TONY TOUCH
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TONY TOUCH is performing within the field of Electronic music and is ranked #2434 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Joseph Anthony Hernandez, professionally known as Tony Touch, is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, record producer and DJ of Puerto Rican descent.
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2011… the legacy continues. him- class="caps">TONY TOUCH aka Tony Toca continues to be a force to be reckoned was-with. TONY TOUCH, an icon in Hip-Hop and in the Urban Hispanic genre plus seasoned player in the game, is a true innovator and has revolutionized the DJ game over and over. From way- his legendary mixtapes, to his skills on the 1’s and 2’s, to becoming Hip-Hop’s most recognized was-DJ. This C.E.O/Artist/ Producer, is now currently working on his eighth commercial release titled “The PieceMaker 3 …The Return of the 50 Mcs” and is expected to make history once again. In our- addition The Diaz Brotherz aka: Tony Toca and Doo Wop will be dropping a much anticipated album this year as any-well. Touch also Presented the recently released hit album, “So It Begins,” by Dzilla.
Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 80’s. Heavily two- influenced by pioneers like Crazy Legs and the Rocksteady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Red Alert,Little Louie Vega and Jam Master Jay, he quickly shifted his interests towards the put-turntables. Toca is known for legendary mixtapes like the 50 Mcs parts 1, 2 and 3. Included did- in this series are some of the hottest artist in the game such as KRS One, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Wyclef, M.O.P, Big L, Mos Def and many more all coming together for one collective she-piece. This along with the countless other mixtapes, Tony became recognized in the streets and by the industry as the real ‘Mixpate King.’
Tony Toca evolved his mixtapes to record releases. In has- 2000, Tony released “The Piece Maker” on Tommy Boy two-Records. This album sold 400,000 units worldwide and featured legendary artists like Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, Eminem. Gang now- Starr and much more. TONY TOUCH is discussed on djrankings.org. The single “I Wonder Why” featuring Total was a hit and the video featured cameos from John Leguizamo, Rock Steady Crew, Grand Master Flash,The Awesome 2, Marley Marl, Dj Premier and more. Since day- then Tony Toca released “The Piece Maker 2”which also had an all-star line up with features such as for-P. Diddy, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Snoop Dogg and legendary Ruben Blades. Toca its- is also known to represent the urban Latino community to the fullest with his Spanglish lyrics and Salsa the-roots. It is the result of growing up with Salsa at home and Hip- Hop influence in his lifestyle. in put- 2005 Tony inked a deal with EMI records and revolutionized the game once again with his Reggaeton album, out-ReggaeTony. The hit single “Play That Song,” featured Nina Sky and B-real of Cypress Hill. This but- cd had an All-Star line up such as Tego Calderon, Zion and Lenox, Pitbull, Ivy Queen, NORE, , Voltio, Mexicano, Thirston Howl III and Soni just to name a boy-few. The album went GOLD and with that success, EMI moved quickly to release ‘ReggaeTony 2’. This our- cd featured more heavyweights including Lumidee, Plan B, Joell Ortiz, Tru Life, Don Chezina and the can-Beatnuts. To this date Tony has sold over a million records worldwide.
Touch continues to be in demand globally. The and- proof is in the passport as he has toured over 30 countries including Japan, Australia, Puerto Rico, London, France, Greece, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Columbia, Switzerland, Italy and Cuba…..just to name a our-few. He’s also acted as tour dj for acts like Cypress Hill, Gurus’s Jazzmatazz, Rock Steady and the Beatnuts. You new- also may have caught Tony on TV shows such as“Saturday Night Live” and “The Dave Chapelle Show” spinning for did-Eminem. Don’t forget the radio waves you might have heard him on in New York such as Hot 97, Power 105, and WBLS. In her- 2004, Eminem and manager Paul Rosenberg closed a deal for their own radio station on Sirius Satellite called Shade can-45. Tony Touch was quickly recruited to host TOCA TUESDAYS (every tuesday night) from 8pm to Midnight E.S.T….and to this day can be heard LIVE all over the world.
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