T.O.N.E.-z
Rapper, Musician, Song and Screenplay Writer, Actor.
T.O.N.E.-z’s family roots run deep in the world of hip hop (his brothers are Special K of
the seminal rap group Treacherous Three and he,
too, has carved out his own unique place in music and video.
He came to prominence with an Outstanding Original Main Title ThemeMusic Emmy
nomination for co-writing “Long Hard Times To Come” of the award-winning FX series
Justified.
“Long Hard Times” grabbed 1.5 million views on YouTube and boosted T.O.N.E.-z’s
acting career, playing a henchman on Justified. (His first screen appearance was in
Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks.)
Through his work on Justified, he became friends with actor Alicia Witt with whom he
partnered on the powerful “My Baby Girl,” a song about the pain of miscarriage based
on his personal experience.
His movie credits include starring roles in Clarity, Frances Stein, The Dying Fields, SED:
Thirst (also, co-producer and co-writer), Shining Spirit (co-producer and soundtrack
executive producer), plus the forthcoming When I Held The Key and documentary I
Chose Life: Stories of Suicide and Survival.
In 2016, he teamed up with mega-remix producer Brad Walsh (Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga,
Rhianna, Beyonce) on “Check My Fresh.” His latest collaboration is with rock ’n’ roll
legend Tommy James on James’s newest album Alive, on which he adds his signature
raps to a reworking of James’s classic “Draggin’ The Line,” The Rolling Stones’ “The
Last Time,” and an exciting new Tommy James song “Slam.”
In short, T.O.N.E.-z is a multi-talented, twenty-first century Renaissance Man whose star
will most certainly shine brightly in the years to come.