BIOGRAPHY
Morrell Coleman aka The Toven was born and raised in Southeast San Diego Ca in the small neighborhood of Mount Hope where he grew up at in his childhood home at 830 41st. The Toven is no stranger to poverty and crime and at a very young age became a product of his environment. After being initiated into the Neighborhood Crip street gang which ultimately led to numerous stints behind bars, drug sales, gang related crimes, and several near death experiences, including a shooting which left The Toven wounded. The Toven has always been inspired to create music from an early age and often dreamed of winning a Grammy just as his idol Michael Jackson did.  In 1993 The Toven linked up with childhood friend Jayo Felony of the late Jason Mizell’s (Jam Maser J) label JMJ Records and in 1995 toured as a hypman on one of "Def Jam's biggest tour conventions and showcases".  The Toven was first featured on DJ Rectangles Vinyl Combat (side b) on "Freestyle" then again on Jayo Felony's "Underground " album on the song "Do Lo Gang" released by Eureka Records in 1999. The Toven began pursuing a solo career  as both a rapper and a producer going on to record countless unreleased songs including several recorded with well known San Diego DJ, DJ Fingaz. The Toven has went on to release several mixtapes and ep's including "Walk Of Fame" in 2020. His 2020 debut album "Bigger Vibes" was nominated for best Hip-Hop album of the year by the San Diego Music awards. Followed up by  "Bigger Vibes Vol Two" and "Walk Of Fame 2" in 2021. "Hip-Hop Christmas" a Charity EP was released November 7, 2021. In 2022 Walk Of Fame 2 was nominated for best Hip-Hop album of the year by the San Diego Music Awards. On March 15, 2022 The Toven released the single Rock N Roll And Hip-Hop from his 2022 LTOMC Album. The album features the groundbreaking "Frank Sinatra" single released in July of 2022.