Bio
THA JOKA WAS BORN "JOSEPH THOMAS EVANS JR." JUNE 16th 1990 IN VALLEJO,CA.
RAISED IN A DIS FUNCTIONAL FAMILY IN FRESNO,CA JOKA TURNED TO THE STREETS
AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TO OCCUPY HIMSELF AWAY FROM HIS PROBLEMS @ HOME. A
FORMER FOOTBALL AND 2-TIME HIGH SCHOOL MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE AND VARSITY
TOP SPRINTER TRACK ATHLETE HE WOULD SOON FIND TALENT IN MUSIC. AFTER 3
YEARS OF EXILE JOKA WOULD REVIVE HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC AND SIGN WITH VENOMOUS
RECORDS AND BECOME VICE PRESIDENT OF LABEL. AFTER WORKING ON BEATS FOR A
FEW MONTHS FOR LABELS FIRST UPCOMING MIXTAPE "VENOMOUS RECORDS MIXTAPE
VOL.1" HIM AND HIS FRIENDS FOUNDED GROUP N.T.N(NoTownNiggaz) AND WORKED ON
THERE SOLO ALBUM "THE START UP" THAT DROPS THIS SPRING AND SINCE THEN HAS
ALSO BEEN WORKING ON HIS SOLO PROJECT "VENOM LA FAMILIA" AND OTHER
PROJECTS. WHEN ASKED WHAT'S HIS CURRENT GOAL FOR 2010 HE RESPONDED "HELP
REVIVING THE WEST AND PUTTING FRESNO ON THE MAP..PRINCE OF THE WEST BUT MY
CITY COMES 1st!"
