"Ghetto Dreams'" is the first single from the

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album, ''

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''. The song is produced by

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and features

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. It was released on

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July 6, 2011. The song is featured on the Madden NFL 12 soundtrack.

Music video

On August 11 a

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for "Ghetto Dreams" was released via YouTube.

Reception

Reviews have been mostly positive. The production and lyrics have created a lot of buzz for the upcoming album, being slated as a major return to the 90's bangers. Universally the song has been praised for its '90s sounding production by veteran great No I.D. Nas has been critically praised for his guest verse, along with his new single for his respective upcoming album, many have compared this to his ''

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'' and ''

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'' days, alluding to his previous 'King of New York' status.

Personnel

*produced by

*mixed and recorded by Rob Kinelski (assisted by Anna Ugarte) at 4220 Studios,

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*assistant engineer: Omar Loya *guitar and bass: Steve Wyreman *scratches by The Twilight Tone *manager: Joanna Pacchioli

References

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