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Tonedeff // QN5 Music

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About Tonedeff

Tonedeff
Hometown:
Queens, NY
About Me:
He's won a string of distinguished battles, though he's far from just a battle rapper. He's garnered a rep for his signature, rapid-fire delivery, yet he's considerably more than just a fast rapper. He sings and produces-though not quite a singer nor producer-and is the founder of QN5 Music, though you wouldn't just call him a label head. He's the artist you can't quite categorize.

Perhaps most impressive is that he does all of these things, and well. With a background as colorful as his talents, Tonedeff grew up in Chicago, IL, before moving to Miami, FL, for the remainder of his adolescence. While it was in Miami that he began recording and performing, it wasn't until relocating to Queens, NY at 21 that the well-traveled emcee really began making noise. He won a string of battles, including the Braggin' Rites MC Battle and NYC's notorious Da Cypha battles, to name a few. At the same time, he built a name for himself by opening for esteemed acts such as the Common, Royce Da 5'9, Blackalicious, Beatnuts, Brand Nubian and Rahzel.

Where most up-and-comers hit a stalemate, however, Tonedeff had only just begun. After forming the independent label QN5 Music in 2000, he released a series of work including the enhanced Hyphen EP, Happy F*ck You Songs with Extended F@mm (along with PackFM, Substantial, and Session), the now-infamous "Clear 'Em Out" 12" single with KRS-One, and countless guest spots for artists such as Masta Ace, DJ JS-1, CunninLynguists and Immortal Technique. 2003 saw him grace the pages of The Source Magazine, MTV airwaves in a commercial for Hip Hop Week and the release of his Underscore EP. In 2005, Tonedeff released his critically acclaimed Archetype album which further cemented his place as one of Hip Hop's truly daring boundary pushers and visionaries. Fresh off the QN5 Spring Cleaning National Tour in In 2006, he took the grand prize in Lollapalooza's Last Band Standing competition, beating out over 2,000 bands of all genres from all over the world.

Combining beauty, talent and artistic innovation, Tonedeff is set to awaken hip-hop with a distinctively new sound. Following the QN5 mantra of "the New Hip-Hop," the multi-talented artist breathes new life into a dwindling art form, taking the reigns in the pursuit of new ideals as the originator, the new standard, the archetype.
Website:
www.tonedeff.com
Favorite Artist/Music:
CunninLynguists, PackFM, Substantial, Common Sense, Tori Amos, A Tribe Called Quest, Radiohead, Bjork, Pharoahe Monch, Brian Wilson, De La Soul, Portishead, DJ Shadow, Ben Folds & Trent Reznor.
Favorite TV Shows:
Lost, Dexter, The Sopranos.

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PackFM - "The Nigga Pass"

PackFM - "The Nigga Pass"
Added Nov 10 by Tonedeff.

Substantial - "It's You (I Think)"

Substantial - "It's You (I Think)"
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Tonedeff Music & Contact





CONTACT INFORMATION:
BOOKING: tour@qn5.com ///// GENERAL INQUIRIES: info@qn5.com
OFFICIAL SITE: Tonedeff.com ///// LABEL SITE: QN5.com



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Asterisk:Four - Now In-Stores & iTunes

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7 All-New Tonedeff Songs for 2007

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At 6:26pm on March 10th, 2008, OZY REIGNS said…
HIP HOP: PROOF OF LIFE


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www.myspace.com/ozyofspades
www.myspace.com/ozyfanclub
At 12:18pm on August 23rd, 2007, Logic said…
Tight! triple threat + more too!!
Plus that pic is genius!
Keep doing your thing bruv...
Peace
Log!c
www.myspace.com/section13
At 3:50am on July 4th, 2007, Celestina said…
damn these tracks are good. your beats,lyrics,flow and voice are all constructded and fused together perfectly. LOVIN IT! stay real. peace to yah from me and australia..........
At 8:53am on June 24th, 2007, Claudia jessie said…
your tracks are excellent!!!

thanku for the add and all the best to you!

X
At 6:47am on June 1st, 2007, Chloe Morrison said…
Hey, thanks for the add, much appreciated. I have a free mixtape you can download if you like: http://www.zshare.net/download/766961b6150f/
Peace
Shy
x
At 10:06pm on May 16th, 2007, Aelius Heroin said…
You got tons of talent. Your productions skills and flow..are ridiculous..I'm a fan.
At 5:33pm on May 14th, 2007, laks80018 said…
Thanks for the add and for always taking your music to new heights. QThousandSeven
At 11:41pm on May 13th, 2007, Sara Bevans said…
Beautiful voice, I like what I'm hearing...positive energy, keep doin it boi! <3

Sara
At 7:15pm on May 12th, 2007, PHENETIKS said…
I know how you feel...the ever so present red tape....dope shit peace
phenetiks
At 10:45am on May 11th, 2007, moo moo said…
it sure does man
 
 

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