. >> So when you first went to the studio, who you went with? Uh, >> the homies, family, friends. >> Yeah, folks. Yeah, homies and [ __ ] Homies. I had a >> And they was doing music. >> Yeah. Yeah. Couple of them was. I knew him from high school and [ __ ] Went to high school with them. >> Do they still do music? >> Uh, I don't even know. >> Y not cool no more. >> Yeah, I [ __ ] with them. I [ __ ] with them. >> So, the people You don't know if they still doing music? >> No. >> No. Okay. Life too lit. It's too much going on now. >> I mean, we ain't stay in contact today. You feel me? >> Oh, okay. Okay. Like we did, but it wasn't like, you know, tight tight tight. But I knew him. I know like see what's up, bro. Feel me? It was just on some [ __ ] like we went to school together. >> Come to Yo, I got studio. Come. All right, [ __ ] some [ __ ] Regular [ __ ] >> Oh, okay. All right. So, those are the people you first went to studio with. >> Yeah. >> When did you finally decide, okay, I want to release this song? >> When I had start posting when I posted on uh TikTok and [ __ ] >> Okay. I posted like a free freestyle when I first ever made the song. I had recorded it recorded myself rapping the [ __ ] in the car. You feel me? >> Okay. >> Threw it up on the uh Tik Tok. After that, maybe like a month later, like two months later, that's when I decided to drop it after I started seeing like some traction from it. >> So, the mic performances was planned? >> No. >> Like you saying, was I planning to do them? >> Yeah. Like, oh, I'mma preview the song here officially? >> No. None of that [ __ ] was planned. None of this [ __ ] planned. All this [ __ ] I'm just ruling >> everything just rule like this [ __ ] just rule. Yo, hit me. [ __ ] it. I'll do it. >> Okay, >> [ __ ] playing. >> When did the traction start building up? Cuz you seem kind of consistent on TikTok already. >> I was already like p I always had like little little traction on Tik Tok just from posting random [ __ ] like just rapping >> to other songs or just >> like just doing I just make videos and [ __ ] and post them >> and people just like always like my [ __ ] So or when I was doing like I used to talk a lot on T. Not a lot but a little bit. I used to make like talking videos saying little [ __ ] giving like little motivation >> to the young boys and all that. >> Okay. To the young boys. How old are you? >> I'm 20. I just turned 20. >> Okay. Okay. All right. >> So you you're not in the clubs yet soon. Or are you little one two? >> I still ain't going to be in a club though. That ain't my one two for real. >> That's not just pop. >> Not all the time. >> Are you a homebody for real? >> No. I like working. Like working? Like working out? >> I just like working anything. >> Okay. But do you work out? >> Yeah, for sure. >> Okay. So, you're not capping in your rap? >> I'm about say you must have listened to the song then. >> I say so you're not capping in your rap. >> Oh, >> so you've been like going to the gym? >> People always say that. I don't know. I mean, I know it's just music, but like Yeah, I work out for real >> cuz people lie in their music. >> Yeah, that's I feel. But no. Yeah, for sure. I work out for real. >> Okay. All right. I didn't know. >> Yeah, I work out for real. >> All right. So in Philly, I guess when you when you get a buzz in Philly, it's different. I feel like >> cuz like you know Philly not the safest place. You tell me though. But like you know you got to move t out there. >> That's everywhere. >> That's that's everywhere. But like Philly y got [ __ ] that's legal. [ __ ] not legal in New York. You can get arrested before you catch like you know. >> So it's like when the bus started going up, people started stopping you and noticing you. Like how did you change how you moved around or you didn't have to? You was already >> always moved. Always I I feel like I always move like that's just how always moved like um it's like ghost like power type [ __ ] [laughter] You feel me? Always you >> in and out of there. >> What's it called? Tariq St. Patrick type [ __ ] You feel me? >> Okay. >> That's how I always move. So it was kind of easy to adapt, you know? >> Okay. >> To the [ __ ] >> So was you did you have a lot of friends? You got a small circle, big circle. Like >> I got small circle. Good amount of [ __ ] >> All right. And they're excited that your music is like going up a >> thousand%. >> Was everybody anticipating this or it's like a surprise? Everybody >> No, most people already like the [ __ ] that was around. Maybe like my mom. I mean my mom and [ __ ] Everybody kind of already knew like >> Okay. >> You feel me? >> Your mom is supportive of it? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Thousand%. >> You finished high school >> for sure. >> Did you go to college? >> No, I went to trade school though. >> Okay. >> Carpentry. I ain't finished though. So your plan was to do what? You was going to be a carpenter work. >> Yeah. Whatever made money the most money I can make. >> Okay. >> Making money off this. So I'm doing it. >> Okay. >> You feel me? >> But did you see yourself as a rapper though? Like always >> or like >> you know it's always possible. >> I ain't not on some [ __ ] like I dreamed of it. But I did see my I did see myself rapping before. But it wasn't on no [ __ ] like oh I want to be a rapper. But I see myself doing a lot of [ __ ] I see myself doing a lot of [ __ ] So, >> so what's something else that you want to try that you haven't tried yet? >> I want to I want to run some businesses. Maybe like some apartment buildings and [ __ ] >> Yeah. >> Want to own some? Yeah, real estate. I want to get into real estate. A lot of different [ __ ] I want like rental car companies and [ __ ] >> Okay. >> Clothing brands. >> All right. Nice. >> Trying to do [ __ ] >> Good. All right. So, your family was always supportive of the music. >> Factual. >> Okay. So I heard I don't know if this is true or not that Meek is like your family. >> Yeah, I [ __ ] with Meek. Yeah, it's my >> But like when I say family, I mean like they said you his nephew or that's your uncle or something or that's not true. >> We ain't blood but we tight though. It's just like how you feel. We tight. You know it's like your sister. You call like your sister. >> Yeah. Okay. I thought y was like really related. >> No, we ain't really related. You saying but you saying locked in though? Yeah. >> Locked in. All right. So, did a lot of people hit you up to get on the remix? Cuz I see a lot of comments. I see a lot of >> a little bit. Not not too many people, but a couple people did say that though. >> People like, "Who you want to say names or you don't want to say?" >> Not really too Not really too many big people, but like a lot of smaller people. I can't think of >> from Philly. Anybody? >> Yeah. People different people from all over. >> Okay. >> You feel me? >> But Meek Mill made >> But it wasn't like two like it wasn't It wasn't a lot lot, but a couple people did say >> Do you care to share a name? I'm curious. >> I can't think of nobody. Um >> Okay. >> I can't really think of nobody. >> All right. Cuz I see on TikTok, um Skrila was bumping it and I think it was Skrilla. Yeah, Skrilla was one. Skrilla was one. He was supposed to hop on that drone. >> Yeah, >> you're supposed to >> and it just never happened. >> I forgot. Yeah, there was one. That's what I'm saying. See, it's a couple people. It's so many people. It's a couple people. It was a couple people. >> Okay. Who was somebody that showed you love that surprised you though that you like, "Oh [ __ ] he know this song. He know my shit." like anybody >> more so it probably was just like smaller maybe a smaller artist >> small like when smaller artists from like I listen to a lot of underground music >> and [ __ ] you feel me? So when like uh other other artist from a different state or something be like I [ __ ] with your music. I be like damn that's hard cuz I be banging your [ __ ] like you >> famous like what underground artist you bump? >> Um that's a lot of people like well baby he not underground no more but I used to I I've been playing Wreck for a long time. >> I like a lot of Atlanta people like [ __ ] like Teflon Z. >> Yeah. >> Um a couple couple different people. Trill mirror that's a [ __ ] from Philly. Core. >> Yeah. >> You see what I'm saying? They were they not under underground but they you see what I'm saying? They still >> they still coming up. >> It's a lot of space for them to grow. >> Yeah. They still buzzing and stuff like that. All right. Cool. All right. So when you was making music, listening to music, who you was listening to? >> Listen to a lot of different people. You feel me? Like I said, Rack Baby, no cap. G Herbo Future. >> On the come up though, like Gurbo. Yeah. Like Gerbo Future. >> G Herbo Future. Rack Baby. I still listen to the same people, you know? >> Okay. >> No cap. [ __ ] 38 Special. >> Benny. Benny the Butcher. A lot of people, you feel me? A lot of different people. >> Okay. All right. >> Range from you feel me? >> Yeah. So you got to open range. Listen to R&B too a little bit. One, two. >> I used to play that [ __ ] Bryson Tiller. Used to give me in my bag. [laughter] >> Okay. All right. So how is it with the ladies now that you're like buzzing now? >> It's cool. It's fire. >> It's cool. >> I mean, you know, always been a confident guy. So ladies never really a problem for me. >> Yeah. Not saying it's a problem. Is it overwhelming now? >> Regular [ __ ] >> Okay. You have sisters? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, like five little sisters. >> You got five sisters? >> Wow. So, how many brothers you got? >> Uh, only one. >> One. Okay. So, it's We got a lot of siblings. >> One blood brother. >> Huh? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Siblings. >> Yeah. All together. >> Siblings. Okay. So, they all like Everybody supports your music stuff. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> Thousand. >> All right. So, are you signed? Are you not signed? >> No. >> You independent? >> That ass? >> Yeah. Just running it. Okay, that's good. Do you want to sign? >> I would. 7 million, >> huh? >> 7 million. >> 7 million. That's how much you want? >> Yeah. >> You sticking to it? No budget. >> [ __ ] [ __ ] all that. >> I'm just asking. I'm just asking. Okay. So, but you in label talks though cuz stuff. >> That's good though that you're not signed yet and you got a big collaboration cuz people been waiting for more music. >> I know. I'm mad as hell, but I'm about to about I'm about to give it to them. So, is that strategic? Do you want people to anticipate the music or because you know some people like flood or you want that song to build up? >> Go off how I feel. >> Huh? >> I go off how I feel for real. >> Okay. >> If I feel like dropping it, I drop it. So, I don't want you. >> So, you might drop tomorrow. >> Yeah. I might not. >> Okay. I'm just asking. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, you're not signed. You're independent. >> All right. So, what are you looking for next? >> Uh, just to keep going, you know? >> Mhm. >> It's cool. You feel me? The [ __ ] fire, you know. was like, "Shit, keep going. My 12." >> All right. Do you have any expectations? Cuz I know people probably giving you advice right now. >> I expect some [ __ ] money. >> I don't expect nothing else, >> of course. But like, you know, the industry is a grimy place. People giving you advice and stuff. >> No, no expectations. >> No expectations. >> My eyes open though. Eyes on the prize. That's all. I'm paying attention to everything. But like I ain't expecting. >> You're not expecting nothing. Like you're okay with like however it goes type [ __ ] All right. >> So, if you you would you wouldn't mind staying independent? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. As long as it works out. >> [ __ ] >> Okay. That's good. >> That's all it's about. It's all about your situation. >> Yeah. >> You feel me? If you got to sign, sign. If you don't got to sign, don't sign [ __ ] >> Definitely. Definitely. I think independent is kind of thing to go right now. >> Mhm. >> All right. So, tell us who's your top five in Philly? Top five artists from Philly. >> That's funny. I don't play a lot of Philly artists to be honest. But >> from your city that just >> I don't play a lot of Philly artists, but I can say like >> Impact did they think? >> I can say people like that I might just [ __ ] with or I might just hear um I [ __ ] with Trill Mirror. >> My boy My boy Cho. I [ __ ] with Cho, you feel me? He don't really drop music, but that's saying I be listening to his [ __ ] when he sent it to me. >> Uhhuh. >> Um I [ __ ] with like Core for sure. >> Okay. >> Leaf Ward. Yeah. >> Who else I might play? >> One more. >> It's a lot of [ __ ] It's a couple. A little bit of [ __ ] My man Lil For. It's my little brother. >> Okay. >> I [ __ ] with Lil For. >> Okay. >> All right. So, is there anybody you want to collab with that's on your to-do list or it's in the works or got something done already? >> I must say I like No Cap. >> Okay. >> I want to do something with that [ __ ] >> Okay. Yeah. No cap is >> He be drawn. >> Yeah. He's an acquired taste. Some people like him, some people >> I [ __ ] with him. No, I [ __ ] with his music, too. >> I [ __ ] with him. >> He's like he like he he one of those that drop when he want type [ __ ] >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I consider him kind of underground to a certain extent. All right. Who else? >> I don't know. You got it's going you going to have to ask me again. >> Huh? >> I said you going to have to ask me again like in a second. It's not coming to them >> after this album come out. Is there anybody on the album we know? We might know. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. People. >> Okay. Aside from the remix, this other >> All right. >> I'm put some people on there. >> Are they from Philly? Can we get a hint? Is it a girl? Is it a boy? Can we get a hint? >> No. >> No. We got to wait till the tape drop. >> No. >> Yeah. >> It's a guy on the tape. >> Dang. >> Okay. Is it a girl? >> No. It is a girl winner. It is a girl in there. M fact. It is. I just thought about it. >> So, you got a guy feature and a girl feature. I want to ask some more questions. Um, are they from Philly or no? >> No, I ain't from Philly. >> Okay, so this outside the guy feature might be going to be from Philly, but the girl feature No. She from Milwaukee. In fact, >> I think I know. Who we talking about? >> You might know her. >> It's not a lot of artists from Milwaukee. >> Yeah, >> I think >> Jungle Baby. >> Who? >> Jungle Baby. 414 Jungle Baby. >> Yeah, I'm not familiar with her. >> She hard. >> Yeah. I was thinking about the like Maya P and all of them. >> Yeah. But um Okay. >> She going to be on the tape though. Look out for the facts. >> Okay. So, how did y'all get connected? She reached out. You reached out? >> Yeah. We was in the same area at We was in LA at the same time. So he wind up just linking up like that. >> You like LA? >> That [ __ ] cool. That [ __ ] cool. >> LA is so slow, bro. >> Yeah. I like I do like it though. I do like it. >> It's spacious. It's pretty. Like it's nice >> to clear your mind. >> Yes. And y'all smoke, so that [ __ ] just [ __ ] >> I don't smoke so all of that. But um yeah. So all right. So we got the female feature. Is it like a It's like a fun vibe. It's a flirty vibe. Like what's the vibe? >> That [ __ ] hard. >> Okay. some street [ __ ] >> That [ __ ] just hard. >> Okay. >> However, YouTube won't take it. However, >> we take it. Okay. All right. Do you make songs for girls? Do you have some? >> Yeah, I got some hot [ __ ] I just made some [ __ ] like two days ago. >> Okay. All right. >> That was like my first drone. That [ __ ] hard though. >> Is it like singing? Are you trying to sing? >> Yeah, I was singing on that [ __ ] a little bit. >> You're singing? All right. Okay. I want to hear how that sound. >> I want to hear how that sound. >> I can play that [ __ ] I play a little bit for you. That [ __ ] hard. >> Are you just trying different sounds or you like know what you want? That's how I felt. >> Just having fun. That's good. That's how I felt. >> So, you made this song for someone or you just was in the vibe and made a lady record? >> Low key was for someone. No, it was for somebody on >> a couple different people. [laughter] >> Okay. Do you have a type? >> No. >> Huh? >> No. >> No. You're like, not open, but tall, slim, dark skin, light skin. Don't matter. >> Yeah. No, it don't matter. >> Okay. Cuz the girls be in your comments. >> It don't matter. >> So, that's why I asked That's why I asked. >> But yeah, you looking for the lady records. >> I got so many flows. It's like, >> okay. >> Yeah, we probably didn't expect this one. I ain't going to lie. >> Yeah, I want to hear when it be dropped. Let me see. >> I'm thinking about kissing you. Please don't think about singing a little one too. >> Hey, talking to him for real. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. So, you got a whole bunch of different stuff in the vault. Thanks. >> So, what you got planned for when you in New York? >> Work. studio. >> Stop making it seem like all you do. What do you do for fun? >> I work out. >> That's for fun. >> [ __ ] Yeah, that [ __ ] fun. >> Okay. >> All that [ __ ] >> What else do you do for fun? >> That's it. I don't >> travel. >> That [ __ ] cool. I'm about to get into I'm going to get into it a little bit. >> You've been traveling Cali and different places. >> A little bit for work. >> So, you haven't like enjoyed the city. It's just been working. >> I don't No, I just be work. I've been working for so long. I just That's all that's all I do. Since I was a young boy, that's really all I do. I'm not where I want to be. So I just work >> for sure. But how do you enjoy your money? I'm sure money's different now than >> my mind work out. Look, that's how I do it. I go clear my mind, work out, and I laugh and be like, "This [ __ ] fire." >> Okay. And go >> again, maybe pray. >> Do it again. Enjoy. Chill with some females, my brothers. >> Okay, >> we good. >> I'm just asking. >> No, I feel you. >> Cuz you got to enjoy your money at some point. >> Yeah, you do. You do. That's why I said I want to get into it though. Like I would just think about all that [ __ ] I'm like maybe I do some different [ __ ] >> When your birthday? What's your time? Uh July 13th, cancer just passed. >> Okay. Y'all are very like tunnel vision cancers. >> Thousand%. >> Yeah. >> But yeah, >> emotional and [ __ ] >> What's the name of the tape? >> Whoville? >> Huh? >> Whoville? >> Yeah. >> What that mean? That's where you from? >> No, I am from Whoville though. And know it's like it's like a little phrase I use though. You feel me? Okay. >> It's like a little phrase I use. It mean like >> who the [ __ ] you talking to? You feel me? Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, the tape is coming. Let the people know. Last words. Anything else? >> Stay tuned, man. You know, if you want to stay tuned, keep tuning in. I appreciate y'all. You feel me? >> What's like what's like one big misconception about you? >> I'm ass. No, I ain't going to say that's a big misconception, but I be seeing that in the comments. [ __ ] be talking that hot [ __ ] you know? I mean, >> maybe that's just a little hate [ __ ] but I feel like that's a misconception. That [ __ ] hard. >> I feel like >> I like the music is subjective. >> Not everybody going to like your music. >> No, everybody like that [ __ ] I think it's [ __ ] [laughter] >> But I don't know. Maybe it's the maybe it's flow. Maybe it's like >> No, it's not even a big misconception, but that's something I see in the comments. I'll be like, man, y'all playing with >> Okay. >> I don't really pay no mind, but when I see it though, I'll be like, "Oh, yeah, that's some bullshit." >> You don't respond to comments. Nah, not really. Not if I don't care about him. For real. >> Yeah. No, you don't have to. >> I I'll do respond to him like when it when I feel it. >> If I feel like Yeah. If >> So your name is Silver7. >> Silver Surfer 7. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Why? Why you don't just put Surf Seven? >> It'd be hard to find your name. >> My [ __ ] been Silver Surfer. So it's like >> Okay. >> Cuz I'm Silver Surfing this [ __ ] >> You're not going to change it. >> I probably don't. [laughter] >> Okay. Cuz people want to find you. >> You can find me. >> No, it took me a little minute. I'm not going to lie. >> Yeah, >> cuz I didn't know. Like I didn't know. What does that mean though? Why is that? The silver surfer. Why is that? >> Yeah, that's just how I felt. >> Huh? >> That's just how I felt. >> Okay. >> People call me surf and [ __ ] but you feel me? The silver. I put that together. It's a superhero. >> Okay. >> That's a If you fantastic. >> Yeah. Some [ __ ] He He is real strong, powerful, and all that [ __ ] I feel like he he reminded me of me. >> Okay. So that's where the name come from. >> Yeah, that's what that's where the Instagram name come from. The Silver Surfer [ __ ] >> But people in the streets call you Surf. >> Yeah, people around call me Shurf. >> Okay, so tell people to find you. How can they tune in? We now know your Instagram. >> Silver Surfer 7 on everything though. >> Tik Tok. All that [ __ ] >> Yeah, it is on Tik Tok. >> Yep. >> Yeah. I ain't got no Twitter. >> You on Twitter, too? >> No. >> I said I said I don't got a Twitter. >> Do you want to make a Twitter? >> Yeah, I'll do it. >> I'll do it. >> Twitter is Twitter is Twitter.