Aug 01, 2012 nick-speed-peoples-records-TCT
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Detroit native, producer Nick Speed takes us to his favorite record store in Detroit, People’s Records, where he’s discovered most of the records he’s sampled. Speed who is signed to Money Management, a subsidiary of G-Unit Records, has produced for the likes of 50 Cent, Talib Kweli, Tupac Shakur, and more. He sits down in [...]

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Aug 01, 2012 Dwele-Sway-TCT
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Dwele, despite years and years of success, is a very talented artist under the radar for most people. Perhaps that’s the way he likes it. Detroit native, Dwele sits down with Sway on ‘Sway In The Morning’ to talk about artists who are “so famous that they have to shut down the store to go [...]

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Jul 10, 2012 Elzhi Blue Widow
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Right before he starts his world tour, Elzhi decides to give us a preview of what to expect during the show. Planning to perform tracks from his upcoming album on tour, we get a chance to check out one of  ’em, Blue Widow.

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Jun 28, 2012 Running-TCT
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Anesha makes her debut on TCT, and after listening to this project, her music will speak for itself. Hailing from the Detroit, she may be a little knew to stardom, but she’s no rookie behind the scenes. Her and her sister have Antea Shelton, have penned tracks for artists such as Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, [...]

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Jun 14, 2012 tall-black-guy-TCT
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I’ve never heard of this Tall Black Guy before, but I was digging this instrumental I just came across over at our friends SC‘s site. The Detroit native takes us on a Sparkling Adventure as we dive into a sample of his upcoming EP Tempo Dreams. Due to release on July 19th, Sparkling Adventure is [...]

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I just randomly threw on Dwele’s 2010 album W.ants W.orld W.omen while roadtripping over the weekend, and a couple days later the Detroit Neo Soul crooner drops some new material with “What Profit”. It seems like he’s getting ready to push out an upcoming album this year. It’s the summer, time to let the top [...]

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Mar 31, 2012 UrbanPrep-TheConsciousTip
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Education seems to be such a touchy issue these days. So touchy, that it often isn’t discussed, especially when it relates to the future successes of African Americans. Every city has it’s challenges, some more than others, and while we can’t change everything overnight, we can discuss the small wins that are accomplished. We can [...]

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Feb 03, 2012 EricLau-TheMission-TheConsciousTip
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London-based produced Eric Lau, who’s new on our radar, has released his collaborative EP with Detroit Hip Hop artist, Guilty Simpson titled The Mission. His EP  features guest appearances from Fatima, Olivier Daysoul, Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave, Damu The Fudgemonk & Alex Bonfanti. I really get a 90′s Hip Hop/Detroit sound from his music…which makes sense [...]

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