On Dreams Worth More Than Money savvy potential hits are overshadowed by tracks with chips on their shoulders, made for a guy who sounds like he leaves blood on the mic.
Dreams Worth More Than Money overflows with sonic effervescence, drawing you into the snake pit that is the mainstream hip-hop industry, with all the opulent trappings therein.
All the way through, Dreams Worth More Than Money feels fresh and, more importantly, refreshing.
He’s always been a reliably ferocious street rapper. DWMTM establishes him as that and something else: an artist with the ambition to go big and the finesse to stick his landing.
Dreams Worth Than More Money takes a few more risks than Meek Mill's debut. With high-profile guest spots from Future, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others, it has more breathing room and clears space for Meek Mill's unrelenting intensity. It also reinforces the impression that a brief blast is the best way to experience Meek.
If the shaky performance of his debut was a wipeout—to mix a metaphor—Dreams Worth More Than Money sticks the landing, sustaining over its running time without stumbling and occasionally providing some thrilling moments.
Dreams Worth More Than Money is surprisingly focused, presenting an uncomfortably lucid, non-pensive character study detailing the underside of the American Dream.
I really love the energy and confidence Meek Mill brings to his tracks. "Lord Knows" is one of the hardest rap songs ever made. The features bring a lot to the album as well.
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Lord Knows
2. I Got the Juice
3. R.I.C.O.
4. Pullin Up
5. Jump Out the Face
Very hit or miss. Meek can really make some great tracks, but some of his rapping opens him up to weak moments and really corny tracks taking down the quality of the album experience. As singles though, a lot of these records hold much better than I thought initially.
1 | Lord Knows 5:18 feat. Tory Lanez | 87 |
2 | Classic 2:47 feat. Swizz Beatz | 78 |
3 | Jump Out the Face 2:41 feat. Future | 84 |
4 | All Eyes on You 3:43 feat. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown | 65 |
5 | The Trillest 4:35 | 80 |
6 | R.I.C.O. 3:17 feat. Drake | 80 |
7 | I Got the Juice 2:55 | 78 |
8 | Ambitionz 3:57 | 70 |
9 | Pulling Up 4:29 feat. The Weeknd | 79 |
10 | Check 3:14 | 75 |
11 | Been That 3:01 feat. Rick Ross | 78 |
12 | Bad for You 3:23 feat. Nicki Minaj | 67 |
13 | Stand Up 4:04 | 79 |
14 | Cold Hearted 6:55 feat. Diddy | 83 |