![]() Unsurprisingly enough, it features Ross himself using Disney pop star-drug-money metaphors. “Believe It” might have the best production value on the entire record. The song successfully lays ground for more sentimental-cum-murderous tones. The beat, midway through, bursts into intense bass-banging as Meek begins to yell angrily, giving himself commentary and repetition in echo-y reverb. ![]() ![]() In the album’s title track, Mill decides to go Kanye and rhyme “this” with itself: “I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this / So I had to grind like that, to shine like this.” As he laments his hard, dirty work, we’re soothed by heartfelt piano keys and some orchestral strings. In a perfect example, “In God We Trust,” Mill talks about the “love of that money” over Hollywood-thriller violins and horns. Dreams & Nightmares certainly remains on this leash, and yet distills something distinctly Meek Mill. The release comes from Rick Ross’ label, Maybach Music, notorious for imperial beats, new slang, and lots of drug references. Well fashioned in Dreams & Nightmares the deep divide between conscious rap and gangsta rap is becoming an increasingly blended genre. Yet Mill’s distinctive style of sentimental-poetry-meets-trap-rap comes at the appropriate time. Fittingly titled, this “meh” album forages into the oft-explored “I’m rich, now let’s reflect on how I used to be a drug pusher” theme. Mediocre production value meets overly ambitious lyrics in Meek Mill’s first major-label release, Dreams & Nightmares.
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