The American Dream [PA] [Limited]

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Performer: Mike Jones (Rap)
Artist: Snoop Dogg; Bun B; Paul Wall; Slim Thug
Producer: Myke Diesel
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Originally conceived as a full-length album to accompany the biopic of the same name, Mike Jones' highly-anticipated sophomore effort, AMERICAN DREAM, was reformulated as a seven-song EP--a little taste of what Mike Jones had in store for fans on the subsequent album VOICE OF THE STREETS. The AMERICAN DREAM EP features hot H-Town production courtesy of Salih Williams of Carnival Beats and Myke Diesel. Snoop Dogg and Bun B join Mike on the low-rider anthem, "My 64," whose psychedelic gangsta track is built on a distinctive Eazy-E vocal sample. Fellow Texas representatives Paul Wall and Slim Thug also make appearances. When the final version of Mike Jones' The American Dream landed at the end of 2007 it looked nothing like what was promised the previous spring. That American Dream was supposed to be a full-length album and the big follow-up to his mega-successful Who Is Mike Jones?, but after two singles that fell flat on their face, someone changed the plans. The final product ends up being a thrown together EP plus a DVD featuring The American Dream movie, a full-length feature that's all heart and no budget. It clocks in at 90 minutes like a real Hollywood release, it's dramatic pacing is spot on, and it does shed some light on what drives Jones, but this low rent Get Rich or Die Trying is just too under funded and amateurish to convincingly deliver it's extra large serving of pathos. At least the thing moves, as does the EP which features the two misfire singles -- the too busy for radio "Mr. Jones" and the been there, done that "My 64". There's also the catchy new single "Turning Headz" which is far and away the highlight of the package, at least when comes to new music since both "Still Tippin'" and "Back Then" are shamelessly thrown onto the end of the disc as high-profile filler. ~ David Jeffries When Mike Jones' The American Dream landed at the end of 2007 it looked nothing like what was promised the previous spring. American Dream was supposed to be a full-length album and the big follow-up to his mega-successful Who Is Mike Jones?, but after two singles fell flat on their faces, someone changed the plans. The final product ends up being a thrown together EP plus a DVD featuring The American Dream movie, a full-length feature that's all heart and no budget. It clocks in at 90 minutes like a real Hollywood release, its dramatic pacing is spot on, and it does shed some light on what drives Jones, but this low rent Get Rich or Die Trying is just too under funded and amateurish to convincingly deliver its extra large serving of pathos. Viewers learn it was actually Jones' grandmother who influenced him to promote his phone number, website, and name on every song, but most surprisingly, she also told him to break his singles through the strip club circuit. She's old, frail, the most important thing in Jones' life next to hip-hop, and you'll never guess if she lives to the end of the film, but whether or not these events are true, bad acting and weak dialogue turn her into a clich�. Jones is only fair as an actor, the drug dealing scenes are laughable, and everyone has tomatoes for brains since a cap to the head always produces a big pool of marinara. At least the thing moves, as does the EP, which features the two misfire singles -- the too-busy-for radio "Mr. Jones" and the been there, done that "My 64." There's also the catchy new single "Turning Headz," which is far and away the highlight of the package, at least when it comes to new music since both "Still Tippin'" and "Back Then" are shamelessly thrown onto the end of the disc. Fans don't need those platinum tracks again, and anyone who does probably won't want to sit through Jones' shoddily told story. The only audience left is the haters who get plenty of ammo from this horribly misguided placeholder. ~ David Jeffries

XXL (Magazine) (p.132) - "The instrumentals here are mostly top shelf, with Salih, one-half of H-Town production duo Carnival Beats, stealing the show."

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