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True 2 Life Music is an American production company, independent record label and creative collective founded at Cornell University, an Ivy League University located in Ithaca, New York. True 2 Life Music is based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. 〔Garrett Houghton, ("BROOKLYN-BASED TRIO BRIDGE ERAS WITH NEW RELEASE" ), ''MTV Iggy'', 13 April 2012〕 True 2 Life Music is notable for combining influences from the Golden age of hip hop with a sound that is progressive, experimental, and innovative. Utilizing varied subject matter and live instrumentation combined with eclectic sampling and production.〔Dharmic X, ("Watch True 2 Life Music's "Number 1" Video" ), ''Complex Magazine", 9 March 2014〕 The True 2 Life sound has been described as, "a sound that has no region." 〔Lucas G., ("True 2 Life Music - Dope Fiend Willy" ), ''DJ Booth'', 20 August 2013〕 True 2 Life's self-produced cascading, sample heavy boardwork is poignant, boisterous, unstoppable, cohesive, and powerful.〔Lucas G., (lyrically/ "True 2 Life Music - Who Do You Love?" ), ''DJBooth.net'', August 2013〕 〔Lucas G., (lyrically/ "True 2 Life Music - Who Do You Love?" ), ''DJBooth.net'', August 2013〕 On April 13, 2012, in their review of the album "Every Dream Has A Price" and feature of the music video for "Daily Math", MTV Iggy reported that "the group bridged the gaps between eras with 90's beats and 21st century flow," "(2 Life Music ) combines the best flavors of two generations." 〔Garrett Houghton, ("True 2 Life Music - Dope Fiend Willy" ), ''DJ Booth'', 20 August 2013〕 〔Keith Reid-Cleveland, ("Listen: True 2 Life Music – "Street Dreaming" ), ''PaulMeara.com'', December 2012〕 Since its inception, True 2 Life Music’s style and alternative aesthetic deviated from the then-dominant “gangsta” persona in hip hop. As a result True 2 Life has fought off the predetermined judgement of others as they sought to “break the mold” by representing a dynamic representation of the black male identity and experience in America.〔Zach Jones, (“Breaking The Mold” ), ''The Cornell Daily Sun'', March 2012〕 Being a self-contained, self-produced unit, True 2 Life's early sound was described as "jazz fusion, drawing on influences such as DJ Premier, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Nas and Freeway.〔Zach Jones, (“Breaking The Mold” ), ''The Cornell Daily Sun'', March 2012〕 == Career == On June 18, 2012 True 2 Life Music was featured in XXL’s “The Break” where they stated their desire to remain true to themselves and create progressive musical and visual experiences for the people to relate to and be inspired by. True 2 Life Music has independently toured nationally and shared the stage with Grammy Winners T-Pain,〔Towson University, ("Homecoming Concert: T-Pain" ), ''Townson University'', 13 April 2012〕 Lupe Fiasco,〔Sean The Robot, ("True 2 Life Music And Lupe Fiasco" ), ''The Lupe End Blog', October 2008〕 and popular artists such as Fabolous,〔(), ''Campus Concerts'',〕 J. Cole,〔(), ''A Kid Named B'', 10 June 2010〕 Wiz Khalifa,〔("Wiz Khalifa In The Cut x Yelawolf x True 2 Life Music LIVE PERFORMANCE " ), ''Mass Media World Order''〕 Wale,〔(), ''A Kid Named B'', 10 June 2010〕 Yelawolf,〔("Wiz Khalifa In The Cut x Yelawolf x True 2 Life Music LIVE PERFORMANCE " ), ''Mass Media World Order''〕 The Cool Kids,〔(), ''ResidentAdvisor.net'', November 2009〕 and DJ's such as The White Panda 〔Patrick Cambre, ("The White Panda Ransacks Arts Quad" ), ''The Cornell Daily Sun'', 29 August 2011〕 〔(), ''Cornell Concert Commission''〕 True 2 Life Music is a self-contained production unit, handling all of the production on their previous albums.〔Garrett Houghton, ("BROOKLYN-BASED TRIO BRIDGE ERAS WITH NEW RELEASE" ), ''MTV Iggy'', 13 April 2012〕 Though primarily focused on creating complete bodies of work, they have produced for artists such as Troy Ave and Jamal "Gravy" Woolard.〔("Bobby Capri Ft Troy Ave – Brown Paper Bag" ), ''2Dopeboyz", 7 January 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「True 2 Life Music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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