Dec 11, 2012

  There’s too much music out there, and you clearly don’t have time to listen to all of it. Let’s save you some time and filter through all of the BS for you. In this new addition to our site, “Mixtape of the Week” here’s an album you should definitely get familiar with. Chrisette Michele [...]

Dec 05, 2012

  For years, Bilal has repeatedly proved how talented he is. With the release of projects such as 1st Born Second, Love for Sale, and Airtight’s Revenge, I was excited to hear that he was releasing a new project. I’ve had his rendition of “Letter to Hermione” stuck in my head this last week, so [...]

Nov 17, 2012

  Black Spade has never been one to give into mainstream temptation, or fame. In fact…as we have shared the same hometown for years, he’s always maintained the persona of authentic and genuine. He’s a great example of what an artist can do with his career, if he doesn’t force the appeal of the public, [...]

Sep 17, 2012

One of my buddies from college, Lee How Fasho shot me over his project a couple weeks back. At the time, I had been getting a lot of spam sent over my way, so I quickly looked over the project. I happened to have some down time today, and I got a chance to check [...]

Aug 01, 2012

It’s very likely that you’ve never heard of Shaun Li. The newcomer to TCT is apart of Museum Recordings, an independent group of artists all hailing from St. Louis, Missouri. While Shaun is actually very close within our network of friends from STL, his music is very new to us. Fusing his own St. Louis [...]

Jul 20, 2012

Our St. Louis friend Rockwell Knuckles returns with his latest mixtape, Take Me To Your Leader.  If you aren’t familiar with any of his music, his songs are very colorful, melodic, fun, all fusing concepts and lyrical content. The 12-song mixtape, which is available for stream below features Tef Poe, GLC, TWF Tony Williams, and [...]

Jul 19, 2012

Phony Ppl are a collective. They are a rap crew, a songwriting/production team, a live band, and a group of friends who live to make music. The crew boasts a infectious style throughout their many projects, built on inescapable melodies, feel good hooks and advanced instrumentation. Although they seem to think it’s “Nothing Special” they [...]

Jul 16, 2012

Black Spade teams up with Knxwledge, Fresh Daily, and Moruf to tell the tale a Strawberry, while tastefully describing her as a “Ho.” I’m sure most guys, and even girls have had a run in with that one particular person who seems to have no standards, and wants almost anybody. Promiscuity is an understatement for [...]