Dreams and Nightmares

Meek Mill's major label debut, featuring Drake, Rick Ross, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Trey Songz, Wale, and others, is an album that's distinct in voice and sound, one that plays to the Philadelphia rapper's strengths.

No achievement in rap is more romanticized than the classic debut, and for good reason. Rappers only get one shot at making one, after all, and the few who do join the elite company of many of the genre’s all-time greats. What artist wouldn’t dream of ensuring his legacy in one swift shot? In the age of mixtapes that…

Check out our album review of Artist's Dreams and Nightmares on Rolling Stone.com.

Having torn it up on the first two volumes of Maybach Music's Self Made compilations, Philadelphia rapper and former Grand Hustle artist Meek Mill finally busts out on his own on Dreams and Nightmares, an apt title for an album that haphazardly bounces between the two.

In a brief period, Rick Ross has been able to make an impact with his Maybach Music Group imprint and the signing of Philadelphia, PA's Meek Mill has been a major part of that.