SD CityBeat: Album Review: Treali Duce – The Flesh
I reviewed Treali Duce’s The Flesh over at CityBeat this week. To sum up, Treali has a ton of heart and enough skill to go with it. I might’ve said this before, but he reminds me of Z-Ro, who is like if Bun B could stand on his own and who is also one of my personal favorite rappers. Get a snip below and read the full article at CityBeat here (hah, as if it’s long enough to tease just a snip).
Before Treali Duce would call himself a rapper, he would probably identify himself as a man of God. Thankfully for us, that makes for more compelling music whether or not you’re a God-fearing man. The Flesh is Treali’s follow-up to last year’s emotional A Man’s Heart, which garnered a San Diego Music Award nomination. The title employs the Biblical concept of “the flesh” to add moral weight to the proceedings.
What follows is 41 minutes of gangster rap tempered by Treali’s Christian outlook. If most rappers are imitating Tony Montana from Scarface, Treali would be more like Leon from Leon: The Professional. He’s a conflicted character, a “bad guy” fighting to redeem himself.
Listen to “Addiction” above and watch “Crash Dummie” after the jump. The Flesh is available at Fam Mart and at Kunaki.
Reading be fun though:
