When Tom dropped Best Rapper Ever about 2 years ago, Eminem dropped a whole album on the same day, Tom held the #1 spot on iTunes for a couple of days against every track on the album, but he is really talking about being the GOAT of fully independents. #HOG UK
Why do so many people claim that Tom only sings political songs? Tom has many songs that have nothing to do with politics. Here are some examples: Castles, No Good Bastards, Don't Look Down, White Boyz and many more. Mac Lethal... If you don't know Tom's story you are missing so many gems hidden in his lyrics!!
This drives me crazy if you just look at his last solo albums singles he put out. Naked, riot, the system, ghost, fighter, names etc like wtf are people talking about
I believe the rapper he was talking about their career was Mac Lethal. When he talks about being the biggest - he references it all the time in the context of independent artists. No major record label.
In this song Tom is addressing all the haters and what they have been saying about him. setting the record straight. Tom said he would rather put out positive messages that inspire people and motivate. When he says he is the biggest he is speaking about in the world of independent artists.
If he actually paid attention to the song he would have known that. The same way he didn't realize that he was talking about his sister. Just reacting for the views.
He made it clear he has an underlying dislike for Tom, so he was listening to it nitpicking in a negative frame of mind…..throwing in positives here & there to attempt to show he is neutral, when he is obviously not.
@@jlawson7204 No I don't think thats it.. he has a channel to stock and how many react to this song and have to go back numerous times.. he missed it.. But when he does miss something he should go back and check what he thought he heard.. never assume in this world..I an a white Canadian woman.. When I started watching Van it was to see his view of things.. I watch his son.. Their message is good.. We all have to give each other more than one chance.. So does Van..
And NO HE DID NOT diss all rappers/peeps! He said the the haters that disrespected him from the city he's from now living pay check to pay check, he's not talkin all peeps!
@@WhimCyn you know all the peeps he used to hang with back in the day, if so throw a few names out there. You be hating n trolling! So just like he says in the song "SHUT UP"!
Tom is independent! Em is/has sold out in my opinion, plus em said he doesn't want anyone who supports Trump as a fan... so I said deal, and never looked back .
facts!! em said he don't want me as a fan if i vote different than him. i was a em fan since the forever. had all your underground shit loved you since "Kim" but bro you dont want me? bet im outy .
The person he destroyed, his Mac lethal and he’s referring to Church on who he’s not responding to. Also, he saying he is the biggest independent artist that is correct.
Van, you gotta be one of the most honest people out there. No, Tom is not bigger than em.... yet. No matter what people say, he can rap. What Tom is doing being independent is incredible. Every single penny goes to Tom, so in the end, he wins. #GODMODE #GOAT #HOG #FAMILY
MM would have a contract of 14 cents out of the dollar. The record company gets 86 cents. And any money spent on MM regarding chauffeur driven cars etc, comes out of his pocket.
Biggest independent artist, not label artists like Eminem or Drake. Independently he’s at the top. He has beat out these label artists on Billboard a few times, that’s why Billboard has changed the digital charts to a paywall
AND DONT BELIEVE THIS TECH9 BS, HE WAS SIGNED FOR YEARS, WHEN IT EXPIRED HE CREATED HIS OWN LABEL N STARTED SIGNING FOOLS, N EM JUST RECENTLY WENT INDEPENDENT "BECAUSE OF TOM" WHEN EM''S CONTRACT EXPIRED, HE WENT INDE, WHY DO YA'LL THINK TOM & EM HAVE SONGS TOGETHER NOW? THAT IS WHO TOM LOOKED UP TO & AND TO AD TIMES TO CHANGE THE TIDES ALSO CHANGE, TMC "RAP SONG OF THE YEAR", "RAP VID OF THE YEAR" & PROB ARTISTS AS WELL! WHEN YOU HAVE FEMALE REACTORS STARTING TO CRY/TEAR UP N MALES CHOKIN UP & SAYIN IT GAVE THEM GOOSE BUMPS! "YOU KNOW IT BEYOND GOOD"! CAUSE IT'S NEVER HAPPENED!
Did you not hear him say that was his sister? He said my sister and then she walked out and I’m telling you that entire family scene is the biggest Flex ever.
Yes When he was working on this He'd just released Facts. That got him a billboard plaque. Beating out Megan The Stallion and several others. So much so Megan the Stallion complained to her record label. They complained to to Spotify and Amazon said we gotta change the charts.
He didn't diss anybody, but the people who lived in the town he grew up in. EDIT: Sorry to those who already liked this but I gotta expand. Listen, brother, you reach a few ears so you can't be misrepresenting like this. He wasn't dumping on the working class. He wasn't dissing his fans. He loves his fans. The power of his fans is the only reason he can be doing what he's doing without a record label and he knows it. When he spoke about not being impressed with people living cheque to cheque he was talking about the people from his hometown who are constantly trying to tear him down. The man has enough problems with haters just hating because they're jealous, racist, or both, without having people misrepresent his words.
Thank you for this fam! The fact that Van was saying that really was making me mad bc that’s not Tom at all. Van, unfortunately misunderstood a lot of this song, but I know he doesn’t follow what’s been going on with all the RUclips beef. But you summed it up perfectly, and I’m glad you set the record straight. Tom wouldn’t be ANYWHERE without us! He 💯 knows that. It’s the haters (living check to check) from his home town in Canada that still show him NO RESPECT! #HogFam❤
@@keekdkelly No problem at all and ty for your kind response. I have always felt that if you see something and don't say something you might as well have said or done it yourself. There is a reason why complacency and cowardice both start with a C. I am so tired of all the hate the guy gets and how often his words are misrepresented. I understand that no artist. Is going to ever make music that everyone likes but actively hate and try to destroy someone because you don't like their music, or being jealous of their success is just bonkers to me. HOG life forever 🤜🤛
Yeah, this is my first time listening to this channel, and this guy is straight ignorant. He has no idea what Tom is talking about. Tom literally hangs out with his fans in Discord every single day. No artist loves his fans more. And if you don't think he deserves to make a "shove it" video to address all the imitators and trash-talkers out there, you can go get bent.
TOM AND NOVA SURPASSED ONE BILLION VIEWS ON YT ALONE A YEAR AGO , IN ONLY 5 OR 6 YEARS , I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EM , BUT TOM BEATS EM , TAYLOR SWIFT NIKKI CARDI B , ETC ON THE CHARTS ! #HOGLOVE2UBrother
Definitely MY GOAT ... I hated rap until Tom ... and he's introduced me to a couple others ... before it was just vulgar... Womanizing, Degrading, Glorifying Drugs, Blaming, Whining .... I may be pushing 70 ... but #HOG !
@@HeroInTragedyWhether I've listened to "enough" or am able to 'relate" or not .. Doesn't change MY opinion about Tom or his music. thanks for your input though.
@HeroInTragedy You know, some people just don't like the sound of things and it's got nothing to do with upbringing culture, or exposure. It is just personal taste. Art is subjective, which means it sounds different to everybody. I don't know if you intended this but it kind of sounds like you're trying to put something there that ain't.
He's not dissing us. He dissed his hometown. As for independent artists... he is the G.O.A.T! He is addressing all the haters. There is some in there about Upchurch...
I’m a retired vet who loved rap music from the 80’s and inspired to be a rapper to be positive to our young kids. I got so fed up with the music industry, I stopped listening to rap for well over a decade because the trash that was poisoning the minds of our youth. This song by time is so inspiring to people who battled addiction. I’ve seen comments from his song where other retired vet in their 60’s and above who never listen to rap but saw this video and could stop watching and praised Tom for this message.
PLEASE keep Hating on Tom and Nova and HOG because they turn it into Bangers like this 💥🔥 And for those willing to listen INSPIRATION 🙏 HOG FAMILY 4 LIFE 🎯😎
Van, I just have a common sense, logical point to make… How can Tom have more than 30 number ones on Billboard, and 50 Billboard plaques, in the last 5 years, if EM is bigger? EM would have those chart spots, with Tom behind him. Compare the 5 year period, not EM’s entire history!
11:01 - I took that line "No one bigger than I am," as in independent rappers/artists not compared to those with labels. I don't think he would compare himself to Eminem level.
Don't even know why Em is brought into it.. he said the biggest independent artist.. other reactors have started naming off others they think are bigger.. he's saying check yours facts before speaking.. proof he's the biggest independent artist period.
Van, he created a new style of rap. That's what he means by GOAT. You know this bro. You've been reacting to him for years lol. Tom has never said he was a hip hop artist. He has crossed over to rock, pop, and country, He's made it perfectly clear that he is an artist in general. It has nothing to do with color. He has a message and now more than ever people resignate with it. You know this Van. #hogarmy
Tom makes it clear that God saved him from his “grave,” and he has “faith.” He says that he isn’t the perfect Christian, and has a sinner’s past. Unless Tom meant it as a Double, I don’t see the “God Mode… Beast Mode” bar as a diss to EM; rewatch the video, which clearly shows his point. Tom literally points to Heaven when he says “God Mode” and points down to Hell when he says “Beast Mode.” He is saying, other rappers are doing the Devil’s work, intentionally or not, while he intentionally is doing his best to work for Good/God! He also says that he isn’t going to get dragged into a diss battle!
🎵 Tom just got #1 Billboard for this song in 3 categories for digital sales INCLUDING the hip hop one!!! He can rap & NEVER disses the regular guys or fans. He was talking to the other artists talking shit. He is 💯 % the GOAT of Independent Artists not just rappers either. Listen to it again! AND go down the 🐇 hole & you will respect even more! Then after that, name another artist as versatile 🤔 This song is 🔥 #NewHOG #HOGFam
18:07 a lot of HOG needed to hear this and you said it eloquently. I'm #HOG till the day I die for my own reasons and that's all that matters, really. We show up to give Tom his flowers. He is a 🐐 to most of us, but the real ones understand he isn't everyone's cup of tea.
C’Mon man! He didn’t diss his fans… if you listened again he was dissing people from back where he was from (as a kid), that laughed at him, and bullied him… Sweet Baby Jesus 🙏
He’s not talking about us😊…. He’s talking specifically about a few people that have been making diss tracks about and talking trash all over the internet.
He's ABSOLUTELY taking a shot at Tyson James... as Tyson took a shot at him on one of his albums.... that was the last time I listened to any of the multiple Tyson James CDs I bought
When he says "all of you bums are living check to check" he's talking about the people in his hometown who talk crap about him, he's not talking about everyone living check to check.
There is a big difference between SALES and STREAMS. Most artist today get lots of streams, but it takes thousands if streams count as one SALE (songs or albums). Very few artists today sell much in iTunes....and Tom sells a lot in digital and physical CDs. He just got Billboard #1 this week on 2 charts.
I was hoping you would cover this one... Mac Lethal is who he destroyed. Tom's story is quite amazing to see where he is now. If you listen to "This House" and go back to this one, this is the complete circle. This song is to address all the haters, he's like the Bruce Lee of music. He is gonna diss the haters without really dissing the haters. Can't touch Tom because Tom already achieved everything he set out to do, now it's just for the love of what he does. A lot of people think this is to also address the "Upchurch" mess, but I think this is to address people bigger than that, when Tom and Ben came out with Facts, he had some hip hop signed artist coming for him, I think this is to address all of that. Every time Tom drops a new song, it is at least #3 on the charts, he has beat Em on the charts a few times.
SO HAPPY you reacted to this!! Great reaction of course! Tom was talkin sugar honey iced tea, dissed all the haters, and then some, without mentioning names and those wannabe rappers who live paycheck to paycheck, is how I see it. He has several non-political songs too... Castles is in my top 5 favorites from Tom.
#HOG4life Tom's flex? Him with his family at the end of this video. says it all. The Best. Oh Van, go listen to Tom's "I hate hip hop" Van come on, he's talking about the people back in his home town living week to week, check to check. Are you even listening to what he's laying down? damn.
The hip hop scene also usually respects who makes the beats, not just the one rapping on the track. Tom does all his music, all the audio production, it's all him.
The biggest flex I seen any new rapper do was taking care of his family...just like eminem did his daughter and still pays his moms bills and supports Kim outside the music
He's talking about Mac Lethal. I believe when he says he's the G.O.A.T. he means of the independent rap scene. No label,managet,advertising and they restrict his airplay and even stopped publishing some of the charts he was on.
Enjoyed it brother! Side note: Listen carefully, he didnt say he was addicted to meth. His doctor said he "should be in a coffin, or in a cardboard box and addicted to meth." Everybody gets a stray bullet in this one. No names, but, if the shoe fits 🤷
I think it said he "should of been addicted to meth" Should have, I think he said. He was addicted to a pill the doctor gave him but, i don't think meth.
This guys should scrap this review. Shut off the chat board. Do some homework and try again. Tom said its ok to fail and start over. That is what this guy should do with this review because it was total trash. I subscribe to people even I dont agree with them if they are competent in what they do. This? Nope.
He never mentioned anyone except the rappers talking shit about him if you listen he actually says if he can do it anyone can that’s BS to say he was talking about the fans of his music!!!
Funny thing about Nova is I just checked out her and Tom doing a couple reactions to their videos or her on one of her Lives, and she’s like a little foo-foo, cat-ear wearing, sweet, cutie-patootie, giggling little thing. Her videos are fire, and she’s just a little sweetie. With tattoos, haha
Yo Van I watched a lot of reactions to this song and your reaction was by far the best 💯💯 I like Tom but I’m an ol head and my GOATS are from the 90s and early 2000s too. Big Pun, Biggie and Big L are my top 3 of all time. Much love bro. God bless you and your family 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I'm 70 years old and Tom is my Goat...don't really care for Rap Music, but...love Tom and Nova does an Awesome job with the videography, and she can do the rap thing too. LOL Just started listening to her.
Tom is referring to Upchurch, dude went down a massive spiral after he started the diss rap exchange with Tom, Tom has stated that he feels bad about it but Upchurch won't talk to him.
When Tom dropped Best Rapper Ever about 2 years ago, Eminem dropped a whole album on the same day, Tom held the #1 spot on iTunes for a couple of days against every track on the album, but he is really talking about being the GOAT of fully independents. #HOG UK
That song and video go hard.
And the 100 grand he spent on Ems Stan beat! Crazy
ruclips.net/video/NWj4BSQMkq0/видео.htmlsi=sO9fhc4XmOp4Hifw
Not to mention while he was STILL #1 on the e-charts they STILL went with fucking Nicki minaje over him
He’s independent! No record deal! He answers to no one but God and people…❤
No record companies take any of his money. I would bet he has more money than the other rappers because of that.
FACTS💯
Nah he answers to no one but God…..and Nova😉❤️
Why do so many people claim that Tom only sings political songs? Tom has many songs that have nothing to do with politics. Here are some examples: Castles, No Good Bastards, Don't Look Down, White Boyz and many more.
Mac Lethal...
If you don't know Tom's story you are missing so many gems hidden in his lyrics!!
As someone who has problems w/ alcohol Church is my fav Tom song, has nothing to do w/ politics.
Don't forget Better Self
This drives me crazy if you just look at his last solo albums singles he put out. Naked, riot, the system, ghost, fighter, names etc like wtf are people talking about
He used to do all Tom’s music
@carolyne8797 it's ignorance. They will learn soon enough.
I believe the rapper he was talking about their career was Mac Lethal.
When he talks about being the biggest - he references it all the time in the context of independent artists. No major record label.
Exactly! He is the biggest independent artist
I thought he was talkin about Mac Lethal also.
But it might be about MGK.
Its is about mac you can still find his "dis track" 😂😂😂😂
Yeah , he was talking about Mac Lethal.
wack lethal
In this song Tom is addressing all the haters and what they have been saying about him. setting the record straight. Tom said he would rather put out positive messages that inspire people and motivate. When he says he is the biggest he is speaking about in the world of independent artists.
Right this whole reaction this guy gave him was completely bias .
And?😂
But he literally isn’t.. he’s the biggest political rapper not independent
@kyledallas1676 he is independent what does him being political have to do with independence?
@@vb302de5 Agree
Van, he didn’t diss us, he dissed the haters… he is addressing the haters!
Yeah, sadly Van still misunderstood Tom.
If he actually paid attention to the song he would have known that. The same way he didn't realize that he was talking about his sister. Just reacting for the views.
He made it clear he has an underlying dislike for Tom, so he was listening to it nitpicking in a negative frame of mind…..throwing in positives here & there to attempt to show he is neutral, when he is obviously not.
@@jlawson7204 No I don't think thats it.. he has a channel to stock and how many react to this song and have to go back numerous times.. he missed it.. But when he does miss something he should go back and check what he thought he heard.. never assume in this world..I an a white Canadian woman.. When I started watching Van it was to see his view of things.. I watch his son.. Their message is good.. We all have to give each other more than one chance.. So does Van..
Mac lethal
No, he's saying he's the biggest 100% independent rapper ever. No label, no contract, no help
No Diddy favors to get there!
And NO HE DID NOT diss all rappers/peeps! He said the the haters that disrespected him from the city he's from now living pay check to pay check, he's not talkin all peeps!
even though that's untrue lol that is what he's saying tho
@@WhimCyn you know all the peeps he used to hang with back in the day, if so throw a few names out there. You be hating n trolling! So just like he says in the song "SHUT UP"!
@@WhimCyn OR MAYBE YOUR 1 OF THEM ON THE DL n JUST JEALOUS n HATING!
You have to remember he is 100% independent as well
Tom is independent! Em is/has sold out in my opinion, plus em said he doesn't want anyone who supports Trump as a fan... so I said deal, and never looked back .
Same. I said wish granted mfer.🤷
Same. I seen him go off on his TDS rant, so, yet another person from my youth who, turns out, is another establishment shill, Em jus joined the list.
facts!! em said he don't want me as a fan if i vote different than him. i was a em fan since the forever. had all your underground shit loved you since "Kim" but bro you dont want me? bet im outy .
awesome
Facts.... but Em be coming back to reality after his last album. But regardless, Tom has my whole backing!!!!!!
I think he talking about everyone who is owned. He's independent from day one.
exactly. He is not dissing any of his supporters ^^
The person he destroyed, his Mac lethal and he’s referring to Church on who he’s not responding to. Also, he saying he is the biggest independent artist that is correct.
Van, you gotta be one of the most honest people out there. No, Tom is not bigger than em.... yet. No matter what people say, he can rap. What Tom is doing being independent is incredible. Every single penny goes to Tom, so in the end, he wins. #GODMODE #GOAT #HOG #FAMILY
MM would have a contract of 14 cents out of the dollar. The record company gets 86 cents.
And any money spent on MM regarding chauffeur driven cars etc, comes out of his pocket.
Tom gets 100% $
Biggest independent artist, not label artists like Eminem or Drake. Independently he’s at the top. He has beat out these label artists on Billboard a few times, that’s why Billboard has changed the digital charts to a paywall
Exactly
Bingo! Thank you for the clarification, fam!
He's killing eminem too fuck that bs
Eminem had help
They blocked Amazon and another huge site I forgot.
Tom MacDonald just got another #1 billboard
where future is there drake push ups will be next I look today its not
@@thegoatudontknow What? Learn English.
Think he got 2, Rap and Hiphop ❤
🤪🧐😲🥴🥴@thegoatudontknow
He is the biggest independent. No label
AND DONT BELIEVE THIS TECH9 BS, HE WAS SIGNED FOR YEARS, WHEN IT EXPIRED HE CREATED HIS OWN LABEL N STARTED SIGNING FOOLS, N EM JUST RECENTLY WENT INDEPENDENT "BECAUSE OF TOM" WHEN EM''S CONTRACT EXPIRED, HE WENT INDE, WHY DO YA'LL THINK TOM & EM HAVE SONGS TOGETHER NOW? THAT IS WHO TOM LOOKED UP TO & AND TO AD TIMES TO CHANGE THE TIDES ALSO CHANGE, TMC "RAP SONG OF THE YEAR", "RAP VID OF THE YEAR" & PROB ARTISTS AS WELL! WHEN YOU HAVE FEMALE REACTORS STARTING TO CRY/TEAR UP N MALES CHOKIN UP & SAYIN IT GAVE THEM GOOSE BUMPS! "YOU KNOW IT BEYOND GOOD"! CAUSE IT'S NEVER HAPPENED!
YOU NEVER HEARD HIS OTHER STUFF..POLITICS IS A PART OF IT..STOP PUTTING TOM IN A BOX..MUCH LOVE GOD BLESS..HOGFAM4LIFE
this song is #1 on Rap on and #1 on R&B and HIP HOP digital this song was to all his haters, a reaction to the hatwers and nsgatives he has recieved.
Did you not hear him say that was his sister? He said my sister and then she walked out and I’m telling you that entire family scene is the biggest Flex ever.
He could have replayed that part..this dude is worried about getting his respiration from the white man.
He was too busy reading his chat board
@@gerry4977 I actually found that sort of funny, but let a white guy make a joke about that.
Tom and Nova are the independent power couple.
He's the biggest fully independent rapper unlike others lol. It's what someone wants to make it. 🤷♂️
He’s the biggest INDEPENDENT rapper. That’s a fact. #HOG
Yes When he was working on this He'd just released Facts. That got him a billboard plaque. Beating out Megan The Stallion and several others. So much so Megan the Stallion complained to her record label. They complained to to Spotify and Amazon said we gotta change the charts.
He didn't diss anybody, but the people who lived in the town he grew up in.
EDIT: Sorry to those who already liked this but I gotta expand. Listen, brother, you reach a few ears so you can't be misrepresenting like this. He wasn't dumping on the working class. He wasn't dissing his fans. He loves his fans. The power of his fans is the only reason he can be doing what he's doing without a record label and he knows it. When he spoke about not being impressed with people living cheque to cheque he was talking about the people from his hometown who are constantly trying to tear him down. The man has enough problems with haters just hating because they're jealous, racist, or both, without having people misrepresent his words.
Thank you for this fam! The fact that Van was saying that really was making me mad bc that’s not Tom at all. Van, unfortunately misunderstood a lot of this song, but I know he doesn’t follow what’s been going on with all the RUclips beef. But you summed it up perfectly, and I’m glad you set the record straight. Tom wouldn’t be ANYWHERE without us! He 💯 knows that. It’s the haters (living check to check) from his home town in Canada that still show him NO RESPECT! #HogFam❤
@@keekdkelly No problem at all and ty for your kind response. I have always felt that if you see something and don't say something you might as well have said or done it yourself. There is a reason why complacency and cowardice both start with a C. I am so tired of all the hate the guy gets and how often his words are misrepresented. I understand that no artist. Is going to ever make music that everyone likes but actively hate and try to destroy someone because you don't like their music, or being jealous of their success is just bonkers to me. HOG life forever 🤜🤛
@@mikerussell3830 Amen! #Hog4Life♥️
Yeah, this is my first time listening to this channel, and this guy is straight ignorant. He has no idea what Tom is talking about. Tom literally hangs out with his fans in Discord every single day. No artist loves his fans more. And if you don't think he deserves to make a "shove it" video to address all the imitators and trash-talkers out there, you can go get bent.
@@keekdkelly He misunderstood because he was bias before it started.
Tom has many fans that think rap sucks. It's all about the message Sir.
Not Dax he's the only one who's Exempt! They're friends
He and Adam are still pretty great friends now, too. The 2 successful albums prove that!
They have a song dropping friday and there are a couple others@@tenngirl4trump
I'm not big on rap but I seriously LOVE Tom Macdonald.
TOM MACDONALD..COMPLETE ARTIST..TAKE OFF YOUR BLINDERS..MUCH LOVE GOD BLESS..HOGFAM4LIFE
TOM AND NOVA SURPASSED ONE BILLION VIEWS ON YT ALONE A YEAR AGO , IN ONLY 5 OR 6 YEARS , I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EM , BUT TOM BEATS EM , TAYLOR SWIFT NIKKI CARDI B , ETC ON THE CHARTS ! #HOGLOVE2UBrother
Mac Lethal made the mistake of starting a beef with Tom.
Nope. He was only dissing the haters.
His biggest flex was his family.
Definitely MY GOAT ... I hated rap until Tom ... and he's introduced me to a couple others ... before it was just vulgar... Womanizing, Degrading, Glorifying Drugs, Blaming, Whining ....
I may be pushing 70 ... but #HOG !
Haven't listened to enough rap then. Or related to the upbringing and culture
@@HeroInTragedyWhether I've listened to "enough" or am able to 'relate" or not .. Doesn't change MY opinion about Tom or his music. thanks for your input though.
@@sabrinamassie5606 I didn't say it did. I'm just stating that his core fan base is non rap fans because his music isn't relatable to most rap heads.
@HeroInTragedy You know, some people just don't like the sound of things and it's got nothing to do with upbringing culture, or exposure. It is just personal taste. Art is subjective, which means it sounds different to everybody. I don't know if you intended this but it kind of sounds like you're trying to put something there that ain't.
Same! Love that he’s a Patriot too ❤🇺🇸
Only people who have not listened to his music think he only has political songs
reperations from people who were never slave owners to people who were never slaves, make it make sense...
He is the top of independent artists. M is signed and had help. Tom did it all himself. 100% with his small crew.
I’m not a fan of rap. But I love Tom!!
He's not dissing us. He dissed his hometown. As for independent artists... he is the G.O.A.T! He is addressing all the haters. There is some in there about Upchurch...
I’m a retired vet who loved rap music from the 80’s and inspired to be a rapper to be positive to our young kids. I got so fed up with the music industry, I stopped listening to rap for well over a decade because the trash that was poisoning the minds of our youth. This song by time is so inspiring to people who battled addiction. I’ve seen comments from his song where other retired vet in their 60’s and above who never listen to rap but saw this video and could stop watching and praised Tom for this message.
PLEASE keep Hating on Tom and Nova and HOG because they turn it into Bangers like this 💥🔥 And for those willing to listen INSPIRATION 🙏 HOG FAMILY 4 LIFE 🎯😎
I’m impressed Tom’s rap was twice as long as any other rappers, and did not repeat anything. 💪🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This song got Tom a Billboard #1 in R&B - Hip Hop for this song. I guess Tom really is respected in that genre. Just sayin’
#hangovergang forever 🤙🏽
Pure fire 🔥. Stop hating on Tom. He just lit it up
Van, I just have a common sense, logical point to make…
How can Tom have more than 30 number ones on Billboard, and 50 Billboard plaques, in the last 5 years, if EM is bigger? EM would have those chart spots, with Tom behind him.
Compare the 5 year period, not EM’s entire history!
He was talking about Mac Lethal. And yes, Mac Lethal did get a divorce. He’s talking about being the biggest independent rapper and he’s correct.
It hit #1 on the Billboard a few hours ago. He manifested all the negativity towards him into a masterpiece.
Tom IS the goat and has balls of steel❤
...and he ain't being blackmailed 😉
11:01 - I took that line "No one bigger than I am," as in independent rappers/artists not compared to those with labels. I don't think he would compare himself to Eminem level.
Don't even know why Em is brought into it.. he said the biggest independent artist.. other reactors have started naming off others they think are bigger.. he's saying check yours facts before speaking.. proof he's the biggest independent artist period.
He wasn't even listening to the song . You could tell he just watched because everyone else did.
❤I agree with you, LFR👏🏾👋 It’s a kind of motivational to many youngsters, who got lost in their own world 👍 Hardworking in life pays??
Van, he created a new style of rap. That's what he means by GOAT. You know this bro. You've been reacting to him for years lol. Tom has never said he was a hip hop artist. He has crossed over to rock, pop, and country, He's made it perfectly clear that he is an artist in general. It has nothing to do with color. He has a message and now more than ever people resignate with it. You know this Van. #hogarmy
I feel like Van needs to listen again. A lot was missed, he still misunderstood Tom. It was almost as bad as his Whiteboy reaction.
@@keekdkelly Van does like to troll so it's hard to tell.
@@beckyleavitt7808 LOL, as I was reading through the comments, I noticed others said that!
Numbers don't lie and he's beat Em & Nikki on the charts. Also, he's talking about being the goat of the independent rappers.
Also, rappers been disses him, Tom is answering all their bull$hit.
Tom makes it clear that God saved him from his “grave,” and he has “faith.” He says that he isn’t the perfect Christian, and has a sinner’s past.
Unless Tom meant it as a Double, I don’t see the “God Mode… Beast Mode” bar as a diss to EM; rewatch the video, which clearly shows his point.
Tom literally points to Heaven when he says “God Mode” and points down to Hell when he says “Beast Mode.”
He is saying, other rappers are doing the Devil’s work, intentionally or not, while he intentionally is doing his best to work for Good/God!
He also says that he isn’t going to get dragged into a diss battle!
Stop making sense you may upset this guys channel
🎵 Tom just got #1 Billboard for this song in 3 categories for digital sales INCLUDING the hip hop one!!! He can rap & NEVER disses the regular guys or fans. He was talking to the other artists talking shit. He is 💯 % the GOAT of Independent Artists not just rappers either. Listen to it again! AND go down the 🐇 hole & you will respect even more! Then after that, name another artist as versatile 🤔 This song is 🔥 #NewHOG #HOGFam
18:07 a lot of HOG needed to hear this and you said it eloquently. I'm #HOG till the day I die for my own reasons and that's all that matters, really. We show up to give Tom his flowers. He is a 🐐 to most of us, but the real ones understand he isn't everyone's cup of tea.
I’m so proud of Tom. He deserves every single penny of his millions. No envy here
Amen!
The record labels are saying that. It’s BS. Tom has the biggest numbers, but being independent, it makes the labels look bad.
4:33 No he's not going after any of the rappers you named he doesn't mind political rappers at all just the ones that has decided to shxt talk him.
Tom and Dax worked together. Tom introduced me to Dax and Adam. I like them both.
Tom Macdonald is part of the evolution of rap. How many times did Jazz reinvent itself 5, 6 times?
C’Mon man! He didn’t diss his fans… if you listened again he was dissing people from back where he was from (as a kid), that laughed at him, and bullied him… Sweet Baby Jesus 🙏
He’s not talking about us😊…. He’s talking specifically about a few people that have been making diss tracks about and talking trash all over the internet.
Oh you are in for a treat. Get ready to go down the Tom M. rabbit hole. The HOG family united!!
HOG for life!!!
Goats scape goats no hogs in this group baby .Pigs give you merca infection and lessions on the brain.
The milky whole company men , well dressed men , gentle men Facist Natzi tyrants are the hogs or swine in the world.Dont yeah know?
Frozen rabbit in the rabbit hole.
he's been down the rabbit hole and doesn't have anything positive to say about it. I think I've heard enough of his reactions.
He's ABSOLUTELY taking a shot at Tyson James... as Tyson took a shot at him on one of his albums.... that was the last time I listened to any of the multiple Tyson James CDs I bought
I really dont understand how you can't tell hes talking to his haters and not his fans
Tom upsets this guys world
It’s his sister! He just said it! 😂
Are you sure it wasn't a double entendre Van? If Homie chills out, his temperature won't be tracked by Tom's heat seekers.
When he says "all of you bums are living check to check" he's talking about the people in his hometown who talk crap about him, he's not talking about everyone living check to check.
😂Van over here poking the sleeping HOG and stirring the hornets nest to boot 😂 love ya fam HOG4ever❤
There is a big difference between SALES and STREAMS.
Most artist today get lots of streams, but it takes thousands if streams count as one SALE (songs or albums). Very few artists today sell much in iTunes....and Tom sells a lot in digital and physical CDs. He just got Billboard #1 this week on 2 charts.
THANK YOU!! About to watch now! #HOG #HOGFAMnNC #Godmode
I was hoping you would cover this one... Mac Lethal is who he destroyed. Tom's story is quite amazing to see where he is now. If you listen to "This House" and go back to this one, this is the complete circle. This song is to address all the haters, he's like the Bruce Lee of music. He is gonna diss the haters without really dissing the haters. Can't touch Tom because Tom already achieved everything he set out to do, now it's just for the love of what he does. A lot of people think this is to also address the "Upchurch" mess, but I think this is to address people bigger than that, when Tom and Ben came out with Facts, he had some hip hop signed artist coming for him, I think this is to address all of that.
Every time Tom drops a new song, it is at least #3 on the charts, he has beat Em on the charts a few times.
I think that last verse when it is him just screaming is a shot at Church. He answered all the disses and haters in one 8 minute song.
SO HAPPY you reacted to this!! Great reaction of course! Tom was talkin sugar honey iced tea, dissed all the haters, and then some, without mentioning names and those wannabe rappers who live paycheck to paycheck, is how I see it. He has several non-political songs too... Castles is in my top 5 favorites from Tom.
The world is a hard place and there is only one hope. Jesus
Better start praying
He surpassed Em on the charts.
He ain’t lying because I am living check to check. 🤘
I hate rap music but love Tom McDonald. Tells it like it is!
what you call "political rap" we used to call "punk rock" 40 years ago
#HOG4life Tom's flex? Him with his family at the end of this video. says it all. The Best. Oh Van, go listen to Tom's "I hate hip hop" Van come on, he's talking about the people back in his home town living week to week, check to check. Are you even listening to what he's laying down? damn.
This is exactly the way I felt watching the whole reaction. So frustrating.
He released The Brave 2 in September of 2023
The hip hop scene also usually respects who makes the beats, not just the one rapping on the track. Tom does all his music, all the audio production, it's all him.
The biggest flex I seen any new rapper do was taking care of his family...just like eminem did his daughter and still pays his moms bills and supports Kim outside the music
If you go back and look at his earlier stuff, its not political. Might I suggest "Ghost" or "Believe"...
i love your honesty.
also he is the Biggest independent artist on the planet
He's talking about Mac Lethal. I believe when he says he's the G.O.A.T. he means of the independent rap scene. No label,managet,advertising and they restrict his airplay and even stopped publishing some of the charts he was on.
Wise commented on what he said about being the greatest, we should always believe in ourselves and do our best to be the best
Hey Mr. Van ❤ Never too late!!!
Maybe the people who set the slaves free should be paid.
Enjoyed it brother! Side note: Listen carefully, he didnt say he was addicted to meth. His doctor said he "should be in a coffin, or in a cardboard box and addicted to meth."
Everybody gets a stray bullet in this one. No names, but, if the shoe fits 🤷
He didn’t diss us. Nope. I’ve been a teacher for decades, and I’m not offended.
And no, I’m not a woke teacher.
Thank you for not being a woke teacher! My teacher husband and only about 3 others in the whole school are not woke. So sad
@@keekdkellyThat’s very sad!!
@@midmomom2490 yes it is. 😒
I think it said he "should of been addicted to meth" Should have, I think he said. He was addicted to a pill the doctor gave him but, i don't think meth.
Agree
This guys should scrap this review. Shut off the chat board. Do some homework and try again. Tom said its ok to fail and start over. That is what this guy should do with this review because it was total trash. I subscribe to people even I dont agree with them if they are competent in what they do. This? Nope.
Tom has said he never wanted to fit in. He is giving people a alternative. He is a voice for people who feel silenced
He never mentioned anyone except the rappers talking shit about him if you listen he actually says if he can do it anyone can that’s BS to say he was talking about the fans of his music!!!
Funny thing about Nova is I just checked out her and Tom doing a couple reactions to their videos or her on one of her Lives, and she’s like a little foo-foo, cat-ear wearing, sweet, cutie-patootie, giggling little thing. Her videos are fire, and she’s just a little sweetie. With tattoos, haha
He is the goat
I like it when you intelligently explain things from your perspective…..but don’t be such a hater trying to start wars. Peace out! 💕🤗💕
@LFR Playboy The Beast dissed Tom. He’s one of them.
Yo Van I watched a lot of reactions to this song and your reaction was by far the best 💯💯 I like Tom but I’m an ol head and my GOATS are from the 90s and early 2000s too. Big Pun, Biggie and Big L are my top 3 of all time. Much love bro. God bless you and your family 🙏🏽🙏🏽
hey man I just noticed that you have a million subscribers man congratulations!! I love your reactions I've been watching you for a long time
I'm 70 years old and Tom is my Goat...don't really care for Rap Music, but...love Tom and Nova does an Awesome job with the videography, and she can do the rap thing too. LOL Just started listening to her.
Thank you Van for keeping it real, love you for it .
Tom is referring to Upchurch, dude went down a massive spiral after he started the diss rap exchange with Tom, Tom has stated that he feels bad about it but Upchurch won't talk to him.
“No Diddy” is the new “no homo” LMAOOOOOOO!!! You’re epic VAN!!!
Tom speaks the TRUTH!