Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred

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A Dream Deferred is the second studio album of Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo. The album is scheduled to be released on October 2, 2012. The lead single from the album "Jansport Strings" was released on August 7, 2012.

Released September 18, 2012
Recorded 2010-2012
Genre Hip hop
Label The Faculty/Duck Down Records
Producer !llmind, 9th Wonder, Jahlil Beats, Eric G., Focus..., DJ Khalil, Best Kept Secret, Black Milk, Tall Black Guy

No. Title Producer Length
1. "Dreams In A Basement" (featuring Jill Scott) !llmind
2. "Jansport Strings (One Time for Chi-Ali)" 9th Wonder
3. "Pockets Full" (featuring Freeway) !llmind
4. "Give It Up" (featuring DJ Prince) !llmind
5. "Glass Ceilings" !llmind
6. "Range Rover Rhythm" Jahlil Beats
7. "The Knowing" (featuring Jessy Wilson) Eric G.
8. "Drew & Derwin" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) Focus...
9. "Realization" (featuring Jared Evan) DJ Khalil
10. "The Rage of Roemello" DJ Khalil
11. "How to Make It Through Hysteria" Best Kept Secret
12. "Steel's Apartment" Black Milk
13. "Spike Lee Was My Hero" (featuring Talib Kweli) Tall Black Guy
14. "The Cost of Sleep" Tall Black Guy

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Skyzoo
"First Generation Rich"

A track off Skyzoo's new "Theo Vs. J.J. (Dreams Vs. Reality)" free project.

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Skyzoo
"First Generation Rich"

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Skyzoo Discusses "A Dream Deferred," Acknowledges Missed Lupe Fiasco Verse & Spike Lee's Co-Sign

Exclusive: The Bed-Stuy emcee updates his relationship with mentor 9th Wonder, and how features from Lupe Fiasco and John Legend were blocked and gaining props from one of his biggest influences.

Born and bred in an area of Brooklyn that has produced some of Hip Hop’s most important figures, Skyzoo has assembled a catalog of music that will have listeners likewise praising his lyrical legacy, none arguably more convincing than A Dream Deferred. This upcoming album (due out October 2) picks up where his 2009 debut The Salvation left off, carefully stringing together narratives of hope, despair and truth over layered melodies. “Always said I’ll stay awake if I ever dream,” he proclaims on “The Realization.” That dream is swiftly becoming a reality.

Earlier this week Skyzoo expressed to HipHopDX in detail what his expectations were for A Dream Deferred, and why limiting the inclusion of his close associate 9th Wonder was integral to its success. No stranger to industry pitfalls, he went on to explain what went awry when attempting to secure features from Lupe Fiasco and John Legend for the album. Hailing from the same borough as celebrated filmmaker Spike Lee, Skyzoo also revealed a recent encounter with his production team that had him star struck.

HipHopDX: When we last spoke, it was around the time your mixtape The Great Debater came out, you explained that there’s little, if any, extra records you have laying around. The exact quote was, “The thing about me, if there’s 16 songs on the project, I wrote and recorded 16 songs.” Right now you’re essentially releasing two projects simultaneously. You must have been extremely focused to execute that kind of plan.

Skyzoo: Yeah, definitely. The same rules applied. Like on The Great Debater, everything you hear on A Dream Deferred is what was written for that album. What essentially happened was I knew I wanted to put out Theo Vs. J.J. (Dreams Vs. Reality), and I had already started promoting it a while ago and let people know it was coming at some point. And I definitely wanted it to come out before the album. But then the calendar gets away from you and you start looking like, “Dang, the album’s coming in like six weeks. I don’t know if I can pull this off.” But I wanted to still get it out there for the people, to hold them over and also just live up to my word that it was coming out. Also, the project bridges the gap between The Great Debater and A Dream Deferred. It’s kind of that middle ground that picks up where everything left off and leads you into everything else. So I wound up doing Theo Vs. J.J. in like a matter of two to three weeks.


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Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred



Tracklist:
01. Dreams In A Basement feat. Jill Scott (produced by !llmind)
02. Jansport Strings (One Time for Chi-Ali) (produced by 9th Wonder)
03. Pockets Full feat. Freeway (produced by !llmind)
04. Give It Up feat. DJ Prince (produced by !llmind)
05. Glass Ceilings (produced by !llmind)
06. Range Rover Rhythm (produced by Jahlil Beats)
07. The Knowing feat. Jessy Wilson (produced by Eric G)
08. Drew & Derwin feat. Raheem Devaughn (produced by Focus)
09. Realization feat. Jared Evan (produced by DJ Khalil)
10. The Rage of Roemello (produced by DJ Khalil)
11. How to Make it Through Hysteria (produced by Best Kept Secret)
12. Steel's Apartment (produced by Black Milk)
13. Spike Lee Was My Hero feat. Talib Kweli (produced by Tall Black Guy)
14. The Cost of Sleep (produced by Tall Black Guy)

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Skyzoo f. Chi-Ali
"Jansport Strings (One Time For Chi-Ali) Remix"

Native Tongues member Chi-Ali is back home now and gives us a surprise by jumping on the Skyzoo track that he inspired.

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