Remembering Tony D

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

The WB's: Live From Anthrax Capital

We had a lot of fun making this CD-- At the time I think Kaaos and I were barely working-- I was fresh out of college- I couldnt find a teaching job, Kaaos was working part time, so we would spend hours at Tony's place hanging out, writing and recording. Mainly the album is just the expression of three white dudes who have different ways of fitting in making Hip-Hop... the chemistry on the album sort of reveal Kaaos and I to be Tony's fans as well as collaborators. Tony produced and directed most of the songs, performed verses, chorus's and scratches throughout--He made a very small release of the project himself on Cha Ching Records- Since I am unsure if it is still available for purchase I will only upload 2 songs for preview.

WB's: Live From Anthrax Capital tracklist:

Intro
Momma Said So
American Heroes
Your Love is Worth Waiting For
R.E.A.L.I.T.Y.
The Only Boys
Boom Bipp
Play Me Like That (Feat. Razii High Powa)
Whoah Whoah Whoah
Top- Seeded

The Only Boys

Boom Bipp

Sunday, April 4, 2004

Tony D - The Boss Is The Boss

Friday, January 1, 1999

Strong Peeps - Livin It / Vs.-4-Vs.

Tony D Produced the "Livin' It" maxi-single 12" Vinyl with the anthem song performed and recorded by Strong Peeps (MoFlex) on Open Mind Records in 1999- After the cassette had circulated through many hands of record company execs and radio DJ's throughout Philly, Jersey and NYC, suddenly a version of the same beat with a very similar title appeared on the Kool G Rap single: "My Life" at the same time the "Livin' It" single was in heavy rotation. Could this have been a case of jacking like what happened with Naughty and Heavy D?

Livin It

Vs-4-Vs

Tuesday, November 3, 1998

Shawn Lov - The G.O.D.

The “G.O.D. LP” and ‘That’s What’s Up’ Vinyl released under Cha Ching Records (Tony’s Label) in 1998 were decidedly less successful projects than Tony’s earlier work- Still, the internet popularity of songs such as “The Lov Doctor,” “Wack Emcees Get Murdered Day,” “I’m Pathetic,” and many other songs featured on “The G.O.D.” was the exposure that led me to sign a deal with Australian label Nuffsaid Records in 2003. Since then I have experienced modest success with the releases “The Blackout of 1977 (2004)” and “Waiting For A Ghost (2007)” on which Tony contributed beats and verses. If it were not for Tony D’s 2-year push- I may never have made the connections necessary or created the buzz I needed to maintain my humble, if not consistent presence as a working artist in Underground Hip-Hop. Tony played a much bigger role in my career than I in his.

In 1997 I went from being a lifetime fan of Tony D (WPRB, YZ, PRT, All the Trenton classics) to a collaborator. Although I heard of Tony from the local rappers and R&B artists who worked with him as well as my father Ed Livernoche who also owned a studio in the Trenton area, I never met him in person until 1996. I met Tony when I was a waiter at Applebees and he came in with his girlfriend- and from rapping for him during the lunch rush (almost losing my job) I managed to convince him to help me out shopping a demo- which later turned into the album “The G.O.D.” From there we became friends and worked on a lot more material over the years—but by the time Tony and I hooked up, (97’) both the local and global climate for Hip-Hop had made a lot of changes neither of us were really too happy about... We went in our own direction. I am very proud of all the work we have done together and so was Tony D. His production on everything from The G.O.D. album, as well as the more recent WB LP can be listed among some of his best work as a beatsmith- and his verses scorched the mic at Skylab, Studio 4, and later in his home studio. There are some funny/interesting stories that go along with the recording of this LP... I will tell some when I have more time.