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Behind the Seams With Alana Rae, The Do it All Renaissance Woman of Fashion

Hi TUC Fam, my name is Marie and I am a contributing writer at True Urban Culture magazine. Welcome back to our Behind the Seams interview series and let me introduce you to this month’s gues…

TUC Next Up: Singer-Songwriter Zay’Marie, Back From a Two-Year Hiatus, Talks New Music and the Effects of a Social Media Based Music Industry

When in the midst of building a musical career, taking two years off could prove to be a mistake. Our society, since the birth of the first cellphone, has made strides to be better and faster than …

NEXT UP: A True Bonafide Boss Woman, Candiss Hart Talks the Importance of Financial Literacy and Breaking Generational Curses

I am excited to bring back our NEXT UP interview column with this month’s feature on a woman who excels in many roles and has inspired thousands of people worldwide and continues to do so dai…

NEXT UP: Versatile Rapper Chad Watson is Next Up in the City of Angels

In today’s NEXT UP feature, I had the privilege to talk to Los Angeles, California’s very own, Chad Watson. We discussed his major influences in music, who he would like to collaborate …

NEXT UP: Jennifer Black is a Renaissance Woman in Every Sense of the Word

You would think that most people are not prepared for the passing of a loved one. The planning of a funeral, burial arrangements, and the impact of someone passing on is altogether an alien concept…

Next Up: Singer-Songwriter Jasmine Cassell Explores The Depth of R&B and Its Evolution

The genre of R&B is a complex and unique form of art. To excel in that field, an artist must be willing to speak openly and free of little doubt. Throughout the years, the genre has seen a resu…

Ozzy Arias: The Self-Made Videographer

On a particularly rainy night in Chicago, my homies’ and I went out to visit a friend’s apartment downtown. While meeting the new people, I was talking to this kid my age who had a VHS handy cam hi…

NEXT UP: Singer/Songwriter MCKNZ Is The Next Evolution of Dream Pop In Its Purest Form

In the next installment of the TUC NEXT UP series, Donniie sits down with a fresh newcomer to the Philadelphia indie music scene, dream indie-pop singer/songwriter MCKNZ. Since releasing her self-t…

Why Skaters are Getting “Board” of their Hometown and Coming to Chicago

The rise in Chicago’s skate scene is getting faster than the skaters themselves. As skate culture has increasingly gained mass popularity within the past few years, it has created a following for t…

NEXT UP: NYC Rapper R.Q.TEK Studied All of the Greats and Now He’s Ready to Show What He Learned From Them All

In this week’s edition of NEXT UP, our very own Noel Austin had the privilege to connect with Harlem, NY rapper, R.Q.TEK. We chopped it up regarding his upbringing growing up in the birth cit…