Dreams Worth More Than Money

Dreams Worth More Than Money
Studio album by Meek Mill
Released	June 29, 2015[1]
Recorded	2012–15
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:19
Label	Maybach Atlantic
Producer	Rick Ross (exec.) Allen Ritter Alex Delicata Mr. Bangladesh Ben Billions Boi-1da Cardo Cubeatz Danny Boy Styles Danny Morris Danja DJ Khaled Jahlil Beats Kevin Cossom Metro Boomin OZ Play Picasso Remedy Southside Stoopid On Da Beat Syk Sense The Mekanics The Monarch Tory Lanez Vinylz Yung Exclusive
Meek Mill chronology
Dreamchasers 3 (2013) Dreams Worth More Than Money (2015) 4/4 (2016)
Singles from Dreams Worth More Than Money
"Check" Released: June 1, 2015 "All Eyes on You" Released: June 26, 2015 "R.I.C.O." Released: June 29, 2015

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 his record label Dream Chasers Records, distributed by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records.^[2] It was initially scheduled for release on September 9, 2014,^[3] however, it has been delayed few times due to Meek Mill's revoked his probation on July 11, 2014, thus sentencing him to jail for 3 to 6 months.^[4] The album made its entry at number one on the US Billboard 200; and sold 246,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 215,000 coming from traditional album sales, marking as Meek's first number-one album on the chart.^[5] 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.^[6] At the 2016's Billboard Music Awards, the album won an award for Top Rap Album.^[7][8]

Background

Meek Mill said that with this album, he is focusing more on rapping than on money. He said that rappers, especially in Philadelphia, have not received credit for helping their communities going on to state during his interview with XXL stating, that "If I’m in the position to help, I’m gonna help."^[9] Meek Mill says that he has come to realize there is more to the music industry than wealth, a philosophy which resulted in the album's title, called Dreams Worth More Than Money.^[9]

Promotion

In July 2014, Meek Mill released the trailer for the album.^[10] On May 10, 2015, Meek Mill released the statement the album track list has been finalized.^[11][12] Eleven new teasers were posted to his instagram page. On Nicki Minaj's official website, she stated that they were filming a music video for his second single from the album, called "All Eyes on You". The track features guest vocals from Minaj herself, and American recording artist Chris Brown. The music video was directed by Benny Boom.^[13] On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized rapper Drake on Twitter after being upset with Drake's alleged use of his ghostwriter appearing on the album.^[14]

Both of the album's respective tracks, the beginner, "Lord Knows" (which features uncredited vocals by Canadian artist Tory Lanez), and the tenth entry, "Check", were later included on a soundtrack to the 2015 boxing drama film, Creed, which was released later in November of that year. The Creed soundtrack was also published by Atlantic Records, the current distribution label for Mill's label, Maybach Music Group.^[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[16]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[17]
Billboard	[18]
Complex	[19]
Consequence of Sound	B[20]
HipHopDX	[21]
Pitchfork	(7.4/10)[22]
Rolling Stone	[23]

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.^[16]

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2016	Billboard Music Awards	Top Rap Album[24]	Won

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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[25] By the end of 2015, Dreams Worth More Than Money had sold 350,000 copies domestically.^[26]

Track listing

Dreams Worth More Than Money – standard edition[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lord Knows"	Robert Williams Daystar Peterson Daniel Gonzalez	Play Picasso	5:18
2.	"Classic" (featuring Swizz Beatz and Jeremih)	Williams Kasseem Dean Jeremih Felton Shondrae Crawford	Mr. Bangladesh	2:47
3.	"Jump Out the Face" (featuring Future)	Williams Nayvadius Wilburn Leland Wayne Joshua Luellen	Metro Boomin Southside	2:41
4.	"All Eyes on You" (featuring Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj)	Williams Alex Delicata Onika Maraj Christopher Brown Andre Davidson Christopher Wallace Sean Davidson Kevin Cossom Danny Morris Khaled Khaled	Delicata Morris The Monarch^[a] Cossom^[a] DJ Khaled^[a]	3:43
5.	"The Trillest"	Williams Juan Peters	Stoopid On Da Beat	4:35
6.	"R.I.C.O." (featuring Drake)	Williams Allen Ritter Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer Quentin Miller Aubrey Graham Anderson Hernandez	Vinylz Ritter Cubeatz^[a]	3:17
7.	"I Got the Juice"	Williams Daveon Jackson Ronald LaTour	Cardo Yung Exclusive	2:55
8.	"Ambitionz"	Williams Matthew Samuels Tupac Shakur Delmar Arnaud	Boi-1da	3:57
9.	"Pullin' Up" (featuring The Weeknd)	Williams Benjamin Diehl Danny Schofield Abel Tesfaye Carlo Montagnese	Ben Billions Danny Boy Styles Illangelo	4:29
10.	"Check"	Williams Wayne Luellen	Metro Boomin Southside	3:14
11.	"Been That" (featuring Rick Ross)	Williams Ozan Yildirim Joshua Scruggs William Roberts II	OZ Syk Sense DJ Fu^[b]	3:01
12.	"Bad for You" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	Williams Maraj Diehl	Ben Billions	3:23
13.	"Stand Up"	Williams Marcella Araica Nathaniel Hills	Danja	4:04
14.	"Cold Hearted" (featuring Puff Daddy)	Williams Yildirim Sean Combs	OZ	6:55

Best Buy exclusive deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[27]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"My Niggas" (featuring August Alsina)	Williams Peterson August Alsina Michael Hernandez Richard Duran	The Mekanics Remedy	3:39
16.	"Main" (featuring Jeremih)	Williams Felton Orlando Tucker	Jahlil Beats	3:06

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer.

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 Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[28] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 91 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] 108 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] 1 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[32] 42 French Albums (SNEP)[33] 161 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 57 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[36] 13 US Billboard 200[37] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[38] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Billboard 200[39] 20 US Billboard Top Rap Albums[40] 5 Certifications Country Provider Certification (thresholds) United States RIAA Gold[41]

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2015
• List of Billboard number-one R&B/Hip-Hop albums of 2015

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