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Meek Mill - Dreams Worth More Than Money</div>

Lord Knows: 9/10
-Sampling Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the opening track here, it gives you chills. Mozart is being played on a rap album. 2015 baby. I love tracks where Meek just goes in and this is certainly one of them. Aside from a very good hook delivered by Tory Lanez, this one features a pair of long ass verses from Meek. Ok, he is no lyrical genius, but long verses allow him to really get the ball rolling and when he gets that energy raised up higher and higher like he does here, the results are great. This one feels a lot like the intro on his debut Dreams & Nightmares, just with a hook added. One of the better intro tracks on a rap album this decade, being compared to that track is no light praise. This one is obviously not quite as good, but I am heavily digging this. The Mozart sample piques at just the right times and is used incredibly well and the beat itself is great. Meek's energy (his best feature), flow, and delivery, are all very good. Overall, this one is an epic opening to Meek's sophomore effort that should go down as one of the best openers of the year.

Classic (ft. Swizz Beatz): 3/10
-I dare somebody to tell me when a Swizz Beatz feature benefited a song. I swear to God the dude has the most annoying voice I have ever heard. Whether it be "Scream On Em" by The Game, "On to the Next One" by Jay-Z, or "Summer on Smash" by Nas, he makes weak songs even worse. As you might guess, I do not love this one because of the presence of Swizz on the hook. Any momentum gained is ruined by his ad libs throughout, as well as his hook. Dude sounds like Diddy did on the background of Biggie's classics. The beat is pretty unique and interesting and I think Meek does pretty well here. However, any desire to ever hear this song played again is non-existent thanks to Swizz. Can somebody please stop him?

Jump Out the Face (ft. Future): 5/10
-I'm not a big fan of Future, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't love the bridge where he says, "I just took a perc now I'm on another level / Tasting on the molly got me dancing with the devil / Poured a 8th of Kobe Bryant mixing purple with the yellow / Got these racks on demand its hard to keep this shit together". The beat here from Metro Boomin bangs, no ifs ands or buts about that. However, I am just not feeling this one because there is a lot of Future on here and God do I hate his autotune in most instances. This track happens to be one of those instances. Meek does quite well here, as this marks the second track where the feature pretty much ruins the song. Dammit Meek.

All Eyes On You (ft. Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown): 3/10
-Meek needs to stick in his lane. That lane being workout music and club bangers. This one is a plead to the radio to give him some airplay and, as such, it falls entirely flat. The beat is pretty classic "Billboard Hot 100 Rap Song", which is why it is shocking that five different dudes produced it. You would think one dude could whip up a generic ass beat like this. Chris Brown's vocals are alright, but Meek sounds like a square peg in a round hole here and just never sounds comfortable doing this track. Also, it sounds like Meek is a bit of a 2pac fan. If the track "Tupac Back" from a years ago did not tip you off, the title of this track and "Ambitionz" should let you know. Meek is an internet rap fan clearly, since it appears all he has heard is All Eyez On Me. One of us!

The Trillest: 9/10
-Now this is what I want from Meek! When he just gets the stage all to himself to just rap, he really knows how to bring it. A pretty personal song, some of these bars really hit hard such as, "And yeah, I've been losin' touch with my family, it ain't the same / I should've gave my sister some money, but I made it rain / I should've hit the crib with my son and played a game / But instead I ended up at the jeweller to make a chain". The hook here is great and all three of Meek's verses are top-notch. It is hard to imagine him coming up with better lyrics to be honest with you. As for the beat, it has a real epic feel to it that really compliments everything nicely. More of this track would be nice.

R.I.C.O. (ft. Drake): 8/10
-A bit of a switch up from the last track, this one is a certified entry in the Meek Mill club banger workout music collection. The first of two tracks that will be dominated his feature (guess on the other one), this one is the epitome of Drake ft. Drake. Though Meek does well, he would have been better off just giving the track to Drake instead of coming in after him. With a great flow, delivery, and verse, over what is an incredibly hot beat, Drake absolutely murders this one. To say he has the magic touch at this moment, would be an understatement. Honestly, he has the whole rap game in the palm of his hand (no homo and no stan, I swear). As I said though, Meek does do quite well and brings great energy to couple with his flow and delivery on this one.

I Got the Juice: 7/10
-Produced by Cardo, this one does not bump nearly as much as one would expect, but that does not mean it is a bad beat. Quite the contrary in fact, especially when Meek is delivering the hook, this beat is absolute fire. Meek really rides the beat nicely and his lyrics are pretty good as well, but that does not keep this one from being an entry in my ignant banger playlist. Thanks Meek for the contribution.

Ambitionz: 6/10
-How 2pac is able to manage having so many people on his dick is honestly inspirational. Dude's been six feet under for damn near 20 years, yet people are all over him like he just dropped the album of the year last week. I can only aspire to have such immortality when I die. While I say Meek is riding 2pac like a prostitute, this track is still pretty good. The beat is nice and Meek does quite well on it. The track is largely braggadocio as Meek issues a warning to all those that wish to step to him (do so at your own risk). I do not love this one and, honestly, this one would feel like filler on a better album. As it stands, the track is above average on the whole, but pretty damn good in comparison to some of the earlier trash.

Pullin’ Up (ft. The Weeknd): 8/10
-If you guessed that this would be the second track that is dominated by the featured artist, you earned a gold star for the day. Congratulations. Much like a Drake feature, this one sounds like The Weeknd ft. The Weeknd. As with all features by my boy Abel, even the beat on the track is tailored to him, rather than the lead artist. How these guys can let this happen is always beyond me. Just pretty much guaranteeing that he will renegade you. With The Weeknd delivering his trademark sexed up and luscious vocals, this one is pretty much guaranteed to be a great song, in spite of whatever Meek does. Luckily, unlike other features by Abel, Meek really keeps things going nicely. Unlike Wiz Khalifa on "Remember You" or French Montana on "Gifted" who threatened to ruin a great hook and verse from The Weeknd, Meek does really well here, though he still manages to get overshadowed. The song is better than 8, but I cannot in good consciousness award Meek so richly for a track that is driven by the feature rather than him. If you cut Meek from this one and give The Weeknd another verse, the track would honestly be better, even though Meek really brings it here to be clear. As such, I have to deduct a few points, even though I honestly think this is stronger than an 8.

Check: 8/10
-I'm going to need everybody to open up their workout playlists and add this track. A certified banger, Meek gets his scream on here and yells his way over this absolute forest fire of a beat from Metro Boomin. Forget the lyrics, just bask in the energy and fire of the beat. Meek flows well over it and his delivery is very good to the point that I can continue to enjoy this one without worrying that I am comprising my tastes in any way. Please only handle this track with oven gloves or else you risk burning yourself.

Been That (ft. Rick Ross): 8/10
-Putting this right after "Check" should be considered illegal. My God man. The perfect hype track, "Been That"'s beat absolutely slaps. I BEEN THAT ***** (ignore that I'm just an awkward white kid at this point). Really good stuff from Rick Ross here as well, namely the lines, "Swerving in my wraith I should just pull up at the church / Have these niggas playing on me devils wish it was a hearse / In my all black shades, motherfucking Ray Charles / I used to mop the floors now who the motherfucking boss?" The use of the "Maybach Music" chick sample also gets this one mad props. I don't know what it is about that sample, but it's like "Funkmaster Flex night" from David Letterman to me. The thing only contributes to the hype of the track.

Bad For You (ft. Nicki Minaj): 7/10
-This track makes me feel so isolated. Like, I am on my own private island or something. As a huge fan of Nicki's singing (seriously, "Grand Piano" from her last album was impeccable), that makes me the sole occupant of that opinion most likely. I vastly prefer her singing to her rapping, so thank God that is what she does here. Her vocals are pitch perfect on this track and instantly increases my enjoyment of the song. Meek delivers some pretty general lyrics here. If you look up gangster love song on youtube, this one might very well pop up or possibly 1,000 other songs like it. It is still way better than the previous single attempt, so props for that. If this does not get released as a single, somebody at Atlantic is sleeping hard.

Stand Up: 8/10
-Remember what I said about Swizz Beatz? Simply hearing DJ Khaled's voice has the same effect on me. Thank God it is solely in the intro, so he gets it over with quick and painless. Once his verse starts up, Meek really does his thing. Good flow and delivery, as well as pretty decent lyrics with lines such as, "Hundred black bottles, man that's lights galore / Before Tom was Ford, I'm talkin' Honda Accord / Lookin' for a plug, tryna find the cord / Niggas gettin' shot tryna find the Lord", standing out. I also really dig the hook, especially the opening lines of, "When the lights low, and the show starts / And the champagne spill on your bow tie / And your dawg change up, playin' both sides / No it won't stop, when the dope stop / When the fed rush in the dope spot / And your main man tell 'em how the coke drop / How he rain danced with me by the boat dock / I know when he did that, I bet that your ghost drop". If 50 Cent had any talent left in his body, I would imagine him delivering this hook. As the dude behind some of the hottest hooks of the early 2000s, this one would fit in quite well with his hook catalog. Overall, this one is really good and features Meek showing some serious potential.

Cold Hearted (ft. Diddy): 8/10
-I guess since I mentioned Diddy in my criticism of Swizz Beatz's ad libs, it is only fair he pops up later on in the album. Sadly, Diddy does ad lib a bit with some "yeah yeah yeah"s. However, his interlude is quite good, which makes me accept his annoying and unnecessary ad libs. This one features some very good lyrics from Meek such as, "When it was hard the coach told me to get the ball / I step back for the three, watch it go swish and fall / And that was and-one, they thinking how we get this far? / We was just down by three and they thought we took a loss / They couldn't D me like Earl Boykins, I'm sticking soft / Tried to pick me off like Champ Bailey but I'm Randy Moss". I also really dig Meek's hook, even if the autotune is pretty annoying (the lyrics make up for it a good bit), "My heart getting cold / Then the streets getting colder / They said I would't make it no way / I think my heart getting colder, my heart getting cold / Told them I would make it one day / Only Lord knows". Overall, "Cold Hearted" is a fitting closing track that concludes this solid effort from Meek quite nicely.

97/140 -> 6.93/10

A step back from Meek Mill's debut album "Dreams & Nightmares", I am still not overly upset because I did get everything I want from Meek. I got good lyricist Meek on tracks like "The Trillest" and "Cold Hearted", I got hype Meek on tracks like "Lord Knows", "Check", and "Been That", and then I got some great features from Drake and The Weeknd on "R.I.C.O." and "Pullin' Up", respectively. Nobody will accuse this album of being great, but I certainly really enjoyed it on the whole. The production was great throughout and Meek really brought it on every single entry. The bad tracks here - "Classic", "Jump Out the Face", and "All Eyes On You" - were bad either because of the features (Swizz Beatz, Future) or just because Meek was making a track not in his lane at all (a radio single). Overall, this one is an above average album that provided some seriously good tracks, so I cannot be mad at this one in the least.