You're probably more familiar with Ron Contour under his other alias Moka Only. In his solo work and as a member of Swollen Members, Moka has been a vital part of the Canadian hip hop scene for more than a decade. Now he teams with producer Factor to release a new record, Saffron (out Mar. 23rd). Musically, Saffron is smooth as silk. The beats do what they should do and create a podium for
Posting time is tight right now for yer man Naedoo, as I try to run the gauntlet between impending moves in real life and blog life (former: we're building a new house, latter: we are moving this baby to Wordpress as we speak ), and so you can expect a steady diet of this here kind of post. What kind of post is it? Simply one where I tell you about a group, album, or song, then tell you it's good, and you take it from there. I get a post up, you get music without [...]
While I still have some time, here's something for the weekend slow-down/catch-up. Ottawa native REL!G!ON is a producer signed to Urbnet Records, which is home to some of the strongest underground hip-hop in Canada. Off his latest album, Revelationz I, available on iTunes, "Lucid" gets the video treatment, going with a futuristic laboratory vibe that oddly feels like [...]
REL!G!ON - Lucid (feat. Moka Only and E.d.g.e.) "Lucid" the new track from Rel!g!on featuring Moka Only & E.d.g.e from Revelationz I . Revelationz I will be in stores on January 26, 2010. Video: Bio: REL!G!ON grew up in Ottawa listening to his father sing badly. His father would also play the organ but it wasn't his dad's playing that fascinated him, it was the organ itself. What followed was a decade's worth of guitar lessons, recitals and basement band [...]
This is making it's way around the interweb this past week. A "mixtape" of A Tribe Called Quest remixes by DJ Chong Wizard . With heavy hitters like Del Tha Funke Homospaien,Tanya Morgan, Panacea's K Murdock, El da Sensei and Moka Only you'll expect something more memorable. However, what you get is a lukewarm mix of a bunch no-name emcees spitting over remixed classic Tribe tunes. It's definitely worth a listen, no doubt. Still with the name of A Tribe called Quest attached to project most would expect greatness not just goodness. 01. DJ Chong [...]
Melba is set to be in stores within the week. Be on the look out and support The Nope when it drops! About The Nope : In an era where most hip-hop artists claim to 'break new ground' or 'challenge the boundaries', yet more often than not only deliver on diluted retreads of stale rap clichés, Canadian/American duo The Nope ( Psy of the Oddities and Moka Only ) offer a different approach: they drop all pretense of treading new waters. As [...]
The Nope (Moka Only & Psy of the Oddities) - Rain All Day Rain all day by The Nope In an era where most hip-hop artists claim to 'break new ground' or 'challenge the boundaries', yet more often than not only deliver on diluted retreads of stale rap clichés, Canadian/American duo The Nope (Psy of the Oddities and Moka Only) offer a different approach: they drop all pretence of treading new waters. As The Nope emcee Psy shares, "We're exactly the same as every [...]
Extraterrestrial life has returned for the holidays on Moka Only 's Martian Xmas 2009 . This year's entry contains a heavy jazz presence, and some notable talent. Moka Only shares his perspective on the Martian Xmas 2009 sampler after the jump. Download Moka Only – Martian Xmas 2009 Sampler Download Link ( ) via DR: Moka Only – Martian Xmas 2009 Words from Moka : Seasons [...]
… Hip Hop VS Funky lazy bass VS Peanut soup Moka Only – More Soup ( Feat. MF Doom) Bonus : the original (2005): Grand National – Peanut Dreams
Moka Only - Martian Xmas 2009 Sampler "Martian Xmas was never intended to be a 'standard Christmas' album per se, but more as an excursion into the sounds of north American winter during the holiday period… at least that's how I see it and intend it to be."
Bon Iver - Re: Stacks (Tomas Barfod Remix) Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring Moka Only - More Soup (feat. MF Doom) Cold War Kids - Audience Of One
Hyphe Makkuro Kurosuke | Gejius Arrows Of Eros (with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | Golden Silvers Havin' My Baby | Think About Life Here Come The Horns | Delinquent Habits Mo Milly (prod. by Boi-1da) | Birdman ft. Drake & Bun B Public Skool | E.Y.E.Q. & J.O. feat Kalil Kash Daylight | Aesop Rock More Soup [feat. [...]
All right, the Ack is off gallivanting around Montreal with all the fancy music biz swells at M For Montreal , and yes, that leaves me back in Halifax minding the cyber store. And it also happens to be Thursday, so that means one thing: videos. We've had a couple of jam-packed editions of Video Hits over the last couple of weeks, and I wanted to keep that going, but I'd also been hyped on Canadian hip hop after spending the last week with Ghettosocks new album on repeat . So, guess what you're getting [...]
Back to the basics is a series about real hip hop and its regional influences throughout the united states. this artist comes to you from the Pacific Northwest . click image to view artist in itunes Sounds like: Common, Swollen Members, Slug, Ohmega Watts What's so good? Moka Only gained fame from his role with the legendary Canadian hip hop crew [...]
Alors voilà ta dose... "Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z | Alicia Keys Du très lourd... Tone Spliff - Do It For You (feat. Krumbsnatcha) / Respect Is Due (feat. Born Talent) Classified - Quit While You're Ahead (feat. Choclair, Maestro & Moka Only) Fes Taylor - The Streets (feat. Inspectah Deck) Cause – "I Am Us" Redman - Coc Back (feat. Ready [...]
Today started off slow in hip-hop but ended off with a bang for sure. Up here, we've got a little saying: "Hip-hop ain't dead, it lives in the north." This post is for all Canuck hip-hop heads, and even if you're not Canadian, check this out because this newly released music video features four monsters of [...]
Music video for "Paradise" by Calgary, Canada's Dragon Fli Empire from the album "Redefine."
Nebz Supreme + Moka Only = The Summa Sound Clinic . Hit the jump for more info on their album, and a link to download the sampler. To wrap up the summer of 2009, in conjunction with Domination Recordings comes The Summa Sound Clinic. Consisting of Emcee Nebz Supreme of southern California and B.C famous Moka Only on the boards, this is not a new brand of hip hop but yet a project of two friends collaborating efforts to bring good music back in [...]
We all know that when it comes to hip-hop, no one does it better than the States. Being the home of the movement, the U.S. involves itself in the development of the genre much more than any other country. As time went on, though, hip-hop became a global movement. From the favelas of Brazil to the streets [...]
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