Lil Tecca was 16 and unsigned when he landed his first hit, “Ransom,” on the Billboard Hot 100. Diary of a Song goes behind the scenes with Tecca, the Internet Money producers Nick Mira and Taz Taylor, and the music video director Cole Bennett to learn how the song became a smash.
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n
More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video
———-
Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It’s all the news that’s fit to watch.