Moka Only

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Moka Only (born Daniel Denton, November 14, 1973), is a Canadian hip hop artist from Vancouver, British Columbia who grew up in Langford, BC. Graduating from high school in 1989 from Stratford Central Secondary School, Moka Only started freestyling at house parties and ciphers with K-Prevail, now known as Prevail from Swollen Members. They recorded a few demos that were released as an album called Splitspheres. They moved to San Diego later in 1994 to hook up with other rappers. In 1995, Moka returned to Vancouver and met Mad Child, an upcoming MC in the Vancouver music scene. The three of them formed the group Swollen Members late night at a Denny's after a party. This marked the beginning of Battleaxe Records as well. Moka started his solo career in 1994 and has released over 15 albums independently since, gathering huge credibility in the underground hip hop scene. He is also a producer/singer and a songwriter and is in many other groups such as Perfect Strangers, Swollen Members, Code Name Scorpion, Cryptic Souls Crew, The Dominant Mammals, City Planners, Nowfolk, and much more. Moka also goes under many different aliases such as Ron Contour, TJ Slim, Mr. Behaviour, Torch, Him Himself and The Durable Mammal. Moka Only has now left Swollen Members and Battleaxe Records to pursue a solo career on Camobear Records (Josh Martinez's record label), and Legendary Entertainment. In 2008 Moka Only released Airport 2, the follow up album from the 2007 re-release of Airport, also under Legendary Entertainment.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo Albums

  • Moka Only is.... Ron Contour - (2001)
  • Lime Green - (2001)
  • Flood - (2002)
  • Lowdown Suite - (2003)
  • Martain Xmas (2004)
  • The Desired Effect - (2005)
  • The Desired Effect II - (2006)
  • Dirty Jazz - (2006) (Japanese)
  • Station Agent - (October 24, 2006)
  • Airport - (2007)
  • Vermillion - (2007)
  • Airport 2 - (2008)

[edit] Collaborations

  • 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 & Maya Jupiter "Perhaps" - Fat Laced Funk Volume 1 (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" - TBA

[edit] Demos and LPs

  • 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)
  • Quick Hits (2001)
  • Road Life (2001)
  • Martian Xmas 2004 (2004)
  • Fall Collection 05 (2005)
  • Creepee Eepee (2006)
  • Creepee Eepee 2 (Myspace exclusive) (2007)
  • Martian Xmas 2006 (2007)
  • Martian Xmas 2007 (iTunes exclusive) (2007)

[edit] Compilations

  • Defenders of the Underworld
  • Battleaxe Warriors
  • Battleaxe Warriors II
  • Battleaxe Warriors III
  • Lyrics of Fury
  • Lyrics of Fury II
  • Lyrics of Fury III
  • A Piece of the Action
  • On Top of the World
  • Mad Love Compilation
  • C**k Dynamics: Sensual Canadian Hip Hop

[edit] Guest Appearances & Other Work

[edit] Awards

From 2002-2004, Moka Only won three consecutive Juno Awards (Canadian Grammys) as a part of the multi-platinum Swollen Members.

[edit] External links