Kinda Dusty brings to you a brand new single from E The Real  off his new concept album “The Wall Street Project” produced by DJ Manipulator.  The single includes a “Dub Sh*t” remix of the song “Gimme Gimme”.  On the B-Side is another Manipulator banger “The Competition Theme”.  E The Real’s recent LP is inspired by the classic 1987 film Wall Street by Oliver Stone.  The whole album is available online for Free Download, but for the hardcore collectors, limited edition CD’s are available in the Kinda Dusty store. Peep the audio after the jump…
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“The Wall Street Project” is a brand new concept album from Boston recording artist E The Real inspired by the classic 1987 film Wall Street by Oliver Stone. Wall Street’s influence expands across the globe as the heart of the business world and the mecca of capitalism.  Our culture as we know it is completely influenced by the “big wigs” on Wall Street. Even though the original film was released in the 80’s, the ideas behind the film are more relevant today than ever before. With this project, E takes the idea of a “concept album” to a new level, breaking down the American business world and it’s influence on our culture with songs and skits based on scenes from the movie. Greed, competition, and loyalty are just a few of the themes that E touches on. In the Hip Hop world, artists are now business men and take on many responsibilities in order to succeed. E draws the connections between Hip-Hop and Wall Street through this groundbreaking album.

E The Real aka EtheReal Plains, is releasing “The Wall Street Project” on his hybrid label “Kinda Dusty” which he co-founded in the fall of 2009. The whole project is produced, designed, promoted, and financed exclusively by the Kinda Dusty team. In the modern age of music, E The Real embodies the “Do It Yourself” mentality utilizing cutting edge technologies while creating his own network and platform to promote the album. Production is handled by his crew including Paul Mighty (who also mixed the whole album), DJ Manipulator, and Frank The Butcher. Guest appearances on the microphone include Louie Gonz (formally known as Spit Supreme), Skivi B, and Timmy Wiggins of Cardboard City. Kinda Dusty has released a ton of free singles leading up to this point, and E’s album will be no different, made available as a Free Download for the fans. All we ask in return is that you spread the word to help keep true artistry in music alive. Special thanks to everyone who made this album possible, and a very special thank you to all the fans for your continued support.

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Kinda Dusty is proud to announce the first single from E The Real’s new album ”The Wall Street Project”(Dropping June 1st at www.kindadusty.com).  E was inspired by Oliver Stone’s award winning film Wall Street which lead to a full concept album, breaking down the American business world while drawing connections to Hip Hop.  The first single is called ”Broke”  b/w “G.R.E.E.D.Y” featuring Timmy Wiggins ofCardboard City (Cage, El-P, Aesop Rock, Yak Ballz etc).

This is a digital 12″ which includes clean versions and instrumentals for the Hip Hop enthusiast.  Click the link below to instantly listen and download all the music for FREE.

Broke (Prod. Paul Mighty) b/w G.R.E.E.D.Y featuring Timmy Wiggins (Prod. Paul Mighty)

http://kindadusty.com/2010/05/first-single-from-new-e-the-real-album/

Today, we got new joints from WYDU favorite, E The Real. Dude is gearing up for an album, The Wall Street Project, set to drop in the next few months. I’ve heralded E as one of those straight up, go for the throat, type of emcee. These tracks are no different. First is a remix of one of my favorite songs from E, “Keys of Success” by DJ Ross Rosco. The second is a Dilla flip…but wait, before you say “It’s been done before”, just hear E rhyme over the Dilla beat that he did for Men In Hats, that cheesy 80′s music that I still cringe at when I hear. But this one works…..Check for yourselves

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Today we have the privilege to feature one of the WYDU favorites. My man Ethereal Plains aka E The Real, is dropping a free EP, Headlock, today on his new Kinda Dusty website.

For those of you that have been reading WYDU, you will be familiar with E The Real, maybe as part of the Nite People and the Social Light Sounds collective. He has since moved onto other projects, but the skill and talent is still as prevalent. I’ve been a long time fan of his work, so naturally I support anything he drops.

The new EP, Headlock, is a bit different from some of his previous works. It honestly took me a few listens to get used to the sound, which is based in the drum and bass works of the producer the Remix Villian, but once I did, I can appreciate the EP that much more as a daring and creative piece of work it is. It’s not for those that are monotonous in their listening habits, but for those of you with an open mind to music in general, this is well worth the download….. - Trav

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E The Real & Remix Villain Present: Headlock

“Headlock” is a five song EP which is entirely produced, mixed and arranged by Remix Villain. All the vocals were performed by myself except for “Vengeance”, which features my friend Alanna, who is the former lead singer for the Boston based group Medicated Kisses. Remix Villain and I linked up a couple years ago in Cambridge, MA and recording all these songs. RV has an electronica/ drum and bass background. This was my first time collaborating on a project with a non Hip Hop producer. Luckily it was an easy transition since the beats were on point. What I love about these songs is that they are completely different from anything I have ever recorded. It was challenging to experiment with new sounds and styles but I feel this experience made me a stronger writer and performer.

My good friend Richard Tibbetts III created the amazing collage for the front cover. The heavy political imagery was a perfect match. There is a political aspect to this project because it was conceived during the Bush era. I don’t consider myself a political person or artist, but during these sessions RV brought out a new side of me. Even though the Bush era is over, I feel some of the subjects I touched on are still relevant. War, corruption, corporate abuse, social injustices, these are all realities that we can all identify with no matter who is in office.

- E The Real Plains

WYDU: What’s good man, how’s life since we last talked?

EtheReal: In the words of Voroul Mega, “Life’s ill, sometimes life might kill” but I’m still standing.

W: How about a quicker reminder of who you are for the readers?

E: My name is EtheReal Plains but many call me E The Real because it’s simple and plain. I am what the kids call a “rapper” and I’m coming straight out of Boston.

W: So a lot has changed since we last spoke. You recently split with Social Light Sounds and started Kinda Dusty. Without going into the specifics of the split, why was the move made?

E: I reached a point where I didn’t have the freedom to work on music with the people I wanted to work with. My work ethic is very intense and Kinda Dusty is an environment where I can do my thing without any restrictions.

W: As mentioned, you started Kinda Dusty, can you kind of explain what that is and who it consists of?

E: Kinda Dusty is an artist collective from Massachusetts. Emcees, Producers, DJ’s, Graphic Artists, Engineers, etc. It consists of Paul Mighty, DJ Manipulator, Spit Supreme, Skivi B, and myself. We all work together as a support system to promote each other’s music with the goal to reach a larger audience.

W: Let’s talk about the new project, Headlock, it’s with Remix Villain, how did you two hook up?

E: We met back in 06-07 in Boston. RV was looking to work with an Emcee on some material he had produced. He had a lot of interesting ideas he pitched to me and I was up for the challenge.

W: The EP consists of a different sound from what’s found on your earlier projects. Why the change in the sound? Why the drum and bass influence?

E: We both come from two different music backgrounds which is what attracted me to this project. I’m from the Hip Hop world and Remix Villain is from the Drum and Bass/ Electronic world. Sometimes it’s good to get away from what your used to and try something new. This isn’t a permanent change in sound for me, it’s more of an experiment. There is an Electronic element in the music, but it’s still Hip Hop. I don’t even listen to Electronic or Drum and Bass music but I respect it. Good music is g
ood music regardless of where it comes from. Artists are afraid to take chances. They stick to their routine formula and never develop. My favorite artists are the one’s who strive to sound different than their previous work.

W: What are you hoping to accomplish with Headlock? Why should cats check for this?

E: It’s something different than your everyday Hip Hop. If you appreciate experimental music, than this is something you can enjoy. If your looking for the same old sounds and styles, I’m not your man. This year my plan is to release as much music as possible. I’m at the point in my career where it’s do or die. I have a very deep catalog of music I’ve recorded over the past couple years and I want to show the world what I have to offer. I like the free download approach because it’s the best way to be heard. The Headlock EP is just the beginning.

W: The track “Ultimate Rant” is becoming one of my favorites off the EP, basically because that’s exactly what it is, a rant, with lots of ideas that I happen to agree with (drug companies and the such). How did that song come about?

E: Remix Villain sent me the beat and it was heavy. I basically wrote how the music made me feel, which is summed up in the chorus. “Who the hell are you, trying to tell me what to do” like fuck you, I’m going to do what I want. It’s an intense track. When we recorded the song, he told me to go off at the end and see what happens. When I’m in the booth, I’m willing to try anything and I mean anything! It’s moments like these that take the music to new levels.

W: The track “Vengeance”, holds true to the album’s path as it too is a bit different than a lot of the material you’ve released in the past. I thought the singing touch was nice and worked well with the theme of the song and the music. Is that something you were shooting for?

E: My friend Alanna is the singer on that track. She used to be the lead singer for a Rock group called “Medicated Kisses” in Boston. We had a mutual respect for each others talents and we wanted to figure out some way to collaborate. I thought she could fit in well with what I was recording with Remix Villain so we decided to make a song. This was another case of me wanting to try something out of the ordinary and it worked.

W: What’s the background story for the “For All Mankind” Parts one and two? The production on Part Two is great!

E: “For All Mankind Pt. 1″ was the first song me and RV recorded. We knew after that song that we had something going, which sparked the whole EP. Part 2 was just a continuation of the song. Those tracks are basically me showcasing my skills. I didn’t get into any specifics with that joint, I just wanted to show the world what I’m all about.

W: You mentioned that you have a lot of music in the vaults, so what’s next for E The Real after this EP? What else are you and the Kinda of Dusty camp dropping in 2010?

E: I’m coming out Gordon Gekko style this year (April 23). Kinda Dusty has too much material in the works to mention. We’ve been busy in the lab.

W: Anything we might have left out?

E: Shout out to the whole Kinda Dusty fam. Paul Mighty, Spit Supreme, Skivi B, and DJ Manipulator. We are all very dedicated to our crafts and our fans and supporters is what keeps us moving forward. Travis and Wake Your Daughter Up have been extremely supportive to me over the years and it is truly appreciated. Keep up the good work!

“You gotta get your fingers dusty…and keep your ear to the streets so you won’t get rusty”- Diamond D

Welcome everyone to what is to be sure to be a new page in dreaded blog world. Why do I say dreaded? As my fellow Bloggerhouse member Dart eloquently pointed out in our introduction post last week, the blog world has gotten a little over-saturated. Now I’m not one to rip on the next man for doing his own thing, but when you aren’t doing your own thing, that’s where the problem lies. I’m not going to say we are the save alls to the ills surrounding hip hop or blogging for that matter. I’m just here to say we are here to bring quality and originality. I’m hoping for a great adventure from here on out, if nothing else, it’ll be original. One last thing before we get this show on the road, this is my first time working with the word press template after working with blogger for four years, so bear with me while I figure this shit out.

Not to be out done by brothers in blog, yours truly drops his most played tracks of the last little while. We all have are own tastes, but the one thing we do have in common is we have high standards when it comes to our hip hop music. We all like quality music (I’ll withhold judgment on Dart’s 50 cosign until I hear it…haha)

The Brown Bag Allstars - Make Way (J57 Remix)

It’s hard telling when I got this track, since The Brown Bag Allstars have been one of the busiest groups out there this summer and autumn. I was listening to the iPod on random one day while at work when this track came on. Checking the track, it immediately stuck out for it’s authentic hip hop flavor that sounds like it came from the golden age. Consisting of J57 (JLOG1C), The Audible Doctor, Koncept, Soul Khan, Cold Codeine, DJ Goo, DJ E Holla, & Deejay Element, the Fat Beats backed Brown Bag AllStars hook up a funky horn sample that just drips of true hip hop sounds.

Masta Ace & Edo G – Over There

I couldn’t have a list of current hot tracks without a track or two from the new A&E album. I’m warming up to it after starting a little cold on it (not because of the music, but because of the promo that was slipped to me a month or so ago). Backed by a smooth M-Phazes beat, both Ed sounds natural over the slick goodness. Backed by simple strings, handclaps and a quiet storm like vocal sample, it’s a kick back and chill to the music. Ironically enough, this is a straight Ed solo track (Ace handles some of the chorus, just adlibs though) and he works wonders with the track, dropping the kind of lines we expect from the veteran MC.

Educated Consumers feat Poorly Drawn People - My Us

Coming in over a rock tinged guitar, Educated Consumers team up with one of my favorite groups, Poorly Drawn People. Each MC from SeezMics, Storm Davis to Reason each drop a ruff rhyme over the dark, menacing beat. The three work really well together, all complimenting each other quite nicely. I had this on iPod “rewind” for a good portion of a day not too long ago.

Apollo Brown – Down There
If you’ve followed me much in the past year, you know I’m on a big Detroit kick. I’ve also been listening to a lot of instrumentals jawns (for my Philly heads), so when a Detroit producers makes an instrumental joint, you know I have to hear it. Apollo Brown is the latest D-town beatmaker to grace us with his presence. While writing the other night, “Down There” from his Skilled Trade LP came on and the deep bass line started shaking my computer desk. The carribean flavored track is rich with horns and a deep bass line that rumbles anything not held down.

Paten Locke - Ventilation

First off, if you haven’t got P Locke’s “Super Ramen Rocketship”, stop what are doing and go get that now. Got it? Good. The album is one of those that I seem to have a new favorite every other week, but the one track that is stays on that favorite list is “Ventilation”. It’s spacey like sound gives it a light feeling, much like it’s title might suggest. The best part everything is handled by Paten, the lyrics, the beat and the scratching. That’s right, there is scratching present.

ST/Mic – We Kings

I had heard of this ST/Mic cat through his label Domination, who sends me a lot of promotional stuff, and I’m sure I’ve heard of him before that, just can’t place where. Anyway, “We Kings” is a track that stuck out on his latest album, “Honest Music”, and once again, there is nothing fancy about the track, it’s just solid hip hop music.

Ancient Tongues – Hard Road

The first single, “Hard Road”, from the Ancient Tongues has been mentioned both by Eric and myself over the past month. It’s a different track to be sure. It’s got some alternative type of sounds to it, like it could get some play on a college radio station really easy. It almost reminds me of an MC 900 Ft Jesus track from back in the day. So what I’m really trying to say here is that it’s got it’s own sound and flavor, something that isn’t always found in today’s hip hop music.

Sene & Blu - Won Thousand Girls

Being a fan of both Blu and Sene, I was curious on how this project would turn out, especially with Blu supplying the beats. I’m not going to lie and not say I was more into Blu’s MC skills than his production skills. Blu laces up an oldie sample for Sene to drop an ode to the ladies and it works quite well. It’s got that old rag-time/fifties type of flavor beat wise, something that grabs me anyway. Sene is a slept on MC that deserves more shine than he gets. The beat and the topic speaks to me in volumes.

The Strangerz – Custodianz

This track could quite possibly be in my top 10 list at the end of the year. “Custodianz” is a dark and menacing track with loud drums and an eerie vocal sample that sounds like it came straight from the sewers of NYC with a Happy Meal and a dead rat. Who are The Strangerz? If you read WYDU or WTR much the past year, you will surely recognize the voices is the dudes from Tha Connection, Hus KingPin and SmooVth Dude along with Marvelous Magnum, who comes off strong with his verse as well, dropping memorable lines. Not sure which catches my ears more, the beat or the lines the cats are spitting. Makes me want to nod my head with my fist slamming down on a table top. That’s hip hop.

E The Real - Wasted Emotion

I like beats that were made out of weird sounds. Something original, you don’t need to sample a Marvin Gaye song or whatever other soul record you were thinking about to make a decent album. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good soul beat as much as the next man. But when someone uses something that sounds liked chopped bag pipes, you got my attention. Frank The Butcher lives up to his name and chops up some original sounds to make this beat an interesting one. It also helps that one of my favorite artists in E TheReal kicks his no no nonsense rhymes over said beat. It has the making for a great track.

Another one of my favorite crews to cover is back in the blog world. The Social Light Sounds crew consists of some of my favorite DJs and MCs, DJ Manipulator, Arablak and of course the Nite People. The lead MC of the Nite People, E The Real is a no nonsense type of MC, bringing nothing but straight up authentic hip hop lyrics to the masses. He’s a throwback MC, doing it for the culture. He has dropped some great music this year, along with the Nite People’s latest LP, “What Do You Mean You People?”, and a dope EP with Paul Mighty. E is back with another EP, this time it’s “Recognizing Real”, a dope little three track EP that is full of hip hop goodness. - Trav

The Butcher’s Block Presents: E The Real “Recognizing Real”. A three track EP featuring the lyrical stylings of Boston emcee E The Real.

3 songs, 3 producers, 1 emcee.

Read more and download the project:
http://butchersblocktv.com/2009/10/28/the-butchers-block-presents-e-the-real-recognizing-real/

After taking a much needed rest from the grind these past couple days, we are back are ready to talk about….well I’m not sure yet. I’ll probably ramble on about various things and whatever comes to mind. We have basically a little less than four full months left on the schedule. That means the infamous fourth quarter is just around, yet we are already had plenty of fireworks with the leaks of Jay & Rae last week and their official releases this week. Like my man Dart Adams commented in his post last week, comparing the two albums is kind of comparing apples and oranges. One is a commercialized, watered down, highly glossed and packaged for the masses, while the other is back to some grimy dirty shit. A throwback if you will. Now I’m not saying the Jay is devoid of any value. If the masses need to be exposed to hip hop, Jay-Z is probably the closest thing to hip hop as us “traditionalists” know it as. It’s just closer to Blueprint 2 (which I hate more than life itself) than it is the original Blueprint. The Rae is a good album, nothing more nothing less. It’s a lot better than I was expecting, I will say that. He does bring back some of that Wu-like grittiness and griminess that has been missing from most of the Wu releases. In short both albums have their redeeming qualities and both have their problems.

Also, with a little more than 2/3′s of the gone, we can see how the rest of the year is going to shape up. I’ve been somewhat disappointed so far with the quality of music that we have been blessed with. Some of that probably has to do more with my continuing evolving musical taste than the actually quality of music. I’ve been listening to a lot of older stuff, or getting stuck on the four or five albums that I’ve really fallen for this year or the handful or so from ’07 and ’08. Then of course with my recent vinyl affliction, I’ve been checking out a lot of the older soul, funk, R&B and even some older rock. Never has it been so hard to keep up with all the latest releases as it is this year. And by looking at the fourth quarter, not sure that’s going to change much. There is Rakim, Felt, O.C. & A.G., Ghost, Nicolay, Redman, Royce and The Roots. Pretty much all of those artists have disappointed me in the past in one way or the other. We’ll see. I’m not going to write the year off yet, but we need a couple near classics to save ’09 from being a disappointment.

Five Tracks You Need To Hear

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The first time I heard this remix for “Bottomfeeders”, my jaw dropped to the floor. To be fair, I have really dropped the ball on promoting the Zilla Rocca & Douglas Martin album. The Slow Twilight is one of those unique albums that has a sound all of it’s own and that’s a good thing. It’s an excellent album that, like a lot of good music out there, needs to be pushed harder so more people can hear it. It’s got a rock influence but still brings that hard hip hop as Zilla usually does. “Bottomfeeders” (along with “Rabbit Season”) was my favorite track from the album. Then WYDU fav, Small Professor went and totally redid things. What was once a slow and deliberate track just turned into a joint with a shitload of energy, punch and crazy swagger. It’s truly a different track with a totally different vibe to it. It’s nothing short of unbridled passion.

Midnight Specialists feat Lex, Amen & Reef – Dutches & Phillies (taeOne mix)

SONG LINK
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64986432d35f9f34/

My man taeOne passed his version of “Dutches & Phillies” last week to put up with the post. Problem was, I wasn’t home more than an hour of waking time from Wednesday night until Sunday night, so I didn’t read the email until after the post was already up. I gave it a listen while I was home for a bit Saturday and was amazed by the track. It’s slower in nature, but has some cool sounds entrenched into the rhythm. But what it does mainly is let Reef, Lex and the rest of the MCs just run a muck all over the track. We know what Reef is capable of and it’s good to hear my good friend Lex kill a track again. Great song all the way around.

“I don’t ask for what I can’t take, Can I get my daps yo?” – the Master, Midnight Specialists

Here is the first leak from the Midnight Specialists debut album, the All Nighter. Dutches & Phillies is a no nonsense, back to basics, no hook having gem featuring Phillies own Reef the Lost Cauze and NYC representatives Midnight Specialists, LEX of Sinistah Circle, and Amen.

Who are the Midnight Specialists? The Boom-bap. Superlyrical MCs. Simply put, that raw shit. Washington Heights native producer taeOne provides aural atmospheres that range from smooth and melodic to dark and adrenaline-driven. Whether you crave mood music or shit that’s tailor-made for the whip, the crate digging assassin has what you need in your life. Then we have The Master aka Shadow, a Brooklyn-born MC in the vein of such lyrical greats as Big Pun and Pharoahe Monch. Punchlines and rhyme schemes aren’t everything though, and Shadow shows it with thought-provoking songs that paint vivid pictures with out being pretentious. Unique and versatile, “The Master” is more than just a cocky nickname. Coming with the distinct sound that defined an era in East Coast rap and introducing a style all their own, the Midnight Specialists are out to stake their claim as one of the more promising groups to represent the 5 boroughs in recent memory.

-ALBUM THE ALL NIGHTER COMING SOON-

E The Real & Paul Mighty – Keys To Success

http://sociallightsounds.com/new/

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I know some cats say leave the 90′s back in the 90′s. In some ways I agree, but in other ways, if you can keep the 90′s sound and make it sound even better, there is nothing wrong with that in the least. That’s exactly what E The Real from Nite People does on his collab joint with Paul Mighty. That’s what “Keys To Success” sounds like, some good ‘ol fashioned 90′s independent. Horn stabs and some strings turn this track into a banger all the way around. This is the second time I’ve mentioned this track (and single) so consider yourselves warned.

Felt – Protagonists http://usershare.net/olhla5gvswq7

The next conception of Felt is about to be unleashed on the unsuspecting masses. I was a big fan of the Felt 2 project, with Ant providing some of his bests beats to be heard yet. The third volume will feature Aesop Rock on the boards. I haven’t quite decided how I feel about that just yet since it’s only been the past couple years that I’ve warmed up to Aesop and his style of rhymes and his production, which is every bit as weird as his lyrics. Initially, I wasn’t all that impressed with “Protagnoists,” but it’s grown on me the more I’ve listened to it. I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t one of my most anticipated releases (right after the Edo and Masta Ace release) of the reminder of the year.

Quite Nyce – Jazzolution
http://usershare.net/ijc5aj28pz6c

Quite Nyce, has had quite the year, it’s just unfortunate that enough people haven’t heard this cat do his thing. Having already released an album with RADIx and another with produce Raydar Ellis, Quite Nyce just dropped his solo album, Through My Eyes. While I’m still getting my bearings on it the album (good so far!), I’ve been stuck on a few tracks, including “Jazzolution” which was on the recent WYDU sponsored mixtape last month. Living up to it’s name, this smooth jazz-influenced track rolls over some snapping drums and eye closer (you know, when you close your eyes to listen along to the track) and a head bobber all rolled into one.