If you were on the row last week, you heard him. If you have seen Wesley Tate’s Twitter feed, you’ve seen him. And eventually when you’re dancing in your car, it’ll be to his music. He’s Chad Cox. Coast native, Cox is a Senior Business major at USM, and potentially the next big thing. So in an effort to jump on the white fan-girl bandwagon, I got a chance to sit down with Cox, and Wesley Tate (Cox’s manager) and got to know all about Hattiesburg’s newest addition to the sound waves. Here’s how it went:
“First thing’s first, Drake or Meek Mill?”
CC: Drake. But I wanna say, Meek.
WT: He means Drake. Write down Drake.
“So then Biggie or Tupac?”
CC: I gotta go with Biggie. Cause if I were in a rap gang I’d be Biggie.
WT: Ew. Tupac. That’s me.
“Diving a little deeper, how did the whole ‘Chad Cox’ thing start?”
CC: We actually met in class, which sounds cool, but it's real, though.
WT: Yeah, I checked out his video on YouTube, because we had a class together. I was surprised that it was actually dope; so we met up and ran through beats, and…
CC: …And that’s when we clicked. It’s crazy how it happened really.
Cox continued to explain just how his single “She Know” came to be.
CC: We actually created “She Know” when we first met.
WT: …yeah. But we didn’t record it until this August.
CC: But you know what I like? When I Google my name, stuff pops up. That means I’m doing things.
And doing things he is. Cox has opened for several fraternities across the South in the past 6 months. He has worked with well-known area DJ’s such as Colin Misko and DJ Howze Party and recorded his single “She Know” with the talented Hershey Blakk; who can be credited with assisting in the production of sounds for Chris Brown, Kevin Gates, and Meek Mill.
So what is next for this budding artist?
CC: I’ll be opening for Gorilla Zoe at LSU this semester. I have also been working with classical musicians, to bring a different sound than most.
WT: We want an album dropped by the end of 2016; and of course, more music videos.
So follow him now while he’s Hattiesburg’s own. Whether on the row or on the stage, Chad Cox is destined to be potentially famous.
Check out the video from his show on the row and see if you were caught droppin’ it low to “She Know”:
And follow him on social media!
IG: @IamChadCox
Twitter: @IamChadCox
And to book him for your next big thing email Chadcoxbooking@gmail.com
