Moka Only

Moka Only
Also known as	Torch, The Most Prolific, Moka, Moke, Ron Contour
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Genres	Hip Hop & Rap, Rock
Years active	1989–present
Associated acts	Swollen Members, Mr. Len, Souls of Mischief, Flipout, Abstract Rude, Sound Advice, Awol One, Factor, Aceyalone, J Dilla, Classifed, Maestro, Choclair, K-Prevail,

Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973),^[1] known professionally as Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop artist. Originally from Langford, British Columbia, near Victoria, he is now based in Vancouver. He was previously part of the hip hop group Swollen Members, and briefly a part of Len. His albums are released by Legendary Entertainment, Domination Recordings and URBNET Records.^[2] Moka Only often works with different hip-hop artists and groups, and often works under his alias Ron Contour.^[3]

Discography

Solo albums

• Upcoast Relix (1995)
• Dusty Bumps (1996)
• Durable Mammal (1997)
• Fall Collection 97 (1997)
• Apenuts (1998)
• Monster Piece (1998)
• Mount Unpleasant (1999)
• Mr. Behaviour (1999)
• Everyday Details (1999)
• Flow Torch (2000)
• Beauty Is A Free Road (2000)
• Mokefluenza (2001)
• Quick Hits (2001)
• Road Life (2001)
• Moka Only Is.... Ron Contour (2001)
• Lime Green (2001)
• Flood (2002)
• Lowdown Suite (2003)
• Martian Xmas 2004 (2004)
• The Desired Effect (2005) (Canadian)
• Fall Collection 05 (2005)
• The Desired Effect II (2006) (American)
• Dirty Jazz (2006) (Japanese)
• Creepee Eepee (2006)
• The Station Agent (October 24, 2006)
• Airport (2007)
• Vermillion (2007)
• Creepee Eepee 2 (2007)
• Martian Xmas 2006 (2007)
• Martian Xmas 2007 (2007)
• Airport 2 (2008)
• Clap Trap (2008)
• Hot Dog (as Ron Contour) (2008)
• Psycodelic (as Torch) (2008)
• Carrots and Eggs (2008)
• Martian Xmas 2008 (2009)
• Do Work (Maxi Single) (2009)
• Lowdown Suite 2...The Box (2009)
• Run and Find EP (2009)
• Airport 3 (2009)
• Flaunt (Digi-12) (as Ron Contour) (2009)
• Summer of Ron (as Ron Contour) (2009)
• The Beach (as Ron Contour) (2009)
• Martian Xmas 2009 (2009)
• Rontario (as Ron Contour) (2010)
• Isn't Over EP (2010)
• Airport 4 (2010)
• Martian Xmas 2010 (2010)
• Airport 5 (2011)
• Barbecued Horse Contest (2011)
• Longmile Buggedness (as Ron Contour) (2011)

Collaboration Albums

• Moka Only & Ishkan "Nowfolk" - Style Gangsters (1999)
• Moka Only & Jeff Spec "The Rappers" - Rappin' Atchu (1999)
• Moka Only, Prevail, Abstract Rude "Code Name: Scorpion" - Code Name: Scorpion (2001)
• Moka Only & Kirby Dominant "Dominant Mammals" - Super Future Stars (2002)
• Moka Only & Ishkan "Nowfolk" - Nowfolk II "The Moon" (2004)
• Moka Only & Def 3 - Dog River (2007)
• Moka Only & Atsushi Numata - Moka Only Vs. Numata (Japanese) (2007)
• Moka Only & Psy "The Nope" - Rain All Day EP (2009)
• Moka Only & Nebz Supreme - Summer Notations (2009)
• Moka Only & Psy "The Nope" - Melba (2009)
• Moka Only & Factor - Saffron (as Ron Contour) (2010, Fake Four Inc)
• Moka Only & E.D.G.E. - Dynamite Sandwich (as Ron Contour & E.D.G.E. as Jimmy The Bang) (2010)
• Moka Only & Chief - Crickets (2011)

Song Collaborations

• Moka Only, Juice Dub, Degree One, DJ Tee Double "Sound Advice" - Tightrope (Single) (1989)
• Moka Only & K-Prevail "Split Sphere" - Delve In My Realm (1992)
• Moka Only & Planet Asia "Time After Time" - The Sickness Part One (2006)
• Moka Only & Jennifer Abadesso "Did You Think" - Expose. Produced by Vikas Kohli of Fatlabs (2010)^[4][5]
• Moka Only & Lenny Diko - "Nothing to Prove", produced by Vikas Kohli of Fatlabs (2006)^[6]

Awards

• From 2002-2004, Moka Only won three consecutive Juno Awards as a part of the multi-platinum Swollen Members.^[7]

• Nominated for "Favorite Urban Artist/Group" at the 2009 Independent Music Awards (Indies).^[8]

• Won the first ever RFR broadcast standards award

• Won Indie Masta wusabi blasta awards 2008.

• Won "The Most Proclaimed Rapper" Award, given by Hip Hop Incorporated

• Won "Most Fabulous Canadian Man" Award in 2009, given by Livia Murray Incorporated

References

1. ^ Devlin, Mike. "Going solo", Times-Colonist, 2005-08-23, p. B5.
2. ^ Fraughton, Holly. "The many faces of Moka Only: A versatile Canadian artist’s journey through the hip hop industry", Pique, 2008-11-12. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
3. ^ http://justalilhype.com/home/issue-15/justlisten-moka-only-x-ron-contour/
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6. ^ [3]
7. ^ Sayani, Fateema (February 4, 2010). "Dave and Moka blend grooves", Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
8. ^ "2009 Indies Nominees/Winners". Retrieved February 26, 2011.

External links

• Cream Magazine interview
• platform8470 interview, November 2006
• platform8470 interview, June 2009
• bio, July 2008

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