Moka Only
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Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop artist and producer . He is originally from Langford, British Columbia, where he cultivated a deep passion for hip hop. Later, moving to San Diego to progress his career. In his late teens, he started out as a graffiti artist before switching to music. In 1995, along with Madchild and Prevail, the trio formed the hip hop group Swollen Members, Moka conceiving the name. Though, he left soon after to pursue solo efforts (eventually joining again shortly in the early 2000s). As a part of the group, he won three JUNO Awards, five MuchMusic Video Awards, and was nominated for 11 Western Canadian Music Awards. He was also very briefly featured in the band LEN, even making a cameo appearance in the music video for the groups hit song "Steal My Sunshine". In addition to these groups, he also paired with fellow B.C native Ishkan to create Nowfolk. Their first album together, Style Gangsters, released in 1999, followed by The Moon in 2002. Later in 2016, two more Nowfolk albums released, (Magnesium Opium and The Winter From 2001) after both being shelved for a number of years. In 2007, Moka released Airport, a spring themed album. Later in the same year he released Martian Xmas, a winter themed project. He continued the Airport series, releasing annually, for six years. His Martian Xmas series has totaled 18 releases and still releases every December. Denton has also released music under different aliases, most notably Ron Contour. Other notable collaborations include MF Doom, Del the Funky Homosapien and Kool Keith.
Moka's hard work and productivity, diverse skillset as an emcee/producer helped him establish a reputation in the rap scene. He has released over 100 projects through multiple different labels, including Feelin' Music, Legendary Entertainment, Battleaxe Records, Domination Recordings, Camobear Records, Wandering Worx and URBNET Records.
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