Entertainment Weekly 's Marcus Jones named it one of the five best songs of the week, asserting 'If there is one black American artist capable of sharing intimate details on what the specter of the police state feels like, it'sВ Meek Mill'. Dan DeLuca of The Philadelphia Inquirer also called it 'passionate', and Meek's salvo, 'hard-hitting'. Likiewise, Complex 's Joe Price labeled it 'passionate' and 'fiery'. ABC News Radio called the track 'passionate', as Meek 'expresses his anguish and fear towards police' following George Floyd's murder. Both Rolling Stone 's Daniel Kreps and CerysВ Kenneally of The Line of The Best Fit said Meek has 'hard-hitting bars', with Kenneally noting the song for being 'a timely track which tackles issues of racial inequality'. Tyler Schmitt of Variance magazine called the track 'gripping'. Cover art ДЄccording to Meek, the cover art is an image taken at the 2020 George Floyd protests in Philadelphia. Would you?', to which Smerconish replies, 'Uh, yeah, I probably would'. The song ends with Meek asking Smerconish, 'You see murder, you even see seven people die a week, I think you would carry a gun yourself. It was early in the morning the day after my release party and I could just feel the love from everyone about the album dropping'. In verified commentary with lyrics annotation website Genius, Meek explained the inspiration for its inclusion in the song: 'This interview took place the morning Championships came out. Smerconish, in an excerpt taken from a 2018 interview between the two. The song concludes with audio of Meek talking to CNN's Michael A. Meek then juxtaposes Trump's statements, beginning his verse with: 'Reporting live from the other side of America', telling the story of when he 'was just a shorty / then I started spittin' godly, and they said 'record me '', going back through his various times in jail while rising to fame.

'Otherside of America' opens with an audio dialogue of President Donald Trump's 2016 comments about the black community, in which he suggested they should vote for him because, 'You're living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed вЂ“ what the hell do you have to lose?'. Meek also touches on his personal experiences with police brutality and his upbringing in Philadelphia and references his prison stint in 2017.

Composition Д«acked by a 'rumbling', 'thumping' В beat, the song, as noted by The Source 's Miss2Bees, 'amplifies the voices of ongoing protests against systemic racism and police brutality'. Meek revealed that Nipsey Hussle and Saint Jhn were initially featured on the song.

He has also advocated for reform in the probation and parole system of Pennsylvania. Known for his activism work, in 2019,В heВ co-founded the REFORM Alliance, an organization dedicated toВ prisonВ reform. In 2007, he was arrested in South Philadelphia on a gun and drug charge, and finally, in August 2019, he pled guilty to a misdemeanor while all other charges were absolved. In the song, Meek Mill illustrates how systemic racism has affected his life, through his own encounters with law enforcement.

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