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Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in
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, he embarked on his career as a
battle rapper Battle rap (also known as rap battling)Edwards, Paul, 2009, p. 25. is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and disses originating in the African-American community. Battle rap is of ...
, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Bloodhoundz. He signed with
T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...
's
Grand Hustle Records Grand Hustle Records (formerly Grand Hustle Entertainment), also known as Hustle Gang Music, is an American hip hop record label, founded in 2003, by American rapper and record executive T.I. and his manager Jason Geter. The label was distribut ...
as a solo act in 2008, but parted ways with the label in 2011 without any releases. He signed with
Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
'
Maybach Music Group Maybach Music Group (; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and ...
(MMG) later that year, and rose to mainstream recognition following his performances on the label's ''
Self Made Vol. 1 ''Self Made Vol. 1'' is the first compilation album by MMG. The album was released on May 24, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. It features MMG's new roster additions, Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill and Stalley along ...
'' (2011) compilation album; his song "
Tupac Back "Tupac Back" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released as his debut single and the lead single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, '' Self Made Vol. 1''. The song features MMG label boss and fellow rapper Rick ...
" (featuring Rick Ross) served as the album's
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, while its follow-up, "
Ima Boss "I'm a Boss" is a hip hop song by American rapper Meek Mill, released on May 17, 2011, as the fifth single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, '' Self Made Vol. 1''. The song is also included on Meek Mill's mixtape, '' Dreamchasers'' ...
" (featuring Rick Ross), became his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Meek Mill's debut studio album, ''
Dreams and Nightmares ''Dreams and Nightmares'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Meek Mill, released on October 30, 2012, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Records, Warner Bros. Records. Mill intended for it to be authentic and more cohesive than his mixt ...
'' (2012)—released in a
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with MMG and
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—peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was led by the single "
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" (featuring
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). His second album, ''
Dreams Worth More Than Money ''Dreams Worth More Than Money'' is the second studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on June 29, 2015, by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records. It was initially scheduled for release on September 9, 2014, however, it has b ...
'' (2015), peaked atop the ''Billboard'' 200, while his third album, ''
Wins & Losses ''Wins & Losses'' is the third studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on July 21, 2017, by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records Group. It is the follow-up to Meek Mill's second album '' Dreams Worth More Than Money'' (201 ...
'' (2016), peaked at number three. His fourth album, ''
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'' (2018), debuted atop the chart once more; its lead single, "
Going Bad "Going Bad" is a song by the American rapper Meek Mill featuring the Canadian rapper Drake. It was the first single released from his album ''Championships'' (2018) on January 22, 2019, to US urban contemporary radio. The music video was teased i ...
" (featuring Drake), peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His fifth album, ''
Expensive Pain ''Expensive Pain'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on October 1, 2021, through Atlantic Records And Maybach Music Group. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Boi-1da, Tay ...
'' (2021), also peaked at number three, and his collaborative album with Rick Ross, '' Too Good to Be True'' (2023), peaked at number 23. He founded the record label
Dream Chasers Records Dream Chasers Records is an American record label founded by American rapper Meek Mill. The label is a former joint venture with Roc Nation. The name was taken from his well-received mixtape series ''Dreamchasers''. History On October 26, 2012, ...
in 2012, which has released his own projects and signed other artists including
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,
Vory Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr. (born August 17, 1997), known professionally as Vory (formerly King Vory), is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he is perhaps best known for his guest appearances on Kanye West's ...
, and
Lil Snupe Addarren La Keith Ross (; June 13, 1995 – June 20, 2013), known professionally as Lil Snupe, was an American rapper from Jonesboro, Louisiana signed to Meek Mill's record label Dream Chasers Records. His death at a young age was honored by sev ...
. In November 2017, Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating parole, before being released while his trial continued after serving five months. In August 2019, a documentary series about his battle with the criminal justice system, ''
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'', was released on
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.
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executive produced the series; he and Meek Mill also co-founded the nonprofit Reform Alliance that same year, which focuses on national
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.


Early life

Robert Rihmeek Williams was born on May 6, 1987, in the
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area of
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania, the son of Kathy Williams. He has an older sister, Nasheema Williams. Kathy grew up in poverty and her mother died when she was young. Meek's father was killed when Meek was five years old, apparently during an attempted robbery. His uncle, Robert, described Meek Mill's father as a "
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of the family". After her husband's death, Kathy moved with Meek and his sister to
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, where they lived in a three-bedroom apartment on Berks Street. Their financial condition was poor and she started cutting hair, doing other jobs, and shoplifting in order to support her family. At home, Meek was shy and rarely spoke. As a kid, he became acquainted with another of his father's brothers, who under the MC name Grandmaster Nell was a pioneering
disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...
(DJ) in the late-1980s Philadelphia hip-hop scene and influenced rap artists
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and
DJ Jazzy Jeff Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American DJ and producer. He was one half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, along with Will Smith. He is credited, ...
. Meek's interest in
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grew as a result of these early influences. He was also influenced by the independent hip-hop artists Chic Raw and Vodka, whom he learned to emulate by watching their DVDs. During his early teenage years, Meek often took part in
rap battle Battle rap (also known as rap battling)Edwards, Paul, 2009, p. 25. is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and disses originating in the African-American community. Battle rap is of ...
s under the
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Meek Millz. He often stayed up well past midnight filling notebooks with phrases and verses that he later drew on. Later he and three friends formed the rap group The Bloodhoundz. They bought blank
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and jewel cases at Kinkos, encouraging friends to burn them with the group's songs and distribute them.


Career


2006–2010: Career beginnings

The Bloodhoundz lasted long enough to release four
mixtape In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists mo ...
s. From 2006 to 2008 Mill released three solo mixtapes including ''The Real Me'', ''The Real Me 2'', and ''Flamers''. In 2009, Mill released his fourth solo mixtape, ''Flamers 2: Hottest in tha City,'' which spawned the
promotional single A promotional recording, promo, or plug copy is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as mu ...
s "I'm So Fly," "Prolli," and "Hottest in the City." ''Flamers 2'' caught the attention of Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston, founder and president of 215 Aphillyated Records. Mack, who previously represented for other Philadelphians Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff,
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and Ms. Jade, was so impressed with Mill that he immediately signed him to his management company. During that same year, Meek Mill also met the founder and owner of
Grand Hustle Records Grand Hustle Records (formerly Grand Hustle Entertainment), also known as Hustle Gang Music, is an American hip hop record label, founded in 2003, by American rapper and record executive T.I. and his manager Jason Geter. The label was distribut ...
,
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-based rapper and record executive
T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...
T.I. was also impressed by Mill and offered him an opportunity to travel, to meet with him and
Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...
; within a week both record companies offered him a deal. Although he was offered other record deals, Mill felt collaborating with T.I. was "an opportunity of a lifetime" and thus chose his label. However, a setback occurred, when Mill was sentenced to a stint in jail for a drug and gun charge. After being released in 2009, he continued working as an artist under Grand Hustle, Mill formed a work relationship with the label's resident
disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...
,
DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ...
. Mill and Drama teamed up to release the third edition of Mill's ''Flamers'' series. The mixtape, titled ''Flamers 3: The Wait Is Over'', was released on March 12, 2010, and is helmed as a "
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mixtape". The mixtape features his promotional single "Rosé Red", which was later
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ed with additional verses from fellow American rappers T.I.,
Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
and Vado. Rick Ross contributed his verse after he was visiting Philadelphia and asked his
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followers who he should collaborate with; Meek Mill was the overwhelming response. The remix was included on Mill's following mixtape, ''Mr. Philadelphia''. Due to Mill and T.I.'s respective legal troubles, Mill was never able to release an official album under Grand Hustle and they parted ways in 2010. That same year, a film was released called ''Streets''. A
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, starring Mill, produced by Alston and directed by Jamal Hill.


2011–2012: ''Dreams & Nightmares''

In February 2011,
Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
announced the signing of Mill along with fellow American rapper
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to his
Maybach Music Group Maybach Music Group (; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and ...
(MMG) label. In March 2011, Mill was included in ''XXL'''s "Freshman Class of 2011". Later that year, he released his debut
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, "
Tupac Back "Tupac Back" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released as his debut single and the lead single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, '' Self Made Vol. 1''. The song features MMG label boss and fellow rapper Rick ...
", featuring
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, from his label's
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''
Self Made Vol. 1 ''Self Made Vol. 1'' is the first compilation album by MMG. The album was released on May 24, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. It features MMG's new roster additions, Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill and Stalley along ...
'' (2011). That same year he released his second single, "
Ima Boss "I'm a Boss" is a hip hop song by American rapper Meek Mill, released on May 17, 2011, as the fifth single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, '' Self Made Vol. 1''. The song is also included on Meek Mill's mixtape, '' Dreamchasers'' ...
", also take from the compilation and featuring Ross. The song was later
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ed, featuring T.I., Birdman,
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,
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,
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ in 1994. At the age ...
and Rick Ross. The remix charted on the ''
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''
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and peaked at No. 51, becoming Mill's most successful
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at that time. In August 2011, Mill released ''
Dreamchasers ''Dreamchasers'' is the eighth mixtape by American rapper Meek Mill (hosted by DJ Drama). It was released on August 11, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and on DatPiff and is the first installment in the ''Dreamchasers'' series. ''Dreamchasers'' fe ...
'', a well received mixtape featuring his urban hit "House Party" and
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s from Rick Ross,
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and
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among others. In February 2012,
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listed Meek Mill as the "#7 hottest MC" in their annual "Hottest MCs in the Game" list. On May 7, 2012, Mill released the second installment to his ''Dreamchasers'' series. Within six hours of its release on mixtape website DatPiff.com, ''Dreamchasers 2'' was downloaded 1.5 million times. On May 10, it was announced Meek Mill signed with
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management. On June 19, 2012, "
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" - originally included on ''Dreamchasers 2'', was released as the lead single from Mill's debut
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. Before releasing his debut studio album '' Dreams & Nightmares'', Mill received co-signs from both
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and
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, with him appearing on Carey's 2012 single "
Triumphant (Get 'Em) "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey, featuring rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Ross, and Mill and produced by Carey, Dupri and Cox. The song was released a ...
" and the latter stating, "I got my eyes on him. He's the next one to take this shit over." The album was released on October 30, 2012. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart with first-week sales of 165,000 copies. In its second week, the album sold 41,000 more copies, dropping six spots on the chart to number eight.


"Amen" controversy

Following the release of the lead single for ''Dreams & Nightmares'', entitled "
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", Philadelphia area pastor Rev. Jomo K. Johnson called for a boycott of Mill due to the song's lyrical content. "As a hip-hop fan, I want to encourage every rap fan in Philadelphia who is a believer in Jesus Christ, to boycott Meek Mill until he acknowledges this blatant disrespect. And being a resident of North Philadelphia and a pastor, I revoke Meek's 'hood pass' until this happens," Johnson said in a statement. On July 17, 2012, in an interview on the
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show ''
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'', Mill stated, "I don't think no preacher or no church approves of any type of rap music—because rap music, period, is a lot of bad stuff said. But at the end of the day, it's real life. And me, I wasn't trying to disrespect no religion or anything like that."


2013–2017: ''Dreams Worth More Than Money'', ''DC4'' and ''Wins & Losses''

Mill released the third installment of the ''Dreamchasers'' series, '' Dreamchasers 3''. The mixtape featured guest appearances from
Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Trina Katrina Laverne Kearse (née Taylor; born December 3, 1974), is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles " Nann Nigga", " Shut Up", and " Take It to da House". In 2000, ...
and
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among others. The mixtape was scheduled to be released on May 6, 2013. However, he had announced that it would be pushed back, eventually to be released on September 29, 2013. In November 2013, Mill announced that he was halfway finished with his second studio album. On March 8, 2014, Mill announced that the album would be titled ''
Dreams Worth More Than Money ''Dreams Worth More Than Money'' is the second studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on June 29, 2015, by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records. It was initially scheduled for release on September 9, 2014, however, it has b ...
''. Mill's album, ''Dreams Worth More Than Money'', which was released on June 28, 2015, topped the ''Billboard'' 200 as of the issue dated July 18, 2015. Meek Mill posted 6 videos on his Instagram previewing music for his mixtape, ''DC4''. The mixtape was planned to have featured a remix of his enemy,
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's song, " Back to Back", and a remix to Drake and
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's song, "I'm the Plug", but unfortunately, due to ''DC4'' being released commercially, neither of these two remixes made the final cut. On January 16, 2016, Meek Mill dropped songs on his
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, '' 4/4'', with 4 tracks. On January 30, 2016, Meek Mill released another extended play title ''4/4, Pt. 2''. Meek Mill released '' DC4'' on October 28, 2016. On July 21, 2017, Mill released his third studio album titled ''
Wins & Losses ''Wins & Losses'' is the third studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on July 21, 2017, by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records Group. It is the follow-up to Meek Mill's second album '' Dreams Worth More Than Money'' (201 ...
''.


2018–2021: ''Championships'' and ''Expensive Pain''

On November 16, 2018, Mill announced his fourth album, ''
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'', which was released on November 30. The album received positive reviews from critics and debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 229,000
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in its first week (42,000 coming from pure sales). In June 2020, Mill released his
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" Otherside of America", amid the
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following the
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. On November 20, 2020, Meek returned with a four-track EP, ''Quarantine Pack'', which features rappers
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,
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, and
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, who also appears in the video for the track, "
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". That same month, the film, '' Charm City Kings'', was released exclusively on
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. Originally scheduled for a May 2020 theatrical release by
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, it was delayed due to the
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and later acquired by
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. The
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-directed and Will Smith-produced drama stars Mill and opposite Jahi Di'Allo Winston as street bikers who end up under a wave of
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. It received positive critical reviews. A month earlier, in October, Mill also claimed to have had plans to release an album before the end of the year. However, this did not occur, as his fifth studio album, ''
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'', was only released a year later, on October 1, 2021. It debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 after accumulating 95,000 equivalent units. Mill went on to state that Atlantic Records was responsible for the low sales of the album. He went as afar to state that the label wouldn't allow him to bring
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nor
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as artists to his Dream Chasers imprint, while also clarifying that Atlantic restricted him from releasing any more music for the following nine months and demanded his release alongside labelmates, fellow Philadelphian
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, and
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. On July 11, 2022, Mill confirmed that he had ended his management deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Entertainment, stating that although he and the company are no longer partners in the exact term, he and Jay remain on good terms. Despite his departure, the two still work on their prison reform venture, the REFORM Alliance.


Dream Chasers Records

On October 26, 2012, Meek Mill announced the launch of his own record label imprint,
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, with the flagship artists Louie V. Gutta, Lee Mazin and Goldie. On July 24, 2019, Meek Mill announced the official launch of Dream Chasers Records as a joint venture with
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. Mill spoke on the deal saying "Creating a record label has always been the next step in my journey as a businessman and I appreciate Roc Nation and Jay-Z's support on this new venture. I want to take my experiences in the music industry, use them to find young, hungry talent and open doors for the next generation of artists." The label also handles its own operations, creative strategy, marketing and business affairs. Jay-Z spoke on the joint venture, saying "Everything he has done leading up to this point shows he is ready to eadthe next generation. We look at the big picture — this is way beyond signing artists and having hot records." As president of the label, Mill oversees a team in a corporate New York office and also help operate a recording studio for the label's artists.


Legal issues


Criminal proceedings


2005–2006: Police brutality and first arrest

When he was 18, while walking to a corner store armed, Meek was arrested for illegally possessing a firearm and was beaten up by the police. Because of the beating, his lips and both eyes became swollen and one of his braids was ripped out. He was charged with attempted or aggravated assault against a police officer after two black cops gave a statement against him in the case, saying he chased them down with a gun and tried to shoot one of them. He was then placed on probation.


2008: Drug and gun conviction

In 2008, Mill was convicted of possession of
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, and second-degree possession of a loaded firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to eleven to twenty-three months in prison, followed by eight years probation, by
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Judge Genece Brinkley. After Mill's 2008 conviction, Brinkley continued to handle Mill's further legal cases and oversaw his probation. Mill was released in early 2009 under a five-year parole agreement after serving seven months.Clark, Vernon. ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 29, 2013,
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".
In January 2023, Pennsylvania governor
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pardon A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the j ...
ed Mill for these convictions.


2012–2016: Several violations, incarceration and house arrest

On the night of
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2012, following an album release party for his debut, ''Dreams and Nightmares'', in South Philadelphia, Mill was detained by city police after a car which he was riding in was pulled over. The outcome of the arrest remains unknown; no charges were filed, and Mill was released from custody. However, in December, because of the incident, Mill was found to have violated his probation for his 2008 federal drug and gun charges, resulting in Judge Brinkley revoking Mill's travel permit. In May 2013, Mill was again found to have violated his probation and ordered to take etiquette classes. The violation was a failure to report travel plans as required and social media postings that resulted in death threats to the probation officer who assigned his case. In requiring the classes and stressing the requirement to report travel, Brinkley noted, "You need to try to get this right next time." In June 2013, the court noted that Mill continually failed to report his travel plans. Brinkley established an August deadline for the classes, noting that Mill has "a lot of issues" and that the classes would provide him with a "big-picture perspective" on his personal and professional actions. Brinkley said the classes were "more important than any concerts he might have". Of the requirement to provide travel plans to his probation officer, Mill complained, "You just gonna miss money all day." The ADA explained that it was a consequence of being on probation. On July 11, 2014, Mill's probation was revoked and he was sentenced to three to six months in jail. He was released on December 2, 2014. He was found guilty for a parole violation again on December 17, 2015, due to him performing at an
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show for Nicki Minaj's ''Pinkprint'' tour, the 2015 BET Awards and
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respectively, all without reporting his actions as related court orders to gain approval. The judge hearing his case refused to give him a second chance and ordered him not to work or perform before his sentencing on February 5, 2016. He was sentenced to 90 days of
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on February 5. The sentence became effective on March 1. Mill was not allowed to work and was required to do daily community service with groups serving adults. He was also sentenced to an extended six years probation. On June 2, 2016, Mill was sentenced to eight additional days of house arrest as a result of him not completing his required community service hours. His house arrest ended fifteen days later.


2017: St. Louis and New York arrests; parole violation and imprisonment

On March 11, 2017, Mill was arrested at the
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in
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for assaulting two employees. Shortly after his arrest, he was given a court summons. Then, in August, he was detained in
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after a noise complaint was filed over Mill popping a wheelie on his motorcycle. Soon after, he was released once the disturbance violation and reckless driving charges were dropped. The case was later taken to court in October, and was to be dismissed if Mill would have completed six months of therapy, resulting in good behavior and thirty hours of community service added to his Pennsylvania-state related twenty-hour term. On November 6, 2017, he was sentenced to two to four years in state prison for violating his parole. He served five months at the
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in
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. On April 24, 2018, Mill was released, pending outcome of an appeal to the Pennsylvania supreme court. The Philadelphia district attorney petitioned Brinkley for his release, citing credibility issues with the arresting officer in his initial 2008 conviction. Brinkley declined and instead scheduled the case for a hearing. Hours after his release from prison, Michael G. Rubin, a minority owner of the
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and longtime supporter of Mill, flew Mill in by helicopter to a 76ers game to perform a ceremonial bell-ringing on the court. Garnering support from other public figures such as Jay-Z and fellow Philadelphian
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, Mill has said that he would like to use his situation to "shine a light" on the criminal justice system. On July 24, 2019, the
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granted Mill's appeal, overturning his 2008 conviction and ordering a new trial to be overseen by another judge other than Judge Brinkley. In a statement, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said it was pleased that the appeals court "validated our position that Robert Rihmeek Williams deserves a new trial before a court that has no appearance of partiality." However, the D.A. declined comment on its plans for a new trial, stating the office was weighing its options before proceeding.


2018: Allegations of federal corruption

Reports alleged that there was an FBI investigation into the conduct of Brinkley, the judge presiding over his case. This was later publicly acknowledged by Mill's defense team. Mill's attorney, Joe Tacopina, made several allegations of inappropriate statements and actions by Brinkley, including that "she requested he re-record a
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song and shout her out, and how she wanted him to leave he management ofRoc Nation to sign with a friend of hers", referring to Mill's former partner, Charlie Mack of 215 Aphillyated, and that "she showed up at his community service" when a typical judge would not, among several other irregularities. In February 2018, the officer of Mill's original 2007 case was brought under scrutiny for the potential mishandling of his arrest. This came upon a whistle-blower's testimony responsible for the revelation of hundreds of other corrupt officers. An appeal to reverse Mill's conviction was submitted. With Mill's continuous arrests and probation from Brinkley, he is estimated by his booking agency and management to have lost millions of dollars in profit.


2019: Misdemeanor firearm charge and ''Free Meek''

In August 2019, Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor firearm charge in Philadelphia. All other charges were dismissed, officially ending the case against Mill from 2007 and temporarily dismissing him as a convicted felon. On August 9, 2019, a docuseries ''
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'' premiered on
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. The five-part series was produced by Roc Nation, with Mill and Jay-Z serving as executive producers.


Civil suits

On November 29, 2017, Meek Mill and
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were sued by the family of Jaquan Graves, who was shot and killed in the parking lot outside a Connecticut concert in December 2016. Graves had just left the facility when gunfire started and he was killed. The lawsuit also claims that Mill and Roc Nation allowed "thugs" to remain on the premises after exhibiting disorderly, disruptive, argumentative, angry and agitated behaviors toward patrons.


Allegations against Cosmopolitan Resort

In May 2019, Meek Mill was turned away from the
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when attempting to attend a show. His attorney, Joe Tacopina, alleged that Mill was turned away because of his race. On May 25, 2019, Mill said that he intended to pursue legal action against the hotel for racial discrimination. Within days, the Cosmopolitan issued the requested apology. Tacopina then announced that his client had accepted it, and no lawsuit would be forthcoming.


Philanthropy and activism

In 2016, Meek Mill spent $50,000 to donate 60,000
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brand
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to contribute to and support the
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in
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as he teamed up with
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. In 2018, following his release from state custody, Mill immediately became a leading advocate of
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, where he transitioned his advocacy into the co-formation of Reform Alliance with fellow recording artist and entrepreneur
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. The nonprofit organization states its mission is "to dramatically reduce the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system – starting with probation and parole", where it plans on doing so by gathering leaders from various fields such as business, entertainment, government, sports, technology, and more, who have the common interest of donating and advocating for criminal justice reform in the United States. Later, in August 2018, Mill donated 6,000 backpacks to students of Philadelphia. The founding partners of Reform Alliance, besides Meek Mill and Jay-Z, includes
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CEO and
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owner
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,
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owner Michael G. Rubin,
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co-owner
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,
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founder Robert F. Smith, as well as other leaders in business, law and politics, whom have collectively pledged a total 50 million dollars to the foundation as of 2019. To lead the organization, Reform hired political activist, and
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host/political analyst
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as their inaugural CEO.


Feuds


Cassidy

A feud started between Meek Mill and fellow Philadelphia-born rapper Cassidy, when Mill offered to
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several underground rappers including Cassidy. Cassidy would later accept the challenge, adding "if the money was right". They participated in a short social exchange, after which Cassidy released "The Diary of a Hustla", which was originally thought to be a
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towards Mill. This was later refuted by Cassidy. They both asked $100,000 each for the battle to take place. However, after Meek Mill dissed Cassidy's song, "Condom Style" (a remake of
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's "
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"), Cassidy released a formal diss track towards Mill with "Me, Myself & iPhone". Afterwards, Meek Mill responded with the diss track "Repo", which Mill later said would be the final diss record he would release against Cassidy. Cassidy later said the feud was not personal, saying it was all in the spirit of
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. On January 6, 2013, Cassidy released a 10-minute-long diss response titled "Raid". Eight months later, on September 5, 2013, Meek Mill released another diss record towards Cassidy, titled "Kendrick You Next". This was despite the fact that he said "Repo" would be his final diss record. Three days later, Cassidy released a diss record titled "Catch A Body", as a response. By 2017, the two rappers had resolved their differences.


Drake

In July 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized Canadian rapper
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on
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, calling him out for not writing his own lyrics. In a series of tweets, Meek Mill claimed Drake used a
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for " R.I.C.O.", a song off Mill's second album, ''
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''. He also admitted that he was upset that Drake did not promote the album on Twitter, upon its release. "Stop comparing
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Drake. He don't write his own raps. That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out!", Meek Mill commented. Meek Mill had identified the ghostwriter as Quentin Miller, a local rapper from Atlanta. Meek Mill's claims received support from
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, an American hip hop DJ on New York City's
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radio station. Flex released multiple audio recordings of reference tracks featuring Quentin Miller performing the soon-to-be Drake songs, "10 Bands", "Used To", "Know Yourself" and his guest verse on "R.I.C.O." Drake was later supported by his long-time friend, collaborator and co-founder of
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, award-winning multi-platinum selling producer
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, who claimed that not only does Drake write his own songs, he has also written number-one records for other artists. "No one is as talented as Drake...
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countless number ones and songs Drake has written for others never mind himself", 40 said on Twitter. On July 25, 2015, Drake premiered a track, titled "
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" on the Beats 1 OVO Radio Show that is widely seen as a response to Meek Mill's allegations. Drake highlighted Meek Mill's relatively low sales volume and further claimed that the rapper was fading into obscurity. Drake also dissed Funkmaster Flex by promoting his rival
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. On July 29, Drake released an aggressive diss track, named " Back to Back", that further attacked Meek Mill. The track, streamed over 500,000 times in 4 hours, heavily suggested that Mill's relationship with
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is lopsided in the latter's favor and also further criticized the former for not responding to "Charged Up" and for only relying on
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to attack Drake. The track was released for streaming on the OVO SoundCloud account and on
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. The next day, Meek Mill released a track attacking Drake titled " Wanna Know" through Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97. On "Wanna Know", Meek Mill revealed another reference track, ghostwritten by Quentin Miller for Drake, who he criticized for being soft. Meek Mill also dissed AR-Ab on the track, and claimed that Drake was urinated on inside a movie theatre. Mill then removed the song from
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and said that he was moving on from his feud with Drake after WWE sent him a
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. On January 30, 2016, Drake released a new diss track aimed at Mill, titled "
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", as the
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, used to promote his fourth studio album, '' Views''. Less than fifteen minutes later, Mill released a response track with his cousin and label mate Omelly called "
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". The track references several lines from "Summer Sixteen", including an incident in which Drake played "Back to Back" in a public hotel, in which, he had a room directly above Mill. Four months later, Mill released a remix of
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and
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's " All the Way Up" with fellow rappers
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and
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. Meek directly references Drake in several lines of the song, such as "If you didn't write it, don't record it." He also implied that he was in a relationship with Drake's current love interest,
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. Meek Mill and Drake were both respectively endorsed by
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and
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for their feud. After Mill's release from prison in 2018, the feud was officially squashed. Drake was featured on Mill's song "Going Bad", from his post-incarceration album ''Championships''.


The Game

On September 16, 2016, The Game released a five-minute freestyle, "92 Bars", which was rumored to be a diss towards Meek Mill. Previously, Mill and Game collaborated on 2015's "The Soundtrack". Hours after the release of "92 Bars", Game admitted that the freestyle was specifically a diss towards Mill. The next day, the two rappers ended up in an
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exchange, with The Game cyber-flirting with Meek Mill's girlfriend, Nicki Minaj, as well as accusing Mill of informing the authorities of a robbery involving
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. On September 18 Meek Mill released a diss track toward Game, a remix to
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.'s "
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" with Omelly and fellow Philadelphia-based rapper
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. Two days later, The Game responded with "Pest Control", using the same beat and sending shots at Meek Mill, Omelly, Beanie Sigel, and Sean Kingston. In 2018 the two reconciled after Mill's incarceration and subsequent release from prison.


Beanie Sigel

A dispute between Meek Mill and Beanie Sigel ensued on September 26, 2016, when the latter ridiculed the former's intelligence towards him through a radio interview. Minutes after the interview, Sigel was punched on the back of his head by someone who was believed to have been one of Meek Mill's affiliates. Three days later Mill criticized Sigel through many derogatory Instagram messages. Later Mill dissed Sigel, The Game and Drake in a freestyle on
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's radio show. Sigel responded by releasing a diss track titled "I'm Coming". In November 2018, Sigel supported Mill's album, ''Championships'', stating there were "no skips" on the album, assumably ending the dispute between the two.


6ix9ine

In an interview with
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in November 2018, when Meek Mill was asked about rapper
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, who was arrested on
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, weapons and drugs charges earlier that month, he spoke about wanting to warn him of the consequences of his antics. In January 2019, after it was revealed that 6ix9ine would be cooperating with prosecutors, Meek tweeted that he already predicted that 6ix9ine would do so, and would continually diss him for that. After 6ix9ine was released earlier from prison in 2020, he and Mill continued to take shots at each other; at one time Mill called 6ix9ine's song " Gooba" "trash". In June 2020, 6ix9ine criticized Mill for releasing his protest song, "Otherside of America", while not "protesting". On February 14, 2021, the rappers got into an altercation outside an Atlanta club, in which 6ix9ine clowned Mill for having security around him and lunged at them, but was stopped by Mill's security. Both rappers posted videos of the incident. On February 19, 2021, 6ix9ine released a diss track towards Mill, titled "
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", with a music video that includes a clip of the altercation. In response, Mill issued a
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to 6ix9ine.


Other feuds

In August 2013, Mill was one of the many rappers mentioned by
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on his guest verse on Big Sean's "
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". Lamar touted himself as the king of both
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s and threatened to "murder" the rappers he mentioned, despite being associated with them before. During a performance at a music festival in
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, Mill sent derogatory messages to Lamar. On September 9, 2013, Mill later released "Ooh, Kill 'Em", a response to Lamar's verse on "Control". In October 2013, Mill instigated an argument on social media with fellow Maybach Music Group artist Wale for not backing him up in his feud with Cassidy, despite the fact that Cassidy had dissed Wale and several others Meek and Wale were affiliated with. He also criticized Wale for not helping him support his second studio album. Two years later their dispute reignited after Wale sided with Drake over Mill during their high-profile feud. The following year, after a long talk with their mentor Rick Ross, Mill and Wale ended their feud and released a duet, "Make It Work", on July 8, 2016. Mill's dispute with AR-Ab ensued after the former's rival, Drake, referenced the latter on his song "Back to Back", saying, "I waited four days, nigga, where y'all at? I drove here in the Wraith playin' AR-Ab." AR-Ab appeared on VladTV in August 2015, said he had not signed to Drake's
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, and sided with him. He was also disappointed at Mill's response, since he called out AR-Ab on "Wanna Know", the response to Drake's diss track. On August 6, during a performance at the BB&T Pavilion in
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, Mill responded, "fuck AR-Ab" and questioned his allegiance to an out-of-town rapper. AR-Ab responded by releasing his own version of "Back to Back" on August 8, which disses Mill and also contains violent lyrics threatening to unleash his "shooters" on Mill. In response, Meek's cousin and Dream Chasers signee Omelly released his own version of "Back to Back" that dissed AR-Ab. AR-Ab did another interview on VladTV and said Mill was too scared to respond himself and Omelly was the "softest one on Dream Chasers". He also said he would not respond to Omelly's diss because he was a "worker". In January 2016 AR-Ab revealed that he and Mill had talked it out and their feud was now over. On January 25, 2016, Mill dissed his record label boss Rick Ross's long-time nemesis,
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, on his
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, '' 4/4'' (not counting the remix to Drake and
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's "I'm the Plug"). After hearing the EP, 50 Cent replied with a set of over 22
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, including one where he said that he should run to his girlfriend at the time, Nicki Minaj, and cry to her. Mill disparaged 50 in a direct message, ridiculing his case involving Ross's ex-girlfriend, followed up by his bankruptcy case. On January 30, 2016, Mill dissed 50 again on "War Pain", in the middle of his verse, saying, "My Philly boys will creep up on you when you ain't looking, with your little memes." The next day, 50 and several members of his group,
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, counter-dissed Mill at a concert. On June 30, 2016,
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dissed Mill and Drake on "Making a Murderer, Pt. 1", a counter-diss to Drake's "4PM in Calabasas", as well as on his guest verse to
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's "No Shopping".


Personal life

Mill dated rapper
Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...
from early 2015 until January 2017. Mill has three children. In 2020, his then-girlfriend Milan "di Rouge" Harris gave birth to his third child, and her first, on the rapper's 33rd birthday.


Discography

Studio albums * ''
Dreams and Nightmares ''Dreams and Nightmares'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Meek Mill, released on October 30, 2012, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Records, Warner Bros. Records. Mill intended for it to be authentic and more cohesive than his mixt ...
'' (2012) * ''
Dreams Worth More Than Money ''Dreams Worth More Than Money'' is the second studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on June 29, 2015, by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records. It was initially scheduled for release on September 9, 2014, however, it has b ...
'' (2015) * ''
Wins & Losses ''Wins & Losses'' is the third studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on July 21, 2017, by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records Group. It is the follow-up to Meek Mill's second album '' Dreams Worth More Than Money'' (201 ...
'' (2017) * ''
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'' (2018) * ''
Expensive Pain ''Expensive Pain'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on October 1, 2021, through Atlantic Records And Maybach Music Group. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Boi-1da, Tay ...
'' (2021) Collaborative albums * '' Too Good to Be True'' with
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(2023)


Tours


Headlining

* Dreamchasers Tour (2012) * Motivation Tour (2019) * AfroNation Ghana (2022)


Co-headlining

* Legendary Nights Tour (2019)


Filmography


Notes


References


External links

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