Arin Ray

MUSIC MONDAYS – ARIN RAY

#RunTheCulture Here on #MusicMondays our goal is to bring you truly unique artists that rep The Culture and are making music you gotta here and this week we’re putting the spotlight on a new artist breaking out on the R&B scene making great music and great story of perseverance: Arin Ray. At just 15, Ray…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Brent Faiyaz

#RunTheCulture Hitting you with the best, not just the most popular music is our goal with the #MusicMondays series and this week we have and underrated gem in singer and producer Brent Faiyaz. A duel threat on the mic and behind the boards, Faiyaz has not been in the game long but is impressively building…

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CULTURE CLASSICS – “PSA” JAY-Z

#RunTheCulture This week in our #CultureClassics series we take a look at The greatest interlude in hip-hop history “PSA” from all-time great creator for The Culture, Jay-Z. Interludes, a staple of hip-hop in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Sometimes freestyles. sometimes partial songs, sometimes comedic skits, every rapper had several per album. From Biggie to…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Eric Bellinger

#RunTheCulture Having a great signing voice is indeed one way to make it in the music biz. But having a great pen game is a great way to stand out from your contemporaries. And for this week’s #MusicMonday selection we’re featuring one of the top singer/songwriters you really need to be listening to right now,…

Summer Walker

MUSIC MONDAYS – Summer Walker

#RunTheCulture Hailing from the ATL, this week’s #MusicMonday featured artist is the singer Summer Walker. A relative newcomer to the music scene, Summer debuted in early 2018 and quickly made a name for herself. Known for her atmospheric contemporary R&B her very first song was a self-produced acoustic record “Session 32”. The viby joint garnered…

MUSIC MONDAYS – Lucky Daye

Here on #MusicMondays our goal is to bring you truly unique artists that rep The Culture and are making music you gotta here and this week we’re putting the spotlight on a new artist on the R&B scene with throwback musical sensibilities and a truly unique story: Lucky Daye.

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Lizzo

#RunTheCulture Melissa Jefferson aka Lizzo, is a rapper/singer based in Minneapolis by way of Houston and is one of the most unique musical creators for The Culture out right now. Lizzo began her career in rapping while living in Texas and after moving to Minneapolis, she performed with indie groups including the electro soul-pop duo, Lizzo & the Larva Ink and…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Louis York

CFTC presents to you the first installment of our new weekly series #MusicMondays where we’ll throw a spotlight on unsung creators for The Culture making music you NEED to hear. And for our first installment we’re featuring the band Louis York.