Dreams Worth More Than Money is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill. It was released on June 29, 2015, by Maybach Music Group, Atlantic Records and Dream Chasers Records.[3] The album was scheduled to be released on September 9, 2014,[4] where it had gotten delayed, due to Meek Mill's probation being revoked on July 11, 2014, thus sentencing him to jail for three to six months.[5]
The album made its entry at number one on the US Billboard 200, and it sold 246,000 equivalent album units in its first week, with 215,000 coming from traditional album sales, marking as Meek's first number-one album on the chart.[6] Due to the change in the tracking week by Nielsen Music SoundScan, its first week sales were counted towards its second week on the charts.[7]
Background
Meek Mill said with this album, he is focusing more on rapping than on money. He said rappers, especially in Philadelphia, have not received credit for helping their communities going on to state during his interview with XXL stating, "If I’m in the position to help, I’m gonna help."[8] Mill says he has come to realize there is more to the music industry than wealth, a philosophy which resulted in the album's title, Dreams Worth More Than Money.[8]
Promotion
In July 2014, the trailer for the album was released.[9] On May 10, 2015, Meek released the statement the album tracklist has been finalized,[10] and later stated that the album has been completed.[11] Afterwards, the eleven new teasers were posted to his instagram page. On Nicki Minaj's official website, where it stated that they have been filming a music video for his song, titled "All Eyes on You" featuring Minaj and Chris Brown. The music video was directed by Benny Boom.[12] On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized fellow rapper Drake on Twitter, after being upset with Drake's alleged use of a ghostwriter to be appearing on the album.[13]
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.[14]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 246,000 equivalent album units (215,000 in pure album sales) in the United States, became the artist's first number-one album and the largest sales week since Dreams and Nightmares. It is also the fourth largest sales in the first week for an album of the year.[6] The album spent a second week atop the chart, which was adjusted to an eleven-day tracking period due to alterations in Billboard's tracking week schedule. This period included the previous weeks sales, as well as four days into the following week. Sales for this 'week' reflected the album's total sales since release, and are to 293,000 equivalent album units.[7] After spending 2 weeks at number one, the album fell to number 3 in the third week on chart, with 95,000 units earned in the week ending July 16.[22] By the end of 2015, Dreams Worth More Than Money had sold 350,000 copies domestically.[23]
Track listing
- Notes
- "Stand Up" featured uncredited vocals from Louie V Gutta & DJ Khaled.
- Sample credits
- "Lord Knows" contains samples from "Mozart's Requiem Lacrimosa" performed by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.
- "All Eyes on You" contains an interpolation from "Notorious Thugs" performed by The Notorious B.I.G..
- "The Trillest" contains samples from "Gone" performed by The Eden Project.
- "Ambitionz" contains an interpolation from "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" performed by 2Pac.
- "Been That" contains samples from "The Upset" performed by Paul Kelly.
- "Bad for You" contains samples from "Heart Attack" performed by Flight Facilities featuring Owl Eyes.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Chart (2015) |
Position |
US Billboard 200[36] |
20 |
US Billboard Top Rap Albums[37] |
5 |
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See also
References
- 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Dreams Worth More Than Money by Meek Mill". Itunes.apple.com. 1987-05-06. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ "Listen to Meek Mill’s New Single, "All Eyes On You," Featuring Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj". Thesource.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Dreams Worth More Than Money by Meek Mill". Itunes.apple.com. 1987-05-06. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ "Meek Mill's Sophomore Album Dreams Worth More Than Money Has A Release Date". MTV News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill Sentenced For Parole Violation". XXL. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (8 July 2015). "Meek Mill Claims His First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (12 July 2015). "Meek Mill Reigns Again at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Meek Mill Says He Now Focuses On Rapping More Than Money". HipHopDX. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Nicki Minaj to feature on Meek Mill's sophomore album "Dreams Worth More Than Money". : Nicki Minaj". Mypinkfriday.com. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ "Stop Comparing drake to me too.... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out!". July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Dreams Worth More Than Money by Meek Mill". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Dreams Worth More Than Money – Meek Mill". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ "Meek Mill Shows the Dark Side of the American Dream on 'Dreams Worth More Than Money': Album Review". Billboard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ Drake, David (2015-06-29). "Review: Meek Mill's 'Dreams Worth More Than Money'". Complex. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ Madden, Michael (2015-07-03). "Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money | Album Reviews". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ Dowling, Marcus (2015-07-02). "Meek Mill - Dreams Worth More Than Money | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20778-dreams-worth-more-than-money/
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/meek-mill-dreams-worth-more-than-money-20150724
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (19 July 2015). "Tyresse Scores His First No.1 Album on the Billboard 200 chart". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Top 50 Albums Chart". hitsdailydouble. HITS Digital Ventures. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Best Buy exclusive edition information". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Meek Mill. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Meek Mill. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Meek Mill – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Meek Mill. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ . December 91, 2015 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-billboard-200-albums. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ . Billboard. December 91, 2015 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/rap-albums. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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