CTG, born Clayton Duncan is a Virginia native. Growing up in downtown Newport News, an area absent of motivational influences, he found his ambition on the basketball court. CTG has had an ear for music ever since he was a child, and after a traumatic injury playing the sport he loved, he found himself focusing on the art of rhyme instead. His older brother Clifton played a major role in nurturing this passion for being an entertainer. With his brother being an aspiring actor, he encouraged him to stick with the hobby of recording. That hobby eventually grew into a passion, an obsession even. As CTG has evolved into the MC that he is today, he has teamed up with The HeroVillian Brand, who believe in progression above anything else. Through CTG’s music he wants to inspire people to believe in themselves and focus on the highs rather than the lows. In doing so, CTG can truly consider himself the “Hero” of Hip- Hop.