Imagine a 10-year-old kid from the Bronx, New York, saving up $20.00 to purchase a microphone and using a “sock” as a pop filter pursuing his dream of becoming Hip Hop royalty. Thomas Romero, aka Tom Blvck understood his life purpose from birth and never looked back. New York is the birth of Hip-Hop, and the influences of Eric B, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Wu-Tang, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas, and other N.Y.C. legends are blueprints for future music millennial icons. Music connected to the soul of Thomas Romero and created an inner flame that never extinguished. By the age of 16, Thomas Romero began outlining his music business plan, which including launching his record label, clothing line, and music management company. Thomas enrolled in Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York, and furthered his business aspirations and majored in Business Administration.
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