Invigorating and energetic international recording artist Tocarra continues to bring her astounding melodic rapping abilities, lyrical content, and spirited performance to the music industry forefront. Her musical ambition continues to grow on her musical journey. She is ready to take the world by storm with her new singles "Lick Back," featuring Chicago legendary R&B/Pop platinum recording artist BenOne and "It's A Party," featuring hip hop icon and legend Keith Murray affiliated with Def Squad/LOD. She recently released "Playtime," following up to "Girls' Night Out" and "Don't Cry," featuring 3x Grammy Award-winning group Sounds of Blackness (Gary Hines). Her single "Crazy," produced by certified platinum producer Earl "LC" Robinson (founder and original member of the R&B group Public Announcement), is still receiving many raves.
What's unique about Tocarra is that she stayed true to her sound and created something fun and engaging with her musical style. Her sound is a breath of fresh air and it reminds fans of the work of seminal artists such as Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, and Monifah. Much like these icons, Tocarra's foray of various genres of music brings so much personality to her vision, giving the audience a taste of something different while staying true to what makes this music special and unique. In addition to that, Tocarra offers the "bonus" of being an artist who is ready for new creative challenges, constantly exploring ways to make her songs more unique and create music that truly stands out. Being in love with music for as long as she can remember, Tocarra's outstanding style results from a lifetime of musical influences, including TLC and Salt and Pepa. The stimulating artist grew up listening to New Edition, Monifah, Tony Toni Tone, Lil Kim, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, and Lauryn Hill. Growing up, she always had a passion for rhyming, as she often wrote poetry in her spare time as a youth. Her love for writing has played a significant role in her success in the music industry.
Tocarra is more than just a typical female from the small town of Kankakee, IL, who grew up in a low-income single-parent home. Desiring to utilize her extraordinary gifts and abilities, she hastily began to tap into her musical talents. She began to pursue her dream of becoming a noteworthy artist. Due to her tireless work effort, Tocarra always believed her ultimate dreams would be a reality. Her mission in music is to become the leading recording artist, not just for ladies but the entire music industry. Her electrifying songs and lyrics combine excitement and energy with a melodic, rhythmic delivery. Tocarra has worked with a wide array of music producers and artists. She is well on her way to revolutionizing the sound of music. Representing a sexy, exquisite, and tasteful look that sets her majorly apart from the masses, this music sensation has a following stretching across the map as she is rapidly blazing her trails to musical dominance. With her distinctive voice and fearless but fun delivery, Tocarra swiftly cuts an eccentric dash through the competitive music industry.
Comparisons aside, Tocarra has a one-of-a-kind sound, and her music is deeply personal and charismatic. She is not trying to emulate any given artist but instead setting the bar higher with so much passion and talent, aiming to create amazing music that is so easy to relate to for people from all walks of life. In addition to the personable and edgy performance value, her latest release “Lick Back” is quite distinctive because of the sheer quality of the production. The balanced and detail-oriented mix makes for a lively, edgy, and stark sonic approach. In other words, there are many subtle nuances in this release, which add to the richness of the track when summed up together. The frequency spectrum of the mix is also very balanced, with tight yet deep low-end working wonders, along with a smooth top end, which adds a sense of clarity to the music.
Outside of music, Tocarra is a remarkable journalist and highly passionate about giving back to the community, as she volunteers her time to many nonprofit organizations and community initiatives. She is the Executive Director of Still I Rise nonprofit organization and is also a driving force behind many successful innovative businesses in her community. While promoting her positive energy, she has worked alongside and been in the company of a massive amount of industry greats, including Nelly, Bow Wow, India Arie, Scarface, Ja Rule, Murphy Lee, Adina Howard, Jon B., Fred Hammond, Donald Lawrence, and a host of more.
Find out more about Tocarra, and listen to "Lick Back," which is currently available on the best digital music streaming platforms on the web.
