|  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | Bio of the Artist | TOCKA, born a 70’s baby in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio into a poor family with one sibling before him and two to follow him. He grew up normal compared to any other person in the urban or ghetto community. The communities where very young single moms raised their children on government assistance, while very few fathers were able to provide because they were either locked up in jail or dead. TOCKA wanted more than this “so-called” normal life that was pre-planned for him. He took his artistic talent of rhyming and signed up in the Cincinnati School Of Creative and Performing Arts. Schooling didn’t work as planned for him as he was kicked out in his senior year. TOCKA turned to the only thing he knew better than school……the streets. But soon after chasing the fast money that lured him into the streets, these same streets reserved him a cell inside of a prison he called “Gladiator School”. While in Gladiator School, TOCKA mastered his talent. He began to write and battle other fellow inmates. It was then, when he was at his lowest point that he made a promise to himself, that promise was that when he would be released he was going to pursue a career as a rapper and not to be lured back into the streets. When he was released the young but determined TOCKA stayed true to the promise he had made, as he went straight to the studio, and stayed away from the traps in the streets. “When I got off that bus, my boy was waiting for me, I told him to take me straight to a studio”, “I recorded like 10 songs in about 7 hours”. Those songs along with a few others were placed on various mixtapes in Cincinnati and the surrounding cities. These mixtapes made TOCKA “hood famous” as the word got back that TOCKA’s songs were a lot of peoples favorites on the various mixtapes. This immediately shifted Tocka into overdrive. TOCKA then put together a demo that he would submit to major labels, in hopes to take his game to the next level. Little did TOCKA know that his friends had started an independent record label, and was looking for the perfect artist to set things off. This label was GARNETT ENTERTAINMENT, they too did not know that the guy they passed almost everyday shaking hands, saying “whats up” to, was so serious about making it in the rap game. The two, TOCKA and GARNETT ENTERTAINMENT eventually hooked up, since then Tocka has been elected (by the people) The “Official Rap King” of Cincinnati since he came up with the cities anthem “Down Da Way” which is also the next big dance craze(created in one of the most respected hoods in the city) that’s spreading all over the world like crazy. Tocka stayed in overdrive as he came up with his highly anticipated debut release entitled “As Is” which is IN STORES NOW!!! Meanwhile in Cincinnati the album is doing unbelievable, Cincinnatians are showing their support as they are rushing to the store to get the album, every store has been selling out at rates that are unheard of coming from a hometown artist. The rest of this story will be visible for everyone to witness as Tocka and Garnett Entertainment takes this sh*t to the top.
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