Meek Mill becoming one of the faces of criminal Justice reform was not something I think he or anyone would have seen in 2012, but the importance of it is no less impactful. That includes high-profile relationships and beefs, but most importantly, his battles with the criminal Justice system. Meek Mill the man has been on an almost separate journey in the 10 years since his debut release. While there are a lot of Dreams and Nightmares still in Meek’s music, the evolution to him now is evident, the core of his being is visible on this record still. 2” are more stories reported from what Meek had recently been able to leave behind. Songs like “Amen” featuring Drake and “Maybach Curtains” with Nas and John Legend are celebrations of his new success, while songs like “Tony Story Pt. The album, now 10 years old, definitely feels like a reflection of a young man dealing with newfound fame and fortune that is still just removed from a life of extreme hardships. If you put “Dreams and Nightmares” on at any bar in the city, folks will sing the lyrics at the top of their lungs. The song itself has become a Philly classic along the lines of “Summertime” by the Fresh Prince and “What We Do” by Freeway as songs that everyone in the city knows by heart. In the ten years since it’s release, Meek, the song, and album have all taken on much deeper meanings in the culture. I highly recommend listening to this song one more time, with a open mind and just follow what he has to say.On February 4th of 2018, as the Philadelphia Eagles warmed up on the field in Minnesota for the Super Bowl, they rallied around what became their team’s anthem, the intro to Meek Mill’s seminal album Dreams and Nightmares. The drugs, the lack of money, the whole deal. Now he starts to talk about his life before his rapping career hit off. The beat drops, the tempo picks up, his tone of voice changes, the lyrics make a complete 180 degree flip. The song goes on, and then BAM! he switches it up on you. He uses it in a sense of identity, because throughout his entire childhood he was always hearing it. Yeah, he does say the “n-word” a lot, but not like other rappers. He starts off with a mellow beat, slower tempo, and he starts to talk about his life, how he came up from practically nothing, and now he’s making enough to finally support his family, and basically his story of rags to riches. Meek not only tells you a story but he makes you feel it. Let me explain now, why this is easily one of my favorite songs. Now just to list a couple of stereotypes using a lot of curse words, over-using the “n-word”, just yelling and rhyming, talking about only women, drugs, and money, etc. The song I have decided to look at this week is also called Dreams and Nightmares. He just recently came out with his first studio album titled Dreams and Nightmares. Meek Mill stared from a very young age, as early as 16, selling his mix tapes for free just to get recognition. Born on May 6th, 1987 as Robert Williams in Philadelphia. For this week’s installment I have decided to look at one of my personal favorites Meek Mill. So it is for this reason I have decided to use a song that would be applied to most of the “rap stereotypes” and show why, at least in my mind, it is art. You also know that I hate the stereotypes that are associated with this genre of music. For those of you who follow this blog, you clearly know I love rap.
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