Towkio | |
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Birth name | Preston Oshita |
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Born | [1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | June 26, 1993
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Republic Records [2] |
Website |
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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 Young P, 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]
On June 26, 1993, [1] Towkio was born Preston Oshita in Chicago, Illinois to a Mexican mother and a Japanese father. [8] He has two older brothers. [9] He attended Lane Tech College Prep High School. [8]
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. [10] It was included on year-end lists by publications such as Complex, [11] Chicago Tribune, [12] and RedEye. [13] He was included on HipHopDX's "Top 8 Rising Stars of 2015" list. [14] In 2016, Towkio was featured alongside Justin Bieber on Chance the Rapper's song, "Juke Jam", from his third mixtape, Coloring Book. That same year, he released an EP, titled Community Service 2. [15]
In 2018, Towkio released his debut studio album, titled WWW., which included the previously released singles, namely "Drift", "Hot Shit", "Swim", "Symphony", and "2 Da Moon". [16] It included guest appearances from Teddy Jackson, Grace Weber, SZA, Vic Mensa, and Njomza. [17]
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." [18] He cited Kanye West and Lil Wayne as his biggest influences. [8]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Bub. [19] |
US R&B/HH [20] | |||
"Juke Jam" ( Chance the Rapper featuring Justin Bieber and Towkio) |
2016 | 5 | 48 | Coloring Book |
Year | Title | Other artist(s) | Album |
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2012 | "Scrapemoney" | Kami de Chukwu | Light |
2013 | "She's the Type" | Brian Fresco, Chance the Rapper, Kami de Chukwu, MC Tree | Mafioso |
"Steamer" | Brian Fresco, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Kami de Chukwu | ||
2015 | "Gettin Throwed" | Two Fresh, Joey Purp | — |
2016 | "Juke Jam" | Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber | Coloring Book |
"Purple Fox Fur" | TheMind, Donnie Trumpet, Sean Deaux | Summer Camp | |
2017 | "Just Like the Movies" | Kami, Joey Purp, Knox Fortune, Vic Mensa | Just Like the Movies |
2018 | "Sneakerhead" | Lido, J'von | Spacesuit |