This entry was posted in Passion, Uncategorized by Alex Hudock. The song is below, if you wish to listen to it: The change in instrumentals is a perfect transition to express the change in Meek Mill’s life. Halfway through the song the instrumentals change to represent when Meek Mill finally saw success and how his life turned around. Regardless of his struggles, however, Meek Mill saw the success he wanted and shouts out to his fans for their dedication. The rest of the song continues where his first verse begins, explaining different struggles he dealt with like his friends going to jail, dying, and getting their lives destroyed by drugs. His dedication to a new life drove him to continue making music and hoping people would listen to it.
To him, living on the streets of Philly was just as bad as death so he had nothing to lose. He wanted to see success so bad that he’d risk his life for it. Although he was threatened and knew his chance of success was slim, he still continued with his dream. The final phrase “It was time to marry the game and I said, ‘Yeah, I do'” is an explanation of what he did. He knew that by doing what he was doing he was risking his life, but he would not stop. People threatened him for what he was doing, yet his dream of fame kept him going. Throughout the process, he saw success but he also saw some of his worst fears come true. He worked hard to make it out of the streets of Philly. While Meek Mill had to experience times when he and his friends were arrested, he knew the future would be better. It was not an easy process by any means, which the lines “In a matter of time I spent on some locked up shit / In the back of the paddy wagon, cuffs locked on wrists / See my dreams unfold, nightmares come true / It was time to marry the game and I said, ‘Yeah, I do'” explains this further. The phrase “I had to grind like this to shine like this” explains that Meek Mill had to work as hard as he did to see the fame he finally got. The following lines “I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this / So I had to grind like that to shine like this” are him reminiscing about when he dreamed of fame. Fans of Meek Mill knew he was talented, and its huge for them to finally get recognition for his talents. The first phrase “Ain’t this what they’ve been waiting for? You ready?” is a shoutout to his fans who have been waiting for when he’d finally release an album. It was time to marry the game and I said, “Yeah, I do” See my dreams unfold, nightmares come true In the back of the paddy wagon, cuffs locked on wrists In a matter of time I spent on some locked up shit So I had to grind like that to shine like this I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this
Meek Mill’s highly anticipated 1st studio albumĪin’t this what they’ve been waiting for? His song “Dreams and Nightmares,” which is the intro to the album, expresses how happy he is to finally see fame and be able to produce a studio album.
That fan base grew exponentially once he starting partnering with big time artists like Rick Ross who supported Meek Mill and his talent. On October 30th 2012, Meek Mill released his first studio album, “Dreams and Nightmares.” For years Meek Mill only released mixtapes so that he could develop a fan base. For Meek Mill, rap has been his way of expressing his life, complete with all his struggles.
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