Meek Mill - Expensive Pain (Discussion Thread)

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

typical Meek thread. Everyone who is neutral fukks with the album. Everyone who a stan of another rapper or hater says it's weak.

 

[HARLEM AL]

shyt is dope.

Outside is problem

Edit:
he spitting on Expensive Pain track…

 

[DeuceZ]

Listened to it twice but might be a regression from his previous projects (Wins and Losses and Championships) tbh

 

[InstantKlassik]

This is an extremely solid effort from Meek; lots of storytelling and insight from a certified Philly nikka, a good amount of bangers, an ode to Lil Snupe

I'm giving this jawn an 8/10. The only song I skip is the jawn with Kehani (fukk these bytches). I don't think we will ever get a completely focused Meek but I like this album more than his older ones. I have this ahead of Championships and Wins & Losses at 1/2/3.

Pros:

• Lots of bangers (Intro, Sharing Locations, Expensive Pain, Me, Hot, Northside Southside, We Slide)
• Very solid storytelling and introspective tracks (Expensive Pain, Love Train, We Slide, Love Money, Blue Notes 2, Halo)
• Halo is a good jawn. Didn't think a Meek/Brent Faiyaz track would come out this fire
• Feels cohesive instead of a bunch of highs/lows like Dreams and Nightmares/DWMTM

Cons:

• Meek talks about the same subjects (money, sex, cars, clothes, jewelry, murder and betrayal). I don't expect him to reinvent the wheel but there's a few songs where he's only talking about p*ssy.
• Moneybagg's feature on Hot was lukewarm. I didn't even know that was him at first.
• I wouldn't say there's an overall best song on this album. The album is consistent in that it doesn't go too high or too low. Very similar beats.

Album wasn’t worth this long write up

 

[thernbroom]

After all the hoe moves this nikka made can't really listen to him anymore

 

[gho3st]

This shyt actually slaps

 

[B!tchuoffendingme]

I hate how these fukking internet nerds dictate the conversation in rap culture. Mac Miller was a nice MC but using HIM to slander Meek is some next level fukkery. Half of these singing ass rappers running the charts right now were on a Meek album when they were bubbling and up and coming artists.

 

[Womb Raider]

Album wasn’t worth this long write up

 

[Leasy]

Worst album including mixtapes. I don't think I will listen to it again

 

[gho3st]

nikka did jack some of Durk's style tho lol

 

[Womb Raider]

nikka did jack some of Durk's style tho lol

I legit couldn’t tell that wasn’t Durk on We Slide

 

[AAKing23]

Intro
Outside
Expensive Pain (Standout Record)
Me (FWM)
Hot
Northside Southside
Tweaking
Blue Notes 2 (standout record)
Cold Hearted III
Halo (Standout Record)
Flamerz Flow


11/18 i fukk with. The rest too generic or not what i wanna hear from Meek.

Solid Release, but not his best work.

Exactly how I feel about it, Championships is still his best album


Meek got too many singing songs on here for my liking or songs that are generic trap shyt

 

[AAKing23]

Championships was slept on...IDK why he didn't push it more

It was grammy nominated, Not sure how much more push you wanted

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

It was grammy nominated, Not sure how much more push you wanted

Which is odd cause he didn’t have that many singles

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Worst album including mixtapes. I don't think I will listen to it again

It’s just noise