LaToya Rodney, known professionally by her stage name ‘LaToya Jane’, is a Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter, and professional dancer. Born in the rough neighbourhood of Jane & Finch, in the Toronto area, music has always been a form of therapy for LaToya. Though she excelled as a musical artist, trials and tribulations of her surrounding environment soon caught up with her. Submerged by all the negativity encompassing her, LaToya was incarcerated for 18 months in a women’s facility in Toronto. It was while imprisoned that she found herself, her direction and her purpose. Through LaToya’s courageousness and creative talents she has evolved and uses her experiences to motivate, educate, inspire, and deter young people from the gang life she endured. After a short hiatus from music, LaToya is currently working on an EP. Her latest work reflects on the struggles, pain, betrayals, and sacrifices that she has experienced in life while still having faith to stay mentally strong.
After studying at Toronto Film School, Latoya has been featured in 4 short films and held lead roles at the Hershey Centre, and The Mirvish Theatre. She went on tour in England for the play, The Ultimate Sacrifice.