FORWARD:Heady intellectual-types and commercial rap fans alike will listen to 'Dreams Deferred and collectively wonder... What the f**k?! As high concept albums are a rarity in today's contemporary music (especially Hip-Hop), 'Dreams Deferred' is a bit of a throwback to a golden era of excellence in full album production and format.Based on a 20 year linear timeline concept, 'Dreams Deferred runs the gambit of Hip-Hop. From early boom-bap & hard core to main stream & 'conscious... MiNG72 is Hip-Hop personified and 'Dreams Deferred is his autobiography.No skits. No fillers. No liner notes to spoon feed you the narrative. Just 20 bangin Hip-Hop songs that tell one profound Hip-Hop story... the coming of age story of an at risk prodigys transformation from b-boy to man. Long live Hip-Hop!!!MiNG72 'Dreams Deferred' TRACKLIST & CREDITS:1. b-boy stance MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: piano, synth keys, beatboxing, percussion, programming, electric guitar, scratch & back up vocals2. f-r-e-s-h MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: drums, bass, synth keys, electric guitar & back up vocals3. here it is (star time) MiNG72: lead & back up vocals Chazaray CHAZ BABY Evans: intro & hook vocals SUNN: hook vocals, drums, bass, electric guitar & tambourine4. money maker MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: drums, bass, electric guitar, synth keys, back up vocals5. come on! MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: synth keys, bass, electric guitar, percussion, programming & back up vocals6. clap on/clap off MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: synth keys, bass, programming & back up vocals7. good ol fashion MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: co-lead rap & hook vocals, bass, electric guitar, synth keys & programming8. attack one MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: co-lead rap, intro & back up vocals, drums, bass, electric guitar (and solo), synth keys, scratch & programming9. jeeperz creeperz MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: hook & jeeperz creeperz singing vocals, electric piano, synth keys, bass, electric guitar, scratch & programming10. i wanna MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: music box wheel, percussion, synth keys, programming, scratch & all singing vocals11. thank you MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: banjo, piano, electric guitar, key board & electric bass, synth keys, percussion, programming & all singing vocals12. hey baby! MiNG72: lead vocals w/ Stacey Kaid: bridge lyrics & all singing vocals SUNN: acoustic 6 & 12 string guitar, bass, synth keys & programming13. lola falana MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: piano, electric & nylon acoustic guitar (solo), bass, synth keys, percussion, programming, all singing vocals14. 4 u (if u want it) MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: piano, electric guitar, fretless electric bass, synth keys, percussion, programming, gullah chant & all singing vocals15. u should be here (with me) MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: piano, acoustic & electric guitar, synth bass, synth keys, programming & all singing vocals16. it serves me right to suffer MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: electric piano, bass & programming Contains elements of The Working Hour Tears For Fears17. split second MiNG72: lead vocals SUNN: co-lead rap & hook vocals, bass, synth keys & programming18. so cold MiNG72: lead vocals & voice over SUNN: piano, acoustic guitar, bass, synth keys, percussion, programming & all singing vocals19. this is my life MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: co-lead rap & all singing vocals, piano, Rhodes electric piano, sitar, acoustic guitar, bass, synth keys & programming20. what if i ? MiNG72: lead & back up vocals SUNN: back up vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, piano (and solo), bass, synth keys, percussion & programmingLYRICS & VOCALS: MiNG72LYRICS, MUSIC, VOCALS, LIVE INSTRUMENTS & PROGRAMMING: SUNNPRODUCED, Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered: SUNNEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: SUNN, Andrew Simmons & Michael Whaley (R.I.P.)Art Layout & Design: GiraffeX Design Firm Photography: Airic Lewis PhotographyCopyright & Publishing 2003-2004 Eather Drive Music (ASCAP). Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable law_ i.e. please dont bootleg my shit!For lyrics, extended liner notes/art work, audio/video/image downloads, plus all official merchandise & information pertaining to MiNG72, Sunn, Eather Drive Entertainment & much more please log on to: www.eatherdrive.com or www.myspace.com/ming72 e-mail contact: [email protected]:Its 8:40 AM and Ive been sitting here trying to come up with a proper shout out list for this disc but drawing a blank. Then a few minutes ago I got a call from my younger brother, with whom (due to extenuating circumstances) I am rarely able to see or speak with. We tripped about how cats always ask him whos that hes bumpin in the whip and he just laughs and says proudly its a secret. Its me. Him: Yo dawg... you need to ship these joints to ol boy and we can flip these shits like cake, nigga! Me: Word! It is then that I understand what this music was all for. This is my life... our lives.I can never summarize in words or song the gratefulness I feel for every triumph, tragedy, friend, foe, prosperity, poverty, hate(r) and love(r) that I have experienced in my lifetime, subsequently contributing to the creation of this music. I only set out to feed my family and help restore them to their rightful glory. Whats a shout out got to do with that? Vanity be damned!So with love melancholy pride regret and hope, I dedicate my effort to my family The Simmons (parents) Johnny Sr. & Jannie Lee (siblings) Chelle, Johnny Jr., Jeanie, Gary, Kevin, Mark, Toya, Andrew, Jonathan & Joshua.To all my fellow artists on the grind, hustlers and have nots to have dreams with no effort is to have food with no appetite. Stay hungry. Prosper.

lo-fi: dial-up | hi-fi: broadband MiNG72: Dreams Deferred
(not all cd tracks listed below)
1: B-Boy Stance
2: F-r-e-s-h
3: Here It Is (Star Time)
4: Money Maker
5: Come On!
9: Jeeperz Creeperz
12: Hey Baby
13: Lola Falana
14: 4 U (If U Want It)
15: U Should Be Here (With Me)
16: It Serves Me Right To Suffer
17: Split Second
18: So Cold
19: This Is My Life
20: What If I... ?
LYRICS & VOCALS: MiNG72 & SUNN
MUSIC, LIVE INSTRUMENTS & PROGRAMMING: SUNN
PRODUCED BY SUNN

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