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A Dream Deferred Image
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The second studio release for the Brooklyn rapper features guest appearances by Raheem DeVaughn, Freeway, Jill Scott, and Talib Kweli.
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Spike Lee Was My Hero
[Featuring: Talib Kweli] [Hook: Skyzoo] I heard D's from my pillow, right? Made me lean out my window, right? Knew the scene from the get go,... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Nov 16, 2012
    90
    If A Dream Deferred isn't the best produced album this year, it's gotta be in the top three.
  2. Nov 16, 2012
    80
    Even as he rocks increasingly ambitious production--and trust, Dream Deferred is one of 2012's great accomplishments--it's sometimes hard to get on Skyzoo's side as much as he seem tailored towards accessibility.
  3. Nov 16, 2012
    80
    Skyzoo's sincerity as a rapper is shot through A Dream Deferred, but the album has a seamless musical charm.
  4. Nov 16, 2012
    80
    Skyzoo got himself a winner with this album.
  5. May 7, 2013
    75
    Skyzoo has created an album that may not be the dream we all thought it could be, but it is one that will be playing in your mind long after you've nodded off.
  6. Nov 16, 2012
    60
    The production is on point and the rhyme patterns are above average, but there's a distinct lack of cohesion.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Dec 2, 2012
    9
    So underrated as an album and Skyzoo as an artist. There isn't a bad song on the album, the production is great, and Skyzoo's bars areSo underrated as an album and Skyzoo as an artist. There isn't a bad song on the album, the production is great, and Skyzoo's bars are fantastic. All of the features add something to the tracks they're on. Really, there isn't enough praise to put on this album. Check this out and give this the attention it deserves. Collapse