It’s not every day that you wake up to a loving shout-out from one of the planet’s biggest pop stars. But that’s where Bay City, Texas rapper That Mexican OT is right now after Beyoncé gave him a loud and proud stamp of approval in an email interview with GQ in which the “Texas Hold ‘Em” superstar said she’s a huge fan of the “Johnny Dang” MC.
“THANK YU!!! [prayer hands emoji] @Beyonce & S/O TO HOUSTON,” OT — whose stage name is short for Outta Texas — tweeted on Tuesday along with the iconic GIF of Flavor of Love‘s Tiffany Pollard incredulously saying “BEYONCE?” to a fellow contestant who thinks she looks like the global icon.
In the interview, Bey was asked which music and movies/TV are inspiring her right now and noted that she respects “all of the female singers-songwriters who are out right now,” while mentioning Raye, Victoria Monét, Sasha Keable, Chloe x Halle, and Reneé Rapp, as well as Doechii and GloRilla. Then came the the nod that put him over the edge. “I just heard That Mexican OT, he’s from Houston…. He goes hard!,” she said in reference to the fellow Houstonian whose 2023 breakthrough hit “Johnny Dang” hit No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Last year, the rapper told Billboard that breakthrough hit is not only an homage to Slick Rick’s signature flow on his 1989 top 5 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart classic “Children’s Story,” but also a nod to Queen Bey herself. “Dang,” he said, is also a nod to the sought-after Texas jeweler of the same name, who appears in the song’s video, who has created flashy chains and grills for artists including Migos, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott and, of course, Beyoncé.
Check out That Mexican OT’s tweet below.