“I’m a priceless individual, man,” is what T-Weed told us when we finally caught up with him. And you know what? He’s right. “Priceless” is exactly the word for what transpires below. We thought T-Weed got a raw deal when he was eliminated after doing well in a challenge, but it turns out that the real raw deal is that he didn’t get enough I Love Money 2 screen time to share his labyrinthine sense of logic and home-grown platitudes (our favorite from the interview: “Everyone’s legit that wants to be positive”). Below, T-Weed talks about strategy, hygiene, Cali’s dudeishness, why he’s a champion and his claims of a $100 million net worth.
How was your time on the show?
I actually enjoyed the experience of the environment. The most interesting thing was seeing how certain players were trying to navigate to their decision-making process. I don’t care how many alliances you have. You can have alliances on your team or across teams, but there’s nothing better than using your team as an alliance.
While that seems like the ideal, the reality is that this is a dirty, every-man-for-himself game.
Exactly. It’s like there’s a piece of food and everyone’s hungry. Part of my competitive edge is that I stay hungry no matter what. If you stay hungry, you’ll automatically be focused. When everyone’s focusing on irrelevant things, it creates a whole world of calamity.
When you reflect on your undoing, who do blame? Buddha?
I wouldn’t say that I had an undoing. My focus was on our team. The undoing came when most people tried to disband what the operation was. You had people throwing challenges. That means that they had issues. Those are undoings. Our competitive edge became undone when challenges were thrown. My loyalty remained 100 percent to my Green Team.
I wonder if throwing the challenges came from knowing that the teams eventually would dissolve, per last season.
Remember the Bulls back in the day won because they had to take everything to the last end of the clock as a team. I’m a fan of teams that take it to the fourth quarter as a team. No matter what, if you play like the championship Bulls or the championship Lakers under the supervision of the Bulls coach, then you’ll have trust as a unit. That’s what makes it really complex. I think it’s irrelevant to worry about last season. The game’s played just like the court and the goal’s gonna be different every time.
What do you think of Buddha, though? Are you resentful?
I honestly don’t know that dude. It’s as simple as that.
Do you regret picking him after being warned not to?
As a captain, it showed individually that I was able to win a challenge with my own strategic wit, intellect and also, a passion for the game. I Love Money 2 was a fun game. It was fun! I was not about to allow another man not to have fun if he had not crossed me. He decided to cross me and start disrespecting everyone in the house. Therefore, he didn’t want fun. When I picked him, I was playing like street ball. You can’t just say, “This person’s like this, so don’t put them on your team.” You have to deal with people how they deal with you. I understood the Entertainer’s perspective, but I didn’t think he was logical in his decision-making. He made a hater-based decision, versus, “OK cool, maybe this guy could be a key asset.” The game still goes on. It got to the point where everything dissolved based on the energy.
It seemed like maybe the Entertainer had insight on dealing with Buddha after appearing on I Love New York 2 with him. Maybe he was accounting not just for Buddha’s threat as a competitor, but his divisive personality.
I understand, but remember I didn’t live in their house. I’m from the original I Love New York. I’m from the original game. Game 1. He’s still from a game that took preparation from our Game 1. I’m coming from an original world. New York doing her thing, ya dig? So when the Entertainer said, “We cool?” about Buddha, if you look at it, I said, “We good.” I did not say, “Oh yeah, I will not kick Buddha off. Sure!” During the Power Outing, I got the chance to tell him, “Now I see what you mean about Buddha. I learned that.” The given in that variable is that everyone’s going to be hating and loving people for their benefits. Him not wanting Buddha was understandable, however, it was not effective, I think, from a strategy perspective of me building a solid Green Team. If we stayed together like 300, we definitely would have persevered as a team.
Yeah, I think the ultimate point is that you would have stayed around longer had you not picked Buddha.
Buddha did not affect my money, he affected his money at the end of the day. No man affects my money. I make my bed, I sleep in it, baby. That’s how I roll. My money opportunity was taken by an emotional decision. At the end of the day, the house realized that I wasn’t the person who was causing conflict. I’m on the chill side of the game. He indirectly affected me, but he directly affected himself.
What about Bonez? It seemed like your going in the box came down to his vote.
It was a majority vote, influenced or uninfluenced by whoever. I’m 6’2, I weigh 200 lbs., so resting my weight on a balance beam, I don’t care how pretty you’re posing with your ass on my lips, at the end of the day, I outlasted every man there. You don’t see too many men in the Olympics do the balance beam. For Bonez to sit on the side and watch, it’s like get your ass on that beam and see how hard it is. He’s irrelevant. I don’t even worry about that cat. As far as Myammee, she felt like I’d lost it for us, so I respect that. As far as Buddha, he’s just a joke, so I don’t want to reflect on him. Milf threw the challenge. Buckwild made a decision on how she wanted to roll. Ice made a decision on her being there in that space and time.
Because you were the only guy left standing, it seemed like you got a raw deal.
I’d never say I got a raw deal. I’m a champion in what I believe in and what I do, giving to people and stuff like that. I’m also a learner. I took away from this show a lot of things that I learned. You can be a champion and still get knocked to your ass and you can also be a winner and win from losing. So I didn’t lose in this scenario. I actually won from the perspective of what I learned and what I ascertained. There aren’t too many people in the world that can say that they had the opportunity to play a game where you have a check that’s already cut for you for a quarter of a million dollars. That’s not a raw deal by any stretch of the imagination. That’s called a fabulous opportunity.
What did you learn?
I learned that there’s nothing better than staying solid as a team. What I learned also is: it’s good to be trusted, however it’s also good for people to learn more about themselves so that they can trust others.
It’s surprising to hear you so upbeat.
Well, it’s not about being upbeat. This isn’t my first opportunity to make $250,000. You win some, you lose some.
Yeah, what about the fact that $250,000 is a quarter of one percent of the net worth of $100 million that you claimed on I Love New York?
Like I said, I’m a priceless individual, man. I value myself and I’m priceless. I think a child that’s born that’s willing to learn is priceless. Are they not worth $100 million, $200 million dollars? If you work on things that make people money, you contribute to that. You’re worth a certain value. We’re in a world of a recession, we’re in a world of making money, we have to live. I’m a young guy. I have a lot of life ahead of me. I have over 100 years of life left ahead of me. “T’mbleweed” means planting seeds. T-Weed is short for “T’mbleweed,” my hip-hop name, ya dig? There could be drought, but a tumbleweed keeps moving. I’m representing an opportunity to plant a seed that can vegetate in my path. That’s what the T-Weed Hood Credit Union was about. I’ve given back to the community. That’s what Munchies was. Munchies wasn’t a pizza place. It was a restaurant in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn that I owned that was across the street from a library, a school and a commuter train station. I already know how that benefited kids in the neighborhood. Teachers in the morning. The firemen and police departments. I know the smiles on their face. I saw them firsthand. I know what $100 million is, but I also know the value of giving a million-dollar idea to 100 people. That’s worth $100 million. I make bread, period. And I’ve lost bread. Tons. So it doesn’t mean anything. At the end of the day, it’s irrelevant. And the end of the day, the fact is that everyone’s legit that wants to be positive.
Definitely. It’s just that $100 million was a very specific figure. Philosophical debates on the value of a man aside, do you stand by the story you told on I Love New York or not?
Well, the story is: what are you worth? And my worth is priceless. That was years ago. Everyone’s value changes, and at this point, all I have to say is I’m priceless. I’m a real individual. And I’m priceless. Plus, you got the government watching out. (Laughs) But also, I can take a dollar and make it 100 million. There are always opportunities for me to go above and beyond that. But you have to speak it before you achieve it in anything you do. You understand what I’m saying?
Sure. The Entertainer alleged in an extra that instead of washing your clothes, you sweat in them, let them dry and then wore them again. True?
That was hilarious because I was the one person who had my bed made everyday. It was just his way of being a d***. If you’re gonna be real, be real. Making up fake s*** like that is just hilarious.
What about when you asked Cali if she was a dude?
That was a real question!
But it was mean!
I’m not a mean person. It was a situation where we were picking a team and I was wondering how she interacted. You need people with not just physical and intellectual strength but emotional strength. You have to do a full assessment. She showed that one question was a threat to her. Later on, I made sure she understood that I meant no disrespect. I did rectify that later.
So what’s next for you T-Weed? Do dreams of the T-Weed Hood Credit Union linger?
It’s a possibility. I’ve been offered some pretty cool things. My clothing line is available and I have a social-networking site I built. It’s basically my own version of a YouTube, but it’s hotter because people can upload their own videos and music. I’m selling the code structure that runs those things, so if someone wants that, they can have it. It’s kind of like buying your own packaged social network. Also, I’d like to get more into this world I’m in now. I love television. I definitely want to keep both feet in television. So my focus is keeping both feet centered in reality.
Keep up with T-Weed (or at least give it a try!) via his MySpace, that aforementioned social-networking site, and this other site.
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| 215 | Misc. | Videos: Watch The Craziest Moments of Season 2! | 5/15/09 |
| 215 | Show Clips | Videos: Reunion Show Clips | 5/13/09 |
| 214 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Finale Bonus Clips | 5/04/09 |
| 214 | Show Clips | Videos: Finale Show Clips | 5/04/09 |
| 213 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 13 Bonus Clips | 4/27/09 |
| 213 | Show Clips | Videos: Episode 13 Show Clips- Big Boobs, Big Bucks | 4/27/09 |
| 212 | Show Clips | Videos: Can You Hang? Show Clips | 4/20/09 |
| 212 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 12 Bonus Clips | 4/20/09 |
| 211 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 11 Bonus Clips | 4/13/09 |
| 211 | Show Clips | Videos: You Can Scream All You Want Show Clips | 4/13/09 |
| 210 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 10 Bonus Clips | 4/06/09 |
| 210 | Show Clips | Videos: You Made Your Bed, Now Lie In It Show Clips | 4/06/09 |
| 209 | Show Clips | Videos: Thrown Under the Bus Show Clips | 3/30/09 |
| 209 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 9 Bonus Clips | 3/30/09 |
| 208 | Show Clips | Videos: How Do You Say 'Implosion' in Spanish Show Clips | 3/23/09 |
| 208 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 8 Bonus Clips | 3/23/09 |
| 207 | Show Clips | Videos: Are You There, God? It's Me... Show Clips | 3/16/09 |
| 207 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 7 Bonus Clips | 3/16/09 |
| 206 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 6 Bonus Clips | 3/09/09 |
| 206 | Show Clips | Videos: The Chickens Who Come Home to Roost Show Clips | 3/09/09 |
| 205 | Show Clips | Videos: Alliances Are Dead - Or Are They? Show Clips | 3/02/09 |
| 205 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 5 Bonus Clips | 3/02/09 |
| 204 | Show Clips | Videos: Kiss My... Show Clips | 2/23/09 |
| 204 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 4 Bonus Clips | 2/23/09 |
| 203 | Show Clips | Videos: It's in the Cards Show Clips | 2/16/09 |
| 203 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 3 Bonus Clips | 2/16/09 |
| 202 | Show Clips | Videos: Stripper Moves Show Clips | 2/09/09 |
| 202 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 2 Bonus Clips | 2/09/09 |
| 201 | Bonus Clips | Videos: Episode 1 Bonus Clips | 2/02/09 |
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| -- | Show Clips | Videos: The Final Showdown: Full Act 3 | 05/04/09 |
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10 responses to to The Celebreality Interview – T-Weed
WHAT A STUPID DUDE, THIS IS THE DUMBEST INTERVIEW I HAVE EVER READ! HE IS SO CLEARLY FULL OF +)~%)&$`~%#)^_()
HE is the one who is irrelevant. i just lost a couple minutes of my life on his lame interview.
T-Weed man,you had that all the way …. for god shakes “your lips were on Miami fine @(*#&!$_^*!+!!+ I would have won that challenge hands down.
“I was not about to allow another man not to have fun if he had not crossed me.”
OOOooooOOo triple negative. From good grammar to bad grammar and back again. Nice.
WHAT A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so glaaaaaaaaad that this greasy ($*(_%#%~&!~`#+ is off the air, looking at Tweed made me sick to my stomach, his hair and ($*(_%#%~&!~`#+ inine way of dressing.
I am so glad his double crossing ($*(_%#%~&!~`#+ got right back what he gave in the beginning. I hope never to see this ($*(_%#%~&!~`#+ hole on tv again.
T’mbleweed, you are a cool guy. Thanks for staying positive and on the side of the line you stayed on re our peeps. Even though you could have gone there about Myamme and Budha, you didn’t; it certainly proves you’re no hipocryte. Glad you explained the $100M deal and Munchies….it makes sense and I hear you!
WOw.. this guy’s a complete idiot. He’s so full of himself. A good business man does not talk like him at all! If you talk like that, you’re considered a moron trying to compensate for lack of intelligence. Furthermore, if he really could make “$1 to $100M,” he would’ve done it by now. This guy is laughable!
SO BASICALLY IF HOMEBOY’S SO LOADED WHY WAS HE TALKING TO MY GIRL IN THE LAST YEAR PRETTY MUCH BEGGING HER TO HOOK HIM UP WITH FLIGHT DEALS CUZ SHE IN THE INDUSTRY….IF HE’S SO LOADED HE SHOULDNT BE BEGGIN SOMEONE TO HOOK HIM UP HE SHOULD BE HAVIN HIS OWN PRIVATE JET…THIS GUY’S ALL TALK TOTAL WALKING RESUME HARD CORE POSIN…AND THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT REAL…
AND I WONDER IF MAYBE HE WAS A DUDETTE AT ONE POINT IN HIS LIFE..HE GOT THAT SWAG TO HIM NO? IM SURE SEVERAL AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT. NOT TRYIN TO HATE BUT WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS HATING ON THAT GIRL THINKING SHES A DUDE?!?!? ALL TALK….AND HE DID THAT CUZ HE KNEW HE’D GET CAMERA ACTION FOR SURE…
I just saw people complaining about him on Help Me Howard. I had never read this interview, but he’s just as stupid as I remember him!
Cali TURNED HIM DOWN FLAT and he didn’t like that too much so he decided to make his little wee-wee feel bigger by calling her a man. Cali a man? are you serious? No wonder his eyes are brown, that’s how full of %!)`@__!!!`%$!%) he is!!!