C.T.C.

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Name = C.T.C.


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Origin = Romania
Genre = Hip-Hop
Years_active = 1999–present
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Current_members = VD, L Doc, Deliric1 and DJ Paul
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C.T.C. (short for "Controlul Tehnic de Calitate", Romanian for "quality control", and a stamp formerly present on many products in Romania) is a Romanian hip hop band, founded by VD, Deliric 1, L Doc and DJ Paul.

Although they were members of other different bands (Armada and E.L.I.T.A.), in 1999 they decided to start together a new project, compiling a demo that spread out quickly among hip-hop listeners and it was well received by the established hip-hop community. As a result, the C.T.C. members became guest MC's for some collabo's on several LP's and compilations: "Plus infinit" ("Plus Infinity", with R.A.C.L.A.), "Visuri în întuneric" ("Dreams in the Dark", with K-Gula), "Născuţi pentru asta" ("Born for This", with Da Hood Justice) and others.

VD and DJ Paul created and launched "Facem Records", the label under which several mix-tapes were released, among others also Raku's debut album ("În mediu vitreg", "Hostile Environment") and the C.T.C. & Cedry2k E.P., "Secretul din atom" ("The Secret from the Atom").

In 2002 the "Reanimation 101" concert was organized by C.T.C., event which marked the resurrection of the underground Romanian hip hop.

In 2003 C.T.C. began collaborating with an independent label for "Proiectul Verde" ("The Green Project") compilation; as a result, a single and a video were released.

After a collaboration for another compilation ("Afront", "Affront") with another independent label, C.T.C. was offered a contract by Roton Urban Label (R.U.L.).

In August 2005 the "Dificultăţi tehnice" LP saw the daylight, supported by the video "Orice" ("Anything"), a single released in collaboration with Yolo from Zale and Nwanda.

At the present time, C.T.C. has over 100 collabo's with several artists (among them Zale, on "Chei verbale", Bitză, on "Sinuciderea unui înger", Cedry2k on his "Alchimia Veninului" album) and currently they are working on their second LP.

Discography

ee also

*Romanian hip hop

External links

*ro icon [http://www.roton.ro/artist/45/ctc/index.html Official page on Roton.ro]