DC4 (mixtape)

DC4 (abbreviation of Dreamchasers 4) is the eleventh mixtape by American rapper Meek Mill.^[4] It was released on October 27, 2016, by Maybach Music Group, Dream Chasers Records and Atlantic Records. The mixtape serves as the fourth installment of his Dreamchasers series, following Dreamchasers 3 (2013). It features guest appearances from Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, Nicki Minaj, Quavo, Don Q, Young Thug, 21 Savage, YFN Lucci, Maybach Music Group, Guordan Banks, Pusha T, Lil Snupe, and French Montana.^[5][6]

DC4
Mixtape by Meek Mill
Released	October 27, 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	55:38
Label	MMG Dream Chasers Atlantic
Producer	Bennie Briggman Butter Beats (Dolla Bill Kidz) Cubeatz Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Infamous Rell Jahlil Beats MP808 Papamitrou Murda Beatz Nick Verruto OZ RaRa Sonny Digital Sound M.O.B. Streetrunner Tarik Azzouz Tariq Beats The Beat Bully The Mekanics
Meek Mill chronology
4/4 (2016) DC4 (2016) Meekend Music (2017)
Singles from DC4
"Froze" Released: October 27, 2016 "Litty" Released: February 14, 2017[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[3]

Cover art

Artist R. Craig designed the artwork for DC4, recreating a mugshot of Meek when he was 18 years old. Meek spoke to Billboard about the police brutality he experienced before taking the image, He said, "[I had] a concussion, stitches, braids ripped out," he said. "My blood was on the ceiling, on the floor."^[7][8]

Commercial performance

DC4 debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 87,000 units in its first week, with 45,000 pure album sales.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Regular (Intro)"	Robert Williams Carl Orff Leslie West Felix Pappalardi Jr. Terrell McNeal Rodriquez Smith John Ventura Norman Landsberg	MP808 RaRa[a]	3:04
2.	"Blessed Up"	Williams Nicholas Warwar Tarik Azzouz Clemm Rishad Diondria Thornton Christopher Thornton[10]	Streetrunner Azzouz[a]	3:21
3.	"Litty" (featuring Tory Lanez)	Williams Brandon Tillman Raul Gonzalez Daystar Peterson	Sound M.O.B.	4:40
4.	"Shine"	Williams Warwar Azzouz Rishad D. Thornton C. Thornton[11]	Streetrunner Azzouz[a]	5:27
5.	"Froze" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Nicki Minaj)	Williams Bennie Briggman Sonny Uwaezuoke Symere Woods Onika Maraj	Sonny Digital Briggman[b]	3:30
6.	"The Difference" (featuring Quavo)	Williams Uwaezuoke Quavious Marshall	Sonny Digital	3:25
7.	"Lights Out" (featuring Don Q)	Williams Terrell Johnson Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer Le'Quincy Anderson	Infamous Rell Cubeatz[a]	3:12
8.	"Blue Notes" (featuring Snowy White)	Williams Antonio Jimenez Terence White	Butter Beats (Dolla Bill Kidz)	3:47
9.	"Offended" (featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage)	Williams Ozan Yildirim K. Gomringer T. Gomringer Shane Lindstrom Jeffery Williams Shayaa Joseph	OZ Cubeatz[a] Murda Beatz[b]	4:16
10.	"You Know" (featuring YFN Lucci)	Williams Maraj Michael Hernandez Carlos Suarez Altariq Crapps Rayshawn Bennett	The Mekanics Tariq Beats[a]	4:24
11.	"Way Up" (featuring Tracy T)	Williams Carlton Mays Jr. Tracy Richardson	Honorable C.N.O.T.E.	3:10
12.	"Two Wrongs" (featuring Guordan Banks and Pusha T)	Williams Nicholas Verruto Guordan Banks Terrence Thornton[12]	Nick Verruto	3:47
13.	"Tony Story 3"	Williams Orlando Tucker	Jahlil Beats	4:30
14.	"Outro" (featuring Lil Snupe and French Montana)	Williams Yildirim Anthony Tucker Nickolas Papamitrou Addarren Ross Karim Kharbouch	OZ The Beat Bully Papamitrou[b]	4:58
Total length:				55:38

Track notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "The Difference" features background vocals from Desiigner
• "Blue Notes" features additional vocals from British guitarist Snowy White
• "You Know" features additional vocals from Nicki Minaj
• "Outro" features additional vocals from Rihmeek "Papi" Williams, who is Meek Mill's son

Sample credits

• "On the Regular" contains samples of "O Fortuna", performed by Carl Orff; and "Hate Me Now", performed by Nas and Puff Daddy.
• "Blessed Up" contains samples of "Think (About It)", performed by Lyn Collins.
• "Blue Notes" contains samples of "Midnight Blues", performed by Snowy White, who is featured in the song.
• "Outro" contains uncredited samples of "Dreams & Nightmares", performed by Meek Mill.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 58 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 150 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 154 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 10 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 131 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[19] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 48 US Billboard 200[21] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 59