[1] It is the follow-up to Meek Mill's second album Dreams Worth More Than Money (2015) and his Meekend Music EP series.
It includes guest appearances from Rick Ross, Future, Quavo, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla Sign, Yo Gotti, The-Dream, Teyana Taylor, and Verse Simmonds.
Production derives from Meek Mill's first signed Dreamchaser producer Papamitrou, Streetrunner, DJ Mustard, Street Symphony, Wheezy, Maaly Raw, Dougie On The Beat and Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
Wins and Losses received generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 102,000 album-equivalent units, of which 37,000 were pure album sales.
The song was produced by DJ Mustard, with co-production from James Royo and Rance from musical ensemble 1500 or Nothin'.
[10] The second single, "Young Black America" featuring The-Dream was released on June 24, 2017, accompanied by a music video.
[14] On July 24, 2017 it was revealed by YouTube personality DJ Akademiks that the clean version of "1942 Flows" features an extended second verse, that allegedly contains a subliminal diss aimed at fellow rapper Drake.
[15] On July 28, 2017 Meek Mill released the music video for "We Ball" featuring Young Thug.
He recognizes rapping as salvation from street life, not some gladiatorial clash inside an echo chamber.
Meek makes the case there’s more than one way to win, and that being bested in the rap coliseum isn’t nearly as devastating a blow as seeing close friends die.
Don't get lost in the hip hop soap opera, when it comes to this rap shit, Meek Mill is still winning.
He continued, "If nothing else, Wins & Losses is a display of optimism from a rapper who briefly yet substantially fell from hip-hop's good graces but aims to make his way back in a major way.
"[25] Wins and Losses debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 102,000 album-equivalent units, of which 37,000 were pure album sales in its first week of release.