Source: Dan MacMedan / Getty In honor of his Mother who passed away 23 years ago today, The-Dream has released IAMSAM – a surprise project that features the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter doing his own renditions of iconic Sam Cooke songs. The-Dream says the project — which features eight songs including the revered “A Change Is Gonna Come” — was originally recorded during the making of Beyoncé’s 4 album in 2010. “My Mother loved a lot of Artist growing up, but the one we shared the most interest in together was Sam Cooke, so Tonight I give him back to her,” The-Dream writes under an image of the project’s cover art on Instagram. “These songs were originally recording during the making of @beyonce ‘s 4 album in 2010 w my good Friend Pat Thrall. My mother passed on the 23rd day of December in 1992.” The-Dream’s Instagram post can be viewed below: My Mother loved a lot of Artist growing up, but the one we shared the most interest in together was Sam Cooke, so Tonight I give him back to her. These songs were originally recording during the making of @beyonce 's 4 album in 2010 w my good Friend Pat Thrall. My mother passed on the 23rd day of December in 1992. https://soundcloud.com/the-dream/sets/iamsam A photo posted by THE DREAM (@thekingdream) on Dec 22, 2015 at 1:04pm PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js The-Dream’s IAMSAM can be streamed below: READ MORE ON THE URBAN DAILY Pusha T Drops Official Video For “M.F.T.R.” Featuring The Dream [Watch] Christina Milian Admits She Loved Lil Wayne More Than The-Dream Young Thug’s “Slime Season 3” Mixtape Will Be Here “Very, Very Soon,” Rapper Announces The First Week Sales Projections For Chris Brown’s “Royalty” & Pusha T’s “Darkest Before Dawn” Are In The-Dream Releases Surprise Sam Cooke Covers Project “IAMSAM” was originally published on theurbandaily.com