Real Truth "Dreamcatcher" Album Review

The opening verse of Real Truth's latest release, "Dreamcatcher," let's you know Truth is not sparing any emotion for this project by stating right away, "Feel surrounded by the hopelessness/ now I'm parent-less like the orphan is/ my direction is distorted shit/ it's hard to know what sober is." "Dreamcatcher" flows nicely from track to track, with nothing sounding too out of place. Immediately after the intro, you are hit with "Problems," which picks up the pace a bit with a new age sound with old school, B-Boy deliveries. "Glitch" follows nicely by stepping it up with the help of Jantzonia on the track, which is one of the more stand out collabs on the album. It's a fairly smooth transition throughout the entire course of "Dreamcatcher," which is filled with original beats, an original style, and a diverse squad of lyricists. Considering how well Truth compliments his own beats, it's no surprise he can say what he wants, however he wants. "Chaos Theory" begins with a Dark Knight reference most people should be familiar with unless they have lived under a rock for the last 5 years and leads into a trance-hop sound and Truth delivering bars such as, "grab the mic and do my thang/ and go ape shit like the orangutan drinking tang," and, "I love this shit like mr kel loves orange soda/ bitch I'm all that and a bag of chips from North Dakota." The nice thing about the album is that Truth's personality is all over every track. "Life is Beautiful" is a sweet serenade of observations made by RT. The lyrics chosen for the chorus, "If you're feeling like you want to throw the towel in/ Give it all up because you feel you never win," do a good job driving home the sobering effect the tracks intends to deliver. The production is also a notable mention. Everything meshes together well. It seems there is a particular sound to the beats and Real Truth does a good job at showing his versatility in his beat making game with elements drawn from multiple musical genres with a strong focus on an electronic/trance/hip hop vibe to it. "My Time" has the most distinguished sound out of the whole album and could be argued as one of the best tracks from this work. All in all, Truth's lyrical ability and content within each song are the real star here and to truly appreciate this gem, it's best the story is heard and Truth does an excellent job keeping listeners entertained throughout "Dreamcatcher." Although the singing may not be where it can be in certain moments, it still works and the potential that it adds makes for a nice mix to his arsenal of abilities. With some fine tuning, Real Truth's singing could make more of a presence in following projects. It will be very interesting to see how his music evolves going forward, considering he is still very, very early in his career. Songs to listen to: "My Time" is an insanely dope track and one that stands out the most. Mo Blunts and Real Truth keep pace with one of his more interesting beats off Dreamcatcher. Almost immediately, the vibe is set. Mo Blunts brings in the track nicely by chopping it up with with quick bars and some real s*** in his verse that sets the bar. Real Truth really shines with his precise delivery, hopping in and out of various flows but staying on point with every punch. It wouldn't be a surprise if this track is a favorite of Real Truth fans. The hook is dope and works well, but the one thing that pulls it back just far enough to keep the track from being a full 10 on the dope scale would be the singing in the chorus. It feels slightly out of place for the mood of the song but it is not so degrading to the song that it makes it unlikable. It is easily one of Real Truth's best performances. "Sober vs. Fiend" showcases Dreamcatcher's creative angle. A conversation between a Real Truth trying to detach himself from a Real Truth that wants to maintain old habits. The lyrics really bring this concept together and it delivers exactly how it is intended to deliver, which is to paint the picture that there is two conversations going on within Truth himself. Rating: 7.5/10

Download Link: http://realtruth.bandcamp.com/

The Main Reason: Jaeliyah McQuade Yellow Earrings

    For the most part, the personal door to my life is cracked open barely enough to let anyone see what's going on and I am open to the idea of letting people blindly gauge how I live my life from the outside and watch as most nay-sayers are proven wrong on the regs. I get a kick out of it because fuck em, right? However, for some odd reason, I've decided to share a small bit of insight into what keeps my engine full at all moments of the day and what I need for those moments where I feel like everything will tear me apart. Let's just go ahead and set the record straight as to why all of this is really happening.

    The little girl in this picture is Jaeliyah McQuade Yellow Earrings. She is the daughter to my cousin, whom does not need to be mentioned at any point except for the beginning of this article. Where it all began with this crazy monster was that shortly after she was born, the mother and father split up, or whatever, and the mother wanted nothing to do with Jae. Knowing my mom, hearing this information ate her up and she decided to bring this child into our family. One morning, prior to my knowledge of all this, my mom showed up to my apartment with Jae and asked me to watch her while she ran to the bank, all quick-like. Before this moment, I can probably count on one finger how many times I've held a baby and now my mom has tasked me to care for one. I sat down next to her on the floor while she was in her little baby carriage thing and she looked at me for like 5 seconds figuring out "who the hell is this guy." I smiled back and she immediately started crying. I had no idea what to do and the situation was escalating quickly. Luckily, my old man walked in the apartment, assessed the situation, came over. picked up Jaeliayah, did his fatherly thing and all was well soon after. It was a lot to learn in one moment but that moment changed everything. It was kind of like "Damn, maybe I should quit fucking around and try to figure out some real shit." I guess I just realized there's a lot more that I need to know about and watching this crazy girl grow up is teaching me a lot about myself. You can probably listen to my music and make the assumption that I'm all about white chicks and weed, but truly, that is not the case. They're awesome things, of course, but not why I'm doing it. That's all just extra. I'm doing this so that this crazy little girl can be the happiest crazy little girl she can be until she's old enough to start giving me lip. I'm willing to take bullets (and send a few if I have to,) I'm willing to get beat down, I'm willing to go through hell and back a million times to get what I'm trying to do done just to make sure this girl is taken care of. Why? I guess because it makes me kind of sad that someone would want to give up their child for selfish reasons, it hurts me to be honest and it is a constant hurt that I have for her but I look at this girl and hear her voice and nothing else matters.

She won't understand for a long time and, truthfully, she may not be concerned when the time comes that she does actually understand but there may also come a point where she's asking why the hell she doesn't look like her brothers and just, ya know...who knows. It kills me to see that moment. It also kills me to know that my parents aint young anymore and yet they still go out of their way to take care of Jae, even though they getting old and shit. Who knows when my parents are going to be too old to take care of Jae, I just know I need to have things lined up. My parents won't be so youthful forever. It is a constant battle to keep focused on the end of the path and sometimes you start making back up plans in case shit doesn't work out or you feel you start to lose your passion or nothing is going right at all in life...but then I get a hug from Jae and say fuck all that bullshit, I'm getting paid. I know that she can inspire me to get there by just being around and driving me crazy. I miss the hell out of her everyday but I'm out here grindin' to see her have better days and I'm hoping the pay out will be great.

As I bid adieu, I would like to leave anyone who made it this far with this parting thought: If there is ANYONE, ANYOOOOOOOOOOONE out there that has some sort of negative opinion on what I'm doing or if there's anyone out there that wants to get in the way of what I'm trying to do, let me say this: Ok. Cool. Go ahead. Talk your shit, I'll produce shit too, I can be a loud, ignorant mother fucker. If you would like to step in the way, try it. Try it and we'll see what the fuck happens. I know most people want me to be about getting cash and smoking weed all the time and I'm sorry you're absolutely fucking wrong in your assumption, but there is a plan in all of it and as long as Jae is there driving me crazy, I'll see it through to the end and do whatever the hell it takes, regardless of what peeps is thinking and saying. I'm in this bitch. #associatedacts

-EZ