Tom Francis (rapper)

Thomas Douglas Francis MacDonald (born February 17, 1995) popularly known by his stage name Tom Francis is a New Zealand born rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Francis has been regarded as one of the most influential up-and-coming hip hop artists in New Zealand who is best known for his albums “Underestimated”, “The Follow Up” and “4 Corner Death Stare” as well as notable singles such as “Lifestyle” Featuring Snoop Dogg, What I’m Made for Featuring Royce Da 5’9 and IJWP. He is also the founder and CEO of record label Black Market Enterprise.
Francis is an award-winning artist who has notably contributed to creating a versatile music production environment gaining recognition for his eclectic style. Since his debut in the music industry, Francis has worked on several featured projects with multiple prolific names including Snoop Dogg, Joyner Lucas, Royce Da 5’9, Twista, King Los, Dizzy Wright, Neon Hitch, 808 Mafia, Daz Dillinger, Mad Mike, Ash Riser, Jean Deaux, J Tek, Fortwoe, Mike Bozzi of Bernie Grundman Mastering, DJ Afterthought, Sid Diamond, Wash, Demrick, OnCue, Colin Hay of (Men At Work), Matt Alonzo, Traffic, T.F and more.
Francis has been featured in many major media outlets for his accomplishments and music such as World Star Hip Hop,The Hype Magazine, The Source, Hot New Hip Hop, Kazi Magazine, M2, Prove Magazine, and other major publications.
==Early life and education==
Tom Francis was born on February 17, 1995, in Napier. He dropped out his highschool education at 15 from Napier Boys High School to pursue working in the forestry industry. While growing up, Francis was highly influenced by the industry giants Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Drake, Kanye West, Jay Z, Nipsey Hussle, Meek Mill, Curren$y, Pusha T, T.I, ACDC, Green Day, Fleetwood Mac, Jeremih, Future, Nate Dogg and The Weeknd.
==Career==
Tom Francis started his career in 2016 with the release of his debut album Underestimated that quickly gained high recognition, which resulted in him becoming one of the fastest-growing rappers from New Zealand. When Francis topped Drake's "Views' album on the New Zealand charts, he secured a strong position for himself in the hip-hop scene along with kickstarting his international career.
Soon after gaining substantial recognition, Francis began releasing singles with several well-known artists such as Royce Da 5'9 on “What I’m made for, Dizzy Wright on “Underestimated” and Joyner Lucas & Demrick on “What’s It All Worth”.
Having made such a significant impact not only his name in New Zealand but also major recognition as an artist globally, Tom Francis in 2017 received a co-sign from Snoop Dogg and dropped his 2nd project “The Follow Up which was produced in Paramount recording studios, Los Angeles, California. From 2016 Tom Francis was signed with the Tenfold agency, but after a year, decided to continue his career as an independent artist under his own label Black Market Enterprise.
Francis released the single "Lifestyle" in 2019, which featured Snoop Dogg and was produced at Chalice Studios in Los Angeles, California. This was the first time an artist from Australasia had ever worked directly with Snoop Dogg. World Star Hip Hop exclusively published the video for "Lifestyle" on Youtube and WorldStarHipHop.com. Francis went on to tour 23 shows across New Zealand after this release.
Later that year, on July 4th 2019, Francis released his third album, “4 Corner Death Stare,” which featured a guest appearance from DPG's Daz Dillinger on track #2, “Who Want It.” Francis released his single "Guest List" in 2020, along with a video shot and created on the Greek Islands of Santorini. Tom Francis has set a release date for his new single, "DANGEROUS," October 1st 2021.
Throughout his career, Tom Francis has completed several musical tours which include Underestimated Tour (2016), Hollywood Tour (2017), Labour Weekend Tour (2017), Make It Snow Tour (2019), and Lifestyle Tour (2019) along with as becoming a support act for the Rittz Top Of The Line Tour Australia/New Zealand (2016) and Tyga Auckland, New Zealand, Trusts Arena (2019). He has also been a headliner or featured artist at multiple music festivals - Bay Dreams (2017), Northern Bass (2017), Snow & Behold (2017), and Base Camp (2018/2019). 
Some of the names with whom Francis has worked with are Joyner Lucas, Mike Bozzi, Shae Sterling, Matt Alonzo, Colin Hay (Men At Work), Daz Dillinger, Wash, Ash Riser, Dizzy Wright, Oncue, Demrick, Sid Diamond, Rory Noble, Spenda C, Mikey Mayz, 10A, Floko Beats, 808 Mafia, Iris, Traffic, DJ Afterthought, J Rab, KJ Conteh, Tyler Thomas, Jean Deaux, J.Tek, Ongaud, Alon Eida, Tom Kahre, Mike Bozzi of Bernie Grundman, and others.
==Discography==
S.No.	Title 	Year	Type
1 	Go Bang 	2015	Single
2 	Steve No More Featuring On Cue 	2015	Single
3 	What’s It All Worth Featuring Joyner Lucas & Demrick 	2016	Single
4 	Who’s Real? 	2016	Single
5 	IJWP Featuring Sid Diamond 	2016	Single
6 	OTR 	2016	Single
7 	Underestimated Featuring Dizzy Wright 	2016	Single
8 	Underestimated 	2016	Album (15 Songs)
9 	Hollywood 	2017	Single
10 	What I’m made for Featuring Royce Da 5’9 & Tyler Thomas	2017	Single
11 	The Follow Up 	2018	Album (10 Songs)
12 	Bow Wow Challenge 	2018	Single
13 	4 Corner Death Stare 	2019	Album (10 Songs)
14 	Lifestyle Featuring Snoop Dogg 	2019	Single
15 	Who Want It Featuring Daz Dillinger & MF 	2019	Single
16 	Rari 	2019	Single
17 	Melrose 	2019	Single
18 	Same Old 	2019	Single
19 	What They On 	2019	Single
20 	No Mercy 	2019	Single
21 	Guest List 	2020	Single
22 	DANGEROUS 	2021	Single
==Awards and nominations==
* John Lennon SongWriting Award (2016)
* Young New Zealander Of The Year Semi-Finalist (2018)
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official Website
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Category:1995 births
Category:New Zealand singers
Category:New Zealand singer-songwriters
Category:New Zealand producers
Category:New Zealand actors
Category:Entrepreneurs