Tonedeff
He's garnered a rep for his signature, rapid-fire delivery, yet he's consid… Read Full Bio ↴He's garnered a rep for his signature, rapid-fire delivery, yet he's considerably more than just a fast rapper. He sings and produces-though not quite a singer nor producer-and is the founder of QN5 Music, though you wouldn't just call him a label head. He's the artist you can't quite categorize.

Perhaps most impressive is that he does all of these things, and well. With a background as colorful as his talents, Tonedeff grew up in Chicago, IL, before moving to Miami, FL, for the remainder of his adolescence. While it was in Miami that he began recording and performing, it wasn't until relocating to Queens, NY at 21 that the well-traveled emcee really began making noise. He won a string of battles, including the Braggin' Rites MC Battle and NYC's notorious Da Cypha battles, to name a few. At the same time, he built a name for himself by opening for esteemed acts such as Common, Royce Da 5'9, Beatnuts, Brand Nubian and Rahzel.

Where most up-and-comers hit a stalemate, however, Tonedeff had only just begun. After forming the independent label QN5 Music in 2000, he released a series of work including the enhanced Hyphen EP, Happy F*ck You Songs with Extended F@mm, the "Clear 'Em Out" 12" single with KRS-One, and countless guest spots for artists such as Masta Ace, DJ JS-1 and CunninLynguists. 2003 saw him grace the pages of The Source Magazine and the MTV airwaves in a commercial for Hip Hop Week.

April 2005 marks the release of Archetype, his long-anticipated debut LP. A culmination of his artistic abilities, Archetype displays the incontestable versatility and raw talent that sets him apart from the rest. Comprising the spine-tingling harmonies of the intro; the relentless, rapid-fire punchlines of "Let's Go" and "Issawn"; the unabashed wit and comedy of "Disappointed" and "Pervert"; and the breathtaking beauty of the true story "Porcelain"; Tonedeff shatters the mold of conventional hip-hop, bringing it to levels that others only speak of. Influenced by a diverse range of artists - Common, Fresh Prince, Enya, Tori Amos and Bjork, for example-his own style is reflective of such, a melting pot of styles and sounds.

Combining beauty, talent and artistic innovation, Tonedeff is set to awaken hip-hop with a distinctively new sound. Following the QN5 mantra of "the New Hip-Hop," the multi-talented artist breathes new life into a dwindling art form, taking the reigns in the pursuit of new ideals as the originator, the new standard, the archetype.
ALBUMS TRACK LIST SIMILAR ARTISTS
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found

Tonedeff Lyrics


24hourMC Verse 24 Hours From Now, I'll be still around Digging up potholes…
616 Rewind [Tonedeff] Yo, first I sprinkle a verse By adding words, rhy…
Allstar Cipher Your majesty, makes casualties of wack emcees Catch you off …
Allstar Cypher Substantial Your majesty, makes casualties of wack emcees Ca…
Archetype Now, Who the fuck are you to judge me? Who the…
Battle Rhyme Hookers This here is like Rosanne winning the lotto...beating me? Fa…
Bring It [Chorus] If you really want it...I can bring it to ya If…
Case Closed Let's get a bit acquainted Hey, it's t-o-n-e-d-e-double-the…
Children Why don't you fly on by? If your flock dives you'll…
Cinder Time is long gone. Come on. You know you can't rely on…
Coffee Have a cup of coffee, sit back and open up…
Competition Is None [V1] Through the pages of tall tales and short stories I was…
Detonator V1 I am the epitome of mentally fit lyrical wizardry Fear th…



Disappointed Lust, once ya feel it in your bones, yo, you…
Fast [V1] Things move so fast and I can't stop them Things move…
Gathered Nothing really seems to matter When you've gone this far G…
Give a Damn [Chorus] I don't 'give a damn' When motherfuckers claim that…
Heavyweight V1 (24) The premises get vacated?The millisecond I kill the…
Issawn V1 (16) Slack fucks, back it up, Act rough, smash cups/ Cr…
Kronic Braggart [V1] It takes a punk motherfucker to brag, but go figure F…
Let's Go Ayo, Let's go, what's poppin', I don't know, I'm out…
Love Ain't (feat. Deacon the Villain, Kno) [CHORUS] Traces of love,…
Loyal Have you ever been betrayed? That shit's the worst hit…
Masochist Everything happens for a reason/ And my reason to be's to…
Massive (feat. Praxis) [V1] I thought I was paid until I broke t…
Mixtape-Medley We got a Million DMXs, 1000 Jay-Zs 100 Eminems and 2…
Moment Time's running out. Hold onto this moment, Cause you're ne…
Move In Ride Out Chorus: Get Em Up, Now, Gentleman, Wet Em Up Hit Em Up,…
Napster Anthem (feat. PackFM) [Tonedeff] T the Internet's equivalent …
Optimist Chorus: Life is wonderful. Life goes full circle. Life is wo…
Pervert V1 (16) Oh yes…I'm that cat that your mama warned you…
Politics V1 (16) Oh mercy, mercy me. At this point of my career…
Porcelain Days Pass and Time Goes on and on You might think my…
Quotables Lyrically deep like the teachings of confucious Spit ridicu…
Ridiculous V1 It is un-fucking-believable, whenever I proceed to besie…
Shag C'mon baby I'm a rolling stone I want to conversate I want…
Space There is space all around us Space that occupies the length…
Spanish Song Ayo, I'm playing knick-knack patty knock a beat the fuck…
Strongholdin Manifest The first miss is that you listen, the second's in…
Strongholdin' The first miss is that you listen, the second's in…
Sunrise When the day is done And I can't breathe, no I…
The Book of the Dead I fought in Egypt with this Tour-guide the other day I…
The Gates Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord I ain't…
The Tonedeff/Logic Project ""The TonedeffLogic Project"" Written by: Tonedeff & Logic P…
TNT It's the marksman, armed with bars that scar from yards…
Tonedeff ""The TonedeffLogic Project"" Written by: Tonedeff & Logic P…
Use Me I′m your puppet, no strings attached. Complete any task you …


More Versions