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Meek mill dreams and nightmares9/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Meek composes all his work mumbling to himself around the studio and his off-the-hip style is all external, characterized by volleys of shouts and screams that hardly need to convince because the emotion is so apparent in the form.ĭreams and Nightmares is like two of his best attributes put into a single song, with the opening half resembling his heart-rending take on Drake’s The Ride released at the turn of the year before seamlessly switching up to an all-spraying attack with the best ever application of that ubiquitous Maybach Music drop. Ross’ style is a primer in restraint – heavy syllabic jabs delivered with controlled breaths with bulky punchlines – and even hyperactive goon Gunplay, the third of the label’s top trio, has bars you can tell he’s really hand-crafted and looks back on with pride. Signing him was a good coup for Ross, as Meek’s high energy style helped to add a rough underbelly to his polished veneer on early singles like Ima Boss and Tupac Back. ![]() ![]() His story is one of rags to riches, and his personal mythology is marked by two key events: the death of his father during an armed robbery and the subsequent pressure it put on his young son, and an eight month prison sentence in 2008 that left him bitter and hungry for success.Īlready a fixture in his home city with a popular series of ‘The Real Me’ and ‘Flamers’ mixtapes, he had a dalliance with T.I.‘s Grand Hustle imprint before Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group snapped him up last year. On the whole ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ is a very good album, it’s got filler but the killer is strong enough to dismiss it, and it showcases what the very talented Meek is capable of. This week Meek Mill released his long awaited debut ‘Dreams and Nightmares’, with the opening track of the same name setting the tone for a lean collection of explosive, emotive songs. ![]()
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