Moka Only

Moka Only

Background information
Also known as	Torch, Durable Mammal, Ron Contour, The Most Prolific, The Martian, Captain Crunch, Captain Random, Colonel the Slaw, Dr. Do Much, The Magician, Kareem Serene
Born	(1973-11-14) November 14, 1973 Langford, British Columbia, Canada
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Underground hip hop Alternative hip hop Horsejazz
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	1989-present
Labels	URBNET Records, Beautiful Records
Associated acts	Torchlight Commission (Moka Only, Ishkan, Mr. Brady, LMNO, Jon Rogers, A-Ro, Jeff Spec, Potatohead People, Illa J, Nick Wisdom, AstroLogical, Jules Chaz, Mosaic, Tanya Morgan), Swollen Members, Prevail, Dave_McIntyre Len, Nowfolk, Souls of Mischief, Chief,^[1] Flipout, Abstract Rude, Nic Bam, Awol One, Factor, Aceyalone, J Dilla, Classified, Maestro, Choclair

Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973),^[2] better known by his stage name Moka Only is a critically acclaimed Canadian underground hip hop artist. He has won 3 JUNO Awards, 5 MuchMusic Video Awards, and has been nominated for 11 Western Canadian Music Awards.

Originally from Langford, British Columbia, near Victoria, he is now based in Vancouver. He was previously part of the hip hop group Swollen Members, and briefly a part of Len. Previously his albums were released by Feelin' Music, Legendary Entertainment, Battleaxe Records, Domination Recordings and URBNET Records, until 2015, when Moka and his manager Nic Bambrough started their own label, Beautiful Records.^[3] Moka Only often works with different hip-hop artists and groups, and often works under his alias Ron Contour.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Upcoast Relix (1995)
Dusty Bumps (1996)
Durable Mammal (1997)
Fall Collection 97 (1997)
Apenuts (1998)
Monster Piece (1998)
Mount Unpleasant (1999)
Mr. Behaviour (1999)
Everyday Details (1999)
Style Gangsters (1999) (with Ishkan, as Nowfolk)
Rappin Atchu (1999) (with Jeff Spec, as The Rappers)
Beauty Is a Free Road (2000)
Flow Torch (2001)
Mokefluenza (2001)
Quick Hits (2001)
Road Life (2001)
Moka Only Is.... Ron Contour (2001)
Lime Green (2001)
Code Name: Scorpion (2001) (with Abstract Rude & Prevail, as Code Name: Scorpion)
Flood (2002)
Super Future Stars (2002) (with Kirby Dominant, as Dominant Mammals)
Lowdown Suite (2003)
Nowfolk II: The Moon (2004) (with Ishkan, as Nowfolk)
Martian Xmas 2004 (2004)
The Desired Effect (2005)
Fall Collection 05 (2005)
The Desired Effect II (2006)
Dirty Jazz (2006)
The Creepee Eepee (2006)
The Station Agent (2006)
Airport (2007)
Vermillion (2007)
Moka Only vs Numata (2007) (with Atsushi Numata)
Dog River (2007) (with Def 3)
Martian Xmas 2006 (2007)
Martian Xmas 2007 (2007)
Airport 2 (2008)
Clap Trap (2008)
Hot Dog (2008)
Psycodelic (as Torch) (2008)
Carrots and Eggs (2008)
Martian Xmas 2008 (2009)
Lowdown Suite 2...The Box (2009)
Airport 3 (2009)
Summer of Ron (2009)
The Beach (2009)
Summer Notations (2009) (with Nebz Supreme)
Martian Xmas 2009 (2009)
Melba (2009) (with Psy, as The Nope)
Saffron (2010) (with Factor)
Rontario (2010)
Airport 4 (2010)
Dynamite Sandwich (2010) (with E.D.G.E.)
Martian Xmas 2010 (2010)
Airport 5 (2011)
Barbecued Horse Contest (2011)
Longmile Buggedness (2011)
Martian Xmas 2011 (2011)
Crickets (2011) (with Chief)
Zzbra: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2011) (with Evil Ebenezer, as Zzbra)
Bridges (2012) (with Ayatollah)
Airport 6 (2012)
Martian Xmas 2012 (2012)
Doctor-Do-Much Mixtape (2013)
Mutant Mixtape (2013)
Vintage Beats 2002 vol. 1 (2013)
Martian Xmas 2013 (2013)
Sex, Money, Moka (2014)
Spacesuits (2014) (with Mr. Brady, LMNO & Jules Chaz, as Spacesuits)
Martian Xmas 2014 (2014)
California Sessions Volume 1 (unreleased 2003) (2015)
California Sessions Volume 2 (unreleased 2003) (2015)
Winter (unreleased 2003) (2015) (with Ishkan as Nowfolk)
Chicken Wingz (2015)
Magickal Weirdness (2015)
Martian Xmas 2015 (2015)
Martian Xmas 2005 (2015)
Brutal (2016)
Sao Paulo (2016)

EPs

The Crystal Senate (1997) (with Sixtoo)
Imagine Me (2000)
Forefront (2001) (with MadChild, as Perfect Strangers)
Where's My Honey (2003) (with Wicked Lester)
The Honey EP (2006) (with Wicked Lester)
Creepee Eepee 2 (2007)
EP (2008) (with DJ Motive)
Run & Find EP (2008)
Do Work (2009)
Rain All Day (2009) (with Psy, as The Nope)
Isn't Over EP (2010)
Crickets Remixes Part 1 (2011)
Crickets Remixes Part 2 (2011)
The Bug Out EP (2012) (with Mr. Brady, as Mr Mista)
Sinus EP (2014) (with Psy, as The Nope)

Singles

"Live from Rio" (2000)
"Been There" (2000)
"I'll Be Cool" (2002)
"Once Again (2005)
"Flaunt (2009)
"Like That" (2012)
NO (2015)

Guest appearances

Birdapres & RKV - "Now" (1997)
Isosceles - "All I Got" from Face the Music (1998)
Abstract Rude - "She's Always Right" (2001)
Pelding - "Lonewolf" from Pelding (2001)
The A-Team - "Every Breath" from Lab Down Under (2003)
Fat Jack - "Warriors" from Cater to the DJ 2 (2004)
Planet Asia - "Time After Time" from The Sickness: Part One (2006)
Lenny Diko - "Nothing to Prove" (2006)
Crunk23 - "Yeah" from Dirty Bling (2008)
Sweatshop Union - "Shoot Low" from Water Street (2008)
Dragon Fli Empire - "Paradise" from Redefine (2009)
Jennifer Abadesso - "Did You Think" from Expose (2010)
King Dylan - "I Still Fly" from Disheartened (2010)
Factor - "Went Away" from Lawson Graham (2010)
Awol One & Factor - "The Wasp" from The Landmark (2011)
Sixo - "Paper Pathways" from Free Floating Rationales (2012)
Myka 9 & Factor - "Ode to Cosmosis" from Sovereign Soul (2012)
Muneshine - "Show Me the Money" (2012)
Dan-e-o - "Cherry On Top" from Immortal (2013)
Lord Diamonds - "Change of the Guard" (2014)

Productions

Dragon Fli Empire - "Day Job" from Intermission EP (2008)

Awards

Best Rap Recording (Swollen Members) 2001 Juno Award

Best Rap Recording (Swollen Members) 2002 Juno Award

Rap Recording of the Year (Swollen Members) 2003 Juno Award

2002 - MuchVIBE Best Rap Video ("Fuel Injected" feat. Moka Only and directed by Wendy Morgan)

2002 - MuchMusic Best Director ("Fuel Injected" feat. Moka Only and directed by Wendy Morgan)

2002 - MuchMusic VideoFACT Award ("Fuel Injected" feat. Moka Only and directed by Wendy Morgan)

2002 - MuchMusic Best Independent Video ("Fuel Injected" feat. Moka Only and directed by Wendy Morgan)

2003 - MuchVIBE Best Rap Video ("Breathe" feat. Nelly Furtado and directed by Todd McFarlane)

2002 - Canadian Radio Music Awards Breakthrough Artist ("Fuel Injected" feat. Moka Only)

2002 - West Coast Music Awards Best Urban Release (Bad Dreams)

2002 - The Georgia Straight Readers Choice Best Urban Act

2003 - COCA Campus Entertainment Awards Entertainer of the Year

2003 - Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Rap/Hip Hop Recording ("Monsters In The Closet")

2003 - Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Video ("Breathe" feat. Nelly Furtado)

Won the first ever RFR broadcast standards award.

Won "Most Fabulous Canadian Man" Award in 2009, given by Livia Murray Incorporated.

References

↑ "Chief_Beatmaker". SoundCloud.
↑ Devlin, Mike. "Going solo", Times-Colonist, 2005-08-23, p. B5.
↑ Fraughton, Holly. "The many faces of Moka Only: A versatile Canadian artist’s journey through the hip hop industry", Pique, 2008-11-12. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
↑ "justLISTEN! Moka Only x Ron Contour". justalilhype! Gregg. Retrieved 2013-10-12.

External links

Swollen Members

Prevail Madchild Rob The Viking Moka Only

Studio albums	Balance Bad Dreams Heavy Black Magic Armed to the Teeth Dagger Mouth Beautiful Death Machine Brand New Day

Compilation Albums	Monsters in the Closet

Related articles	Suburban Noize

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 53909479 MusicBrainz: 373701dd-346b-48ad-b098-c1ffe00f9df7

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