Daniel Denton known professionally as Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 artist. Originally from Langford, British Columbia

Langford, British Columbia

Langford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities...

, near Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

, he is now based in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

. He was previously part of the hip hop group Swollen Members

Swollen Members

Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada consisting mainly of the duo Mad Child, and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only and producer Rob the Viking, an official group member since 2002...

, and briefly a part of Len

Len (band)

Len is a Canadian alternative rock group from Toronto, Ontario. They are best known as a one-hit wonder for their song "Steal My Sunshine" in 1999. The band consists of siblings Marc Costanzo and Sharon Costanzo .-Studio albums:...

. His albums are released by Legendary Entertainment, Domination Recordings and URBNET Records

URBNET Records

URBNET Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. URBNET was formed by Darryl Rodway and Janusz Jarosinski in 1999 to provide distribution, marketing and promotional services to Hip Hop artists throughout Canada...

. Moka Only often works with different hip-hop artists and groups, and often works under his alias Ron Contour.

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
  The Desired Effect
  The Desired Effect is an album by Canadian hip hop artist Moka Only. It was released on the Battleaxe Records label. Guest stars include Mad Child of Swollen Members, k-os, MF DOOM, and S-Roc.-Track listing:...
  
  (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
  Psy
  Psy may mean:*Something to do with psychology*A commonly used term for psychedelic trance , a sub-genre of modern electronic dance music*Something to do with psionics...
  
   "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
  Fake Four Inc
  Fake Four Inc. is an independent record label based in New Haven, CT. It was founded in 2008 by Ceschi and David Ramos. According to an interview with Ceschi on Ugsmag.com, the Ramos brothers started Fake Four with help from San Bernardino, California's Grimm Image Records and Dayton, Ohio's Squids...
  
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• 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
  Planet Asia
  Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
  
   "Time After Time" - The Sickness Part One (2006)
• Moka Only & Jennifer Abadesso "Did You Think" - Expose. Produced by Vikas Kohli
  Vikas Kohli
  Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
  
   of Fatlabs
  Fatlabs
  FatLabs, is a Canadian home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.- Mission Istaanbul :...
  
   (2010)
• Moka Only & Lenny Diko - "Nothing to Prove", produced by Vikas Kohli
  Vikas Kohli
  Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
  
   of Fatlabs
  Fatlabs
  FatLabs, is a Canadian home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.- Mission Istaanbul :...
  
   (2006)

Awards

• From 2002-2004, Moka Only won three consecutive Juno Awards as a part of the multi-platinum Swollen Members
  Swollen Members
  Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada consisting mainly of the duo Mad Child, and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only and producer Rob the Viking, an official group member since 2002...
  
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• Nominated for "Favorite Urban Artist/Group" at the 2009 Independent Music Awards (Indies).

• 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

External links

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