[1] 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.
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.
[7] 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.
True 2 Life Music has independently toured nationally and shared the stage with Grammy Winners T-Pain,[9] Lupe Fiasco,[10] and popular artists such as Fabolous,[11] J. Cole,[12] Wiz Khalifa,[13] Wale,[14] Yelawolf,[15] The Cool Kids,[16] and DJ's such as The White Panda [17] [18] True 2 Life Music is a self-contained production unit, handling all of the production on their previous albums.
[19] Though primarily focused on creating complete bodies of work, they have produced for artists such as Troy Ave and Jamal "Gravy" Woolard.
True 2 Life Music would later star in and film a television pilot for a 30-minute single-camera scripted comedy series set in modern-day Brooklyn, NYC, following the trials and tribulations of a hip hop crew known as Fort Knox, as they climb the bumpy ladder to success.