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Tony TouchQuestions
Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s. Heavily influenced by pioneers like Crazy Legs and the Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Red Alert, Little Louie Vega and Jam Master Jay, he quickly shifted his interests towards the turntables. Toca is known for legendary mixtapes like the 50 Mcs parts 1, 2 and 3. Included in this series are some of the hottest artist in the game such as KRS One, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Wyclef, M.O.P, Big L, Mos Def and many more all coming together for one collective piece. This along with the countless other mixtapes, Tony became recognized in the streets and by the industry as the real ‘Mixpate King.’ Tony Toca evolved his mixtapes to record releases.
In 2000, Tony released “The Piece Maker” on Tommy Boy Records.
This album sold 400,000 units worldwide and featured legendary
artists like Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes,
Eminem. Gang Starr and much more. The single “I Wonder Why” featuring
Total was a hit and the video featured cameos from John Leguizamo,
Rock Steady Crew, Grand Master Flash,The Awesome 2, Marley Marl,
Dj Premier and more. Since then Tony Toca released “The Piece Maker
2”which also had an all-star line up with features such as P. Diddy,
Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Snoop Dogg and legendary Ruben Blades. Toca
is also known to represent the urban Latino community to the fullest
with his Spanglish lyrics and Salsa roots. It is the result of
growing up with Salsa at home and Hip- Hop influence in his lifestyle.
in 2005 Tony inked a deal with EMI records and revolutionized the
game once again with his Reggaeton album, ReggaeTony. The hit single
“Play That Song,” featured Nina Sky and B-real of Cypress Hill. This cd had an All-Star line up such as Tego Calderon,
Zion and Lenox, Pitbull, Ivy Queen, NORE, , Voltio, Mexicano, Thirston
Howl III and Soni just to name a few. The album went GOLD and with
that success, EMI moved quickly to release 'ReggaeTony 2'. This
cd featured more heavyweights including Lumidee, Plan B, Joell
Ortiz, Tru Life, Don Chezina and the Beatnuts. To this date Tony
has sold over a million records worldwide. 2000: The Piece Maker [edit] EP's 1998: The Rican-Struction [edit] Partial Mixtape Discography 1991: Hip Hop Volume 1 [edit] Collaborations 1997: The 5 Deadly Venonms of Brooklyn (w/ Evil
Dee, Mister Cee, PF Cuttin and Premier)
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