Tray Chaney, the actor best known for
his role as Poot in HBO's hit program, “The Wire,” has released
his debut hip hop EP, titled, “Hungry,
Humble, Honest Vol. I.” The album is comprised of six solid tracks
with the traditional urban underground sound, but without the typical
hip hop themes of cash, grass, and promiscuity to accompany it.
In fact, Chaney
has made quite a name for his new rap career with his hit single and
video, “Live,” which is subtitled as his “World AIDS Anthem.”
The track encourages sexually active people to use their brains
before engaging other portions of their bodies. To emphasize this
point, Chaney's video was shot on location at the AIDS Memorial
Quilt.
This is typical of
Chaney's rap in this first official offering – it is intellectual,
respectable, dignified, and fantastically poetic. His rhymes are
slick, quick, and seemingly off the cuff. He turns phrases like an F1
car turns corners. The beats bump, the groove is deep, and true to
the title of the record, Chaney's lines are nothing but true, true,
true.
“I want to give the fans all of my
personal experiences,” says the up and coming rap artist. “'Hungry'
represents me wanting to put my all in whatever I do. 'Humble'
represents how I appreciate all the joy and pain to a certain extent
that I have experienced. It makes me a better person. 'Honest' gives
that true essence of how I feel about certain situations. You will be
able to hear the honesty throughout the whole EP.”
He's right, too. One can tell that the
man isn't fooling with his audience, simply by listening.
The world can judge for itself, though.
“Hungry, Humble, Honest, Vol. I”
is available online worldwide in spring of 2013.
-S. McCauley
Staff Press Release Writer
MondoTunes
The EP “Hungry,
Humble, Honest, Vol. I” is distributed
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and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download
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