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TONEPAAY
Life & Times…
Artists are inspired daily, from the rapid
evolution of Hip-Hop, to the dust under the
pile of vinyl’s old folks like to call, “dusties”.
No matter what form the inspiration is derived,
new and improved artist are breaking into the
music doors with the hinges falling off! Take
Hip-Hop phenomenon, Tone Paay for
example, an Oakland California native
conquering all ends of the music stick in just
three years. Considering himself a recording
artist, engineer, and MC; Antone Korvel
Monroe is destined driven in the industry’s
limelight! Growing up on the West coast
allowed Antone to capture and hold on to
what now may be a career for him, music. The
oldest of three was born in Berkley, California
on 10/31/1977.
His family later migrated to Oakland where the
young musician would begin MC’ing at his
high school, James Logan, a local H/S in
Union City, California. His time was spent
studying but when lunch time came, the
aspiring MC broke out the talent inspiring
other talent in the school to “step up to the
plate” and eat what was good! The early free
styling symbolized “coolness” and
differentiated the “in-crowd” at Logan; Monroe
was elated to have been the stepping ladder
at those times. In the summer of 2007, his
ladders begin to slowly but surely spiral into a
musical rollercoaster ride. Monroe linked up
with known California musicians, “The
Caliban”, “C.I.A. or Chronic Inhaling Agency”,
and Shock G of “Digital Underground” who
would later be known for their platinum selling
records of the ‘90’s, including smash hit, “I
got five on it”, a parody of marijuana and its
prices! While collaborating and learning from
the many West coast legends, Monroe
adapted a passion for music that he hadn’t
had before.
Antone Monroe was tapping into who is now
known to many as TonePaay, which means
“New Thousand”. Although many of the group
members were family and close friends,
“Numskull” is responsible for introducing the
infant star to many big names in the industry
and the game itself; “music is my life”, says
Monroe; “I want to teach the future what’s
up”. With the heart of a heap lion and
ambitious attitude, it wasn’t difficult for
Monroe to find his way in the music industry in
the summer of 2008 when forced to relocate
to Chicago IL. Monroe was initially brought to
Dolton, IL to assist his mother when her
health began to fail. While in the cultural and
diverse setting, he bumped heads with
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to Chicago IL. Monroe was initially brought to
Dolton, IL to assist his mother when her
health began to fail. While in the cultural and
diverse setting, he bumped heads with
well-known engineer Wesley Rodgers, also
known as “K.G.”, founder of Railroad Tracks
Entertainment Co.
The two developed a business relationship
and later began processing Rodger’s
entertainment company into what will soon be
known as one of the biggest music
enterprises today! Although the young star is
still an independent contractor, his goals and
main objectives thus far are with and through
Railroad Tracks. His time is spent exultantly
learning more about the engineering aspect of
his craft and performing frequently to build a
stronger fan base. He is currently working on
his debut solo release entitled
“Tonepaayology: Chapter 1: Num 2 The
World”, which features production being
handled by Railroad Tracks and also features
artists Numskull ½ of the “Luniz”, “The
Caliban”, “K.G. Kapone”, and “L.O.S. (Ladiez
of the Struggle)”. TonePaay stresses the fact
that he isn’t into the fame and fortune this
industry has to offer. His satisfaction comes
from writing and producing quality music for
the people! Monroe views the entertainment
industry as a façade to many, and hopefully
his noble and humble approach continues to
take him outlying. Years from now the
artist/MC/engineer can see himself
ghostwriting, and being behind the scenes;
although Monroe says, ”I don’t want to be the
next big star”, the industry may have other
plans!
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