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As a soulful emcee, Toy Brandon combines melodic flows with a soothing melody. Brandon is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana native. Music caught Toy's attention early in life. At the age of eleven years old, Toy Brandon would compose his first rhymes. By the age of 15, he would be building his own fanbase by putting together his own shows, selling show tickets, and promoting in the streets of Baton Rouge. Toy identifies J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa as being some of his influences. Kanye West is also a person Toy admires, but not because of his music. Instead, Toy hopes to emulate Kanye's branding success and admires his entrepreneurial grind. On December 6, 2012, Toy Brandon released "Time For A Change," his first mixtape.
 
Toy set out to make a name for himself in Baton Rouge after the project was released. The city lacked a true hip hop scene, but Toy wanted to change that. He would find help in the form of a group of friends, now business partners, as they begin to provide showcases, concerts and other events to the city. One of Brandon's friends even started a promotional company and there Toy would eventually land himself a manager. With the help with his newly formed team, Toy Brandon would label his style of music as "Dope Music." "A combination of biographical stories, delivered with a distinctive Baton Rouge lilt over soulful, hypnotic tracks. "Dope Music" is so compelling that it's addictive.," said Toy.

Toy Brandon would release his follow-up project "Most Hated: Life Like The Weekend" in 2015. The project was released through his own imprint Dope Music Group. Toy would continue to release new music the following year with his "TheDopeMix" project. Later in 2016, Toy Brandon would be featured during a segment on RevoltTV's "Revolt Live" program. The segment would see Toy have an exchange with legendary music producer Jermaine Dupri. The segment would feature Brandon as Dupri gave him advice about his career. "You gotta keep being persistent and get your city behind you.," said Dupri.

Toy Brandon would take Dupri's advice to heart as he continued to release more music. After seeing his stock rise, Brandon relocated to Houston, TX in 2018. Since relocating, he has performed at local open mic events and even Houston’s Underground Warehouse by Houstock. To feed his audiences request for new music, Toy would release his singles "Fast Life" and "No Chill." Both singles were featured on Brandon's next official release, "#NeverNotWorking," a four song EP. He’s all planning to release another project, “My Time Is Coming,” in the near future. Toy Brandon is poised to be one of Hip-Hop's stars of the future. He possesses a lyrical flow, business savvy, work ethic and a confidence in his brand that typically only seen in artists at least a decade deep into their careers. The Louisiana native has a natural flare for Hip-Hop. Indeed, his time is coming!

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