Last season, the Miami Hurricanes only had one consensus five-star prospect on their roster, and he just so happened to be from their backyard. Being an Under Armour All-American, he was swayed by every school in the country but his reason for choosing Miami may be a bit different than the average recruit.<\/p>\n
Chad Thomas<\/strong><\/a> is from Liberty City, home to one of Miami’s most poverty stricken areas,\u00a0where football is seen as one of the only ways to get out of the city. Thomas\u00a0doesn’t fit in that box, in fact he has torn down whatever box anyone has tried to categorize him in.<\/p>\n Going back to the hometown of Chad Thomas, Liberty City is the birthplace of many NFL standouts such as Antonio Brown<\/a><\/strong>, Devonta Freeman<\/a><\/strong>, Teddy Bridgewater<\/a><\/strong>, T.Y.<\/strong> Hilton, Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson<\/strong>, and Artie Burns<\/a><\/strong>. A city with that much pedigree would surely influence any young child, but Thomas was more influenced from the music roots of the city with artists such as Uncle Luke<\/strong>, Trick Daddy<\/strong>, Trina<\/strong>, Rick Ross<\/strong> and DJ Uncle Al<\/strong>. While being recruited, he made it clear to coaches that music, not football, was his first love<\/a> and that it would play a factor in his decision.<\/p>\n Now the odds of being an NFL player are already pretty low, add the task of trying to become a\u00a0pillar in the music industry and one would definitely advise against it. Thomas is far from your average person, he has been composing songs on his keyboard since the age of seven<\/a>. He plays multiple instruments, received scholarships for his music merits as well as football and produces music on top of that<\/a>. His production in music may earn him his first million before he even signs an NFL contract.<\/p>\n As of date, Chad Thomas has produced songs for Miami artist Ball Greezy, one of which “Nice & Slow”<\/a>\u00a0(warning: song includes explicit lyrics)\u00a0has over 1.3 million YouTube views in just over three months. His biggest production was for Rick Ross on his new album, Rather You Than Me<\/em>, on a track entitled Apple Of My Eye. Below, the rapper talks about the process of how Chad’s beat was selected and his potential as far as producing.<\/p>\n I just act on it. <\/p>\n Either talk about it or be about it. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f #DadeCounty<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qYScHLBfT7<\/a><\/p>\n — Sam Sneak \ud83d\udc5f (@DJSamSneak) March 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMajorNine the Music Mogul<\/h3>\n
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