Dreams (The Game song)
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| Single by The Game from the album The Documentary |
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| B-side | Dreams (instrumental) Dreams (acappella) |
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| Released | June 7, 2005 | ||||
| Format | 12" single, CD | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Length | 4:46 | ||||
| Label | G-Unit/Aftermath | ||||
| Writer(s) | The Game | ||||
| Producer | Kanye West | ||||
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"Dreams" is the third official (fourth overall) single by rapper The Game, taken from his debut album, The Documentary. It is produced by Kanye West and features a sample of "No Money Down" by Jerry Butler.
The song is dedicated to Yetunde Price (the elder half-sister of tennis stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams), who was shot dead on September 14, 2003. The Williams' also came from The Game's hometown of Compton, California.
The music video shoot for the song was where Dr. Dre first met Bishop Lamont who he eventually signed to Aftermath.
[edit] References
In Dreams, The Game mentions many famous people and music albums including:
- 2001
- 2Pac
- 50 Cent (Real Name: Curtis Jackson)
- Aaliyah
- Aftermath Entertainment
- All Eyez on Me
- Dave Mays
- DJ Clue
- DJ Whoo Kid
- Doggystyle
- Dr. Dre
- Eazy-E (also as Eric Wright)
- Frankie Beverly
- Huey Newton
- Jam Master Jay
- Jesus
- "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. ("It was all a dream")
- Kanye West
- King magazine
- Left Eye
- LL Cool J
- Marshall Mathers (Eminem)
- Mase
- Martin Luther King
- Marvin Gaye
- Mike Lem
- Mýa
- "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas ("Sleep is the cousin of death")
- Ready to Die
- Reasonable Doubt
- Ronald Reagan
- Serena Williams
- Snoop Dogg
- The Source magazine
- Stevie Wonder
- Nigga Wit' An Attitude Vol. 1
- Venus Williams
- Vibe magazine
- Vivica A. Fox
- Whitney Houston
- Yetunde Price
[edit] Remixes
A remix of the song was released on The Game's mixtape, You Know What It Is Vol. 3. It is a mix between "Dreams" and "A Dream", which is a track featuring The Notorious B.I.G. from Jay-Z's 2002 album The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse. It combines a chopped and screwed version of B.I.G.'s a cappella verse on "A Dream" with the instrumental of "Dreams".
There is also another remix of the song with Trey Songz where The Game raps his normal 1st & 3rd verse and Trey Songz singing the 2nd verse.
There is a third remix featuring Fort Minor which uses the instrumental from Where'd You Go and the acapella from Dreams.
San Diego rapper Solomon (rapper) used the instrumental version of the song and recorded a freestyle vividly depicting his inability to sleep after a day of transporting drugs and seeing what he has seen in life. The freestyle can be found on his mixtape "Rhyting Rhymes Vol. 1"
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