“I Make Music For Stupid Motherfuckers”: Hotboxing the Escalade With That Mexican OT

THURSDAY, 4:15 PM JUNE 19, 2025, LES

On a biblically hot afternoon in New York, I brought a preroll to the Supreme store, where That Mexican OT was shopping—and already smoking a blunt, or two. The 26-year-old rapper, who lives in a small town outside of Houston, blew up in 2023 after rapping his song “Johnny Dang” while holding a live chicken. (The video has 2.9 million views and counting.) But clearly, the cowboy persona isn’t just a gimmick. “I’m a brown-neck to the fullest,” he told me. “I be getting pounds of tannerite and blowing shit up.” He’s blowing up rap, too—and not just with his ese flow. OT’s rise to the top has been mired in controversy, from his use of the n-word to his stance on immigration. His response? “My shit entertainment. I make music for stupid motherfuckers, just like me.” In this week’s installment of Smoke Break, we hotboxed a Cadillac Escalade with That Mexican OT—in the backseat, we touched on the Diddy trial, his deli order, Mexican love, pet pigeons, and SpongeBob, among other things.

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EMMA STOUT: How are you feeling about being in New York?

MEXICAN OT: I love New York. I do.

STOUT: You’re leaving tonight, but you went shopping first. What’s the Supreme haul?

MEXICAN OT: I got two jackets. I was going to get some more shit, but they don’t be having it in my size.

STOUT: What else have you done since you’ve been here?

MEXICAN OT: I’m here working. I mean, I’m having fun. You know what I’m saying? But it’s work. I love being out here. I really glorify everything about New York. I got a song called “Cowboy in New York.”

STOUT: That’s really you.

MEXICAN OT: Yeah. I grew up idolizing this shit. Not necessarily the living—but the rappers, the characters, the movies, the video games. All that good shit.

STOUT: Speaking of, how do you feel about the Diddy trial? Do you think he’s going to get life?

MEXICAN OT: I wasn’t even thinking about Diddy. I don’t even be watching it. Freaky ass nigga.

STOUT: So what are you eating in New York?

MEXICAN OT: Chopped cheese. Catching the delis.

STOUT: What’s the bev?

MEXICAN OT: I get the chopped cheese with some vinegar and salt and pepper. Extra toasted on my buns, with water.

STOUT: Wow, we’re hydrated.

MEXICAN OT: There you go. I get some chips. Throw some hot fries on that bad boy.

STOUT: You’re putting me on. Which rapper do you think has the best grills?

MEXICAN OT: Man, we were just talking about this earlier today. There’s some cold motherfuckers out there that got some grills—bad motherfuckers, really. Johnny [Dang], Paul [Wall], and me.

STOUT: Which rapper did you have the most fun getting on the beat with?

MEXICAN OT: Probably Denzel [Curry]. I liked working on “Black Flag” with him. He sent me the song, but I was already a fan of the song so much. When I was writing to it I was like, “Damn, he killed this. I got to come correct.” And it was a good verse of mine. 

STOUT: He’s cool. I interviewed BigXThaPlug.

MEXICAN OT: How was that?

STOUT: He’s funny as fuck.

MEXICAN OT: He’s amazing.

STOUT: You both always got your shirts off, and you’re both from Texas. What’s the most country shit about you?

MEXICAN OT: The shit I do. I be getting pounds of tannerite and blowing shit up.

STOUT: That’s some real redneck—

MEXICAN OT: I’m a brown-neck to the fullest.

STOUT: Do you like a girl with a country accent?

MEXICAN OT: Yeah. I mean, I’m just girls’ number one fan for real. “Go baby, go baby, go.”

STOUT: All types, all accents, all everything.

MEXICAN OT: You just got to be pretty, of course. Be cool, of course. You know what I’m saying? I could fuck with a bitch who ain’t got no ass, no titties, but a solid-ass fucking face.

STOUT: So face card—

MEXICAN OT: Yeah, face card got to be on point. Nails got to be done. Teeth got to be clean. You ain’t taking care of them, you ain’t taking care of that monkey, baby.

STOUT: Do you believe in loving Mexicanly?

MEXICAN OT: I just suck at love. I don’t even know what the fuck Mexican love is. I know some Mexicans that ain’t shit.

STOUT: It’s a meme where they’re really on top of each other, rolling around and hugging, face to face.

MEXICAN OT: Oh, fuck all that shit.

STOUT: Would you ever go on Love Island?

MEXICAN OT: What’s Love Island?

STOUT: It’s a reality TV show.

MEXICAN OT: No, I don’t do drama. I am 26 years old. I already feel like I’m old as fuck.

STOUT: Are you trying to settle down?

MEXICAN OT: I mean, no, I’m chilling. But I don’t deal with no drama.

STOUT: If you weren’t a rapper, what job would you have?

MEXICAN OT: I’d be rapping broke.

STOUT: I like that. It was this or nothing.

MEXICAN OT: A thousand percent. My mama wanted me to be a rapper. She gave me my first rap name and everything. She had boyfriends coming over. They’d be playing their CDs, and I’d be rapping over it. I used to go see my dad in prison and rap songs through the glass.

STOUT: Wait, so what was the name she gave you?

MEXICAN OT: V-Man.

STOUT: That was your first rap name?

MEXICAN OT: Yeah, my name Virgil.

STOUT: When you’re in interviews, do you want to be called Virgil or That Mexican OT?

MEXICAN OT: It don’t matter.

PR REP: We got like five more minutes.

MEXICAN OT: What we got to do? I’m having fun with her.

STOUT: Do you think That Mexican OT is a character of yours?

MEXICAN OT: No.

STOUT: That’s you, through and through?

MEXICAN OT: Yeah, a thousand percent.

STOUT: What’s the inspiration behind your haircut? It’s cool.

MEXICAN OT: I just like mullets. Business in front, party in the back.

STOUT: That country shit.

MEXICAN OT: It looks handsome. Really, what made me get it was I was tired of my hair being in my face. I think I’m going to cut my hair again because it be getting caught in my necklaces.

EMMA STOUT: Oh, so you’re going full bald?

MEXICAN OT: Nah, not full bald. I’ll go bald later, when I’m like 45. I want to do a whole head piece.

STOUT: You should get the back of your head on the back of your head.

MEXICAN OT: [Laughs] Nah, you’re fucking stupid.

STOUT: Do you regret any of your tattoos?

MEXICAN OT: No.

STOUT: I see a V-Man tattoo over there. That’s cute. Is that SpongeBob?

MEXICAN OT: It’s Squidward, see? Smoking seaweed. I drew a lot of my tattoos.

STOUT: I really fuck with the Squidward piece.

MEXICAN OT: I got a lot of shit up here on my leg.

STOUT: Yeah, you got a full leg sleeve. But the other one is clean.

MEXICAN OT: I don’t want to do nothing on this leg because I like how it looks like I’m branded, like some cattle. You like animals?

STOUT: Not really. I don’t like chickens. I know that you fuck with chickens.

MEXICAN OT: You don’t like animals?

STOUT: No. They freak me out. I got pecked on a farm when I was younger.

MEXICAN OT: Man, it’s a chicken. It’s doing all that it knows.

STOUT: I don’t like how they look at me.

MEXICAN OT: Yeah, they do got a little demon look in the eye. But I love animals. They’re god’s creation.

STOUT: You have a horse?

MEXICAN OT: Yes. His name is Blue. He’s all white. He’s a barrel racing horse.

STOUT: Do you barrel race?

MEXICAN OT: No, I don’t barrel race. I just ride him, have fun, treat him good, make him feel loved. He’s just a cool friend.

STOUT: Would you ever get a pet pigeon?

MEXICAN OT: Yeah, [Mike] Tyson fucks with them. I would have a pigeon.

STOUT: Why do you like going on comedy podcasts?

MEXICAN OT: Because laughter is good for the soul. It keeps you alive. It’s good for your heart. I’d rather be around them before I’m around bullshit. Like, I don’t even want to be in my own hood. Fuck makes you think I want to be in your hood? Because I still do live in the hood. Shit, I don’t know. A lot of people are bullshit. A lot of people tell you who they are and what they do every day– just watch and listen. Pay attention to people’s mindset, and it’s going to show you who they are. I feel like it’s a blessing and a curse because I’m very good at it. There are some people I really love, but I can’t be around you.

STOUT: No drama.

MEXICAN OT: Some people thrive off that shit. I be seeing my boys out in public, and they girls be fighting and shit. I’m like, “Bro, that’s just fucking embarrassing.”

STOUT: Have you had to break up a fight at your concert?

MEXICAN OT: Yeah. I mean, think about it. I ain’t talking about nothing good. I’m talking about bullshit.

STOUT: That’s why it’s surprising, because you’re so chill. Then you get on the verse and you’re going in.

MEXICAN OT: My shit entertainment. I make music for stupid motherfuckers just like me. I don’t make music for women. I don’t make music for fucking anybody but stupid motherfuckers like me.

STOUT: The people who are blowing shit up.

MEXICAN OT: We laugh about it. We enjoy it. I love MMA. I love the UFC. I love NASCAR, because they like that fast shit. My music is fast. I love all those worlds because they love me. 

STOUT: Do you think SpongeBob gave everyone in our generation ADHD?

MEXICAN OT: I love SpongeBob. Fast living. Fast talking.

STOUT: That’s New York. Maybe that’s why you like it here.

MEXICAN OT: Maybe. I like it because I be thugging. I sit in front of my hotel and smoke and people watch. That’s really what I like to do. I like people watching.