Today, I'm bringing a review of Meek Mill's new mixtape, Dreamchasers 3. I just can't get into Meek Mill. I have always appreciated is aggressive rapping style, but I have never loved a project by him. He is pretty good at feature verses and I love how he has been creating beef with some rappers lately, but i can not get into a full project my Meek Mill. His debut album was alright, as was his first two mixtapes in the extremely successful Dreamchasers series. The second installment is actually the most downloaded mixtape on DatPiff's entire website. I thought that mixtape was okay at best, so how will the third one of the series go down with me? Will i finally enjoy a full Meek Mill mixtape?
The first song was titled I'm Leanin, and it was just a mediocre, typical, predictable Meek Mill song. I have definitely heard Meek spit better verses than the one that started this song off. Even Travis Scott came in and had a better verse than Meek. Travis spit with a consistent flow and nice energy on this song, but it wasn't enough to make me like this. The generic trap beat and Birdman's rambling at the end made this song even worse. The second song, Make Me, was honestly terrible. There's nothing I want to hear less than Meek Mill's bad singing voice on the hook here. It sounded corny, and just didn't work. Meek's verses were once again not as good as previous ones I have heard. Also, this song was far too long, as it had no changes throughout the song. This song was pretty awful. Dope Dealer was another forgettable song on this mixtape. The beat was one I feel like I have already heard on hundreds of songs. At this point, I'm most disappointed with Meek Mill's rapping here. All these verses are not half as good as stuff I've heard him spit before. On Dope Dealer, that doesn't change as Nicki Minaj don't really add anything to the song either. On Lil N**a Snupe, Meek did rap a lot better, with his signature aggression coming through hard. He sounds passionate rapping about his passed friend, Lil Snupe.
This mixtape continued to be lackluster, though. Ain't Me was just awful. I don't know why Meek Mill is using so much auto tune now, because he has a pretty good natural voice for rapping. I B On Dat was a little better, as I liked the hook for whatever reason, but the verses were just not memorable at all. Even Fabolous let me down on this song. The next song was actually called Hip Hop. This one was just boring. The beat was lame and didn't sound very polished. Meek rapped okay here, but it was still quite an improvement over other songs. Money Ain't No issue featured Meek Mill rapping pretty well, surprisingly. Future supplies a catchy hook as always, and my head was actually bopping on this song. Fabolous came through with a better verse at the end. This song was pretty good overall, and a highlight of this mixtape. The next track, We Ain't the Same was just a boring auto tune song. Heaven or Hell featured a really impressive vocal on the hook, and Meek had good energy on his verse. I have always loved Jadakiss, so his verse worked for me. This song was solid. This mixtape started to go downhill again after this, though. Fuckin Wit Me, My Life, and Rich Porter were all boring bragging tracks, even with a good Rick Ross verse in the latter. Right Now features an unusual lineup, with Cory Gunz and Mase on the song. Meek's verse was okay, Cory Gunz was alright, but this hook was terrible. Mase probably had the best verse, but it didn't save this song from mediocrity. The End, the closer to this mixtape, featured my favorite beat by far on the tape, with Meek rapping really nicely here. I wish more tracks on Dreamchasers 3 sounded like this.
DREAMCHASERS 3 WRAP UP
+Meek Mill raps with great aggressiveness on some tracks
+A few catchy hooks
-so many forgettable songs
-some awful auto tune
-Meek did not rap as well as I've heard him before for the majority of the tape
-only one beat that really caught my ear
-a lot of the songs sounded the same
Best: Money Aint No Issue, Heaven or Hell, The End
Worst: Aint Me
Meek Mill- Dreamchasers 3
4.2/10
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