The song rang off in clubs and arenas, and instantly became Meek’s go-to outro at every performance he had, showing the wide cultural impact a non-radio single could have in 2010s hip-hop. In 2014, Meek’s on-again/off-again rival Drake tweeted how the song was “one of the best rap moments of our generation.” And in 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles embraced the record as their anthem during their shaky route to the Super Bowl. Meek Mill's 'Dreams and Nightmares' Earned 1.4 Million U.S. Though Meek’s initial attempt didn’t fully wow Ross and company because the song was unfinished, two weeks later, the Philly lyricist had the last laugh at Miami’s Ocean Sky Hotel. “He rapped the first part with the piano for me and Ross at Ross’ studio in Miami… he was like, ‘Then, I’m gonna have Beat Bully change the beat right here, and I’m gonna be like, ‘Hold on, wait a minute, y’all thought I was finished…’ But the beat wasn’t changed yet. “When he first played it, the music was all the same, because Beat Bully did the beat,” recalls Dallas Martin, svp of A&R at Atlantic Records. 86 on the Hot 100, behind the scenes, Meek was readying his sonorous intro “Dreams and Nightmares,” which he knew would serve as his real introduction to the spotlight. Though the AutoTune-tinged record peaked at No. While recording in Miami, he came to relish the city’s club atmosphere and doled out his first Dreams single “Young & Gettin’ It,” featuring Kirko Bangz. Stream 2012s Dreams and Nightmares below.Fresh off the success of his acclaimed 2012 mixtape Dreamchasers 2, the 25-year-old Meek looked to graduate into the big league of rap with his first official album under Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group imprint.
Five years in the making, the cut continues to foretell Meek’s personal story, one of lavish successes and drastic downfalls.
MEEK MILLZ DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES FULL
“I don’t say a word, I don’t say a word/ Was on my grind now I got what I deserve!” ends the “Dreams” section which then flips into the aggressive and flagrant “Nightmares” portion, in which Meek raps about whipping “Lambos” and looking out for the opposition.ĭespite Meek dropping two full length albums and a host of mixtapes since Dreams and Nightmares released, the 2012 title track remains among Meek’s most appropriately concocted tracks.
Sharing its name with the album’s title, the cut sees the rapper quite clearly lay out his album’s premise, beginning with the hopeful aspirations of a career on the rise.
Oddly enough, the duality of Meek Mill is most accurately summarized on the intro track of Dreams and Nightmares. He donated 60,000 bottles of water in response to the Flint, Michigan Water crisis in 2016, as well as donating an undisclosed sum of money and soliciting further help for the victims of a fire in Philadelphia in 2014. Not without his faults, Meek is regularly active in philanthropic efforts. That the ruling comes just after Meek brought 35 members of a Philadelphia area Boys and Girls Club is troubling. The rap universe offered an outpouring of support for Meek, with names like Nipsey Hussle, T.I. The announcement comes exactly one week after the fifth anniversary of the release of Dreams and Nightmares, Meek’s debut album, that dropped through, Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. On Monday November 6, 2017, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years of incarceration for violating terms of his probation.
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