Last year’s Dreams Worth More Than Money was a sprawling, immensely successful commercial project for the star of MMG, Meek Mill. He was riding high after selling a reported 200,000-plus the first week, and his singles “Rico” with Drake and “All Eyes on You” with his dream girl Nicki Minaj and chronic hit-maker Chris Brown had him sitting pretty. It seemed he was set to achieve escape velocity. In the past, the stasis of probation for a crime done too young, the streets of Philly that raised him, and the squabbles of a label constantly in flux. In his present and now, it seemed then, soon to be fly-as-fuck future, he was going to be taking photos with Jay Z and Beyonce´, and caking off the success of both his album and his lady.
Then those Twitter fingers began to itch. For some reason or another, he called out Drake for not writing his verse on “Rico.” He fingered his “ghostwriter” Quentin Miller (a guy who seemed just cool on getting a check) for writing the verse. Funk Flex started dropping bombs and promising reference tracks. A few did emerge. And it was Miller’s voice, not Drake’s, that was running through the six with his woes. Now, Meek was in the hot seat. Could his meteoric rise end in even greater spoils: toppling the king of pop-rap at the height of his powers? No. By the time the Philly screamer dropped “Wanna Know” it was already over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v1R4miMZOQ
He waited out the rest of the year, but popped up mid-January and dropped 4-4, where he promptly shook up the hornet’s nest that was 50 Cent. He hurled a few boulders at him on “Gave ‘Em Hope.” “You poppin’ shit on your Instagram / Shit that you poppin’ ain’t addin up / Shit that you’re popping ain’t making sense.” Uh Oh. He continues, “I got fifty reasons say you taking dick / And it’s 50 reasons I should kill, nigga / But, for real, nigga, I been taking trips with my Philly niggas / Got the richest chick, she’s from your hood.” He holds Nicki Minaj flush against his chest like a Jesus piece in rhymes, clowning Fif for his legal woes, his bankruptcy and his beefs. But he ends up sounding reliant on her, as though she were propping his reputation upon a stool. So the result is ineffectual and lethargic. Later in the verse, he calls 50 a rat. Yet, of course, Drake was the real target of the EP.
He went at him on both “Pray For ‘Em” and “I’m da Plug,” and talked slick about double parts and head bands. We get it. Meek thinks Drake is a square. That, if he saw him on the street, there would be no contest about who the bigger man was as lines like, “ You around cause you paid niggas / In the dark when we spray niggas / When we run into you, we ain’t playin’ with you” suggest. His booming, aggressive rap style shine here if only for too short a time. His bars are personal and churlish, and he sounds like he’s frothing at the mouth when he spits, “ Was that world tour or your girl’s tour / I do not know what you pussy niggas goin’ for / This that hundred K a night when you perform tour / Swimmin’ in that good pussy when you’re on tour, Oh!” But you get the idea that Meek doesn’t know the game he’s playing. No tough talk around who your lady is or how many bricks you’ve sold is going to get you out of this one. So at the end of the day, waiting six months for one minute and forty-two seconds of sophomoric bro-rap and vague allusions don’t move the needle on the artist whose diss-track got nominated for a Grammy.
Like the beef that he began and yet failed to respond to fast enough last year, 4-4 misses the mark. He is both too little on this one and too late. And despite the buoyant production from Jahlil Beats and what seems like the best of intentions, the ineffectual rhymes stammer the EP that could have whipped the fervor around Dreamchasers 4 into a maelstrom. Instead, we’re left wondering if the guy who continues to have so much going for him will finally figure it out.
shithead
Rockie Fresh > Wale > Ross > Meek > Gunplay > Every other clown on MMG
When your best two artists are Rockie and Wale, you know your click is taking L’s all day.
Good article.
Meek should have just ignored both Drake and 50 and put out good music. The public has short term memory and he could have came off on top. But, the idiots ego got the best of him and his only claim to fame is Nikki. 50 being broke is your kind of rich, Meek and don’t ever get that twisted again…I would suggest for you to retire the beefing w/rappers aspect because it may be the demise of your rap career.
You sound dumb asf how could Nicki Manaj ever be Meek’s claim to fame Meek is hands down top 5 in the rap game rn people forgt so quick. Don’t ever try an not give credit where it’s due with your fucked up bias opinion. Meek came out of Philly a battle rapper. Just because some old bitter man decides post memes can’t hurt Meek’s career. You should have your own opinion except the majorities and brush up on artists and there past it’ll help you. Cause you damn sure don’t know what your talking about.
Solid effort. Weak “review”.
I not a super Meek fan, but you just haiting, I think this EP is pretty good.
1st off…a blogger taking delight in the phrase “Twitter fingers” is ridiculous! Ya whole life is based around typing nonsense but beyond that the only interest ‘Andre Grant’ seems to have is which lines are related to rap beef?? Meek’s 4 songs didn’t really move me much,but this review is even more shallow. If you hate Meek’s music so much just have someone else do the review.
This site sucks ass such horrible and bias journalism
This ep was Hot A.F…But guess there are a lot of Drake stans in the Dx Stuff… #StopTheHatin & Appreciate Good Music
Here comes Meek… with another L. Hot damn. How many L’s can one take in one goddamn year?
Weak Mill fuck you
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Hahahaha too late weak mill ! U such a fuck boy Drake the King of this industry deaded your career and months Later u talkin slick had your chance you waited and blah blah blah. Views up next classic timeless music !
Every single person seems to hate Meek after losing the rap beef. Including this writer you suck man. What happened in the beef is drake attracts people to hip hop that aren’t hip hop fans they are glamerfied waves hoppers (white people canadian people) though in my opinion he did handle the beef terribly which led to his loss. 4-4 surprise alone gave it a 2.0 boost and Pray For Em and Gave Em Hope make it a good EP don’t hate Meek hasn’t done anything but tried to keep it real. You should be fired and if I were your boss you would be fired
Why….you…..mad?????? @ meek mill,,,,, meek is dope and you guys are trash,garbage that stink. From your comments one can tell that you guys are not educationally sound. I suggest you go back to school,get a life. Commenting is not by force pussies.brarr once again meek mill is dope and duck is whack as his gay partner fif.
This website so biased. Put some authors who actually aren’t Drake fans
“We get it. Meek thinks Drake is a square”
And this line you sound offended… 50 taught ja was a square.. Jay thought Nas was lame… Pac and Big..etc
Just admit it that your too much of a Drake fan to write a proper review…sheeesh
4/4
Meek should have NEVER came for Drake… Even if he thinks it was the right thing to do. The aftermath and the effect it had on his brand as an artist was devastating to say the least. He was in such a good spot before he did that “shithead” shit! If he doesn’t see that then he is a fucking idiot! That beef with Drake that he started did absolutely nothing for him or his team. He could of been on top of the game for a while now its going to take a Classic Album to even get anywhere near where he was before those twitter fingers fucked his whole shit up! Like does he really know the damage he did by doing that??? I wonder does he see it or his ego is so big he thinks shit is good…
I guess I downloaded a different ep than this cat up top is talking about, and I guess just because drake has more fans and they flooded the internet with memes that he is a better rapper than meek???? im not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe. Drake can be the next diddy all he want, but J Cole, Kendrick, Dave East are real spitters, Meek too!!!
The internet has gave a voice to people who wouldn’t say a word if they was standing right in front of you…therefore I take it with a grain of salt, this ep is very good, and drake had a good diss song better than meeks but he got exposed and he can never be on the level of a Nas, Krs 1, Rakim, Tupac, since he doesn’t write his own bars!! I know rappers get hooks and song concepts from each other, but you cant have somebody write whole songs about your life and spit it to us and think we gone hold it in high regard like the legends of the game lyrically!!! It dont work that way!!!!
HHDX is hating hard. This ep was dope. Sure I didn’t really care for I’m the plug freestyle but it wasn’t horrible. Everything else was solid and banged. Especially pray for em and gave em hope. I don’t know where y’all come from or what y’all day to day is like but when you working 8 to 5 Monday through Friday with the same ol routine everyday this shit motivates and gives you the energy to keep going. Sure he raps about money cars clothes and women but shit what dude doesn’t like those things. You only live once why not live it up especially if you’re being safe about it and providing for yourself legally. Meek motivates the streets and the ones pushing to accomplish their goals and dreams and not becoming content with pay check to pay check or drug dealing and credit scamming. He does some corny shit on social media but the music is good.
SMH meek stay taking Ls. Meek is garbage and his voice is annoying. He sounds like a little kid whos complaining and trying to act tough on half these songs. Smh
I AM NOT A REAL FAN OF MEEK ….but
I am sorry this ep was approaching solid. I hope all of his future albums have this level of energy and flow to it. The only song I did not like was the Drake diss. However, everything else was on point. Music you could bang in the whip or club or gym. Sorry I think the real hip hop heads will say this was a good comeback from Meek. I think if his album bangs like this then 2016 could be his year!
WACK JUICE
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Great all around 4 songs should have released it earlier though.
Liked it!! I like Meek and he honest! He has great energy and good music! I still don’t think he lost because everything Drake said in his song was a lie and Meek told the truth. If people didn’t know that was Nicki tour ft Meek then they didn’t go to a concert. When i got my tickets it said Nicki Minaj Pink Print tour ft. Meek, plus other guest, but i knew who tour it was! He (Drake) was just mad he couldn’t go on her tour anymore$$$$$$!
I actually liked the 50 cent diss track but I think Meek has ethered his own career by going at drake he thought it was gonna end like when 50 went at ja rule but he forgot this aint the early 2000’s ppl aint gonna ride with the street dude these days they gon side wit the soft nigga kinda sad but that’s it niggas tired of hearing bout meek’s rollie too nigga got sum money and started talking down on anyone who wasnt rich
First of all Meek didn’t start either one of the beefs. Drake past em a verse he didn’t write that Meek paid for, Drake Lucky all Meek did was take it to twitter and not come see about em. But he knew Drake would tell his PO. Then 50 trying to clown him all on the Internet and in live shows and shit. Him and Meek was suppose to be cool. But everybody expect Meek not to say anything back, no one’s scared of 50. So if u say Meek started something, u somebody that put up with the bs. That Back to Back shit was nothing but a beat and comedy. Elementary ass ryhmes. GRAMMMY?!! LMFAO this nigga Drake buying the game. SMH. I can’t relate to that shit. All them Nicki cracks, ain’t they label mates. Got the nerves to be running around saying he the greatest. Outtaline. F what y’all talkin’ bout that 4/4 be jammin, I needed something like this to ride to. Nobody spittin’ like Meek, with that flow and passion. That DC4 both to set shit on fire.
I don’t know which 4-4 ep Andre Grant was listening to because the one i heard was fucking fuego fire flames. Everything except the Im Da Plug freestyle was perfect. The beats were tailored for Meeks razored double time flow and pray for hope was probably one of the most frenetic beats meeks flow has ever slayed. If DC4 is anything like this ep then Meek Mill is poised to make a powerful comeback.
EVERYBODY FORGETS THAT ETHER CAME OUT ALMOST 6-7 MONTHS AFTER THE TAKEOVER DID. THAT DID NOTHING TO DULL ITS ACIDIC POTENCY.
Meeks been on tour this entire time that internets been talking shit but now he has the time to craft something of substance now that he’s done. 4-4 Ep was a quick spray of the Uzi for you pussies, wait for the choppas tho. DC4
meek mill is a real nigga…. and stop editing my comments u niggas………. style up n get ril shit… meek is real..buy a life dx
Wow… it’s 2016 and you’re still hating on Meek. If you think 4/4 isn’t one of the hottest EP’s of this year… you are truly a Drake Stan and should therefore no longer be allowed to review Meek’s music. Shame on you! Please rate the music and NOT the beef. Why does Drake need all of this “help” anyways? Didn’t you all say Meek took an L based off of Drake’s two diss songs? So why all of the social media/news media assistance in attempting to sabotage Meek’s career? Weirdo journalist…smh.
not a drake stan because we don’t like this f_a_g_ge_t’s bullshit
Where are you getting ratings from? According to EVERY hiphop music site, this EP is top three of this year. And with only four songs…that’s a win.
The EP is fire.. Might be the best Meek sounded in a while if you ask me.. He sounds Hungry again..
See it hater like you who will not give the man his credit. If it was Drake with a weak pop u would be all over it. Spin just did a good write up on Meek and on 4-4 so I don’t know what u were listening to. I am so glad that we have the internet so that we can judge for outself and they are fire. I am from Canada and love listening to Meek Mill.
People need to support Meek. He is like the last real one left. I mean real as in hip hop ( whether you like it not he got skills) and the street. Drake should respect that ! Hip hop needs more people like him and brownsvilleKa.
that was a hilarious read. skillz? what skills? MC is supposed to be Move the Crowd. He doesnt and didnt. He doesnt have a song with a buzz if doesnt have a feature with an artist bigger than him
Sounds like a VERY biased review to me. You need to cast your personal opinion aside when reviewing material professionally. Looks like DX needs to fire another Drake fan boy.
Listen meek aint the deepest rapper but he got his own unique style which is more skillful than a Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, Future and so on.
Meek a
real rapper drake is a rapper…..
you’re a real bitch
And this dude would take a drake album to the end of the world before his wife
hot garbage……
So Meek lost the beef because he didn’t respond fast enough, and Drake was nominated for a Grammy? So lyrics don’t count anymore? I need some help, I’m over 30 and confused
i reviewed this album and looked at it from a musical standpoint. check it out at dailymusicreviews.com in album reviews
5
Drakes is a queer gew. Meek is a boss MC. If you aint a man who’s been laid, and your listening to your crush’s music, then you’re a drake fan. If you a man, then you are a Meek fan. That’s it.
Pray For Em was dope, but going at 50 and still trying to go at drake…pathetic
Meek is a spitta, and regardless if you feed into the hype of rap beef. Meek is a damn good rapper, not just somebody who surrounds themselves with talented people and ride the wave.
Lol i love how the review starts with a giant L