TLOY TALKS

On the 184th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Oakland's own Troyman came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to discuss festival culture, performing at NXNE, Rhythm and Flow, life after the show, performance-based platforms, AI in the music industry and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 183rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, the Generally Speaking segment returns, and Drama Drae returns with the women from LLD's Pop the Balloon, and it led to discussions such as dating in Toronto/GTA, creepy men, Pop the Balloon, decorum, living in the GTA and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 182nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, artist, performer, beatbox emcee, master of ceremony, event host, and curator Realije came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more on his story and journey as one of the best beatbox emcees coming out of Canada and turning his artistry into actual growth through curating events, putting on for the creative community, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 181st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Regina, SK-born and raised, now Toronto-residing rapper and artist Sport Mathews came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, the Regina music and hip-hop scenes, moving to Toronto, his first introduction to music and the artists and sounds he grew up listening to, how he got into rapping and making music, what inspired you to become a rapper and artist, his influences and who he would like to work with, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like, how he got his stage name, his music, Sport’s Specialties, meeting Ghostboyrj and signing to GTR, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 180th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Ronto and Sima of Stay Hungry Network came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to talk about their upbringing, how Stay Hungry Network came about along with the Maybe It Gets Better podcast, getting into podcasting and advocating for mental health, their influences, running a podcast and media platform & maintaining it, the growth beyond it, Toronto’s signature dish, their Canadian Food Chain Mount Rushmore, social media, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 179th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Etobicoke-born and raised, Mississauga-raised, and now Toronto residing rapper, engineer, and artist S the Ghost came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Rexdale and Mississauga, his dad being a DJ, his first introduction to music and the artists he listened to growing up, how he got into rapping, engineering, and making music, witnessing the Toronto music scene grow since the 2010s, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist and take it seriously, transitioning from JAYSTACKZ to S the Ghost, his influences and creative process when making music, the $TR8CA$HFAM [SCFAM] movement, the Money Is The Motive music video story, his music, his thoughts on the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 178th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Malton rapper, A&R, entrepreneur, business owner/founder, social media personality, and artist Blamo came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, how he got into rapping and making music, witnessing the Toronto music scene since the 2000s and 2010s, his time at the Remix Project, what inspired him to rap and make music, his creative process, his first time in the studio, Big Byrd & Sidhu Moose Wala, The Lil Jett Tape, his upcoming EP and what fans and listeners can expect, working with Honcho Hoodlum and Jim Jones, discovering Lil Glockie & Tarna, how Bring Your Bars and Pink Jett came about, the current issues going on with the South Asian community, his growth as an artist, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 177th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Seattle singer-songwriter and artist Lexi Nguyen came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about growing up in Seattle, the music scene there, her start in music, what inspired her to make music, her creative process when making music, Vietnamese culture, her music, her upcoming EP, performing, and much more.Photo Credit for Cover: Camille Watson (@camilewatsonphoto) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 176th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, producer, and artist Myer Clarity returns for his first-ever time on the podcast alongside another guest, producer, MPC master, engineer, creative and artist Fresh Kils. Josh (Yashu) spoke with Fresh Kils in regards to his upbringing, going to Dalhousie University, interning for K Cut of Main Source, his musical background and history, the MOP and Fabolous production credits, his experience performing and touring all over the world, and his worst studio sessions.The conversation also leads to Myer talking about working and studying under jazz legend Ernie Nelson, OCDC, interacting with Jutes (the husband of Demi Lovato) at one point on Local Know-It-All, making a Luigi Mangione-based rap song [Open Season], if Myer and Kils consider themselves legends in the Canadian music industry, if SOCAN/FACTOR is a problematic issue in the Canadian music industry, if the DJs and radio stations the problem for not breaking Toronto/Canadian artists and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 175th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto artist Cholocash came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about Ecuador, being the only person in his family that makes music, his influences, his first time in the studio, learning to sound engineer, Devil’s a Liar, working with Kevin from Aftershock Overdrive, his creative process when making music, if using drugs or vices makes artists more creative, or does it become a hindrance, his music, going to the Canadian Latin Music Awards in Montreal last year, what platform is more better for helping artists - TikTok vs IG vs YouTube, remixing songs and working on covers, audio versus visuals and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 174th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Josh (Yashu) speaks with CROOKS, a Kitchener rapper and artist who's recently signed to GHOSTOWN RECORD$ accompanied by previous TLOY TALKS guest and rapper, producer, artist, and owner of GHOSTOWN RECORD$, GHOSTBOYRJ. We discuss about his upbringing, playing ball in Nova Scotia, transitioning from ball to music, his musical background and history, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his stage name, immersing into the Toronto/GTA music scene, The Principle of Least Interest (TPOLI), his music, 4SZN.Studio, linking up with GHOSTBOYRJ and signing to GTR and Urbnet, AI in the music industry, if bars still matter and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 173rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, and in its new segment for the first time, Generally Speaking, where it is a general convo podcast, Josh, aka Yashu and some of his previous guests and friends of the platform discuss various things like the music industry, film and cinema culture, the idea of success, the Toronto accent and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 172nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough rapper and artist KGDASAV returns to the pod to speak about his recent music, the Allstar JR situation, Rio Da Yung OG, working with BZB Convenience, his time in Michigan, the Toronto accent, life in Toronto, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 171st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, KufisWorld & lowk3y came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about their upbringings, getting into their crafts, their first time recording music, Kufi transitioning from Omari Jabari to KufisWorld, how they linked, Family 1st, The Adventures of Kuya & Bunso, the Toronto/GTA music scene, if DJs and radio stations are the problem for not breaking Toronto/Canadian artists, the Toronto accent and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 170th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, American-born, Brampton, ON-raised and Toronto-based rapper and artist Meeno Giinchy came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in New York, Connecticut & Jamaica, moving to Brampton, witnessing music growing up, getting into rapping and making music, being pivotal in the Toronto music scene since the 2010s, transitioning from Don Meeno to Meeno Giinchy, DMX being a huge influence, 4th Quarter, working with TY.GOTEM, his music, opening up for Fabolous & Dej Loaf, his friendship with SUPREME (fka. Supreme Swiss) and Friyie, working with Jimmy Prime, French Montana, DJ Mustard, Tory Lanez, Lola Monroe, being a parent in the music industry, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 169th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, spoken word artist, and creative Eyeda Sophia came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, getting into rapping, spoken word and making music, hip-hop and rap being in a political landscape, being a battle rapper at one point, battle rap, her inspiration on becoming a rapper and spoken word artist, rapping to Sway during the pandemic, her stage name, her unique style of spoken-word poetry and atmospheric jazz-rap, and infusing those genres together for her sound, being in cyphers, growing up with a lisp, (In)Sense, working with GHOSTBOYRJ, signing to GTR and URBNET, her music and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 168th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough R&B singer-songwriter and artist 0nekay came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Malvern and in Scarborough, the Malvern scene, living in an apartment of family of 8, getting into singing and music, what inspired him to become an R&B singer-songwriter and artist and take it seriously, his influences and who he would like to work with, his creative process when making music, his stage name, his music, working Maccadelic, Evil Eye & OTRJae, getting co-signed by Toronto Rapstars, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 167th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Ralph aka "The Mayor" of The Mayor's Office Network/Podcast came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to talk about his upbringing, how The Mayor's Office came about and the podcast/network itself, his thoughts on the Toronto accent, mental health, if Joe Budden and Rory & Mal can ever resolve their issues, favourite television shows to recommend, comedy, and much more. We also previewed our first-ever game edition of 'Wife or Trife' in which Ralph had the honour of being the first participant for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 166th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Josh (Yashu) speaks with Lil Grayski, a Scarborough rapper and artist, accompanied by Toronto rapper and artist 64sevan, for the first time. Lil Grayski speaks more on his upbringing, getting into rapping and making music, the artists or sounds that he listened to growing up, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music be like for him, his stage name, 2006: The Prelude, MADE IN 2006, PRETTYBOYMUSIC, his song, Problems, having the same beat as ILKK by 10K Moss & Wxvy Jackson, working with Bandanna$aint & Homixide Dee, performing alongside Cholocash, SP1D3R, Swapa, FourFive, and in certain cities like Montreal and at many other venues in the GTA, the Toronto underground music scene, mental health, 2Slimey or Sexyy Red and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 165th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper and artist Big Lysh came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, taking French Immersion and reading in French before in English, playing basketball before making music, transitioning from basketball to music, how she got introduced to music, how she got into rapping and making music, her influences and who she would like to make music with someday, her stage name, her music, her upcoming performance on March 22nd and what fans and concertgoers can expect, working with SUPREME (fka. Supreme Swiss), women in hip-hop, Kash Doll, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more.Come see Big Lysh perform live on March 22nd, 2026: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/love-in-the-6ix-season-2-tickets-1982290679785?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 164th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough-born, Pickering/Scarborough-raised former artist, dancer, and now videographer, director, and owner/founder of The Ammaar Show, Ammaar O.D. came by to the TLOY TALKS for the first time to discuss his upbringing, his first introduction to breakdancing, videography, the Torronto music scene and making music, his influences, immersing into Toronto’s breakdancing and dance community industry, getting into videography as a career, creating The Ammaar Show and the inspiration behind it, how he manage to meet and work with Toronto Rapstars and forming the Rapstars Freestyle/Spotlight series, his music, directing his own videos instead of shooting for other artists for their own music and not charging artists for the videos, the importance of creating open mic/music-curated videos for the music industry and within hip-hop, the Toronto music scene, Toronto media, mental health, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 163rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto photographer, videographer, social worker, and childhood friend of Josh aka Yashu, Angie [aka. ShotsByDrea] came by to the TLOY TALKS for the first time, and Josh and Angie reminisce about their time during high school and how high school can change a lot over time. The podcast lead off with Angie discussing her upbringing in Toronto, how she got into photography and the creative arts, establishing a career within her photography, how her first major shoot/project came about, her creative approaches when doing a photoshoot or working on a photo project, being a photographer in the Toronto dancehall and soca communities, receiving major co-signs and various opportunities from her work, the misconceptions about the photography and creative industries, being a woman in a male-dominated photography industry in her field, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 162nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Centuryselfmade & Gettyselfmade came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time. It starts with Centuryselfmade doing a freestyle for the podcast. It led to them speaking more about their upbringings, their start in music, how they got into music growing up, their influences and creative process, how they linked up, their music, providing game on how to be successful within music and how to focus on social media more, the Toronto/Kitchener music scenes and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On the 160th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper and artist $paceboi came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into music and the artists and sounds he grew up listening to, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist, his influeences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, having writer's block, his stage name, his music, Vile Murk, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, his experience building and finding a team as an artist, the current state of the music business and the industry, gentrification, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 159th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto-born, Scarborough-raised, now Durham Region-raised and residing rapper, producer, artist, and podcaster K Tr3y came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, his first introduction to music and how he got into it, starting as a producer and producing for Heartless G, working with Heartless G, what inspired him to become an artist and take it seriously, his influences, who he would like to work with someday, Drake, his creative process when making music and what a day in the studio is like for him, his music, working with Macadellic, Solo YS, Portion, Buggz, & Snackz, running a meme page back in the day, social media, forming a podcast with CringeKev, his thoughts on the state of podcasting today, his thoughts on the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 158th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, WW Lowry & 7RUE return to the pod, and they brought along Dubai-born and raised, now Toronto-residing rapper, artist, singer-songwriter, producer, and engineer PabloTheSensei for his first time on the pod. It starts off discussing Pablo's upbringing, moving to Toronto, how Pablo got into making music and what inspired him to become an artist, his music and meeting and working with WW Lowry & 7RUE, his upcoming project, Yours Truly Pablo, and what fans and listeners can expect. The rest of the episode continues with the recent stuff going on with WW Lowry & 7RUE, in which the discussion starts with recent music releases, 7RUE's clothing brand, Diamond in the Rough, and how that came about, the Torontology conversation, 7RUE working with BZB Convenience & Cashvzn and WW Lowry working with Studio of Legends and Jawnie Appletree, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 157th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rappers and social media personalities Drama Drae, Paperboi, and Blicky (aka Blickhead) came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time and brought lots of unfiltered conversations and moments during this more than one-hour podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 156th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, content creator, digital artist, photographer, and videographer Artwrk By Jojo came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, growing up with autism and in a Nigerian household, his first introduction to the creative arts, digital art, and photography, getting into creative art content creating, photography, and videography on his own, his influences, his work and content, creating cover art for Leila Dey and LocoCity, his first introduction to Toronto/Canadian music and the Toronto/Canadian artists that he listened to, supporting local before global, how Toronto/Canadian music played a pivotal part in his career as a creative, working with brands like Toronto Rapstars, Media Pass, and Academy Presents, receiving co-signs and flowers, working with Aqyila, having a crush on Kreesha Turner, RUSSELL! being one of his favourite artists and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 155th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Durham Region's own Seko came by for the first time, and we started by previewing an unreleased track with him and Solo YS that will be dropping soon. Seko spoke more about his upbringing in Pickering, Courtice, and Peterborough, growing up Kenyan, getting into battle rap and freestyling, growing up in a big musical family, artists collaborations he would like to work with, his creative process when making music and what a day in the studio is like for him, having a lisp, being shadowbanned on streaming platforms, working with Cleanopatra, Solo YS, and Jon Kabongo, opening up for De La Soul, the Vybz Kartel co-sign, if he ever regret his time at Nycesound Productions and backstotry on leaving the label, working and meeting with Yoko Gold, the Tory/Meg situation, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 154th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Josh (Yashu) speaks with Joey Rose, a Scarborough rapper and artist who's recently signed to GHOSTOWN RECORD$ accompanied by previous TLOY TALKS guest and rapper, producer, artist, and owner of GHOSTOWN RECORD$, GHOSTBOYRJ. We discuss about his upbringing, how his mom played a pivotal part of his career and journey within music, getting into music and making music, his influences stemming from Mac Miller, Earl Sweatshirt, and XXXTENTACION, his style of music, his creative process and what a studio session is like for him, how he got his name, his latest project, Life’s What You Make It (w/ GXBBY & GHOSTBOYRJ), meeting GHOSTBOYRJ and being signed to GHOSTOWN RECORD$, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 153rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scaborough OG and rap legend Droops Holiday came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to share his life story and tell some dope stories regarding life in Toronto back then, SLUG, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 152nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Collingwood-born, Toronto-residing rapper, singer-songwriter, and artist RAXX returns to the TLOY TALKS podcast, and she spoke more on her recent releases, Matthew and RAXX City, and details the creative process and inspiration for those tracks. The conversation continued with her touring with Danny Fernandes as an opener, being nominated for an award for Playaz Ball, touring, mental health and dealing with loss and grief, the importance of therapy, the MeToo and Time's Up movement, strip clubs, thoughts on Cardi B's Am I The Drama, if Nicki Minaj is a hater, women in hip-hop, the XXL Freshman and current state of hip-hop & much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 151st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Brampton rapper, artist, and creative Jett came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more on his upbringing, getting into music, video gaming and the creative arts, how his influences shaped his artistry and uniqueness as an artist, who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his musical style, his stage name, his music, the Brampton music scene and his impact on it, the Toronto/GTA music scene, mental health, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 150th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto-based metal band Aftershock Overdrive came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time and they spoke about their upbringings, how they all met and got involved in forming the band, their musical experiences and influences, how they make their music, hating pedophiles, their music, performing, using pop culture references in their music, their favourite television shows, Cena vs. Mark Henry, the Toronto metal scene and the music scenes around, the state of rock/punk/metal music right now, fan appreciation and the importance of family and relationships in the metal community, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 149th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto former child actor, now rapper, artist, and Israelite Hallow Erbs came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast to discuss more about his upbringing in Toronto's Flemingdon Park neighbourhood, and getting into music and acting. He talked about his experience being in films and plays like Four Brothers, Saw II, Take The Lead, King of Sorrow, Sunday at Tiffany’s, and The Yard, and acting with the likes of Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Banderas, and his experience in the film and theatre industry as a child.Hallow Erbs also discusses his background and history in music, his latest project, SEEK, and the creative process and inspiration for that project, his stage name, his previous music releases, how he became an Israelite and following the faith and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 148th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Etobicoke-born, Malton-raised/Bowmanville-raised and residing rapper, artist, and founder of Young Soldiers (YS), Solo YS, returns to the TLOY TALKS podcast to speak more about his latest track #FRETORY, and the creative process and inspiration for that track, as well as the challenge for the song and how that came about. He also talked about his other music releases, experimenting with dancehall and working with One Don, the Tory and Meg situation, dealing with haters, Toronto music, strip clubs, building fanbases in other cities, iconic rap albums, the XXL Freshman, crime in Toronto and Canada, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 147th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, the founder and creator of Toronto's rising media platform, Toronto Rapstars, came by the TLOY TALKS for the first time. Justin [Toronto Rapstars] spoke more about his upbringing and his start in media and content, as well as how he founded Toronto Rapstars. The conversation dove into the discussion of the Toronto music scene, how the media is today, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 146th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Jawn Taboika of 40oz Heroes and Testament came by to the TLOY TALKS for the first time to speak more about the 3rd Annual River Mouth concert series. They both talked about their upbringings and backgrounds, in which Jawn is a content creator, videographer, rapper, artist, and co-founder of the media platform and music incubator, 40oz Heroes, and Testament being a poet, spoken word artist, emcee/host, professional speaker, facilitator, artist educator, community leader, and owner and founder of PEACE [People Everywhere Actually Co-Existing Equally].The conversation then continued on regarding the story and journey of how 40oz Heroes became a thing, how Testament became Ontario's 2nd Poet Laureate, the 3rd Annual River Mouth Concert Series and what people can expect and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 145th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Dominican Republic-born, now Toronto residing rapper, artist, producer, and creative SP1D3R came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing and how he got into making music, the differrence between living in DR and in Toronto, moving to Toronto in the mid 2010s, his introduction to music and the arts, Jenesis Sanchez (the mother of the late XXXTENTACIONS's child) being his cousin, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his music, the Toronto underground music scene and his status, his beef with Bandanna$aint, his mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 144th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough rapper and artist Jovi [aka. Don Von Jovi] returns to TLOY TALKS podcast to speak more about his recent releases, Extended Stay & VIP, what life's been like for him since last time we spoke, budgeting as an artist, the lack of infastructre within the Toronto/Canadian music scene, hip-hop/urban radio in Toronto becoming a thing of the past, hip-hop media, if bars still matter, gentrification and the cost of living in Toronto, if Toronto has OGs to help the youth and young people, how gun violence in the GTA can be prevented, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 143rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto creative and community leader Rare (born Natalie Chattargoon) came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, getting into the arts and being involved in the community, her experience in photography and cinematography, and other creative works, how she got her name, Royal Bankrolls, her work being covered on Globe and Mail & Toronto Public Library, being Black in the creative arts scene, her growth within her artistry and community work, gentrification, youth violence, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 142nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Pavia, Italy rapper and artist Tusco came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time all the way from Italy to speak more about his upbringing, the Italian music and hip-hop scene, his start in music, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, Italian rap culture and the industries there, his music and creative process, performing all over the world, working with Reks, Chè Noir, ReadyRockDee, DJ Ghost and Don Enzo, his stage name and much more.Nel 142° episodio del podcast TLOY TALKS, il rapper e artista di Pavia, Italia, Tusco è arrivato per la prima volta dall'Italia al podcast TLOY TALKS per parlare della sua educazione, della scena musicale e hip-hop italiana, dei suoi inizi nella musica, delle sue influenze e con chi gli piacerebbe lavorare un giorno, della cultura rap italiana e delle industrie locali, della sua musica e del suo processo creativo, delle sue esibizioni in tutto il mondo, della collaborazione con Reks, Chè Noir, ReadyRockDee, DJ Ghost e Don Enzo, del suo nome d'arte e molto altro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 141st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, studio co-owner, and artist Dexray returns to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first-ever in-person conversation to speak on his latest project, IGOTAWAYWITHDYING W/ NLCK, working with Ghostboyrj and The CHMST, the subject matters in his latest releases, travelling to Asia and if it's worth it, his growth as an artist, the Kendrick and Drake beef, if bars still matter today in hip-hop, AI in the music industry, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 140th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Mississauga drill rapper and artist Lil Sim came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, playing basketball at one point, being a b-boy dancer and being heavily influenced by Jabbawockeez in regards to dance, wanting to step out of his brother's shadow and becoming his own man, getting into music and making music, what inspired him to become a drill rapper and artist and take it seriously, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his upcoming album and opening up for Savv4x, his thoughts on “dissing the dead/smoking on the dead” going on in music, meeting and working with The Broken Playground, the Toronto underground music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 139th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper, producer, and multi-disciplined artist Supreme Swiss came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak about getting into music and musical background and history, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist and take it seriously, his influences, what a day in the studio is like for him, his music, the Toronto dancehall scene making a rise, working with Ray J, Charly Black, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, & Vory, if female and non-hood artists can blow up in Toronto, working with Toronto Rapstars and Universal Music Canada, his hairstyle, his experience dealing with the music industry in America and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 138th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto-born and rased, now Malton, ON-residing rapper and artist YSLV came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, being half Jamaican and Japanese, how he got into music and how he started rapping and making music, his musical background and history, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music, his stage name, his alternative melodic drill sound and what inspired him to work on that specific sound, his music, working with Keke Baby & The Broken Playground, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, mental health and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 137th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Nigerian born and raised, now Toronto-raised and residing rapper, producer, and artist CHXXX came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his Nigerian upbringing, moving to Canada, getting into music and producing, what inspired him to become a rapper, producer, and artist, and take it seriously, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his stage name, Afronadia, his go-to McDonalds order and his restaurant recommendations, how Lit Hill came about, running and maintaining an independent record label like Lit Hill, the importance of collaborating with artists and musicians, performing, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 136th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Rexdale's own Valintino came back to do a legendary freestyle and speak more on his recent releases, being off probation/house arrest, the criminal justice system, getting into sound engineering, dealiing with haters in the industry and artists/personalities who cause or expose issues, touring all over Ontario, the lack of OGs and strippers in Toronto, Jim Jones, the XXL Freshman, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 135th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough-born, Pickering-raised and residing rapper and artist JB EDEN came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Scarborough and Pickering, wanting to play ball professionally growing up, the music scenes there, leaving ball to pursue music and his start in music, artists he would like to work with someday, the XXL Freshman cover, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his stage name, working with MXRZ, his music, using 808 Mafia production tags on a majority of songs, his unique style, if being a consumer of art and content while creating your art/content helps within the process, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.