ENGLISHFor Episode #99 of the Bluecast, I sat down with New York rapper LifeOfThom to talk about creativity, vulnerability, Washington Heights, the New York hip hop scene, songwriting, self-doubt, manifestation, performing live and building an authentic career in rap.We also dive into his projects Driving Blind and Reroute Reflection, his collaboration with legendary producer Plain Pat, his inspirations including Joey Bada$$, Pro Era and Flatbush Zombies, and what it really means to trust your intuition as an independent artist.Whether you're passionate about New York hip hop, underground rap, artist interviews or the creative process, this conversation is for you.Hosted by Blue the Architect.👇 Let us know your favorite moment in the comments.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━FRANÇAISPour l'épisode #99 du Bluecast, j'ai rencontré le rappeur new-yorkais LifeOfThom afin de parler de créativité, de vulnérabilité, de Washington Heights, de la scène hip-hop new-yorkaise, de son processus d'écriture, du doute, de la manifestation, des concerts et de son évolution artistique.Nous revenons également sur ses projets Driving Blind et Reroute Reflection, sa collaboration avec le producteur légendaire Plain Pat, ses influences comme Joey Bada$$, Pro Era ou encore Flatbush Zombies, ainsi que sur ce qui nourrit sa musique aujourd'hui.Si vous aimez le rap américain, les interviews longues, le hip-hop indépendant et les conversations profondes autour de la création artistique, cet épisode est fait pour vous.🎙 Bluecast est un podcast créé par Blue the Architect pour mettre en lumière les artistes qui font avancer la culture.👇 Dites-nous votre passage préféré en commentaire.00:00 Intro00:43 Mental health & finding creative clarity02:03 The meaning behind Reroute Reflection03:54 Embracing change & trusting intuition04:39 The biggest lesson: being present05:13 Growing up in Washington Heights07:23 New York rap inspirations08:56 Collaborating with childhood inspirations10:28 How LifeOfThom started making music11:45 Vulnerability in hip hop & songwriting13:41 Why he became "LifeOfThom"14:47 His songwriting process16:11 Every project represents a different version of himself17:43 Driving Blind explained18:22 Working with legendary producer Plain Pat21:05 Finding his sound21:53 Dealing with self-doubt as an artist24:00 Building a supportive creative community24:50 What performing live means to him26:20 Live shows vs recording music27:24 Manifestation & future dreams28:40 Outro━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙 Follow Blue the Architect📺 YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@bluethearchitect📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thisislizamarie🎤 Blue Paperhttps://www.instagram.com/thisisbluepaper🎧 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6TS6rM7UcHmVvL4Yh5aMfa🎵 TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thisislizamarie💜 Twitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/bluethearchitect━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Follow LifeOfThom📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lifeofthom🎵 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/search/lifeofthom━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎥 Filmed in New York CityHosted by Blue the Architect.Bluecast is a long-form music podcast documenting hip hop artists, musicians, creatives and cultural voices from New York, Montreal, Guadeloupe and beyond.#LifeOfThom #NewYorkRap #HipHop #RapInterview #BluecastLifeOfThom, Life Of Thom, Bluecast, Bluecast Podcast, Blue the Architect, Liza-Marie Peronne, Blue Paper, New York Rap, New York Hip Hop, NYC Rap, NYC Hip Hop, Washington Heights, Uptown NYC, Hip Hop Podcast, Rap Podcast, Rap Interview, Hip Hop Interview, Underground Rap, Underground Hip Hop, Independent Rapper, Independent Artist, Artist Interview, Music Podcast, Creative Process, Songwriting, Vulnerability, Manifestation, Self Doubt, Creativity, Driving Blind, Reroute Reflection, Plain Pat, Joey Bada$$, Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, New York Artist, Conscious Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Storytelling Rap