Tonedeff

Emcee, Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Designer & Founder of QN5 from Queens, NY

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  • Member of Extended Famm & The Plague
  • Winner of 2006 Lollapalooza Last Band Standing competition
  • Executive Producer of Sacrifice, which advanced past 1st round of Grammy voting
  • Music has been featured on ESPN (“Let’s Go” and “3Ds of March”)
  • Featured alongside PackFM in commercials for MTV’s Hip Hop Week

Discography

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Deffinitions Vol. 1 (2008)

  1. Intro
  2. Don’t Do It
  3. U Talk 2 Much
  4. Stoopid
  5. Rising
  6. T.H.E.Y.
  7. Alive
  8. Route of Evil
  9. Stomp
  10. Bring It
  11. Give It Away
  12. Bluesbub

What others are saying:

A must-download for hip-hop enthusiasts - IGN.com Music

I’ve ran the gamut from Drum & Bass, to classic boom-bap, to piano ballads, to grimey street bangers to chia pet samples. But when you look under the hood, you’ll realize they all have one common thread – they’re ultra-clean, super-textured and melody-driven. I grew up in a household where all we listened to was pop radio, classic Santana albums & La Lupe. So basically, that makes me a virtual encyclopedia of 80’s rap, r&b, pop and salsa (thanks Mom!). I think that has something to do with…my sound - Tonedeff on the QN5 Blog

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Archetype (2005)

  1. Overture
  2. Archetype
  3. Masochist
  4. Let’s Go
  5. Disappointed
  6. Loyal
  7. Porcelain
  8. Issawn
  9. Quotables (feat. Extended Famm, Wordsworth, Supastition, and Rise)
  10. Politics
  11. Pervert
  12. Heavyweight
  13. Children
  14. Case Closed
  15. Gathered

What others are saying:

Tone’s versatility has few parallels…Archetype is an engaging trip from start to finish, but don’t get too comfortable or else Tone’s rapid-fire style makes it easy to miss out on his high-caliber lyricism. His flow is truly one of a kind- IGN Music

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  1. Politics (Dirty)
  2. Politics (Radio)
  3. Politics (Instrumental)
  4. Disappointed (Dirty)
  5. Disappointed (Radio)
  6. Disappointed (Instrumental)

What others are saying:

Wordplay, wit, breath control and various other carefully conceived elements fueled what now has become the highest grossing music and culture respectively. Sadly, the aforementioned constituents mean little now. Tone describes this situation explicitly and accurately on “Politics” – a bitter, poignantly written song referring to the hazards artists face when trying to break into this very shallow and simple business.- MVRemix

While many try it, few can succeed at it. What I am referring to is flipping between bravado and vulnerability […] Tonedeff can do it with the best of them [on] the hilarious “Disappointed.”- HipHopDX

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Underscore (2003)

  1. Intro
  2. TNT
  3. Give A Damn
  4. Bring It
  5. Love Ain’t (Remix) (feat. CunninLynguists)
  6. Shag
  7. Deep Cover (feat. Rahzel)
  8. Safety First (feat. Session)
  9. Let Em Know
  10. Ridiculous
  11. Leena Bangz (Skit)
  12. Hypocrite (feat. Deacon the Villain)
  13. Turn It Up!
  14. Frequency
  15. Morethanthis
  16. Outro

What others are saying:

Tonedeff says more in one verse [of Underscore] than a lot say in whole albums. - HIPHOP GAME

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Happy F*ck You Songs (2002)

  1. Intro
  2. The Evil That Pens Do
  3. Line Drop
  4. Fuck You I Rhyme Better (Remix)
  5. Pause
  6. Good Combination
  7. Velocity
  8. How U Doin? (feat. Mecca)
  9. Celly
  10. Murder in the Verse Degree
  11. Pebble Jam
  12. Obligatory Posse Cut (feat. Breeze Evahflowin, Deacon The Villain, Kno, Mecca, iCON The Mic King, Pumpkinhead, GMS, Elite, Kameel-Yen, Poison Pen & Squijee)
  13. Fin

What others are saying:

“Celly” is so well executed…that this is easily one of the most admirable group efforts ever conceived in rap music. - rapreviews.com

E-F@mm’s EP proves that you can still rhyme aggressively, but you don’t need to hide that sadistic grin that lurks beneath your scowl. -MVRemix

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Hyphen (2001)

  1. Space
  2. Detonator (aka Trife=Truffles)
  3. Spanish Song
  4. The Tonedeff/Logic Project
  5. Battle Rhyme Hookers
  6. Mixtape-Medley
  7. Strongholdin’
  8. Napster Anthem (feat, PackFM)
  9. Competition Is None
  10. Massive (feat. Praxis)
  11. The Book of the Dead
  12. Move In, Ride Out
  13. Kronic Braggart
  14. Coffee
  15. Allstar Cypher
  16. 24HourMC Verse
  17. Fast

What others are saying:

His quick wit is second only to his even faster delivery. From freestyles to massive collabs, there’s a never a dull moment when he is on the mic. - BPM Culture

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  1. Monotony
  2. Random Tandem
  3. Homecoming King
  4. Philosophy Heals The Soul
  5. Fixed
  6. Porn Flakes
  7. Synthetic

What others are saying:

The Monotone EP originally hit the internet like a tidal wave in 1997. With the advent of MP3.com, IUMA.com, Amazon.com, and other similar indie-friendly online outlets, Tonedeff released this record to a download-hungry fanbase and ignited what would become his label, QN5 Music.

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