09/05/2026
“TONYELA” my first full-length album since “Slingshot” in 2017, is now available on all streaming platforms.
A genre-defying body of work, TONYELA by international Poet MasterPiece exists at the intersection of hip hop, R&B, pop rock, gospel, and spoken-word poetry, creating a sound and experience that is difficult to place in a single category and impossible to experience without feeling something.
For years, MasterPiece has teetered on the line between lyricist and poet, seamlessly blending the cadence, rhythm, and cultural language of hip hop with the vulnerability and depth of poetry. With TONYELA, she pushes that boundary even further, introducing listeners to what she calls her own genre of spokenword poetry.
The album is a collection of both new poems and songs shaped by lived experience, reflection, resilience, love, pain, spirituality, and personal evolution. Rather than simply telling stories, TONYELA invites listeners to feel them while opening their minds to a different understanding of what poetry, music, and spoken word can become when they occupy the same space. The project also marks MasterPiece’s production debut, producing 4 of the album’s 10 musical tracks including “Black On Black Freestyle” & “Shooting Stars”. The lead single “Rest” was also co-produced by the Poet along with Ishmael Moody of Almaro Records. The single is also available on all platforms.
Executive produced by Tonyela Arphul
Producers Ishmael Moody & Tonyela Arphul
Mastering & mixing Engineer Ishmael Moody
2nd Mastering & mixing engineer Shon JMusic Brown
Album visuals by Otis Clayborne II