Monday 14 May 2012

MEEK MILL - DREAMCHASERS 2

MEEK MILL
DREAMCHASERS 2
2012

The wait is over! Finally Meek drops his 2nd installment 
of Dreamchasers and it doesn't disappoint at all.
Not sure yet how it compares to the first, but i gotta bump
some more to fully review this.
What i can say is "Lean Wit It" finally gives us that hardcore
thug rap feeling we so sorely missed the last couple of years
with pussies like Drake and Kid Cudi taking over the scene.
Cardiak also produced the still doper than dope
"Still Creeping" (and the rest of the alb) from Young Chris.
Look out for this one! And on top of that the official video 
for it is gangsta! I love it! Here it is:
1. Intro
Typical flow on the beat and Meek which all sound
a little too much of the same unless there's something 
in the beat or Meek's verses to give that some extra.
On the intro it's obviously not there. Solid, but nothing
noteworthy given the bangers that fill the alb later. 3.5/5
2. Ready Or Not
Bold man. Very bold to sample The Fugees. But boy
does it pay off here. The beat was done with respect
by All Star ( i like this dude) and provides some extra
and really is the eprfect backdrop for Meek who kills
the track. Sick track and a favourite! 5/5
3. Amen ft. Drake & Jeremih
Meek yes, Jeremih yes, Drake? Fuck no! And the beat
doesn't help either. Due to the big minus here (Drizzy),
it a skip for me halfway through. 2/5
4. Burn ft. Big Sean
C'mon man. Big Sean is such an idiot and ruins 
everything he fuckin touches. 
Fuck this shit... 1/5
5. A1 Everything ft. Kendrick Lamar
Seriously? After Drake & Big Sean a track with Lamar?
If i didn't know the rest of the album was tight i woulda
trashed this album with the speed of a thousand assholes. 
Beat is allright, but kinda annoying and when
Kendrick comes in i wanna stab my ears. Fuck him. 1/5
6. Use To Be
Thank god for the skip button and landing me on this
sweet track that makes me forget about all previous
decease-laced dumps. Very different but the hook, 
overall vibe and Meek going off makes this something
special. Wish the beat flipped halfway but oh well... 4/5
7. Flexing
Getting better, but pretty standard track from Meek that
doesn't offer much more. 3.5/5
8. I Get It ft. Travis Scott
Now we're talking. Although it's very apparent now
Meek has but one flow (which can get pretty dull).
But still, this track goes off also due to Travis' verse. 4/5
9. Everyday ft. Rick Ross
Vintage Maybach with the now signature hi-hats
(that are slowly getting played out i admit) and thumping bass. 
Ross is so so, but so is Meek. 3.5/5
10. Racked Up Shawty ft. Fabolous & French whateva
Same formula, doesn't provide much until you finish
the track and it's just the instrumental. Makes you go
back and listen again, but then again nothing new
thanks to all mediocre verses (the fuck Fab?) and 
fuck French Montana who sucks Drizzy dick. 3/5
11. Lean Wit It
First single and video and this one sure goes off.
Cardiak did his thing and almost got to 'Still Creeping'
heights. But Meek is no Young Chris. But still this is
a top notch track. Mean mug on ya face bitch! 5/5
12. Big Dreams
Nice switch-up from the previous track. Meek does
his thing (Wale-style though), but he pulls it off and
All Star provides here aswell. 4.5/5
13. Take U Home ft. Wale & Big Sean)
Big Sean again...fuck outta here...track overall is nice though 
but Sean ruins it once again. So so hook aswell. 2.5/5
14. The Ride
Quite annoying track. Don't know wether to enjoy this
or trash it...too close to a drake song i guess. 3/5
15. Face Down ft. Trey Songz & Wale
Not feeling the hook too but and overall its not bad. 3.5/5
16. Str8 Like That ft. 2 Chainz & Louie V
The simpleness grows on you. Not much more to it. 4/5
17. House Party (remix)
Still a bumpin track with some nice new feature verses 
like Fab's, but could've done without maybe. Still tight. 4/5
18. Real
Nice track but feels a little like filler...but it might
grow on me...not bad though. 3.5/5
19. On My Way
Sick track! Awesome beat and some great verses
from Meek. Definitely a favourite. 4.5/5
20. Outro
Forget that this is an 'outro', this is such a dope track
it shoulda had a name. Bumpin beat and melody 
and truly sick overall feeling. 5/5

In the end i think this one is below par compared to the
first Dreamchasers. That had some lesser tracks too, 
but it just went harder and more original i guess. Still
this tape is pretty solid with some dope tracks. I just hope the 
actual alb will be more like the Outro, Lean Wit It, 
Ready Or Not and On My Way and less Amen. Amen!

Overal Score: 8.5/10

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