Antonio Cruz (born April 23, 1977), known professionally as Tony Sunshine, is an American R&B singer of Puerto Rican descent, famous for his affiliation with

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hip hop group Terror Squad. He sang on tracks such as

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's "Still Telling Lies",

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's "All I Need" and

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's "100%". He released his debut single on

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entitled "Oh My God" (featuring Diddy and Dirtbag) in 2004.

Biography

Raised in the Bronx, Tony was taken in at the age of 13 by

, who attempted to secure a recording contract for the teen. He took the name Tony Sunshine, and eventually became a member of Terror Squad.

is like a big brother to Sunshine, also respected and understood his unique talent.DubCNN Interview
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, T-Pain,

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and

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Music

Tony Sunshine has sung vocals for

on songs like "100%", "Laughin at You", and "My Dick". He has also appeared on some of Fat Joe's songs including "TS Piece", and "All I need". Terror Squad's debut album entitled ''Terror Squad'' was released in 1999, Tony Sunshine appears on several songs on that album also. Tony Sunshine working with music producer Aytekin Storch,

was able to finalize a record deal for Tony in 2005 with Epic and

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. Tony Sunshine was released from Sony BMG in May, 2006 and was signed to Urban Box Office. In November 2006, UBO folded, leaving the future of Tony Sunshine's 2007 debut release uncertain. Tony released "

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", that featured fellow New York artist

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. There is an English version and a Spanglish version. In 2010, Tony was signed to

and is preparing his first full-length album with productions from

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and T-Pain. His first single "Say Hey" was released in July 2010 and was produced by Swizz Beatz. Fast Forward to 2015, Tony has just released his new comeback mixtape where he skillfully blended R&B and Hiphop. Working with different producers and exploring his sound, his new mixtape "No Filter" has gotten acclaimed reviews on blogs, and online print. It is rumored that Tony is now working on a brand new LP with original material. In 2016, Tony Sunshine reunited with Fat Joe and the Terror Squad. Tony Sunshine is working on a solo EP scheduled for release in late 2017, as well as highly anticipated joint ventures.

Discography

*2016: ''Danger'' *2016: ''Close'' *2018: TBA

Singles

*2003: "Grey Goose" (featuring

) *2004: "Oh My God" (featuring Diddy & Dirtbag) *2007: "She's Like the Wind" (featuring

) *2010: "Say Hey" *2011: "#1 Baby" *2013: "Don't Deserve" *2015: "Crying" *2016: "Danger" (featuring Chris Rivers) *2017: "Talk About it" *2018: "Take Me Away" *2019: "Bruce Leroy" *2019: "Shots Fired" *2020: "Wandas Son" (Featuring Dre of Cool N Dre) *2021: "You Said"

Mixtapes

*2015: ''No Filter''

References

External links

Official Instagram PageTony Sunshine Official Home
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