TLOY TALKS

TLOY TALKS

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TLOY TALKS episodes

  • TLOY TALKS #146: The 40oz Heroes/River Mouth Podcast

    On the 146th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Jawn Taboika of 40oz Heroes and Testament came by to the TLOY TALKS for the first time to speak more about the 3rd Annual River Mouth concert series. They both talked about their upbringings and backgrounds, in which Jawn is a content creator, videographer, rapper, artist, and co-founder of the media platform and music incubator, 40oz Heroes, and Testament being a poet, spoken word artist, emcee/host, professional speaker, facilitator, artist educator, community leader, and owner and founder of PEACE [People Everywhere Actually Co-Existing Equally].


    The conversation then continued on regarding the story and journey of how 40oz Heroes became a thing, how Testament became Ontario's 2nd Poet Laureate, the 3rd Annual River Mouth Concert Series and what people can expect and much more.

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    54 min
  • TLOY TALKS #145: The SP1D3R Podcast
    On the 145th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Dominican Republic-born, now Toronto residing rapper, artist, producer, and creative SP1D3R came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing and how he got into making music, the differrence between living in DR and in Toronto, moving to Toronto in the mid 2010s, his introduction to music and the arts, Jenesis Sanchez (the mother of the late XXXTENTACIONS's child) being his cousin, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his music, the Toronto underground music scene and his status, his beef with Bandanna$aint, his mental health and much more.

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    33 min
  • TLOY TALKS #144: The Jovi [aka. Don Von Jovi] Podcast
    On the 144th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough rapper and artist Jovi [aka. Don Von Jovi] returns to TLOY TALKS podcast to speak more about his recent releases, Extended Stay & VIP, what life's been like for him since last time we spoke, budgeting as an artist, the lack of infastructre within the Toronto/Canadian music scene, hip-hop/urban radio in Toronto becoming a thing of the past, hip-hop media, if bars still matter, gentrification and the cost of living in Toronto, if Toronto has OGs to help the youth and young people, how gun violence in the GTA can be prevented, and much more.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • TLOY TALKS #143: The Rare Podcast
    On the 143rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto creative and community leader Rare (born Natalie Chattargoon) came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, getting into the arts and being involved in the community, her experience in photography and cinematography, and other creative works, how she got her name, Royal Bankrolls, her work being covered on Globe and Mail & Toronto Public Library, being Black in the creative arts scene, her growth within her artistry and community work, gentrification, youth violence, mental health and much more.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • TLOY TALKS #142: The Tusco Podcast

    On the 142nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Pavia, Italy rapper and artist Tusco came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time all the way from Italy to speak more about his upbringing, the Italian music and hip-hop scene, his start in music, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, Italian rap culture and the industries there, his music and creative process, performing all over the world, working with Reks, Chè Noir, ReadyRockDee, DJ Ghost and Don Enzo, his stage name and much more.


    Nel 142° episodio del podcast TLOY TALKS, il rapper e artista di Pavia, Italia, Tusco è arrivato per la prima volta dall'Italia al podcast TLOY TALKS per parlare della sua educazione, della scena musicale e hip-hop italiana, dei suoi inizi nella musica, delle sue influenze e con chi gli piacerebbe lavorare un giorno, della cultura rap italiana e delle industrie locali, della sua musica e del suo processo creativo, delle sue esibizioni in tutto il mondo, della collaborazione con Reks, Chè Noir, ReadyRockDee, DJ Ghost e Don Enzo, del suo nome d'arte e molto altro.

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    57 min
  • TLOY TALKS #141: IGOTAWAYWITHDYING (W/ Dexray)
    On the 141st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, studio co-owner, and artist Dexray returns to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first-ever in-person conversation to speak on his latest project, IGOTAWAYWITHDYING W/ NLCK, working with Ghostboyrj and The CHMST, the subject matters in his latest releases, travelling to Asia and if it's worth it, his growth as an artist, the Kendrick and Drake beef, if bars still matter today in hip-hop, AI in the music industry, mental health and much more.

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    1 hr 14 min
  • TLOY TALKS #140: The Lil Sim Podcast

    On the 140th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Mississauga drill rapper and artist Lil Sim came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, playing basketball at one point, being a b-boy dancer and being heavily influenced by Jabbawockeez in regards to dance, wanting to step out of his brother's shadow and becoming his own man, getting into music and making music, what inspired him to become a drill rapper and artist and take it seriously, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his upcoming album and opening up for Savv4x, his thoughts on “dissing the dead/smoking on the dead” going on in music, meeting and working with The Broken Playground, the Toronto underground music scene and much more.



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    39 min
  • TLOY TALKS #139: The Supreme Swiss Podcast
    On the 139th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper, producer, and multi-disciplined artist Supreme Swiss came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak about getting into music and musical background and history, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist and take it seriously, his influences, what a day in the studio is like for him, his music, the Toronto dancehall scene making a rise, working with Ray J, Charly Black, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, & Vory, if female and non-hood artists can blow up in Toronto, working with Toronto Rapstars and Universal Music Canada, his hairstyle, his experience dealing with the music industry in America and much more.

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    26 min
  • TLOY TALKS #138: The YSLV Podcast
    On the 138th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto-born and rased, now Malton, ON-residing rapper and artist YSLV came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, being half Jamaican and Japanese, how he got into music and how he started rapping and making music, his musical background and history, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music, his stage name, his alternative melodic drill sound and what inspired him to work on that specific sound, his music, working with Keke Baby & The Broken Playground, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, mental health and much more.

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    49 min
  • TLOY TALKS #137: The CHXXX Podcast
    On the 137th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Nigerian born and raised, now Toronto-raised and residing rapper, producer, and artist CHXXX came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his Nigerian upbringing, moving to Canada, getting into music and producing, what inspired him to become a rapper, producer, and artist, and take it seriously, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his stage name, Afronadia, his go-to McDonalds order and his restaurant recommendations, how Lit Hill came about, running and maintaining an independent record label like Lit Hill, the importance of collaborating with artists and musicians, performing, and much more.

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    41 min

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Content Creator, Journalist/Blogger, and Entertainment Enthusiast Joshua Habtwold [aka. The Lens of Yashu] brings people from all walks of life and speaks on various topics that will surely never get…