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URBNET Records
Founded	1999 (1999)
Founder	Janusz Jarosinski Darryl Rodway
Distributor(s)	Fontana North Distribution
Genre	Hip-Hop
Country of origin	Canada
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Official Website	urbnetrecords.com

URBNET Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. URBNET was formed by Darryl Rodway and Janusz Jarosinski in 1999 to provide distribution, marketing and promotional services to Hip Hop artists throughout Canada. URBNET was distributed by EMI Music Canada from 2002–2003, Outside Music from 2003–2006 and is presently distributed in Canada by Fontana Distribution (North), a subsidiary of Universal Music Canada.

Artists (past and present)[link]

• The Carps
• Classified
• D-Sisive
• Dirty Circus
• DL Incognito
• Eternia
• Gee Wunder
• Grand Analog
• Jay Bizzy
• J-Bru
• Kae Sun
• Mindbender
• Moka Only
• Mood Ruff
• Weston David
• OK Cobra
• OPOPO
• Pigeon Hole
• Red Ants
• Trillionaire$
• Tripple M
• Tru-Paz
• The 20/20 Project
• Wordburglar

Catalogue[link]

2002:
URBNET1001 - Mood Ruff - Antarctica Cold Cold World (EP)
URBNET1002 - Tru-Paz - R-Evolution
URBNET1003 - DL Incognito - A Sample and a Drum Machine
URBNET1004 - Various Artists - Underground Hip-Hop Vol.1
2003:
URBNET1006 - Classified - Trial & Error
URBNET1007 - Shadez - Thee Impossible
URBNET1008 - Pocket Dwellers - Lifecheck
URBNET1009 - Anonymous Twist - Through The Looking Glass
URBNET1010 - Various Artists - Underground Hip-Hop Vol.2
2004:
URBNET1011 - Offsides - Foul Language
URBNET1012 - Tru-Paz - State Of Emergency
URBNET1013 - Mindbender - Beautiful Mutant
URBNET1014 - DL Incognito - Life's A Collection Of Experiences
URBNET1015 - Classified - Boy-Cott-In The Industry
URBNET1016 - The Quartertones - Hidden In Plain Sight
URBNET1017 - Various Artists - Cock Dynamiks-Sensual Hip-Hop
2005:
URBNET1018 - Mood Ruff - I Do My Own Stunts
URBNET1019 - Various Artists - Underground Hip-Hop Vol.3
URBNET1020 - Mathematik - No Division
URBNET1021 - Eternia - It's Called Life
2006:
URBNET1022 - J Bizzy - The Ghost Of Jacob Marley
URBNET1023 - Various Artists - Underground Hip-Hop Vol.4
URBNET1024 - DL Incognito - Organic Music For A Digital World
URBNET1025 - OK Cobra - OK Cobra
URBNET1026 - Tumi & The Volume - Tumi & The Volume
URBNET1027 - Classified - Hitch Hikin' Music
URBNET1028 - Shadez - Every Dollar Counts
URBNET1029 - Spesh K - Media Coverage
URBNET1030 - Grand Analog - I'll Walk Alone (EP)
URBNET1031 - Tru-Paz - Dust Yourself Off (EP)
2007:
URBNET1032 - The Carps - The Young & Passionate Days...(EP)
URBNET1033 - Tru-Paz - Concrete Kings
URBNET1034 - Moka Only - Vermilion
URBNET1035 - J-Bru - Identity Crisis
URBNET1036 - Grand Analog - Calligraffiti
URBNET1037 - Rawluck - The Rawluck Product
URBNET1038 - Tru-Paz - State Of Emergency (Instrumentals)
URBNET1039 - DJ NaNa - The World Inside My Head Volume 2
URBNET1040 - Faculty - Phar From Home
URBNET1041 - Arabesque - Hang Your Heroes
URBNET1042 - Moka Only - Martian XMAS 2007
2008:
URBNET1043 - Tru-Paz - Country Road (Remix) (Single)
URBNET1044 - Gee Wunder - Street Knowledge (Mixed DJ Law)
URBNET1045 - Mindbender - Invisible Rhythm Showcase
URBNET1046 - Mindbender - Better Late Then Never Made (EP)
URBNET1047 - Red Ants - Omega Point
URBNET1048 - The Carps - Waves and Shambles (EP)
URBNET1050 - OPOPO - OPOPO (EP)
URBNET1051 - D-Sisive - The Book
URBNET1052 - DJ NaNa - The World Inside My Head Vol. 3
URBNET1053 - Moka Only - Clap Trap
URBNET1054 - Bare Beats and Modulok - Two Cities
URBNET1056 - D-Sisive - Like This (plus three)
URBNET1055 - Moka Only - Carrots and Eggs
URBNET1058 - Grand Analog - Touch Your Toes (EP)
URBNET1057 - Tru-Paz - The Young Nation (EP)
URBNET1059 - D-Sisive - Nobody With A Notepad (plus three)
2009
URBNET1060 - D-SISIVE - Die In Amsterdam
URBNET1061 - OPOPO - Is It
URBNET1062 - Grand Analog - Electric City (f/ Shad)
URBNET1063 - Grand Analog - Magnifico - Single
URBNET1064 - Grand Analog - Metropolis Is Burning
URBNET1065 - D-Sisive - Let The Children Die
URBNET1066 - OK Cobra - Delirium Tremens
URBNET1067 - Kae Sun - Lion On A Leash - Single
URBNET1068 - Kae Sun - Lion On A Leash (LP)
URBNET1069 - OPOPO - Night Drags
2010:
URBNET1070 - Wordburglar - Burgie's Basement
URBNET1071 - Rel!g!on - Revelationz I
URBNET1072 - Various Artists - Underground Hip-Hop Volume 5
URBNET1073 - Don Cash - Freshy Fresh (Deluxe Edition)
URBNET1074 - Circle Research - Gardiner Express
URBNET1075 - Mineshine - Gotta Feeling - Single
URBNET1076 - D-Sisive - Vaudeville
URBNET1077 - Sweatshop Union Presents: Dirty Circus - Alive And Well
URBNET1078 - Sweatshop Union Presents - Pigeon Hole – Age Like Astronauts
URBNET1079 - Sweatshop Union Presents - The Trillionaire$ - By Hook or by Crook (Evil Ebenezer & Metty The Dertmerchant)
URBNET1080 - Timbuktu - Stranger Danger
URBNET1081 - Len Bowen - Long Story Short (EP)
URBNET1083 - OPOPO - So Cute - Single
URBNET1084 - Moka Only - Martian XMAS 2008
URBNET1085 - Don Cash - Unbreakable

See also[link]

• List of record labels

External links[link]

• Official Label Website
• Official Label Podcast
• Official Label MySpace Profile
• Exclaim!: Label Life Feature: URBNET Records

• URBNET Records on Myspace

Bill Murray
Murray at the premiere of Get Low at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	William James Murray (1950-09-21) September 21, 1950 (age 61) Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, golfer
Years active	1973–present
Spouse	Margaret Kelly (1981–1996) Jennifer Butler (1997–2008)
Children	With Kelly: 2, With Butler: 4
Family	Brothers: John Murray, Joel Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray Nancy Murray (sister)

William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian and golfer. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live in which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, including Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). Murray gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), that earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012).

Early life[link]

Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, the son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman.^[1][2] Murray's father died in 1967 from complications of diabetes when Bill was 17 years old.^[3][4] Murray, along with his eight siblings, was raised in an Irish American family.^[5] Three of his siblings are actors: John Murray, Joel Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican nun in Michigan, who has traveled the United States in a one-woman programme, portraying St. Catherine of Siena.^[6]

As a youth, Murray read children's biographies of American heroes like Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok and Davy Crockett.^[7] He attended St. Joseph grade school and Loyola Academy. During his teen years, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his education at the Jesuit high school.^[7][8] One of his sisters had polio and his mother suffered several miscarriages.^[7] During his teen years he was the lead singer of a rock band called the Dutch Masters and took part in high school and community theatre.

After graduating, Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, taking premedical courses. However, he quickly dropped out, returning to Illinois.^[9] In 2007, however, Regis awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.^[10]

Around 1971, police arrested Murray at Chicago's O'Hare Airport for trying to smuggle 9 pounds of marijuana which he had allegedly intended to sell.^[8][9]

Career[link]

Second City[link]

With an invitation from his older brother, Brian, Murray got his start at The Second City in Chicago, an improvisational comedy troupe, studying under Del Close.^[11] In 1974, he moved to New York City and was recruited by John Belushi^[12] as a featured player on The National Lampoon Radio Hour.

[edit] Saturday Night Live

In 1975, an Off Broadway version of a Lampoon show led to his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell that featured animal acts and little kids with loud voices.^[11] That same season, another variety show titled NBC's Saturday Night premiered. Cosell's show lasted just one season, canceled in early 1976.

After working in Los Angeles with the "guerrilla video" commune TVTV on a number of projects, Murray rose to prominence in 1976. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live for the show's second season, following the departure of Chevy Chase.^[13]

A Rutland Weekend Television sketch Eric Idle brought for his appearance on SNL developed into the 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash with Murray (alongside other SNL cast members) appearing as "Bill Murray the K", a send-up of New York radio host Murray the K, in a segment of the film that is an obvious parody of the Maysles Brothers's documentary The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit.

During the first few seasons of SNL, Murray was in a romantic relationship with fellow cast member Gilda Radner.^[14]

Film career[link]

Murray at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

Murray landed his first starring role with the film Meatballs in 1979. He followed this up with his portrayal of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1980's Where the Buffalo Roam. In the early 1980s, he starred in a string of box-office hits including Caddyshack, Stripes, and Tootsie.

Murray became the first guest on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman on February 1, 1982. He would later appear on the first episode of The Late Show with David Letterman in August 1993, when the show moved to CBS. On January 31, 2012 – 30 years after his first appearance with Letterman, Murray appeared again on his talk show.

Murray began work on a film adaptation of the novel The Razor's Edge. The film, which Murray also co-wrote, was his first starring role in a dramatic film. He later agreed to star in Ghostbusters, in a role originally written for John Belushi. This was a deal Murray made with Columbia Pictures in order to gain financing for his film.^[15] Ghostbusters became the highest-grossing film of 1984. But The Razor's Edge, which was filmed before Ghostbusters but not released until after, was a box-office flop.

Upset over the failure of Razor's Edge, Murray took four years off from acting to study philosophy and history at the Sorbonne, frequent the Cinematheque in Paris, and spend time with his family in their Hudson River Valley home.^[12] During that time, his second son, Luke, was born.^[7] With the exception of a cameo appearance in the 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors, he did not make any appearances in films, though he did participate in several public readings in Manhattan organized by playwright/director Timothy Mayer and in a production of Bertolt Brecht's A Man's A Man.^[7]

Murray returned to films in 1988 with Scrooged and the sequel Ghostbusters II in 1989. In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-directed Quick Change with producer Howard Franklin. His subsequent films What About Bob? (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993) were box-office hits and critically acclaimed.

After a string of films that did not do well with audiences (one of the exceptions being his role in the 1996 comedy Kingpin), he received much critical acclaim for Wes Anderson's Rushmore for which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (tying with Billy Bob Thornton). Murray decided to take a turn towards more dramatic roles. Murray then experienced a resurgence in his career as a dramatic actor, taking on roles in Wild Things, Cradle Will Rock, Hamlet (as Polonius), and The Royal Tenenbaums.

In 2003, he garnered considerable acclaim for Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, and went on to earn a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Independent Spirit Award, as well as Best Actor awards from a number of film critic organizations.^[16] He was considered a favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, although Sean Penn ultimately won the award for his performance in Mystic River. In an interview included on the Lost in Translation DVD, Murray states that this is his favorite movie in which he has appeared. Also in 2003, he appeared in a short cameo for the movie Coffee and Cigarettes, in which he played himself "hiding out" in a local coffee shop.

During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such as Charlie's Angels and Osmosis Jones. In 2004, he provided the voice of Garfield in Garfield: The Movie, and again in 2006 for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. (Later, Murray claimed that he only took part because he was under the misguided impression the screenplay, actually co-written by Joel Cohen, was the work of Joel Coen). In 2004, he made his third collaboration with Wes Anderson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His dramatic role in Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers was also well received.

In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting,^[17] as he had not had the time to relax since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s. He did return to the big screen, however, for brief cameos in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and in Get Smart as Agent 13, the agent in the tree. In 2008, he played an important role in the post-apocalyptic film City of Ember, and in 2009, played himself in a cameo role in the zombie comedy Zombieland.

Murray provided the voice for the character Mr. Badger for the 2009 animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox. Though there was speculation that he might return to the Ghostbusters franchise^[18] for the rumored Ghostbusters 3,^[19] he dispelled such speculation in a recent interview with GQ. In March 2010, Bill Murray appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and talked about his return to Ghostbusters III, stating "I'd do it only if my character was killed off in the first reel".^[20] In an interview with GQ, Murray said: "You know, maybe I should just do it. Maybe it'd be fun to do." In the interview, when asked "Is the third Ghostbusters movie happening? What's the story with that?", Bill Murray replied, "It's all a bunch of crock."^[21] Despite this comment, later reports by Dan Aykroyd^[22] and Stefano Paginini^[23] suggest the movie is well underway, and the script has already been approved.

Golf-related work[link]

Bill Murray golfing

Murray is an avid golfer who often plays in celebrity tournaments. His 1999 book Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf, part autobiography and part essay, expounds on his love of the game. In 2002, he and his brothers starred in the Comedy Central series, The Sweet Spot, which chronicled their adventures playing golf. Caddyshack, one of Murray's earliest film roles, has him playing assistant greens-keeper Carl Spackler who lives in the golf course's tool shed. The title of his book is derived from a scene he played in Caddyshack, narrating his own golf fantasy (which was listed as #92 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list).

Murray's love for golf is also displayed in Space Jam, Lost in Translation, and Zombieland.

On February 13, 2011, Murray, playing with tournament champion D. A. Points, won the Pro-Am championship at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Outside of show business[link]

He is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant located near St. Augustine.^[24]

He is a part-owner of the St. Paul Saints independent minor-league baseball team and occasionally travels to Saint Paul, Minnesota to watch the team's games.^[25] He also owns part of the Charleston RiverDogs, Hudson Valley Renegades, and the Brockton Rox. He invested in a number of other minor league teams in the past, including the Utica Blue Sox, Fort Myers Miracle, Salt Lake Sting (APSL) and Salt Lake City Trappers. He was also a part-owner of the Auburn Astros (now the Auburn Doubledays) in Auburn, New York.^{[citation needed]}

Being very detached from the Hollywood scene, Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox that he checks infrequently.^[26] This practice has the downside of sometimes preventing him from taking parts that he had auditioned for and was interested in, such as that of Sulley in Monsters, Inc., Bernard Berkman in The Squid and the Whale, Frank Ginsburg in Little Miss Sunshine and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.^[27] He also regretted losing the chance to play Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit when he heard that he was considered for the role, which he says he would have definitely accepted.^[28]

Personal life[link]

Eric Clapton and Murray kicking off the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007

During the filming of Stripes, Murray married Margaret Kelly on Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas on January 25, 1981.^[7][11] Later, they re-married in Chicago for their families.^[11] Margaret gave birth to two sons, Homer (born 1982) and Luke (born 1985). Luke is an assistant basketball coach at Towson University, located outside of Baltimore, MD. Following Murray's affair with Jennifer Butler, the couple divorced in 1996. In 1997, he married Butler. Together, they have four sons: Caleb (born January 11, 1993), Jackson (born October 6, 1995), Cooper (born January 27, 1997), and Lincoln (born May 30, 2001). Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008, accusing Murray of domestic violence, infidelity, and sex, drug and alcohol addiction.^[29] Their divorce was finalized on June 13, 2008.

Murray has homes in Los Angeles, California; Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts;^[30] Charleston, South Carolina; and Rockland County, New York, just outside of New York City.^[31]

During the 2000 presidential campaign, Murray supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.^[32]

Murray is a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago pro sports teams, especially the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and the Chicago Bulls. (He was once a guest color commentator for a Cubs game during the 1980s.)^[33] Murray is an avid Quinnipiac University basketball fan, where his son served as head of basketball operations. Murray is a regular fixture at home games. He cheered courtside for the Illinois Fighting Illini's game against the University of North Carolina in the NCAA Basketball Tournament's championship game in 2005. He is a fixture at home games of those teams when in his native Chicago. After traveling to Florida during the Cubs playoff run to help "inspire" the team (Murray told Cubs slugger Aramis Ramírez he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live),^[34] he was invited to the champagne party in the Cubs' clubhouse when the team clinched the NL Central in late September 2007, along with fellow actors John Cusack, Bernie Mac, James Belushi, and former Cubs legend Ron Santo. Murray appeared in Santo's documentary, This Old Cub.

As a Chicago native, Murray appeared at the 50th annual Chicago Air & Water Show in August 2008. He performed a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights.^[35] He was the M.C. for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival on July 28, 2007, where he dressed in various guises of Clapton as he appeared through the years. He was MC again in 2010. Also because of his roots in the Chicago area, the founders of Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) Michael and Lilo Salmon, were able to contact him through his former sister-in-law for support. In 1987 he made a sizeable donation to assist in the development and building of the Nathalie Salmon House. This home has been able to provide affordable housing for low-income seniors. Michael and Lilo Salmon credited him as performing "miracles" for them.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

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External links[link]

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• Bill Murray at the Internet Movie Database
• Bill Murray at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Bill Murray at AllRovi
• Streaming audio interview from 1988 (18 minutes)

Kae Sun or Kwaku Darko-Mensah Jnr. is a Ghanaian-Canadian singer-songwriter. Kae Sun's music has hints of soul, folk and hip-hop creating a sound that is sometimes described as urban folk.^[1] Kae Sun's debut album Lion On A Leash, was released on October 5, 2009 to very favorable reviews.^[2] Kae Sun immigrated from Ghana to Canada in his teens after graduating from the renowned Achimota School in Accra where he first started performing and writing music. He studied Multimedia and Philosophy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The "tastemaker" music website Okayplayer described the emerging artist as , "a poetic observer of the human experience, his music is designed to touch without suffocating the listener with faux illusions of authenticity or grandeur".^[3]

Discography[link]

EPs

• Ghost Town Prophecy EP (2007) - Last Press Label
• Outside The Barcode EP (2011) - Digital Download Only.

Studio albums

• Lion On A Leash LP (2009) - URBNET/Fontana North

References[link]

• Anonymous (2006-11-20). "Hamilton Music Awards "2006 Winners"". Hamilton Music Awards. HMA, Inc.. pp. 1. http://www.hamiltonmusicawards.com/music_2006winners.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
• Anonymous (2010-01-30). "New Artists old songs week Vol 1: popcovers". Cover Lay Down. Cover lay down inc.. pp. 1. http://coverlaydown.com/2010/01/new-artists-old-songs-week-vol-1-popcovers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoverLayDown+%28Cover+Lay+Down%29. Retrieved 2010-02-10. 
• Anonymous (2009-12-12). "Kae Sun "Lion on a Leash"". Nomadic Wax. Nomadic Wax Inc.. pp. 1. http://nomadicwax.com/2009/12/12/kae-sun-–-lion-on-a-leash.html. Retrieved 2010-02-15. ^{[dead link]}
• Enyi Emiseh (2010-12-12). "Kae Sun "Lion on a Leash"". Okayplayer. Okayplayer Inc.. pp. 1. http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/kae-sun-2010082411539.html. Retrieved 2011-12-21. ^{[dead link]}

External links[link]

• Kae Sun
• Kae Sun on Myspace
• Echo Weekly Cover Story
• View Magazine Feature
• Exclaim Review
• Chart Attack Article
• Kae Sun at One Ghana, One Voice

Moka Only
Background information
Also known as	Torch, The Most Prolific, Moka, Moke, Ron Contour
Born	(1973-11-14) November 14, 1973 (age 38), Langford, British Columbia, Canada
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Genres	Hip Hop & Rap, Rock
Years active	1989–present
Associated acts	Swollen Members, Mr. Len, Souls of Mischief, Chief, Flipout, Abstract Rude, Sound Advice, Awol One, Factor, Aceyalone, J Dilla, Classifed, Maestro, Choclair, K-Prevail,

Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973),^[1] known professionally as Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop artist. Originally from Langford, British Columbia, near Victoria, he is now based in Vancouver. He was previously part of the hip hop group Swollen Members, and briefly a part of Len. His albums are released by Feelin' Music, Legendary Entertainment, Battleaxe Records, Domination Recordings and URBNET Records.^[2] Moka Only often works with different hip-hop artists and groups, and often works under his alias Ron Contour.^[3]

Discography[link]

Solo albums[link]

• Upcoast Relix (1995)
• Dusty Bumps (1996)
• Durable Mammal (1997)
• Fall Collection 97 (1997)
• Apenuts (1998)
• Monster Piece (1998)
• Mount Unpleasant (1999)
• Mr. Behaviour (1999)
• Everyday Details (1999)
• Flow Torch (2000)
• Beauty Is A Free Road (2000)
• Imagine Me EP (2000)
• Mokefluenza (2001)
• Quick Hits (2001)
• Road Life (2001)
• Moka Only Is.... Ron Contour (2001)
• Lime Green (2001)
• Flood (2002)
• Lowdown Suite (2003)
• Martian Xmas 2004 (2004)
• The Desired Effect (2005) (Canadian)
• Fall Collection 05 (2005)
• The Desired Effect II (2006) (American)
• Dirty Jazz (2006) (Japanese)
• The Creepee Eepee (2006)
• The Station Agent (October 24, 2006)
• Airport (2007)
• Vermillion (2007)
• The Creepee Eepee 2 (2007)
• Martian Xmas 2006 (2007)
• Martian Xmas 2007 (2007)
• Airport 2 (2008)
• Clap Trap (2008)
• Hot Dog (as Ron Contour) (2008)
• Psycodelic (as Torch) (2008)
• Carrots and Eggs (2008)
• Run & Find EP (2000)
• Martian Xmas 2008 (2009)
• Do Work (Maxi Single) (2009)
• Lowdown Suite 2...The Box (2009)
• Run and Find EP (2009)
• Airport 3 (2009)
• Flaunt (Digi-12) (as Ron Contour) (2009)
• Summer of Ron (as Ron Contour) (2009)
• The Beach (as Ron Contour) (2009)
• Martian Xmas 2009 (2009)
• Rontario (as Ron Contour) (2010)
• Isn't Over EP (2010)
• Airport 4 (2010)
• Martian Xmas 2010 (2010)
• Airport 5 (2011)
• Barbecued Horse Contest (2011)
• Longmile Buggedness (as Ron Contour) (2011)
• Martian Xmas 2011 (2011)
• Moka Up In Smoke (2011)

Collaboration albums[link]

• Moka Only & Ishkan "Nowfolk" - Style Gangsters (1999)
• Moka Only & Jeff Spec "The Rappers" - Rappin' Atchu (1999)
• Moka Only, Prevail, Abstract Rude "Code Name: Scorpion" - Code Name: Scorpion (2001)
• Moka Only & Kirby Dominant "Dominant Mammals" - Super Future Stars (2002)
• Moka Only & Ishkan "Nowfolk" - Nowfolk II "The Moon" (2004)
• Moka Only & Def 3 - Dog River (2007)
• Moka Only & Atsushi Numata - Moka Only Vs. Numata (Japanese) (2007)
• Moka Only & Psy "The Nope" - Rain All Day EP (2009)
• Moka Only & Nebz Supreme - Summer Notations (2009)
• Moka Only & Psy "The Nope" - Melba (2009)
• Moka Only & Factor - Saffron (as Ron Contour) (2010, Fake Four Inc)
• Moka Only & E.D.G.E. - Dynamite Sandwich (as Ron Contour & E.D.G.E. as Jimmy The Bang) (2010)
• Moka Only & Chief - Crickets (2011)
• Moka Only & Evil Ebenezer "Zzbra" - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2012)
• Moka Only & Ayatollah - Bridges (Moka Only album) (2012)

Song collaborations[link]

• Moka Only, Juice Dub, Degree One, DJ Tee Double "Sound Advice" - Tightrope (Single) (1989)
• Moka Only & K-Prevail "Split Sphere" - Delve In My Realm (1992)
• Moka Only & Planet Asia "Time After Time" - The Sickness Part One (2006)
• Moka Only & Jennifer Abadesso "Did You Think" - Expose. Produced by Vikas Kohli of Fatlabs (2010)^[4][5]
• Moka Only & Lenny Diko - "Nothing to Prove", produced by Vikas Kohli of Fatlabs (2006)^[6]

Awards[link]

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• From 2002-2004, Moka Only won three consecutive Juno Awards as a part of the multi-platinum Swollen Members.^[7]

• Nominated for "Favorite Urban Artist/Group" at the 2009 Independent Music Awards (Indies).^[8]

• Won the first ever RFR broadcast standards award

• Won Indie Masta wusabi blasta awards 2008.

• Won "The Most Proclaimed Rapper" Award, given by Hip Hop Incorporated

• Won "Most Fabulous Canadian Man" Award in 2009, given by Livia Murray Incorporated

References[link]

External links[link]

• Cream Magazine interview
• platform8470 interview, November 2006
• platform8470 interview, June 2009
• bio, July 2008

Planet Asia
Planet Asia performing in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Jason Green
Born	(1976-10-24) October 24, 1976 (age 35)
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Interscope, Avatar, Gold Chain, Wandering Worx
Associated acts	Cali Agents Dilated Peoples Tha Liks Zion I Talib Kweli Termanology Grand Agent Swollen Members Strong Arm Steady Blu Fashawn Lee Bannon Self Scientific Asterix (musician) Mizz Nina

Planet Asia aka King Medallions (real name Jason Green, born October 24, 1976)^[1] is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard. He is also well known for his vast discography of mixtapes.

History[link]

During the 1990s, Planet Asia moved from Fresno, California to San Francisco, California and started rapping religiously. From 1997-2001, Planet Asia had been releasing various popular 12 inch singles. These singles such as "Definition of ILL" and "Place of Birth" were released by various labels such as Stones Throw and ABB Records. He reached full acclaim in 2001 when The Source gave him the First Round Draft Pick and Independent Album of the Year awards for How the West Was One. How The West Was One was recorded with fellow rapper Rasco under the group name Cali Agents and landed him a deal with Interscope Records.

While signed to Interscope Records, Planet Asia was not promoted like more popular Interscope acts Eminem and 50 Cent. The Fresno rapper stayed with Interscope until 2003 without releasing an album. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for the song "W" by Mystic. Planet Asia has collaborated with famous artists such as Linkin Park, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Tupac Shakur and Ghostface Killah.

In 2003, Avatar Records signed Planet Asia to an exclusive world-wide recording contract and in 2004 released Planet Asia's debut album, The Grand Opening, to positive feedback. It earned him another Independent Album of the Year award from The Source. Avatar also released 12" vinyl records including "Summertime In The City" b/w "G's & Soldiers" featuring Kurupt produced by J. Wells, "Its All Big" b/w "Right or Wrong", and "Real Niggaz" featuring Ghostface. His record "G's & Soldiers" featuring Kurupt was prominently featured in John Travolta's 2005 film "Be Cool" released by MGM. After leaving Avatar, Planet Asia started his own record label, Gold Chain Music, with Walt Liquor.

His next album, The Medicine, was released on October 3, 2006 on ABB Records. The entire album was produced by Evidence of Dilated Peoples, with co-production credits from The Alchemist, Nucleus & Bravo.

On June 26, 2007, Planet Asia released "The Jewelry Box Sessions: The Album" on Gold Chain Music. The album featured the single "Havin' Things".

In 2010, Planet Asia collaborated with Malaysian artist, Mizz Nina, on a song called Hope.

In 2011, Planet Asia was a judge on the Ultimate MC TV show alongside with Royce da 5'9", Sean Price, Organik, and Pharoahe Monch.^[2]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2002: Still in Training
• 2003: Life as It is (Unreleased)
• 2004: The Grand Opening
• 2006: The Medicine
• 2007: Jewelry Box Sessions: The Album
• 2008: Pain Language (with DJ Muggs)
• 2010: Crack Belt Theatre
• 2011: The Bar Mitzvah (Digital Only Release)
• 2011: Camouflage Jackets (with G-Force)
• 2012: Black Belt Theatre (February 28)^[3]

EPs[link]

• Planet Asia (1998)
• The Last Stand (2000)
• Cracks in the Vinyl (with Madlib) (2011)

Mixtapes[link]

• The Steady Gang Mix (2004)
• The Sickness Part 1 (2006)
• Direct from C.A. (2008)
• Planet Asia & The Architekt: Blak Majik (King Medallion vs. Arch Angel) (2008)
• DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia: The Pain Language Mixtape (Mixed by DJ Warrior) (2008)
• Planet Asia Present: Turbin - The Boys a Problem Vol.1 (2009)
• Planet Asia & F. L. O. : Planet F. L. O. (2009)

Compilations[link]

• Collabos and Bullets (2003)
• Throwbacks (Classics 1997-2001) (2004)

with Cali Agents[link]

• How The West Was One (2000), Ground Control
• Head of the State (2004), Pockets Linted/Groove Attack
• Fire & Ice (2006), Pockets Linted Entertainment

with Skhoolyard[link]

• Representation EP (1997) - as Yard Massive
• A New Way of Thinking (2002)

with Gold Chain Military[link]

• Chain of Command (2010)

with General Monks[link]

• Each Step becomes Elevated (2011)

with Durag Dynasty[link]

• TBA (2012) (Produced by The Alchemist)

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Planet Asia's Official Website
• Interview with DJ Muggs
• "Havin' Thangs MP3"
• Planet Asia's Career History
• Discography
• Last Plane to Jakarta review of The Grand Opening