One of the national leaders of the Hip Hop and R&B music scene is none other than Oklahoma City’s Chris Cutta. Born Chris Baldwin, he started producing music when he was a student at Putnam City Central Middle School. There, he developed the beat that earned him national acclaim and gigs producing music for artists all over the country. But, in the beginning, he sold homemade mix tapes right here in our city.
Perhaps unsurprising for someone who began his musical career so early, Cutta’s mother was an Oklahoma music personality. She was a part of the band Gospel Truth, whose spinoff group was the Truthettes. As a young boy, Cutta joined his mother on the Gospel Truth’s tours, which inspired him to pursue music.
Two weeks after graduating from Putnam City High School, Cutta went on a 15-city tour. He moved to Dallas and rotated between Los Angeles and Philadelphia over the next five years. While in Pennsylvania, he worked alongside a group of music creators and producers, including the major songwriter Sha Sha Jones when she was just getting started…