''Welcome to My Dream'' is the second album by MC 900 Ft. Jesus. It was released in 1991 via

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. The track "Falling Elevators" was featured in the 1996

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commercial "Washroom," directed by

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. The song "Killer Inside Me" is inspired by the book ''

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writer Jim Thompson. U2 used a sample from "The City Sleeps" on the track " Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car" on their ''

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'' album.

Production

The album is credited to MC 900 Ft. Jesus alone, with DJ Zero's contributions listed under his own name, Patrick Rollins. The album was recorded in Dallas.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album "releases C 900 Ft. Jesusfrom his growth-stunting reliance on technology, using a complement of competent live musicians to erect a rhythmically intricate, stylistically varied podium-noir jazz, percolating funk and jumped-up hip-hop are the fundamental struts — on which he recounts his troubled character studies." ''

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'' wrote that "900 Ft's signature sound ... is an industrial/jazz fusion that's pegged to rippling piano ('Falling Elevators') or wailing saxophone ('Killer Inside Me')."

Track listing

#"Falling Elevators" – 6:46 #"Killer Inside Me" – 4:08 #"Adventures in Failure" – 5:45 #"The City Sleeps" – 5:29 #"O-Zone" – 4:32 #"Hearing Voices in One's Head" – 5:54 #"Dali's Handgun" – 4:41 #"Dancing Barefoot" – 4:31

References

MC 900 Ft. Jesus albums 1991 albums Nettwerk Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub