Towkio

Towkio
Birth name Preston Oshita
Also known as Preston San, Tokyo Shawn
Born (1993-06-26) June 26, 1993[1]
Chicago, Illinois
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2012–present
Labels Republic Records[2]
Associated acts Savemoney, Rick Rubin, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa
Website www.towk.io

Preston Oshita[3] (born June 26, 1993[1]), better known by his stage name Towkio, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.[4] He was previously known as Preston San and Tokyo Shawn.[5] He is a member of the Savemoney crew.[6] His debut studio album, WWW., was released in 2018.[7]

Early life

On June 26, 1993,[1] Towkio was born Preston Oshita in Chicago, Illinois to a Mexican mother and a Japanese father.[8] He attended Lane Tech College Prep High School.[8]

Career

In 2012, Towkio released a collaborative EP with producer Mojek, titled Community Service.[8] In 2014, he released another EP, titled Hot Chips n Chop Stix, which was produced by A Billion Young.[8]

In 2015, Towkio released a mixtape, titled .Wav Theory, which featured contributions from Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Kaytranada, and Donnie Trumpet.[9] It was included on year-end lists by publications such as Complex,[10] Chicago Tribune,[11] and RedEye.[12] He was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "Top 8 Rising Stars of 2015".[13] In 2016, he released an EP, titled Community Service 2.[14]

In 2018, Towkio released his debut studio album, titled WWW., which included the previously released singles, "Drift", "Hot Shit", "Swim", "Symphony", and "2 Da Moon".[15] It included guest appearances from Teddy Jackson, Grace Weber, SZA, Vic Mensa, and Njomza.[16]

Style and influences

Towkio's musical style has been described by Chicago Tribune as "an adventurous mix of rap, '90s soul, jazz and generally weird, fuzzed-out beats."[17] He cited Kanye West and Lil Wayne as his biggest influences.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • WWW. (2018)

Mixtapes

EPs

  • Community Service (2012) (with Mojek)
  • Hot Chips n Chop Stix (2014)
  • Community Service 2 (2016)

Singles

  • "Drift" (2017)
  • "Hot Shit" (2017)
  • "Swim" (2017)
  • "Symphony" (2018)
  • "2 Da Moon" (2018)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Scrapemoney" 2012 Kami de Chukwu Light
"She's the Type" 2013 Brian Fresco, Chance the Rapper, Kami de Chukwu, MC Tree Mafioso
"Steamer" Brian Fresco, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Kami de Chukwu
"Juke Jam" 2016 Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber Coloring Book
"Purple Fox Fur" TheMind, Donnie Trumpet, Sean Deaux Summer Camp

References

  1. 1 2 3 Towkio (June 25, 2014). "Ill b 21 in 3 hrs". Twitter. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Towkio". Republic Records. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Julious, Britt (May 14, 2015). "Towkio sometimes seems too good to be true". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Grebey, James (April 8, 2015). "Chance the Rapper and Towkio Smoothly Soar on 'Heaven Only Knows'". Spin. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Towkio - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ Leight, Elias (February 25, 2015). "Billboard Exclusive Premiere: Towkio's 'Free Your Mind' Featuring Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Puckett, Lily (February 21, 2018). "Towkio will drop his album from space today". The Fader. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Barber, Andrew (October 8, 2015). "Towkio Is the Next SaveMoney Rapper to Blow". Complex. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ Camp, Zoe (April 28, 2015). "Towkio Drops .Wav Theory Mixtape Featuring Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Kaytranada, Donnie Trumpet". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ Nostro, Lauren (December 2, 2015). "The Best Albums of 2015". Complex. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ Kot, Greg (December 10, 2015). "Top 10 Chicago indie albums of 2015". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Terry, Josh (December 15, 2015). "The 20 best albums of 2015". RedEye. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ Dowling, Marcus (January 7, 2016). "HipHopDX's Top 8 Rising Stars Of 2015". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ Mench, Chris (July 8, 2016). "Stream Towkio's New EP 'Community Service 2' f/ Vic Mensa and Joey Purp". Complex. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (February 23, 2018). "Towkio's Debut Studio Album 'WWW.' Is Here". Complex. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  16. ↑ Saponara, Michael (February 23, 2018). "Towkio Shares 'WWW.' Album From Space, Featuring Vic Mensa, SZA & More". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  17. ↑ Stewart, Allison (December 18, 2014). "Towkio doesn't want to be last to break big". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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