Mike Dreams Celebrates "Dreamer's Poetry" Release at Minneapolis' 7th St. Entry [Exclusive Coverage]
Minneapolis, Mn. -- On the evening of Wednesday, February 10, fans, friends and fellow artists gathered at downtown Minneapolis' 7th St. Entry (a smaller venue attached to the famous First Avenue) to celebrate the release of
Mike Dreams
' Booth-acclaimed debut album,
Dreamer's Poetry
(available now for
, as well as
).
After a set by
DJ Advance
, the event's host,
Rhymesayers
emcee
Toki Wright
, took the stage to introduce the first act.
Ashley DuBose
, the up-and-coming R&B singer who joined Dreams on single
, brought the night to a running start with energetic renditions of tracks like “Crazy Bout My Baby” and “Mr. Right.” Next, local rapper
Cameron Mann
– formerly known as Young Capo – transitioned into some more introspective material, including a record dedicated to his daughter.
After a brisk but energizing two songs from Toki himself, Detroit's
Danami
switched things up by performing his set in the midst of the audience. Finally, Minne-ap buzzmaker (and
exclusive freestyle series participant
)
Mally
took center stage to perform a few tracks off his acclaimed,
Mydus
-produced
The Passion
LP.
Click the video above to see highlights of Dreams' set, or watch the full, 45-minute performance here!
Excitement mounted as keyboardist
A.J. Soul
and emcee Hypel (performing as Mike's hype man) stepped onstage in anticipation of Mike Dreams' set – backed by
Dreamer's Poetry
intro monologue “The Dreamer,” the headliner made his grand entrance, before launching into his catchy, hater-blocking single “
.” Crowd favorites included “
” and “
,” for which Dreams was joined by
MUSIC2DREAM2
singer
Christina Fisher
, and the pensive “
” which he prefaced by describing the leap of faith it took to abandon his evening nine-to-five (or is that five-to-nine?) in order to devote himself to music full-time.
Though it wasn't possible to pack the house by flying his online fans in from across the globe (the artist wished he could've made it happen, he remarked to me before the show), it was nonetheless a night to remember, both for the close-knit crowd and the rising stars whose talents were on display. To paraphrase “Success Is...”, though the Minn-ap emcee has yet to score a coveted major deal, the arrival of
Dreamer's Poetry
has brought him one small step – scratch that, one giant
leap
– closer to the dream he's been chasing.
