Rain Releases Two Full Downloads

The Carolina kid, Rain, drops two mixtapes for full, online download — American Dreamin and the 7 Day Theory (a tribute to 2Pac). American Dreamin has received excellent reviews and is being considered for best mixtape of 2008. The project is a refreshing collabo of new faces on the mic & behind the boards. From the production labs of Scram Jones to Mello Dramatic — Rain brought together a fresh, all-star cast to complement his melodic delivery and reflective lyrical content.

“American Dreamin, is the most solid project of mine to date. It represents where I am in my life. For most people the ‘American dream’ is about being rich and famous, but to me it is all about having a clear outlook on reality. This album taps into that reality,” says Rain.

Many critics have suggested that the downloadable mixtape is more than your average collaboration of songs — but more like an album due to the high quality of music.

“His [Rain] work ethic sets him apart from his peers,his consistancy matches his drive. That combo will make him a key figure for hiphop new generation.” -Riggs Morales, Shady Records A&R

The second tape Rain dropped this week is his tribute to the late legend, 2Pac — appropriately titled the 7 Day Theory. Though it sounds typical, it gets deeper. 2Pac was shot on September 7th, 1996 and then passed away on September 13th, 1996- hence the “7 Day Theory.” Each day, Rain released one song to symbolize Pac’s fight to survive. On the last day, the final song and full album download was available.

“I’m really pleasantly surprised by the level of care that Rain put into this Pac tribute. It’s hard to cover other people’s songs successful no matter who you are- especially a legend like Pac- and Rain convincingly made his own versions just as remarkable as the originals.”
- Erick Sermon, EPMD

AMERICAN DREAMIN TRACKLISTING & DOWNLOAD

01 Intro
02 American Dreamin (prod. Lab Ox)
03 Back 2 Life (prod. Scram Jones)
04 For You f. Allure (prod. Apro)
05 Life of the Party (prod. Mello Dramatic)
06 Can U Feel It (prod. Hot Trak)
07 That’z Whut It Iz f. Breeze (prod. Breeze)
08 The Way We Move f. Chuck Taylor (prod. Cassius)
09 Love Me Or Hate me (prod. Sea Notes Productions)
10 Back 2 the Basics f. Big Cas, D. Murda, Traffic & Krillz
11 Angie Baby (prod. Dub)
12 Marvin’s Rage (prod. Youngn)
13 Get Some f. Traffic & Ferdarro (prod. Ferdarro)
14 First in Flight Anthem (prod. Jiggy Jay)
15 2nd Person (prod. D.O.T.)