Mixed version of Tona‘s latest is officially up online and ready for your clicking pleasure. Cuts/blends/bombs/lasers courtesy of DJ Wristpect. Shouts to DJBooth.net for the linkeration. This is a must-click btw (in case you were confused). Hopefully we’ll get the no-DJ version soon too. Tracklist under the hood.
Up-and-coming rhymesayer Tona has joined forces with DJ Wristpect and The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest digital release, the Reform School mixtape.
Joining Tona on the guest tip throughout Reform School are Freeway, Kardinal Offishall, Ayah, Dosage, Shad K., Kim Davis, Adam Bomb, JD Era and Theo3. Beats come courtesy of Grammy-winning producer Boi-1da, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rich Kidd and more!
Tona came into 2012 with a bang thanks to his “New Year” , “Vietkwam” and “Tree Branch” joints. His upcoming “Reform School” project, mixed by DJ Wristpect, drops next month and to celebrate its release he’s hooked up with “H” (Day & Night, Beau Ties parties) for a special edition of the “MORE” series of events.
Join us as DJ’s P-Plus and The Boogeyman pay homage to the artists and producers from the greatest city in the world, Toronto. From the classics to present day material, to the underground bangers and commerical hits, expect to hear your favourite joints from your favourite Toronto artists.
We are excited to celebrate TONA’s newest mixtape release, “Reform School”, mixed by world renowned Dj Wristpect ( Smash Squad Dj’s). Mixtape includes features from Freeway, Kardinal Offishal, Ayah, Kim Davis and more.
Not only are we celebrating the release of “Reform School”, we’re also going to be celebrating “us”. By “us”, we mean Toronto music at its finest. The spotlight is on our city and it’s shining bright! It’s about that time we honor it in a major way!
Shouts to all the other ladies who blessed the stage though too. And CONGRATS to Honey Jam man, for real. Full review and video courtesy of Bad-Perm.com:
On February 3rd, Canada’s longest-running talent showcase, Honey Jam, hosted a reunion concert at the Harbourfront Centre. For the past 16 years, Honey Jam has provided a platform for some of Toronto’s most talented women to share their talents. Hosted by hip-hop veteran Michie Mee, the intimate show featured knock out performances by Honey Jam alumnae Kim Davis, Kellylee Evans, Saidah Baba Talibah and many more.
Bad-Perm’s own DJ Mel Boogie blessed the 1s and 2s and the crowd got an earful of classics from some of Toronto’s finest female performers. Eternia put on a high-energy performance with a special surprise appearance by fellow femcee Tara Chase. After spitting her classic “The Northside”, Chase joined Eternia in a rousing rendition of Lauryn Hill’s timeless “Miseducation” track, “Lost Ones”.
G98.7’s morning host Jemeni, who blessed the Honey Jam stage back in ’95, performed one of our favourites, “No More Dating DJs”.
Jully Black, looking fab with her glorious mane blown out to high heaven, did a stellar acoustic set, starting off with a tribute to the late Etta James. She nailed the James tune “Fool that I Am”, but the most memorable song was her uplifting anthem “Glass Ceiling”; in which she and D. Shon gave enough energy to rouse a stadium full of people!
Montreal native True kept the crowd’s spirits up with a killer cover of Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out”; and Michie Mee closed out the show with “Don’t Wanna Be your Slave” and of course, “Jamaican Funk”.
All of the ladies looked lovely and performed their hearts out, giving the crowd an energetic and inspiring evening of music, poetry, and happy memories of past Honey Jam productions. Great night!
A Toronto institution celebrates 16-years tomorrow night at Harbourfront. You should celebrate too.
Honey Jam: Then & Now is a reunion concert and photo exhibit showcasing iconic images from the past 16 years of Honey Jam, the longest-running talent showcase in Canada. Honey Jam is a multicultural developmental initiative providing networking, educational and performance opportunities for female artists in all musical genres. Honey Jam: Then & Now also pays homage to black music and its influence across all cultures around the world.
Hosted by Michie Mee, the event will feature Honey Jam alumni performing tribute songs while paying homage to inspiring black female artists. An accompanying slide show will feature iconic photos, interviews, video highlights, press clippings, flyers, ticket stubs and other memorabilia from 1995 to present. Featured artists include Jemeni, Belinda Brady, DJ Melboogie, Kellylee Evans, Kim Davis, True, Motion, Eternia, Natasha Waterman, Saidah Baba Talibah and more!
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CONGRATS to my celebrity crush. This is great! Tika’s BEEN on the grind with her “Intimate & Interactive” shows which have not only evolved into “The Known [UN]Known” (doper name) but have also now graduated to the next level of performance venues…Harbourfront Centre. This is EXACTLY how you’re supposed to do it:
Start small. Be consistent. Grow.
To announce the first show in the new venue, Tika’s written up a likkle blog post talking about the event, its history and the artists that will be blessing the stage on February 4th. It’s a FREE event and the headliners are Rochelle Jordan and Shi Wisdom aka THE SHOW IS GOING TO BE NUTSO. Anyways…here’s some words from Tika. Peep the link below for the full post.
I don’t even know where or how to begin. In July of 2010, I began on a little journey that I would’ve never fathomed would’ve brought me here. Before I even start, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tika Simone. I am kind of a Jill of all Trades in this city. To say that I wear many hats is an understatement. I act, I am a musician, and I run the city’s first Urban Audition-only open mic night in the city.
I initially started this project because I noticed that for a city like Toronto that has amazing visibility in talent, there was a noticeable lack of local shows/platforms. I decided to take charge. I found a small venue and decided to have weekly shows. Each show had a headliner. A fabulous Headliner FROM Toronto with local fans, local pull & incredible talent. We had headliners from Erik Flowchild to Andreena Mill to Kim Davis to The Airplane Boys to Natasha Waterman to The OBGM’s to Tre Mission to Tanika Charles to Masia One. The list goes on and on and on. Each show had openers. Openers that HAD to audition due to the fact that they were opening FOR the headliner. Fastforward to 2012. 53 shows later. YES. 53 shows. Over 300 auditions. Countless audiences. Beautiful headliners. Amazing opening acts. Moments. Memories. Growth. Youth. Smiles. Thank-you’s. Love. TALENT. And most importantly SUPPORT. I am elated to announce that The Known UNKnown has partnered with Harbourfront Centre and this will officially be our new home.
