TLOY TALKS
Joshua Habtwold, also known as The Lens of Yashu, hosts TLOY TALKS, a podcast featuring conversations with guests from diverse backgrounds. Topics include music, entertainment, politics, and everyday life, with in-depth discussions. The show is produced from Toronto, Canada.
Episodes
TLOY TALKS #186: The Katasha J Podcast
On the 186th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough R&B singer-songwriter, classically trained pianist, and artist Katasha J came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, being classically trained in piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music, when she made music on her own, what inspired her to become a singer-songwriter and artist and take it
TLOY TALKS #185: The BIGGMOMMA416 Podcast
On the 185th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough/Mississauga rapper and artist BIGGMOMMA416 came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, growing up St. Lucian and Jamaican, her first introduction to music & fashion, the designers and artists she grew up watching and listening, how she got into rapping, fashion, and making music, who she wo
TLOY TALKS #184: The Troyman Podcast
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.
TLOY TALKS #183: Generally Speaking (II) w/ Ladies Love Drama
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.
TLOY TALKS #182: The Realije Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #181: The Sport Mathews Podcast
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,
TLOY TALKS #180: A Conversation with Ronto & Sima of Stay Hungry Network/Maybe It Gets Better Podcast
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 bey
TLOY TALKS #179: The S the Ghost Podcast
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, eng
TLOY TALKS #178: The Blamo Podcast
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 ra
TLOY TALKS #177: The Lexi Nguyen Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #176: The Myer Clarity & Fresh Kils Podcast
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 MO
TLOY TALKS #175: The Cholocash Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #174: The CROOKS & GHOSTBOYRJ Podcast
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, h
TLOY TALKS #173: Generally Speaking (I)
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
TLOY TALKS #172: Grown-Ish (W/ KGDASAV)
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.
TLOY TALKS #171: The KufisWorld & lowk3y Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #170: The Meeno Giinchy Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #169: The Eyeda Sophia Podcast
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,
TLOY TALKS #168: The 0nekay Podcast
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 serious
TLOY TALKS #167: A Conversation with The Mayor (w/ Ralph aka "The Mayor" of The Mayor's Office Network)
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 t
TLOY TALKS #166: The Lil Grayski Podcast (w/ 64sevan)
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 li
TLOY TALKS #165: The Big Lysh Podcast
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 inf
TLOY TALKS #164: The Ammaar O.D. Podcast
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 T
TLOY TALKS #163: The ShotsByDrea Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #162: The Centuryselfmade & Gettyselfmade Podcast
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 ga
TLOY TALKS #161: You Asked, We Answered
Want to feel more connected to our community and get answers straight from the source? This video is tailor-made for you. We're sifting through your most popular thoughts and challenging questions to bring you a truly interactive experience. Discover exclusive insights, clarify lingering curiosities, and feel closer than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TLOY TALKS #160: The $paceboi Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #159: The K Tr3y Podcast
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 ins
TLOY TALKS #158: The WW Lowry, 7RUE, & PabloTheSensei Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #157: Do Ladies Love Drama??? (W/ Drama Drae, Paperboi, & Blicky)
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.
TLOY TALKS #156: The Artwrk By Jojo Podcast
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,
TLOY TALKS #155: The Seko Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #154: The Joey Rose Podcast (w/ GHOSTBOYRJ)
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 an
TLOY TALKS #153: The Droops Holiday Podcast
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.
TLOY TALKS #152: RAXX City (W/ RAXX)
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 awar
TLOY TALKS #151: The Jett Podcast
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 ma
TLOY TALKS #150: The Aftershock Overdrive Podcast
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,
TLOY TALKS #149: The Hallow Erbs Podcast
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 Tif
TLOY TALKS #148: The Solo YS Podcast
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 oth
TLOY TALKS #147: The Toronto Rapstars Podcast
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,
TLOY TALKS #146: The 40oz Heroes/River Mouth Podcast
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 Tes
TLOY TALKS #145: The SP1D3R Podcast
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 S
TLOY TALKS #144: The Jovi [aka. Don Von Jovi] Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #143: The Rare Podcast
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 cove
TLOY TALKS #142: The Tusco Podcast
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, performin
TLOY TALKS #141: IGOTAWAYWITHDYING (W/ Dexray)
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 be
TLOY TALKS #140: The Lil Sim Podcast
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
TLOY TALKS #139: The Supreme Swiss Podcast
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 s
TLOY TALKS #138: The YSLV Podcast
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,
TLOY TALKS #137: The CHXXX Podcast
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 mak
TLOY TALKS #136: STAYconnected (W/ Valintino)
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 Toront
TLOY TALK #135: The JB EDEN Podcast
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 som
TLOY TALKS #134: Dreams 2 Reality (W/ Jbrazyy)
On the 134th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough content creator, YouTuber, and social media personality Jbrazyy came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, playing ball, how he got into social media and YouTube as a consumer turned creator, his influences and who he would like to work with, his content, making music and his beef with Ronnie2K,
TLOY TALK #133: The BIMB Podcast
On the 133rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, R&B singer-songwriter and artist BIMB came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time, accompanied by his manager and creative director, Ryan. BIMB spoke about his upbringing in Scarborough and Newmarket, the music scenes there, getting into music and being revolved around it, becoming an R&B singer-songwriter and artist and taking it serio
TLOY TALK #132: The Miss Ricky Podcast
On the 132nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Milton singer-songwriter, producer and artist Miss Ricky came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, getting into music, late-night drives with her brother being a focal influence for her sound, her other influences and who she would like to work with someday, her stage name, her unique style of dark pop &
TLOY TALK #131: The Jaeswae Podcast
On the 131st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper and artist Jaeswae came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into fights and being bullied at some points of his life, overcoming bullying and other trials and tribulations, being introduced to music, getting into rapping and making music, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist an
TLOY TALK #130: The Withlovefromdeji and Pudgegawd Podcast
On the 130th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper/artist Withlovefromdeji and rapper/producer/artist Pudgegawd came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about their upbringings, getting into music, making music, their influences and creative processes, their stage names, forming Playmakers, their song Shared Sentiments, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more.
TLOY TALK #129: The Reel Podcast
On the 129th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Tehran, Iran-born, Toronto-raised and residing rapper and artist Reel came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, living in Canada versus Iran, how he got into music, making music, what inspired him to rap and become an artist, his influences, who he would like to work with someday musically, his creative
TLOY TALK #128: The Jovi [aka. Don Von Jovi] & Blind Vibrations Podcast
On the 128th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto duo Airbnb, which consists of Scarborough rapper and artist Jovi [aka. Don Von Jovi] and Toronto producer and artist Blind Vibrations, came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about their upbringings, their start in music, how the duo formed and the project Airbnb, Jovi making music since the 2000s, what inspired the
TLOY TALK #127: The Pat Williams Podcast
On the 127th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper, singer-songwriter, and artist Pat Williams came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, how he got into music, making music since the early 2010s, the Blog and Mixtape era, what inspired him to become a multi-faceted artist, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his crea
TLOY TALK #126: The Moneyway Podcast
On the 126th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper and artist Moneyway came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, his introduction to music, how he got into rapping and making music, what inspired him to rap and take it seriously, his influences, who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in the st
TLOY TALK #125: The Nick Reynoldson Podcast
On the 125th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough comedian Nick Reynoldson came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into comedy, acting versus comedy, his creative process when doing stand-up and writing jokes, being featured on local/national (JFL, Winnipeg, NXNE) and international (SiriusXM, Kevin Hart, Lionsgate) platforms, meeti
TLOY TALKS #124: The 808Tanzania Podcast
On the 124th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto producer 808Tanzania came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into producing, being inspired by Kanye, what influenced him to become a producer, his sound, his goals, his creative process when beat-making and what a day in beat-making is like for him, his production gear, producing for S
TLOY TALKS #123: The B Row Podcast
On the 123rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Oakville-born & raised, now Hamilton-raised and residing rapper, singer-songwriter, and artist B Row came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Oakville and Hamilton, getting into music and the artists and genres he grew up listening to, playing basketball and having family who play major league spo
TLOY TALKS #122: The Zachariah Madge Podcast
On the 122nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, filmmaker, documentary director, and creative Zachariah Madge came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, his first introduction to directing and filmmaking, getting into film and directing, his love for documentaries and creating content, his influences, his experience going to college for film and televi
TLOY TALKS #121: The Sato Podcast
On the 121st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Lagos-born and raised, Newark, NJ-raised and now Toronto residing artist Sato came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more his upbringing in Lagos and Newark, moving to Canada, his first introduction to music, getting into music, his influences, his stage name, Fayah Fi Dat, his creative process when making music and what a day
TLOY TALKS #120: The Kedar Podcast
On the 120th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Brampton rapper and artist Kedar came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into music and rapping, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist and take it seriously, his influences, whoo he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music, sound engineering, his stage n
TLOY TALKS #119: Everything Is F**ked (w/ Rico Rare aka Big Rico)
On the 119th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Brooklyn-born, Toronto-raised, and residing fashion stylist and model Rico Rare, aka Big Rico, came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak on a wide variety of topics, including his upbringing and career, the education system, corruption, the problem with victim mentality, the Ontario and Canadian government, and much more. Hosted on A
TLOY TALKS #118: The Datkidgino Podcast
On the 118th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper and artist Datkidgino came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, how he got into music, what influenced him to become a rapper and artist, and take it seriously, his influences, what a day in the studio is like, how to find a good engineer, his music, working with Nikkoveli, sample drill,
TLOY TALKS #117: The Cola H (of The OBGMs) Podcast
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TLOY TALKS PRESENTS: THE ASTROKIDJAY INTERVIEW
In this TLOY exclusive, Brampton rapper and artist Astrokidjay came by to speak more about the Brampton music scene, how he got into rapping and making music, what inspired him to rap, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his music, the key differences he noticed when working with American artists versus Canadian artists, the music industry in America, being with Interscope,
TLOY TALKS #115: The 1kJayy Podcast
On the 115th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Oshawa rapper and artist, 1kJayy, returned to the TLOY TALKS podcast for his first solo sit-down with Josh (Yashu). He talks about his upbringing, being Bajan, French, and Maltese, playing professional hockey in Quebec, getting into music, his former start in music as JayyCrispp and transitioning to 1kJayy, his music, his beef with Aiden Pleterski ak
TLOY TALKS #114: The Noah Douglas [aka. LILMANPURSE] Podcast
On the 114th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Brampton award-winning director, videographer, and creative Noah Douglas [aka. LILMANPURSE] came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more on his upbringing, how he got into videography and directing music videos, making videography and directing music videos as a career, the backstory and inspiration behind his stage name, YouTub
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TLOY TALKS #112: The Antonio Delavada Podcast
On the 112th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough rapper and artist Antonio Delavada came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Scarborough, his dad being a producer and mom being a teacher, getting into music, getting into rapping and making music since high school, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist, his influences and who he
TLOY TALKS #111: King Of Kings (w/ King Films & Brendan Berry)
On the 111th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto photographer and videographer King Films (aka SHOTBYKINGFILMS) came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time alongside his business partner, photographer, and creative Brendan Berry to give us one of the most motivational podcast episodes of this platform. King and Brendan discuss their journey within their respective careers and King
TLOY TALKS #110: The de534n Podcast
On the 110th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Nassau, Bahamas-born & raised, Toronto-residing rapper and artist de534n came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more on his upbringing in the Bahamas and the environment like there, moving to Toronto, his first introduction to music, the artists and genres he grew up listening to, what inspired him to become a rapper and ar
TLOY TALKS #109: The Ice Tha One Podcast
On the 109th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper, singer-songwriter, and artist Ice Tha One came back to the platform for her first-ever appearance on the TLOY TALKS podcast. She spoke about her previous release, MONSTAR, and the creative process and inspiration for that project, her upcoming project, the creative process when making music and recording, her stage name, touring, the current
TLOY TALKS #108: The Young Smitty Podcast
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TLOY TALKS #107: Have You Seen... (w/ Jenn)
On the 107th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, I invite Jenn, an artist and avid expert in spirituality, astrology, and astronomy. We discuss her upbringing, birth charts, getting into music, and her backstory on getting into spirituality and astrology. We also discuss everything related to spirituality, the government, astrology, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf
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