Dan-e-o

Dan-e-o
Birth name Daniel Faraldo
Also known as Dan-e-o
Born (1977-06-10) June 10, 1977
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Recording artist, actor
Years active 1991–present
Labels Planet Rock Records, URBNET Records
Associated acts Monolith, Perfeck Strangers
Website www.dan-e-o.com

Daniel Faraldo (born June 10, 1977), known professionally as Dan-e-o, is a Canadian hip hop artist and actor of Jamaican and Spanish descent. In June 2015, Dan-e-o received the award for Best Hip Hop Act at the Black Canadian Awards. He is currently working on a new project & is a member of the group Perfeck Strangers, based in Scarborough, Ontario.[1]

Early career

Veteran Toronto MC, Dan-e-o, began displaying his wordplay publicly at the age of 13 and became a consistent winner of rap battles. His career was officially launched in 1996 when his first single "Dear Hip Hop" was featured on Beat Factory/EMI's, RapEssentials Volume One compilation. The track is now considered a Canadian hip-hop classic.Dan-e-o established his crew, Monolith as a Canadian favourite in the world of hip-hop in 1997 by co-founding One Rock Records and independently releasing the EP, The Long Awaited... the following year. With two hit videos, "At The T.O.P." and "Plan Eh", this project helped put Dan-e-o and the 10-member Monolith crew permanently on the hip-hop map.

Rap competitions and Awards

In May 1991, Dan-e-o performed live on Electric Circus, a dance show based in Toronto and won a rap-off competition, beginning his journey as a hip hop artist in the music industry.[1]

While participating and winning in many different rap-off and freestyle contests, his biggest accomplishment at these competitions came when he won the Darknights Freestyle Battle in July 2003 in Markham, Ontario, defeating Detroit's Swann in the finals.

On June 6, 2015, Dan-e-o won Best Hip Hop Act at the Black Canadian Awards in Toronto, Ontario.

2000s

In 2000, Dan-e-o released his eagerly anticipated debut album, The Book of Daniel to rave reviews and nationwide intrigue. In 2004, Dan-e-o's second album, See No Evil, Hear No Evil smashed onto the scene cementing Dan-e-o's reputation as one of the world's most elite MCs. One of the record's biggest hits, "Kama Sutra" featured Dan-e-o's cousin and dancehall king, Red Rat. Its music video now has over 8 million views on YouTube!

Acting career

Over the course of the next several years, Dan-e-o continued to master his craft as an MC while solidifying his role as a multi-talented entertainer and entrepreneur. Releasing numerous mixtapes, including Dilla Pickles - a full length tribute CD to producer [J Dilla], Dan-e-o also focused on an acting career. With a number of TV commercials under his belt, he landed a bit role in an episode of the A&E series, Breakout Kings in 2011, played a key role in his first full-length movie, Anything Goes that same year and starred in 2014's Tapped Out.

Album releases

"Dear Hip Hop", one of Dan-e-o’s most well known songs, was released on Beat Factory’s Rap Essentials Volume One album in 1996. This CD included artists from all over Canada that have at one point toured Canada with Dan-e-o including Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall and Choclair. In 1998, on One Rock Records, a label he helped to found the year before, Dan-e-o released an EP entitled The Long Awaited with his group Monolith.[1]

In 2000, Dan-e-o put emphasis on his unique style of lyricism by releasing his debut album, The Book of Daniel on the same label. "Corrida De Toros", "Margerine", "Revenge" and "Baahd!" were among the more popular songs featured on the album.[1]

In 2004, he released the See No Evil, Hear No Evil album on the newly named Planet Rock Records imprint. Dan-e-o’s second album, it included the singles and videos "T.N.T.", "Funkbox", "Deadly" and "Kama Sutra" featuring Dan-e-o’s cousin, reggae artist, Red Rat. This album featured a hybrid style which composed of funk, soul, reggae and rock along with Dan-e-o’s freestyle lyricism, helping to make Dan-e-o’s reputation as an MC even stronger.[2]

On Planet Rock Records, Dan-e-o has also released mixtapes/albums entitled Dear Hip Hop in 2004, containing recordings from the 90s and Speak No Evil in 2005, a remix edition of his sophomore effort.[3]

On January 9, 2009, Dan-e-o, as part of Tha O Show, released OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album, an album containing theme songs of several Ontario Indy Professional Wrestlers that features performances from himself, T.J. Habibi, Chemist, Tika Simone and Summer Brockwell.[3]

In November 2009, Dan-e-o released a 2 in 1 album/mixtape entitled Dilla Pickles in honor of the late hip-hop producer, J Dilla. The project contains such tracks as "Break It Down", "Last Minute" and "Locked" and includes performances by himself, Famous, Ian Kamau, marveL, Promise and others.[3]

In 2012, together with Promise, Dan-e-o released his first album as part of the duo, Perfeck Strangers entitled Series Premiere on URBNET Records. In 2013, Dan-e-o released an EP Immortal and an album Inevitable through URBNET Records. For these projects, he worked with such artists as Moka Only, Big Kish, Maestro Fresh-Wes, Red Rat, Chip Fu and Rich Kidd.

Tha O Show

In mid-February 2006, Dan-e-o joined with friend, under the character name of Big Daddy Donnie to launch Tha O Show, a website based in Toronto. In the beginning, it consisted of articles and weekly reviews of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts shows, but later on would turn into what the pair had envisioned all along: a weekly online radio program that broadcasts on Tha O Show's website and on dozens of affiliate sites. The show has carved out a niche as a unique radio property, catering to an audience that loves wrestling and MMA, but wants to hear about other things as well. The show often features an in-studio guest or co-host who is a professional wrestler, as well as guests on the phone. Tha O Show avoids typical "interview" format and instead strives for a more conversational approach - best noted by their Round Table segment.[3] Due to his massive success with Perfeck Strangers and budding acting career, Dan-e-o stepped down in June 2012 as official co-host of Tha O Show, being replaced by professional wrestler and Big Daddy Donnie's former co-host on Live Audio Wrestling, Notorious T.I.D.. Tha O Show officially went off the air by the end of 2013.

Discography

Dan-e-o has released and/or appeared on the following albums and mixtapes:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Megacity Hip-hop: Dan-e-o
  2. ↑ Rap Reviews' on "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"
  3. 1 2 3 4 Maple Music's Biography of Dan-e-o

External links

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