TLOY TALKS

On the 168th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough R&B singer-songwriter and artist 0nekay came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing in Malvern and in Scarborough, the Malvern scene, living in an apartment of family of 8, getting into singing and music, what inspired him to become an R&B singer-songwriter and artist and take it seriously, his influences and who he would like to work with, his creative process when making music, his stage name, his music, working Maccadelic, Evil Eye & OTRJae, getting co-signed by Toronto Rapstars, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more.

On the 167th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Ralph aka "The Mayor" of The Mayor's Office Network/Podcast came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to talk about his upbringing, how The Mayor's Office came about and the podcast/network itself, his thoughts on the Toronto accent, mental health, if Joe Budden and Rory & Mal can ever resolve their issues, favourite television shows to recommend, comedy, and much more. We also previewed our first-ever game edition of 'Wife or Trife' in which Ralph had the honour of being the first participant for it.

On the 166th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Josh (Yashu) speaks with Lil Grayski, a Scarborough rapper and artist, accompanied by Toronto rapper and artist 64sevan, for the first time. Lil Grayski speaks more on his upbringing, getting into rapping and making music, the artists or sounds that he listened to growing up, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music be like for him, his stage name, 2006: The Prelude, MADE IN 2006, PRETTYBOYMUSIC, his song, Problems, having the same beat as ILKK by 10K Moss & Wxvy Jackson, working with Bandanna$aint & Homixide Dee, performing alongside Cholocash, SP1D3R, Swapa, FourFive, and in certain cities like Montreal and at many other venues in the GTA, the Toronto underground music scene, mental health, 2Slimey or Sexyy Red and much more.

On the 165th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto rapper and artist Big Lysh came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, taking French Immersion and reading in French before in English, playing basketball before making music, transitioning from basketball to music, how she got introduced to music, how she got into rapping and making music, her influences and who she would like to make music with someday, her stage name, her music, her upcoming performance on March 22nd and what fans and concertgoers can expect, working with SUPREME (fka. Supreme Swiss), women in hip-hop, Kash Doll, the Toronto/Canadian music scene and much more.Come see Big Lysh perform live on March 22nd, 2026: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/love-in-the-6ix-season-2-tickets-1982290679785?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

On the 164th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough-born, Pickering/Scarborough-raised former artist, dancer, and now videographer, director, and owner/founder of The Ammaar Show, Ammaar O.D. came by to the TLOY TALKS for the first time to discuss his upbringing, his first introduction to breakdancing, videography, the Torronto music scene and making music, his influences, immersing into Toronto’s breakdancing and dance community industry, getting into videography as a career, creating The Ammaar Show and the inspiration behind it, how he manage to meet and work with Toronto Rapstars and forming the Rapstars Freestyle/Spotlight series, his music, directing his own videos instead of shooting for other artists for their own music and not charging artists for the videos, the importance of creating open mic/music-curated videos for the music industry and within hip-hop, the Toronto music scene, Toronto media, mental health, and much more.

On the 163rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto photographer, videographer, social worker, and childhood friend of Josh aka Yashu, Angie [aka. ShotsByDrea] came by to the TLOY TALKS for the first time, and Josh and Angie reminisce about their time during high school and how high school can change a lot over time. The podcast lead off with Angie discussing her upbringing in Toronto, how she got into photography and the creative arts, establishing a career within her photography, how her first major shoot/project came about, her creative approaches when doing a photoshoot or working on a photo project, being a photographer in the Toronto dancehall and soca communities, receiving major co-signs and various opportunities from her work, the misconceptions about the photography and creative industries, being a woman in a male-dominated photography industry in her field, mental health and much more.

On the 162nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Centuryselfmade & Gettyselfmade came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time. It starts with Centuryselfmade doing a freestyle for the podcast. It led to them speaking more about their upbringings, their start in music, how they got into music growing up, their influences and creative process, how they linked up, their music, providing game on how to be successful within music and how to focus on social media more, the Toronto/Kitchener music scenes and much more.

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On the 160th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper and artist $paceboi came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into music and the artists and sounds he grew up listening to, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist, his influeences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, having writer's block, his stage name, his music, Vile Murk, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, his experience building and finding a team as an artist, the current state of the music business and the industry, gentrification, mental health and much more.