Young Black America
by Meek Mill (featuring The-Dream)

Album: Wins & Losses (2017)
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Songfacts®:

  • Here, Meek Mill raps about the challenges facing young black men growing up on the streets. Asked by the Associated Press what he would like listeners to take from the track, the MMG rhymer replied:

    "It's an eye-opener for the young people for my culture. It's to help them open their eyes and see what they are really dealing with in real reality. A lot of rap isn't based off reality most of the time. Sometimes it's ignorant. I just wanted to give young people in our culture an understanding of what's going on. In one video, we got young kids with guns with KKK masks on, basically saying we killing our own."
  • Producer Street Symphony's soulful beat samples Jay-Z's Blueprint cut "Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)."
  • The-Dream delivers the same urgent message on the song's hook. He also drove the point home on his Instagram page, writing. "#YBA beyond it all, we must rise beyond Petty and say the right words in bad times. Times for fighting with out brothers has passed!"

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