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TONA's Experiments Pay Off on 'Good Energy'

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

Few rappers are better at getting listeners to chant along than TONA. "Closing Sermon," from the Toronto MC's new album Good Energy, boasts...

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"The Shield"

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2018

Toronto MC Tona is set to deliver his Black Mirror LP next month, and ahead of its arrival, he's shared a second single for a taste of what...

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"Red Eye" (ft. Fixaveli) (prod. by Slakah Da Beatchild)

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2016

Gearing up to release his new LP The Ivy League, Toronto MC Tona has shared a taste of what's to come from the release with "Red Eye." Pro...

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Carpe Diem

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2015

Inspired and emboldened by playing a key role in a pair of recent group projects — as one of the Freedom Writers on 2013's Polaris Mu...

Tona Calls Out Veteran MCs and Unleashes His Most Personal LP Yet

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2015

When Tona arrives to meet at the back of a restaurant in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood, he does something unexpected. Though a glass of wat...

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On Rap, Race and Scarborough's Legacy

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2013

The artist formerly known as Daetona has come a long way from spitting in a Kris Kross-styled kiddie rap crew in Toronto's Chester Le housi...

Tona Promises New 2013 Album to Follow 'Silverspring Crescent'

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2013

Toronto rapper Tona took a breather after putting out 2009's Direct Deposit with producer Lyve, but he is wasting no time following up the...

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Silverspring Crescent

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2013

"The art is dead," Scarborough indie vet Tona laments on "Where the Love Go," frustrated and vacant. He says some women don't just fake org...