Realm Reality at S.O.B.'s

Rick Gonzalez, the actor from Bushwick, Brooklyn, seen on Coach Carter, Roll Bounce and War of the Worlds, is also known as rapper Realm Reality. Prodigy of Mobb Deep launched his own record company, Infamous Records, and signed Realm Reality as his first artist and released the debut mixtape, In the Grind We Trust. Realm Reality headlined BET's monthly showcase, Music Matters, at S.O.B.'s tonight.

Backed by DJ Lyfe, a drummer and two backing vocalists, Realm Reality rapped about life as he knows it. Some of his story raps were sympathetically tragic, about family life that does not meet dream standards and where time does not heal all wounds. Here, the vulnerability worked. On the other hand, some of the raps were just foul. Realm Reality, like many other rappers, is young and needs to learn from experience that crude language is not necessary for street credibility.