Luckily for Meek, the album ends nearly as strongly as it started. Combined, these two songs make it extremely difficult to recall the brilliant opening of the album. Similarly, the single “Way Up” featuring Tracy T contributes an incredibly simple beat and repetitive hook that simply fail to impress. A weak hook from Uzi is followed by subpar lyrics, a boring beat, and a disappointing verse from Minaj. The middle of the album provides a variety of decent singles, but the momentum generated comes to an abrupt halt with the song, “Froze,” which features fellow Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert and Nicki Minaj. He discusses losing friends, using drugs, and even harps on police violence with bars such as “They don’t give a f*ck about us, put us in a cage/let us out with that parole, man, this shit a maze/RIP to Snupe, RIP to Scooter/RIP to Dex, told him not to be a shooter.” After listening to the first four songs, one may be under the impression that DC4 could be a career-defining album. The song “Shine” stands in contrast to “Litty” as it takes a more introspective look at Meek’s journey to success.

Of all the songs on the album “Litty” is probably the single that will find the most commercial success, as the upbeat instrumental, effortlessly smooth delivery, and surprising guest hook combine to make this the go-to party track on the album. The first feature of the album appears on the song “Litty,” which is arguably the biggest banger on the entire tracklist.Tory Lanez provides a refreshing hook and verse in his usual autotuned style, and the bass drops so hard in this song that it could very possibly lead to multiple speakers malfunctioning. “I got God watchin’ over me from courtside/ballin’ like I’m Jordan ‘cause I’m blessed up,” is sure to go down as one of the most catchy hooks of 2016. “Blessed Up” offers up a less epic, but equally exciting track. The album is front loaded, as the intro is followed by three of the album’s more impressive tracks. “On the Regular” is certainly cause for increased expectations for the rest of the album.

It’s clear that Meek hasn’t lost a step in terms of his flow, and his delivery on the song is masterful.

DC4 is no different, as the single “On the Regular” delivers free-flowing bars over a choir-filled beat filled with heavy doses of bass. One of the most notable features of any Meek Mill project is the presence of an anthemic intro track. In the end, many listeners will be able to find multiple singles to bump on DC4, but as a cohesive work, it is simply average when compared to Meek’s past releases. While the project is uplifted by some of Meek’s best work to date, it is simultaneously some of his most puzzling and, quite bluntly, horrible music he has released. Despite producing several singles aimed at his adversary, many proclaimed Meek dead after Drake’s onslaught of diss tracks (“Back to Back,” “Right Hand,” and “Charged Up”) His Twitter wounds now healed, Philly’s most notorious rapper has returned with his long-awaited album, Dreamchasers 4. Since the July 2015 release of his sophomore-project, Dreams Worth More than Money, Meek has been in a highly public beef with superstar rapper Drake over the 6-God’s alleged use of a ghostwriter. It has been over a year since rapper Meek Mill released a full-length studio album, but the Philadelphia-based rapper has certainly remained a relevant name in the hip-hop world.

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