“It will always be a Philadelphia classic - and a hip-hop classic, period,” Philly DJ Cosmic Kev told Billboard about “Dreams” in 2018. 2 on the Billboard 200, the same week the torrential winds of Hurricane Sandy mangled homes in the Northeast. The song took a life of its own and helped Dreams and Nightmares debut at No. Meek’s grandiose display was welcomed with praise by fans and rappers alike. This s–t sounds massive,'” Martin relays. “I think it was the first time we all heard it in the club that’s when we were like, ‘Oh my God. Instantly, the Philly pit-bull gnaws through the dark and explosive beat - with dozens of quotables, most notably his Lil Mouse-borrowed “you f–k around, you f–k around, you f–k get smoked” line, were littered throughout the second-half of the song, leaving fans awestruck. Then, mid-track, Meek cannonballs his way into lyrical armageddon, courtesy of Beat Bully’s seamless beat switch. His humble flexes, about working with Mariah Carey and shining in his icy watches, gleam through his 24-bar verse.
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Records, and also released for digital download on DatPiff. The angelic keys didn’t ruffle his delivery either, as he floats through the first half of the song with elastic ease. Dreamchasers (2011) Dreamchasers 2 (2012) Dreams and Nightmares (2012) Dreamchasers 2 is the ninth mixtape by American rapper Meek Mill (hosted by DJ Drama).It was released on May 7, 2012, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. How Meek Mill's 'Dreams & Nightmares' Became Philly's Ultimate Underdog Anthemīeat Bully nimbly crafted a beat that played to both of Meek’s strengths: his grit and tenacity. Then when he does, ‘Hold on, wait a minute, y’all thought I was finished,’ and he started rapping, I think everybody’s jaws just dropped. “He went in there, and the piano started playing, and he does the first part. kinda wrote his verse, so I think he wanted to see our reaction,” says Martin. “Beat Bully changed the music, but he didn’t tell everybody it. Though Meek’s initial attempt didn’t fully wow Ross and company because the song was unfinished, two weeks later, the Philly lyricist had the last laugh at Miami’s Ocean Sky Hotel. “He rapped the first part with the piano for me and Ross at Ross’ studio in Miami… he was like, ‘Then, I’m gonna have Beat Bully change the beat right here, and I’m gonna be like, ‘Hold on, wait a minute, y’all thought I was finished…’ But the beat wasn’t changed yet. “When he first played it, the music was all the same, because Beat Bully did the beat,” recalls Dallas Martin, svp of A&R at Atlantic Records. 86 on the Hot 100, behind the scenes, Meek was readying his sonorous intro “Dreams and Nightmares,” which he knew would serve as his real introduction to the spotlight.
Though the AutoTune-tinged record peaked at No. While recording in Miami, he came to relish the city’s club atmosphere and doled out his first Dreams single “Young & Gettin’ It,” featuring Kirko Bangz. Fresh off the success of his acclaimed 2012 mixtape Dreamchasers 2, the 25-year-old Meek looked to graduate into the big league of rap with his first official album under Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group imprint.
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