Carrying the Culture Show

In this episode of the CTC Show, Domingo talks about moving in silence, being put on by Marley Marl, and teaching production to Bloods and Crips.

The legendary Mista Sinista stopped by for a live set and chopped it up about his competitive nature, growing up in Queens, and being mentored early by Kwame.

We caught up with Rob Swift for round two of a dope build. He discussed reinventing himself as an artist and person, his relationship with Roc Raida, and he explained the name change from x men to X-ecutioners.

We caught up with Vex da Vortex of the 90’s group the Boogiemonsters and got in to a lot of history. We talked about his varied musical influences, Boogiemonsters’ label issues and continuing to press on in spite of challenges. We will definitely be doing a part two soon.

We caught up with super dope Selecta, on his Twitch DJ show the other day and antics ensued. We broke down his history, the Pittsburgh Hip-Hop scene, analyzed the “golden era” of hip-hop and a little bit of everything else!

Full Convo with Breeze Brewin of The Juggaknots.

We caught up with our fam El De Sensei for another dope build. He talked about the Artifacts project to be released, his legendary work ethic, his philosophy on working with new artists, and his upcoming European tour.

We caught up with J Scienide for a dope build about his signature album The Actual Heat, the importance of being original, producing and his production influences, and being a life coach.

We talked to veteran B-Boy Kid Cuba and got into the essence of being a B-Boy, B-Boying for the Olympics, he broke down the word "Breakdance", and talked about why he's still going strong at 44.

We caught up with Planet Asia for another dope convo. He talked about Dave from De La, working with Baron Davis and Ben Gordon, and he discussed minimalist rap.

We caught up with Mic Bles for a dope convo. He talked about stealing his first tape recorder, repping his hometown of Oxnard Ca., and he shared the jewels he's learned from touring with legends.

We caught up with the legendary Inspectah Deck for a dope build! He talked about his early starts as a graff writer & b-boy with Ghostface Killah, how the Protect Ya Neck beat was actually for him, and RZA telling him he needs to step his game. Deck also talked about not having any regrets about his legacy. 

We chopped it up with Wu-Tang affiliate Timbo King of Royal Fam  and got into a little bit of everything. He explained his definition of  being conscious, the importance of his family, his superhero character, "Grind God" , and his numerous projects he's working on. 

We caught up with St. Ivan The Terrible for a dope build about his participation in graffiti and the other elements, rapping about god, and he broke down why Puerto Ricans are black.

We caught up with Philly graff writer ENEM for a dope build. He discused Philly writers, clarified his status in TDK, and talked about working with EST from 3 Times Dope.

We caught up with The Bad Seed and he talked about working with Jean Grae & PH, his track with Usher, some of his more "controversial" tracks, and his upcoming project.

We caught up with Mista Sinista of The X-Ecutioners for a dope convo, He talked about his early beginnings of joining The X-Men, his desire to be known as more than just a turntablist, and he also dropped jewels for DJ's on the art of coming up with routines and best practices for doing gigs.

We caught up with Napoleon Da Legend for a dope convo about the importance of versatility with his music, incorporating his French and African background in his music and he talked about playing pickup basketball with Allen Iverson.

We Caught up with Dj Safire for a dope convo about how she taught herself to DJ, her love for 80's and 90's hiphop, and she also discussed the lack of appreciation for the Dj.

We caught up with designer of all things dope, Jerrill Sankey.

We caught up with GrandDaddy I.U. for another dope build. He shared his candid opinion about Akademiks, giving rap back to the pioneers, and why he's no longer really inspired to make music.

We caught up with Billy Danze of the legendary M.O.P. for a dope build. Billy Danze talked about M.O.P. being "Underrated", discussed some of his all time greats, and the reasons why we haven't heard any new M.O.P. projects.

We sat down with DJ Rob Swift of The X-Ecutioners for a dope build. We had a candid discussion about the origins of Hip-Hop and the contributions of Latino pioneers. 

We sat down with DJ Rob Swift of the X-Ecutioners for a dope build. We had a candid discussion about the origins of Hip-Hop and the contributions of Latino pioneers.

We caught up with graffiti writer TRIXTER for a dope convo. He talks about his early influences that inspired him to write, his take on the graff scene in 2022, and the transitioning to commercial art.