Originally intended for an April release, Dream, Extinguished's date was moved forward to January 29 to compensate for the unforeseen delay of And I Love H.E.R., his fifth studio album.

A mere day before it was set to be released to the market in 2008, Dream, Extinguished was withdrawn by Danny himself, much to the surprise of anticipating fans.

For reasons unknown Danny abandoned the entire project, leaving only a sparse quantity of promotional copies in U.S. circulation.

As a result, Dream, Extinguished became the first and, to date, only title in Danny's discography to not be released, making it the most coveted record in his extensive catalogue.

's instrumental albums were dually promoted as beat tapes, a few of the tracks included on Dream, Extinguished were later utilized by rappers such as Danny Brown, Lil B and Wale on their respective projects long after its release.