How many of ya'll remember T.C. Ellis, i have it on cassette he was a rapper on Paisley Park, True Confessions is the initials "Ellis", I happen to like a few of the songs on the cassette such as Pussycat, Dope, Miss Thang, Bambi, just to name a few. He was pretty cool but no promotion of course. WOW! the year was 1991. What are your thoughts!?

I always get him mixed up with an author.

YO KID!!!!! WHEN U GON' LET ME RAP?????

T.C. Ellis is a freindly man. I met him back in 1991 or 1992 and asked him a few questions about him getting into rap.

Yeah I do. Nice guy but as an MC? Well..... Let's just say that his rap skills were lacking a little bit. Just a little bit though.

Yeah, I remember him. I wish I could forget him.

vainandy said:

Ditto


Smooches;)

as I recall, he is related to Sue Ann Carwell, a former Prince associate from the early 1980s. I think they are brother/sister, but I'd have to go back to my notes to double check that one.


Also, I always thought TC stood for Twin Cities.
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I'm pretty sure that TC stood for Twin Cities, but who cares.

I don't connect much with him besides the voice on NPG (the GB track) and one of the weaker associates albums on the shelf.

T.C. means True Confessions of course a name given to him from your Royal Badness himself. I KNOW he's not gangsta rap but he was aiight and i try to buy anything that Prince is involved in.....Can you say PROTEGE??

OK, protege. And I exactly know what you mean. I have lots and lots of records on my shelf just because of 1 Prince written or produced track. Fortunately I have overcome that phase.

But this TC Ellis album is still not too good and it hasn't grown on me through the years. But of course that's just my opinion.

Unfortunately yes.

Worst P rapper of all time. One thing is for sure, P sure the hell didn't know shit about rap because he'd always get these weak ass rappers on his shit. The ideal rapper for P would have been Q-Tip. P did get better with his choices of rappers as time went on, with his best being Eve on the remix of TGRTEBS, Chuck D and Doug E. Fresh was ok on the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic album.

T.C.? Stand 4 Too Country.
He and Prince grew up together and have know each other since they were about 12 or so.

CosmicTalk said:

Wasn't there Q-Tip on (a remix) of The Greatest Romance ... ?

funkystuff said:

I don't think so. I bought the maxi-single and I don't recall there being a Q-Tipped version.

q-tips on the remix as well as the one

jonylawson said:

For real? I have to find my Maxi-CD and peep that again then.

Yeah, I remember TC Ellis. Used to own his debut album on cassette. Went out and bought it right when it first came out.

psychodelicide said:

You actually bought that?

nurse said:

Yup, I did.

nurse said:

CosmicTalk said:

Back then, I bought all of the Prince associate's music. I even had Bobby Z's solo album, to name just one.

psychodelicide said:

Yeah, but TC? The moment I heard his remake RAP VERSION of Bambi, I KNEW his days were numbered.

CosmicTalk said:

True, he wasn't much of a rapper, but I bought EVERYTHING that had ANYTHING to do with Prince back then.