'Tony Touch', also known as Tony Toca, is an American
hip hop DJ MC, B-boy, and producer from
New York City, who is of Puerto Rican descent. He currently hosts a 2 hour mix show called "Toca Tuesdays" on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel Shade 45 on Tuesdays from 8pm to 12pm Est. Time. He has worked with many groups and
rappers as
Funkdoobiest,
Cocoa Brovaz and
Cypress Hill, and has a longtime affiliation with New York-based B-boy association
Rock Steady Crew. He is known for his mix tapes, in particular the legendary "50 MC" tapes put out in the mid 90s, each of which featured original freestyle verses from more than 50 MCs, covering nearly the entire underground hip hop scene of the era. On ''The Piece Maker 2'',
Rubén Blades appears, as well as rappers and reggae dee jays such as
P. Diddy,
Hurricane G,
Dead Prez,
Slick Rick,
Sean Paul, and
reggaetón rapper
Don Chezina, who also appeared on ''The Piece Maker''.
Discography
★ 1998: ''Rican-Struction'' (
EP)
★ 2000: ''The Piece Maker''
★ 2002: ''The Last of the Pro Ricans'' (mix CD)
★ 2004: ''The Piece Maker 2''
★ 2005: ''The Reggaetony Album
★ 2005: ''Mic Destruction (mix CD)
★ 2007: ''Reggaetony 2 (Toca International)
DJ Ace & Tony Touch
★ 2004 ''Don't Touch the Ace''
★ 2005 ''The ReggaeTony Album'' #7 Top Latin Albums, #166 US
External links
★
Tony Touch official website
★
Tony Touch interview