TLOY TALKS

On the thirty-ninth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough, ON singer-songwriter and artist Anthony T99 came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, having a near-death experience at the age of seven and being unable to breathe, talk, or move normally for two months as well as staying in the hospital for two years, rising up from tough experience...

On the thirty-eighth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper and tattoo artist BlackMars came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast to share his life story and journey as a rapper, artist, and tattoo artist who recently moved to Toronto from various different countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the thirty-seventh episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Animation and Dawson. ISO came by to the pod to discuss more about Animation's upcoming project, ANI, and what fans can expect. They also discuss more on Animation's music, him performing at many events, the importance of friendships in the music industry, TikTok, the youth, mental health, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

On the thirty-sixth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Georgetown, Guyana-born, Scarborough, ON/New York City-raised and Taipei-residing/based fashion designer, producer, engineer, and creative of all trades, TurboVCR (born Adrian Gariba) came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into producing, engineering, and fashion design, what he wanted...

On the thirty-fifth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto-born, Brampton-raised and based rapper, label founder and owner, and artist, GHOSTBOYRJ (  @GHOSTBOYRJ  ) came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Toronto & Brampton, his musical background and history, meeting and working with Switch B and being involved with Unity Charit...

On the thirty-fourth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, producer/artist Remix Chalet came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the very first time to speak about his upbringing, the artists and sounds he grew up listening to, how he got into producing and making music, his musical background and history, his inspiration for becoming a producer and taking his career seriously and to the next level, his...

On the thirty-third episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough rapper and artist Buggz came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Scarborough's Pitfield Plaza area (by McCowan & Sheppard) and what life was like for him back then. He also talked about growing up with Portion & Singaa Breeze and what they were like growing up, the initial g...

On the thirty-second episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, owner and founder of the Daily Dose Media Network platform, Shayne Mac (who's also a longtime friend and classmate of mine), came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for his very first time to speak on his upbringing and aspirations growing up, his inspiration for his journey and growth as a person, his inspiration for running his own media platform...

On the thirtieth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Jacksonville, Florida-born, Brampton-raised and residing rapper, singer-songwriter, content creator, artist, and the official artist ambassador for Brampton in association with Brampton Arts Organization (BAO), Spitty, came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about being raised in a Gujarati household and the differences...

On the twenty-ninth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, singer-songwriter, and artist Krosst Out came back to the platform for his first-ever appearance on the TLOY TALKS podcast to speak more on his upcoming album, I Had A Dream I Didn’t Have Eyes, which is set to drop later this year and what fans can expect. He also spoke more on his upcoming single that's set to be released later this m...

On the twenty-eighth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Award-winning Toronto-based photographer, studio owner, and former photojournalist Ryan Bolton came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to discuss his upbringing, the environments around him and travelling to Toronto at times as a kid and became interested in the city lifestyle. He also discussed his first introduction to photogra...

On the twenty-seventh episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, the artists from New Legends Music Group (NLMG) come by for their first-ever podcast as a collective/team (as well, they also broke a record on my platform for the number of guests that spoke for the interview/podcast) and they talk about the collective as well as their own individual upbringings, their start in music, their music, and much...

On the twenty-sixth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper and artist MA came back to the platform for his first-ever appearance on the TLOY TALKS podcast. He spoke about how life has been for him since the last interview, his latest music releases, recording music at Majur Musik Studios and working with them, not caring about fame, TikTok, social media, content creators, Toronto, deali...

On the twenty-fifth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, GTA-based photographer and content creator, Dawson. ISO, came to the TLOY TALKS podcast to discuss his upbringing, what he was like as a child until now, his first introduction to photography and content creating, listening to lots of music as a kid through his mother playing music at times, getting into photography and creative content making...

On the twenty-fourth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, executive producer and music enthusiast Robert Douglass returns to TLOY TALKS to speak more on tech and its involvement in music, as well as a discussion in regards to tech, music, and social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the twenty-third episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Carlos and Toon, two Toronto creatives and former members of the legendary Toronto dance crew, The Happy Feet Dance Crew, came to the TLOY TALKS podcast to discuss their individual upbringings, the dance and music scenes for them back then, their first introductions to music and dancing and how they got into dancing. Toon and Carlos also talke...

On the twenty-second episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, the Democratic Republic of Congo-born, Toronto-residing Afrobeats singer-songwriter and artist Moncliche came back to the platform for his first-ever appearance on the TLOY TALKS podcast. He spoke about his latest single, Pon Me Dance, and the creative process and inspiration for that song, his upcoming EP, 10/10 (10 out of 10), and what fans...

On the twenty-first episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto-born, Los Angeles-residing singer-songwriter, artist, and former manager Rawle came through TLOY TALKS for the very first time to discuss his upbringing, the music scene in Durham Region and Toronto back then, managing artists like Keysha Freshh & StarStatus, his childhood, his initial goal or idea he wanted to do for a career/job,...

On the twentieth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Mississauga-based creative project manager, consultant, poet, and creative Mehad 'Mayhoose' Muhammad came through TLOY TALKS for the very first time to discuss his Mississauga upbringing, the creative arts scene in Peel Region back then, his first introduction to the creative arts and content creating, getting into poetry, taking his craft seriou...

On the nineteenth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Tehran, Iran-born, Dubai-raised and now Toronto-raised & residing Juno-Nominated producer, sound engineer, and artist Bavaro Beatz came through TLOY TALKS for the very first time to discuss his upbringing in the Middle East & Toronto, what Dubai was back then, his childhood, moving to Toronto, his introduction to music, producing, and en...

On the eighteenth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Budapest, Hungary-born, Toronto-raised and residing rapper and artist MKindCut came through TLOY TALKS for the very first time to discuss his upbringing in Budapest and Toronto, wanting to become an animator or game designer before becoming a rapper, his first introduction to music, what he listened to growing up and what inspired him to take mu...

On the seventeenth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper and artist Biggie Biggie came back to the platform for his first-ever appearance on the TLOY TALKS podcast. He speaks on the experiences he saw and gained since our last meet-up, meeting Kirk Franklin, experiencing fame, his views on people who use drugs, his views on certain artists, marijuana, Toronto, incorporating real-life e...

On the sixteenth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, I speak with Greensboro, NC band American Death Cult and we talk about how the band was formed, Demarion & Carter's upbringing and how they got into music, Ethan transitioning to ADC after his time with Thee Boogey Boards, the meaning of the band's name and what makes it unique, their music, their upcoming album, Skincrawler, performing, Chuc...

DISCLAIMER: The following episode is a throwback interview I did, which is now formatted as a podcast episode. The recording was dated back to May 2020 and everything mentioned or discussed was based on the knowledge both parties had around that time.    On the fifteenth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast (which is a throwback episode), I spoke with Atlanta-based rapper/artist Jaye Newton and we sp...

DISCLAIMER: The following episode is a throwback interview I did, which is now formatted as a podcast episode. The recording was dated back to November 2020 and everything mentioned or discussed was based on the knowledge both parties had around that time.    On the fourteenth episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast (which is a throwback episode), I spoke with Alhambra, CA-based rapper/artist Steven Bon...