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

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Productions

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

  1. "Chief_Beatmaker". SoundCloud.
  2. Devlin, Mike. "Going solo", Times-Colonist, 2005-08-23, p. B5.
  3. 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.
  4. "justLISTEN! Moka Only x Ron Contour". justalilhype! Gregg. Retrieved 2013-10-12.

External links

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