Released October 2, 2012 Label Duck Down Records | Length 65:49 Release date 2 October 2012 | |
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Recorded 2010-2012Big China StudiosBrooklyn, New York A Dream Deferred(2012) An Ode to Reasonable Doubt(2013) Genres Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop Similar Skyzoo albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
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A Dream Deferred is the second studio album of Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo. The album was released on October 2, 2012. The album met with a largely positive critical response, earning 86/100 from Metacritic. It is one of Skyzoo's best charting albums, reaching No. 7 on the Top Heatseekers chart, No. 191 on the Billboard 200, No. 25 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , No. 18 on Top Rap Albums, and No. 40 on the Independent Albums chart.
Contents
- Skyzoo jansport strings official video
- Skyzoo a dream deferred album review dehh
- Production and release
- Critical response
- Samples
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Skyzoo a dream deferred album review dehh
Production and release
The album was originally scheduled for release on September 18, 2012, but it got pushed back to October 2, 2012.
The album's lead single "Jansport Strings" was produced by 9th Wonder and was released on August 7, 2012. Two more singles "Give It Up" and "Range Rover Rhythm" were released later.
Critical response
A Dream Deferred largely received positive reviews upon its release from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 5 reviews. Earning 4/5 stars from HipHopDX, PopMatters gave it 8/10, Okayplayer gave it 9/10, and it earned a positive review from the hip hop publication XXL. It earned a lower score from the Canadian website Exclaim!, which gave it 6/10.
Samples
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Songs
1Dreams in a BasementJill Scott5:59
2Jansport Strings (One Time for Chi-Ali)3:19
3Pockets FullFreeway4:11