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"Ice Cream Dream" is a song by American rapper MC Lyte in 1992. The song was used to promote the 1992 motion picture Mo' Money. It was written by Lyte with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, famous primarily for their work with Janet Jackson, and released as single from the soundtrack album of the movie on October 27, 1992, through Jam & Lewis's label Perspective Records.
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- ↑ "MC Lyte Teams Up With Common for New Song, 'Dear John'". BET (website). September 10, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ↑ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Check Out MC Lyte And Common's Video For "Dear John"". XXL Mag . October 23, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- 1 2 "MC Lyte Returns, Charts With 'Dear John' From Next Album". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- 1 2 "MC LYTE AND COMMON DROP A NEW SONG TO EMPOWER THE BLACK COMMUNITY". freddyo.com. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ↑ "President Obama celebrates American music with "eclectic bunch"". CBS News . October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ muzline (January 10, 2016). MC Lyte - Dear John / Cha Cha Cha (Live 2016) . Retrieved October 1, 2021– via YouTube.