Thu 11 Oct 2012
Meek Mill Previews ‘Dreams & Nightmares’ in NYC With Angie Martinez and Rick Ross #Exclusive
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Mikey Fresh: It’s been a long time coming for Philly’s Meek Mill. The City of Brotherly Love may have been up on the kid EARLY but it took years for the rest of the world to catch on. With his scrappy flow and ghetto soldier aura, Meek has become one of the few new rap stars still making music that embodies the streets. Hov coined the phrase “DMX’d the game” and Meek is doing just that.
In a landscape where it pays more to be a weirdo in hip-hop than Tupac, the young bull is a diamond in the rough. His debut album reflects the tough life he faced, which included time in jail, friends being killed, and other life ills associated with living in the hood.
Check out the full rundown of Meek Mill’s all-star listening session with Jay-Z, Rick Ross and even Will Smith
My thoughts on Dreams & Nightmares…
Exclusive video and pics
All after the jump…
Dreams & Nightmares starts off strong with Meek spitting lyrics reflective of the latter half of the title. The young bull goes off on “In God We Trust” and really hits home on “Traumatized.” If you’re a fan of “Used to Be” than I guarantee you’ll appreciate that song. Production wise the majority of the records are “pounding” and match Meek’s rapid-fire delivery. “Believe It,” featuring Rick Ross is destined to do damage in the club. The MMG boys trade bars and incorporate some slick pop references that just work. Let’s just say there’s no question about Ross being a Belieber.
Meek also shines alongside John Legend and Nas on “Maybach Curtains,” which caters to the Dreams side of the project. The kid finally gives the ladies an entire song and does his best to woo the females with Trey and Wale on “Lay Up.” This may be the album’s misstep (Jay-Z removed his verse from the song because he didn’t like his verse). He Should have called Drizzy. He makes up for it on the Mary J. Blige assisted “Who You’re Around.”
Overall, Dreams & Nightmares definitely isn’t just another mixtape packaged as an album. The subject matter is familiar but Meek makes sure you know everything he’s saying is 100% real. There could have been some bigger beats and a few more attempts to step outside of the box but why try to fix something that isn’t broke. Rap needs aggressive music right now and Meek Milly hits the mark with his MMG debut.
Pre-Order Dreams & Nightmares (In Stores 10.30) Now on iTunes
Ross stayed the whole time, and stood right by Meek.
Estelle also dropped in to check out Meek’s album.
Related:
Meek Mill Reveals ‘Dreams & Nightmares’ Debut Album Cover
Meek Mill Taps Nas, John Legend, Mary J. Blige for ‘Dreams & Nightmares’ Debut (Tracklisting)
October 11th, 2012 at 2:29 am
why do rappers always put there fingers in that sign???
October 11th, 2012 at 8:10 am
I just wanna hear Tony’s Story.
..and I hope Hov hop on the remix to Lay Up.
I like Meek, and i’ve been rooting for him since he came on the scene, so i’m definitely buying the album.
October 11th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Who did this write up?
October 11th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
for my own sanity, I need to know if you are a regular visitor or new to the site. please answer asap
October 11th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
@ Mikey Fresh.
Focus on Fixing your writing buddy don’t worry about how long people have been on this site, that’s none of your biz.
Its **If you’re a fan of** and not **If you’re are a fan of**
October 11th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
This is our site so of course it’s my business. Thanks for catching that though, those kind of minor typos are bound to happen when you are covering events as fast as us. I ask because I want to know if it’s still not clear who is the author of each post. There’s 4 people who post on this site. How long have u been coming here?
October 11th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
*hopes DDOTomen stopped by with his Talkboy to provide snippets*
October 11th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
I respecK meek miLLi a lot I remember when I first heard him in philly while visiting my cousin heard the homie on the radio and I wondered damN he has crazy flow how come I haven’t heard of him he was a local then but ever since I started getting on that flamers and streaming those freestyles and battles that he be kiLLin and I respect him for his lyricism cuz you can rap a lot about material things and the fine chicks but he also has another side to him which peeps can relate to much props ☞MiLLi MMG☜
October 11th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Hey, Info.. you hear Maybach Curtains yet? How does it sound?
October 11th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
That was a fair review Miss Info…..I might cop the album!!
October 12th, 2012 at 1:44 am
Just curious was Jay Z and Will Smith actually at the event? Or are those just some random pictures at some other event put on that site. Just asking cause it would of been great to seem some pictures of Meek and those cats as well…Thats a great look though if they were in attendance.
October 12th, 2012 at 6:52 am
@Siy
owned
October 12th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
I like meek but he is DMX’n the game right now he got energy that ain’t been here in a while
October 13th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
“Mikey Fresh”:……………….”Check out the full rundown of Meek Mill’s all-star listening session with Jay-Z, Rick Ross and even Will Smith”.
It’s crazy how ppl don’t bother to READ…response to comments 7 & 8