![]() ![]() 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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