Dan-e-o
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Daniel Faraldo professionally known as Dan-e-o, is a Canadian
hip hop artist of Jamaica
n and Spanish
descent, from Toronto
, Ontario
. He is currently a member of the group Monolith, based in Scarborough, Ontario
.
, a dance show based in Toronto and won a rap-off competition, beginning his journey as a hip hop artist in the music industry.
While participating and winning in many different rap-off and freestyle contests, his biggest accomplishment at these competitions came when he won the Darknights Freestyle Battle in July 2003 in Markham, Ontario.
album in 1996. This CD included artists from all over Canada that have at one point toured Canada with Dan-e-o including Wio-K, Rascalz
, Kardinal Offishall
and Choclair
.
In 1998, on One Rock Records, a label he helped to found the year before, Dan-e-o released an EP entitled The Long Awaited with his group Monolith.
In 2000, Dan-e-o put emphasis on his unique style of lyricism by releasing his debut album, The Book of Daniel on the same label. “Corrida De Toros”, “Margerine”, “Revenge” and “Baahd!” were among the more popular songs featured on the album.
In 2004, he released the See No Evil, Hear No Evil album on the newly named Planet Rock Records imprint. Dan-e-o’s second album, it included the singles and videos "T.N.T.", "Funkbox", "Deadly" and "Kama Sutra" featuring Dan-e-o’s cousin, reggae artist, Red Rat
.
This album featured a hybrid style which composed of funk, soul, reggae and rock along with Dan-e-o’s freestyle lyricism, helping to make Dan-e-o’s reputation as an MC even stronger.
On Planet Rock Records, Dan-e-o has also released albums entitled Dear Hip Hop in 2004, containing recordings from the 90s and Speak No Evil in 2005, a remix edition of his sophomore effort.
On January 9, 2009, Dan-e-o, as part of Tha O Show, released OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album, an album containing theme songs of several Ontario Indy Professional Wrestlers that features performances from himself, T.J. Habibi, Chemist, Tika Simone and Summer Brockwell.
In early November 2009, Dan-e-o released a 2 in 1 album/mixtape entitled Dilla Pickles in honor of the late hip-hop producer, J Dilla
. The project contains such tracks as "Break It Down", "Last Minute" and "Locked" and includes performances by himself, Famous, Ian Kamau, marveL, Promise, Kish and others.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
hip hop artist of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n and Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
descent, from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He is currently a member of the group Monolith, based in Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
.
Rap competitions
In May 1991, Dan-e-o performed live on Electric CircusElectric Circus
Electric Circus, aka EC, was a Canadian live dance music television program aired on MuchMusic and Citytv. It aired from September 16, 1988 until December 12, 2003....
, a dance show based in Toronto and won a rap-off competition, beginning his journey as a hip hop artist in the music industry.
While participating and winning in many different rap-off and freestyle contests, his biggest accomplishment at these competitions came when he won the Darknights Freestyle Battle in July 2003 in Markham, Ontario.
Album releases
“Dear Hip Hop”, one of Dan-e-o’s most well known songs, was released on Beat Factory’s Rap Essentials Volume OneRap Essentials Volume One
Rap Essentials Volume One is a Canadian hip hop compilation album, released in 1996 on Beat Factory Music. Its considered a landmark hip-hop album, and it was very influential....
album in 1996. This CD included artists from all over Canada that have at one point toured Canada with Dan-e-o including Wio-K, Rascalz
Rascalz
The Rascalz are a Canadian hip-hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who played a crucial role in the artistic and commercial development of Canadian hip hop. The group consists of MCs Red1 and Misfit, and DJ Kemo. Breakdancers, Zebroc and Dedos were also part of the group.Formed in 1991, the...
, Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall
Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...
and Choclair
Choclair
Kareem Blake, better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He helped develop Canadian hip hop in the 1990s, as a member of the Circle.-Career:...
.
In 1998, on One Rock Records, a label he helped to found the year before, Dan-e-o released an EP entitled The Long Awaited with his group Monolith.
In 2000, Dan-e-o put emphasis on his unique style of lyricism by releasing his debut album, The Book of Daniel on the same label. “Corrida De Toros”, “Margerine”, “Revenge” and “Baahd!” were among the more popular songs featured on the album.
In 2004, he released the See No Evil, Hear No Evil album on the newly named Planet Rock Records imprint. Dan-e-o’s second album, it included the singles and videos "T.N.T.", "Funkbox", "Deadly" and "Kama Sutra" featuring Dan-e-o’s cousin, reggae artist, Red Rat
Red Rat
Wallace Wilson , better known by the stage name Red Rat, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae recording and performing artist. He was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica...
.
This album featured a hybrid style which composed of funk, soul, reggae and rock along with Dan-e-o’s freestyle lyricism, helping to make Dan-e-o’s reputation as an MC even stronger.
On Planet Rock Records, Dan-e-o has also released albums entitled Dear Hip Hop in 2004, containing recordings from the 90s and Speak No Evil in 2005, a remix edition of his sophomore effort.
On January 9, 2009, Dan-e-o, as part of Tha O Show, released OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album, an album containing theme songs of several Ontario Indy Professional Wrestlers that features performances from himself, T.J. Habibi, Chemist, Tika Simone and Summer Brockwell.
In early November 2009, Dan-e-o released a 2 in 1 album/mixtape entitled Dilla Pickles in honor of the late hip-hop producer, J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
. The project contains such tracks as "Break It Down", "Last Minute" and "Locked" and includes performances by himself, Famous, Ian Kamau, marveL, Promise, Kish and others.
Tha O Show
In mid-February 2006, Dan-e-o joined with friend under the character name of Big Daddy Donnie to launch Tha O Show, a website based in Toronto. In the beginning, it consisted of articles and weekly reviews of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts shows, but later on would turn into what the pair had envisioned all along. A weekly online radio program that broadcasts on Tha O Show's website and on dozens of affiliate sites. The show has carved out a niche as a unique radio property, catering to the audience that love wrestling and MMA but want to hear about other things as well. The show often features an in-studio guest co-host who is a professional wrestler, as well as guests on the phone. Tha O Show avoids typical "interview" format and instead strives for a more conversational approach - best noted by their round table segment.Discography
Dan-e-o has released and/or appeared on the following albums and mixtapes:- Rap Essentials Volume OneRap Essentials Volume OneRap Essentials Volume One is a Canadian hip hop compilation album, released in 1996 on Beat Factory Music. Its considered a landmark hip-hop album, and it was very influential....
(1996) - World Of Rap Volume 2 (1997)
- La Constellation - Dualité (1998)
- Monolith - The Long Awaited...EP (1998)
- Prime Time The Original Soundtrack (1999)
- Fit For Survival Volume 1 (2000)
- Rap Essentials 2000 (2000)
- Mastermind - Volume 49: The Set Up (2000)
- Mastermind - Volume 50: Street Legal (2000)
- The Book Of Daniel (2000)
- RapEssentials 2001 (2001)
- Urbnet.com/hiphopmix V1 (2001)
- Classified - Union DuesUnion DuesUnion Dues is the eighth album by Classified.-Track listing:#"Intro" - 1:02#"Crossing Lines" - 3:44#"Politics" - 3:05#"Yuh Ded Now" - 3:49#"Questions" - 4:04#"A Martin Finch Moment" - 0:49#"Talking Sh*t" - 3:15...
(2001) - Abdominal & DJ Fase - Flowtation Device (2001)
- Underground Hip Hop Volume 1 (2002)
- Divo - The Evolution Theory (2002)
- Irs - Welcome To Planet Irs (2003)
- Jack Hammer Vol.1 - Blazin' 04 (2004)
- Jack Hammer Vol 2. - Wickedness Baahdness (2004)
- Arythmetic - The Mixtape (2004)
- Grimace Love - Fire In The Streets Vol.1 (2004)
- Nish Raawks - Buck Canuck (2004)
- Dear Hip Hop (2004)
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil (2004)
- Underground Hip Hop Vol.3 (2005)
- Grimace Love - Fire In The Streets Vol.2 (2005)
- Yor123 & Skandaali - Round The World (2005)
- Speak No Evil (2005)
- Rishaard - Confessions Of A Prick!? (2006)
- Monolith - Welcome To Scarborough (2006)
- Dub J - Love 2 Hate Vol.1 (2006)
- DJ Law - Northern Exposure Vol.1 (2007)
- Grimace Love - The Zig Zag Man (2007)
- The Art Of Lyricism: Dan-e-o's Finest (2007)
- Wio-K - In Real Life (2007)
- The Bakery Mixtape (2008)
- Monolith - The Long Awaited (10 Year Anniversary) (2008)
- 10 The Music Videos DVD (2008)
- Grimace Love - Perception (2009)
- OBLIVION! Tha Indy Wrestling Album (2009)
- 2010 Canadian Rap Future Superstars (2009)
- Hip Hop Lives Vol.2 - The Addiction (2009)
- Ian Kamau - September Nine Mixtape Vol.2 (2009)
- Dilla Pickles (2009)
- Tru North Risin' Vol.1 (2010)
- The Book of Daniel (10 Year Anniversary Mixtape) (2010)
- Ron Contour - Rontario (2010)
- Sikadime - Carpe Noctem (2010)
- The Borough Most Thorough (2010)