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Tonee Marino Drops “Where Was The Love” Project Hosted By DJ Drewski
Artist, producer and rapper Tonee Marino, is out to prove he has what it takes. Tonee Marino’s celebrity grew with singles like “Waiting on You,” “Daylight,” and “Back and Forth”. Now he’s back with more. Marino has announced his collaboration with Hot97’s DJ Drewski to release his new project “Where Was The Love.”
The Rise of Tonee Marino
Tonee is no novice to creating timeless music and takes pride his new sounds. “Where Was The Love” project has a self titled single that touches on getting the respect and support of people around you. This project expresses that not everyone loves you in moments that you really need them. The support you need isn’t around until they’ve already benefited from you. The hook lays it out perfectly, saying “Where was the love when I needed u most/but now u wanna show love.”
Tonee Marino in NYC, 2019/Getty Images
Tonee grew up in Suffolk, NY and started taking music seriously at 12 years old. As time passed, his traction grew from delivering consistent cover videos on YoutTube and his Instagram to gain attraction. He’s a self taught, multi-faceted artist who has earnestly written and produced his own beats since 2018-2019.
Tonee’s no stranger to combining different genres. A cultural mix of R&B, reggaetón, rap, and dancehall, growing up in New York has definitely been a major influence on his sound.
During the process of creating his EP “Where Was The Love”, DJ Drewski gave Tonee a few words of artistic encouragement: “You believe in this, you know what you’re doing, I believe in you too. You do your thing, and I’m with it’” Tonee stated, “He was a support system and he trusted what we were doing.”
To read about some drama with Hot97 crew, click here.
Listen to Tonee’s project here. https://open.spotify.com/album/70YmVH1GPY8YQosGJDFg7L
