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2 Tone (or Two Tone) is a music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae and New Wave. Within the history of ska, 2 Tone is classified as its second wave, and is the precursor of the third wave ska scene of the 1980s and 1990s.^[1]

History[link]

The 2 Tone sound was developed by young musicians in Coventry, West Midlands, England who grew up hearing 1960s Jamaican music.^[2] They combined influences from ska, reggae and rocksteady with elements of punk rock and New Wave music. Bands considered part of the genre include: The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, Madness, Bad Manners, and The Bodysnatchers.^[1]

The term was coined by The Specials' keyboardist Jerry Dammers, who — with the assistance of Horace Panter and graphic designer John "Teflon" Sims — created the iconic Walt Jabsco logo (a man in a black suit, white shirt, black tie, pork pie hat, white socks and black loafers) to represent the 2 Tone genre. The logo was based on an early album cover photo of Peter Tosh, and included an added black-and-white check pattern.^[3][4][5]

Most of the bands considered to be part of the 2 Tone genre were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. Other record labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff Records and Go Feet Records. The music was especially popular among skinheads, rudies and some mod revivalists.

Museum[link]

On 1 October 2010, the 2-Tone Central museum, cafe and venue opened in the Coventry University Students' Union building, and by August 2011, it was moved to the 2-Tone Village in Stoke, Coventry.^[6] It includes exhibition space, the Coventry Music Wall of Fame,^{[7][8][9][10]} a cafe, a gift shop, a Caribbean restaurant and a music venue. Many of the items on display are on loan from members of The Selecter, The Beat and The Specials.

Gallery[link]

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  "This are 2 Tone" banner

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  Coventry Music Wall of Fame inductees, November 2011

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  Coventry Music Wall of Fame inductees, December 2011

Further reading[link]

• Staple, Neville, Original Rude Boy, (Aurum Press, 2009) ISBN 978-1-84513-480-8
• Williams, Paul You're Wondering Now-The Specials From Conception to Reunion (Cherry Red Books, 2009) ISBN 978-1-901447-51-4
• Chambers, Pete, Coventry Market in a Round About Way (Tencton Planet Publications, 2009) ISBN 978-0-9544125-7-9
• Chambers, Pete, The 2-Tone Trail: The Roots of Two-tone Music (Tencton Planet Publications, 2005) ISBN 978-0-9544125-3-1
• Thompson, Dave, Wheels Out Of Gear: 2-Tone, The Specials and a World In Flame (Soundcheck Books, 2011) ISBN 978-0-9566420-2-8

References[link]

External links[link]

• 2 Tone info - 2 Tone history and discography
• 2 Tone Tribute - from BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
• 2 Tone Collection - 2 Tone record collection
• 2 Tone Art - 2 Tone Posters by John "Teflon" Sims
• 2-Tone Central - Museum, cafe and music venue

Look up tone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Tone[link]

• Tone (literature), a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work
• Tone (linguistics), the pitch and pitch changes in words of certain languages

[edit] Audio and music

• Pitch (music), the high or low sound of a musical instrument
• Note, the name of a pitch
• Whole tone, or major second, a commonly occurring musical interval
• Tonality, a system of music based on a key "center", or tonic
• Tone control, a (typically electronic) control for affecting frequency content of an audio signal
• Timbre, the quality of a musical note or sound that distinguishes different types of sound production
• Tone (musical instrument), the audible characteristics of a musician's sound
• Reciting tone, such as Psalm tone and recitative, as in Gregorian chants
• Mosquito Ringtone, a high-pitched tone that only people under a certain varying age can hear

Other uses[link]

• Tone (TVXQ album),
• Tones (album), a 1986 album by Eric Johnson
• Tone (Jeff Ament album), 2008
• 2 Tone (or Two Tone), style of music combining elements of ska and punk
• Lightness, the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a colour
• Tone's Spices, a brand owned by Associated British Foods
• Tone River, in the Kantō region of Japan
• Tone, Gunma, Japan
• Tone, Ibaraki, Japan
• Tone, Somerset, England
• Tone (magazine), New Zealand technology magazine

Ships[link]

• Japanese cruiser Tone (1907), a ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
• Japanese cruiser Tone (1937), a ship of the IJN

Physiology[link]

• Muscle tone, the state of tension or responsiveness of the organs or tissues of the body
• Toning exercises, the use of exercise to develop hard, but not necessarily large, musculature tone

People[link]

Given name[link]

• Tone Lōc (born 1966), American hip hop artist and actor
• Tone Damli Aaberge, Norwegian singer
• Tone, American producer and member of the production group Trackmasters
• Tone, alias of Tony Chung, member of Taiwanese-American mainstream pop duo Cool Silly

Surname[link]

• Franchot Tone (1905–1968), American actor
• Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish republican
• Yasunao Tone (born 1935), Japanese artist

See also[link]

• Tonic (disambiguation)
• Tune (disambiguation)

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Charles Phillipivory Penniman (born December 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Glasses Malone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California.

Early life[link]

Glasses Malone grew up in the Watts and Compton neighborhoods in Los Angeles County.^[2] His mother served a 25-year sentence in prison for selling narcotics, and Malone was a Crip gang member as a teenager.^[3][4]

Music career[link]

Traditionally associated with The Black Wall Street Records despite the fact that most the artists on the record label were affiliated with the Bloods, Malone signed with the record label, but later signed with Cash Money Records in 2011,^[3][5] turning down offers from many labels like Def Jam Records,^[5] Interscope Records, J Records and Atlantic Records.^[3] Glasses Malone was found by the same record executive that found The Game. Along with his signing, he was also given his own imprint, Blu Division.^[5] G. Malone debuted with mixtapes The Crack Mixtape (2003) and White Lightnin...Sticks (2005).^[3][4] White Lightnin...Sticks sold 50,000 copies and included the popular street single "Two Hunned".^[4]

Glasses Malone appeared in the music video for Tha Dogg Pound's single "Cali Iz Active' and also makes a cameo appearance in the Tech N9ne video "Like Yeah". He also appeared on the soundtrack to Madden 2007 with a song called "Right Now" which was produced by Scott Storch. On August 4, 2006 Glasses Malone appeared on MTV's You Hear It First.^[4]

Malone's first album, Beach Cruiser, was originally scheduled to come out on February 20, 2007. However, due to a change in record labels, Malone signed a new deal with Cash Money Records and Hoo-Bangin' Records^[6] and his album release scheduled tentatively for April 2008. Two singles from the album debuted in 2008: "Certified" featuring Akon and "Haterz" featuring Birdman and Lil Wayne. His album will now be release on Aug. 29th 2011. although it was leaked on the internet on Aug. 24.

In late 2009, Malone accompanied Tech N9ne and hip-hop supergroup Slaughterhouse on the K.O.D Tour. Malone was featured on former Cash Money R&B singer TQ's 7th studio album Kind of Blue in 2010.

He appeared on Big B new album Good Times & Bad Advice in a song titled "Live Your Life" http://www.myspace.com/hooliganbigb

He is currently touring with The King Tech N9ne, and E-40.

Filmography[link]

The Division

Glasses Malone is producing and starring in his own film titled "The Division". The film was written by Malcolm Mays and is set to be directed by Max Albert in January 2011, according to The Boombox.^[7]

Discography[link]

Studio albums

• Beach Cruiser (2011)

Collaboration albums

• Money Music (with Mack 10) (2011)

Mixtapes

• The Crack Mixtape (2003)
• White Lighting (Sticks) (2005)
• DJ Skee & Dow Jones presents: The Electric Chair (2007)
• Fuck Glasses Malone (2008)
• DJ Greg Street & Glasses Malone presents 2010 (2009)
• Nightmare on Seven Street (2009)
• Drive-By Muzik (2010)
• The Dope Mixtape (2011)

Singles[link]

Guest appearances[link]

2012[link]

• 2007: "6 In Da Morning" (Ty$ & Joe Moses featuring Kurupt & Glasses Malone)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Glasses Malone Official Site
• Glasses Malone on Myspace