Meek Mill
Meek Mill Says He Has Yet To Be Paid By Record Label, Is Unclear About His Contract
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Gettynews It seems Meek Mill is in need of some legal aid in a hurry. The “Amen” rapper has revealed that he has yet to be paid by his record company and doesn’t know what is going on with his record contract. As spotted on Complex the Philadelphia MC is coming to the realization that everything that glitters isn’t gold. On Monday, October 25 he took to his Twitter account to make an announcement that took his fans by surprise but not his peers. “i haven’t get paid from music and i don’t know how much money labels make off me!!!!! i need lawyers asap!!!” he wrote. Meek went on to make it clear that he plans to take action to figure out what is really good. “ask the record label? how much have you spent on me as a artist? then you as...
Meek Mill’s Album Artwork On Bus Sets Off Random & Controversial Video Rant
HipHopWired Featured Video The artwork for Meek Mill’s latest album has instigated a heavy conversation about art, expression, and perspective thanks to a viral video featuring a white man ranting about the cover’s promotional placement on a city bus. For his latest album, Expensive Pain, Meek was inspired by the artwork of Nina Chanel Abney and used her piece which depicts him surrounded by three nude women as his cover. Abney, a Black female contemporary artist whose work dives into the exploration of race, gender, pop culture, and homophobia among other subjects, is widely acclaimed for her art drawing comparisons to icons such as Jean Michel Basquiat. In promotion for the album, the cover was wrapped on a bus in Los Angeles, California. This bus caught the attention of an unnamed local...
Meek Mill “Angels (RIP Snupe),” Styles P & Chris Rivers “The Myth & The Omen” & More | Daily Visuals 10.11.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Meek Mill’s latest album, Expensive Pain, is fresh off the presses and already Meek has dropped a few visuals in support of his fifth project. Continuing to push EP, Meek comes through with a new clip for “Angels (RIP Snupe)” which follows what he’s been doing in his other videos: shining, poppin bottles, and even getting a message as he raps his verse. From Philly to NYC, we get a mix of some old and new school flavor as the OG known as Styles P links up with Big Pun’s resurrection, Chris Rivers, to lay it down for the hardcore Hip-Hoppers in their visuals to “The Myth & The Omen.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Curren$y, Dro Fe, and more. MEEK MILL – “...
Meek Mill Claims Karen Civil Trashed His Name, She Refutes Allegations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Things got rougher this past weekend for influencer, publicist, and podcast host Karen Civil after Meek Mill joined the group of artists accusing her of theft with some hefty allegations of his own. Civil was catching major heat after Joyner Lucas put her on blast for supposedly scamming him out of $60,000 in a series of tweets Saturday morning (September 18), alleging that she ghosted him after he requested her help for a marketing campaign. The accusation was similar to one that Cam’ron had made against her in 2017 regarding fellow Diplomats rapper DukeDaGod. Cam even took to Instagram to rehash those allegations. The furor wound up compelling Jessie Woo and Jason Lee to come forward with their own accusations about Civil, with a...
Meek Mill Announces New Album ‘Expensive Pain’, Cover Art By Nina Chanel Abney
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Burak Cingi / Getty Now that Kanye West and Drake have released their highly anticipated albums of 2021, Meek Mill feels that it’s his time to shine and has announced the release of his next project. On Tuesday (September 15), the Philadelphia representative took to social media to announce that his fifth studio album, Expensive Pain, would be dropping as soon as October 1 and shared the album cover in the announcement. Created by renowned artist Nina Chanel Abney, the provocative and original artwork features nudity, cars, dirt bikes, and a chessboard amongst other interesting images. Source: Atlantic / Atlantic The album features some of Mill’s recent work including “Sharing Locations (feat. Lil Durk & Lil Baby)” and “Blue Notes 2 (feat. Lil Uzi Ver...
Jay-Z’s Made In America 2021 Coming Soon, Here Are 7 Of Our Favorite Moments Of MIA’s Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 In 2012, Hip-Hop legend and business mogul Jay-Z brought the Made In America music festival to Philadelphia, Pa., and every year since, the colossal musical extravaganza has brought us some of the biggest names across genres and has headlined artists who define the current culture. This month on Sept. 4 and 5 (aka Labor Day Weekend), the festival will be celebrating its 10th year with an exciting lineup of artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Moneybagg Yo, Griselda, Roddy Ricch and, of course, the show’s headliners Justin Bieber and Lil Baby. So, in honor of 2021 being set to cap off a decade of breathtaking performances and cultural celebration, we have compiled 7 of the best Made In America moments that have take...
Meek Mill ft. Lil Uzi Vert “Blue Notes 2,” DaBaby “Essence” & More | Daily Visuals 9.1.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Meek Mill’s back on his grind and now that he’s getting back in the swing of rap things he’s coming through with some new visuals to get all eyez on him once again. This time around the Philadelphia representative links up with fellow Illadelphia artist, Lil Uzi Vert for the visuals to “Blue Notes 2” where Meek pops a few wheelies on his motorcycle without fear of getting violated by a certain judge who had it in for him at one point. DaBaby meanwhile is looking to get back in the good graces of the Hip-Hop community in his clip to “Essence” kicks it with his fans, his peoples and his baby daughter to show he’s a family man. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Ray Vaugn, 42 Dugg, and more. MEEK MILL FT. LIL ...
Meek Mill Drops New Visuals For “War Stories”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Nwachukwu / Getty Meek Mill‘s been hella quiet on the music front for a minute now and while he’s been drawing ire for many a reason on social media for the past few months, the Philadelphia rapper isn’t giving up his day job in the studio. While we don’t know whether or not Meek has a new project on the way, over the weekend Mills dropped a new video for his latest cut “War Stories.” In the new visuals Meek showcases just how well life is going for him out in these streets as he shares fancy meals with his dogs, plays chess with his peoples and even gets some cameos from Lil Uzi Vert and Bobby Shmurda. We guess you can expect those two to drop some features on whatever album he’s working on at the moment. Check out the video to “War Stories” below an...
Meek Mill & REFORM Alliance Celebrate Criminal Justice Reform in Virginia
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brian Stukes / Getty Meek Mill has been a significant activist voice for criminal justice reform, and he got to see how his criminal justice organization helped to create systemic change in the state of Virginia. On Thursday (June 10), Meek Mill was in Richmond, Virginia along with Philadelphia 76ers executive and fellow co-founder of REFORM Alliance Michael Rubin at the invitation of Governor Ralph Northam to witness the signing of HB 2038 into law. Also in attendance were REFORM Alliance CEO Robert Rooks, and the Justice Forward Virginia, American Conservative Union, and Faith and Freedom in Virginia groups. HB 2038, authored by Delegate Don Scott, limits adult probation sentences to a maximum of one year for a misdemeanor and five years for a felony. M...
#MustBeNice: Jay-Z And Meek Mill Gift Robert Kraft Bentley Rolls Royce For Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Erik Voake / Getty It pays to have friends in high places. Meek Mill and Jay-Z gifted Robert Kraft with a Bentley for his 80th birthday. As spotted on Rap-Up the long time owner of the New England Patriots football team got a big surprise for his 80th solar return. In a video posted to Meek Mill’s Instagram account Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin is shown paying a visit to the executive’s home. In what seems to be a genuine surprise, Rubin brings Kraft to the front of the estate to reveal a baby blue Bentley Rolls Royce drop-top coupe. Rob’s reaction quickly turns from suspicion, doubt to joy in a matter of seconds. “How the fudge did you get it, ’cause we couldn’t get it?” Kraft asks Rubin, who responded jokingly, “we have resources.”...
Meek Mill Calls For New Gun Laws After Teen Shot 13 Times In Philadelphia
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Meek Mill is a product of the tough streets of Philadelphia, and his beloved hometown has seen a rash of shooting incidents lately that has sparked his concerns. The Dreamchasers honcho took to Twitter and called for new open-carry gun laws after a teenager was shot 13 times. “If we having 500 murders a year in Philly why isn’t it legal to open carry and protect yourself. you can’t even protect yourself in a deadly neighborhood so y’all force kids to break the law for protecting themselves…. lil kids get done like this everyday,” Mill, 34, shared in the caption of an image sharing the news of the shooting of the teen. The city has seen just over a 30 percent increase in homicides in 2021 with 229, which would put Philadelphia on pa...
Meek Mill Blesses His Grandmother With A New Home
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN Meek Mill might’ve developed a reputation for being a bit stingy thanks to a situation that included some kids selling bottled water, but it looks like the Philadelphia rapper has no problem splurging on his family. Earlier this week the “What’s Free?” rapper took to Instagram to show just how much he loves his grandmother by revealing he’d just bought her a brand new home. With the caption reading “Loyalty is not just a word💎 Kick ya feet up Grandmom 💎 My dads mom #newcrib. I’m Prada myself! Ya definition of real not the same as mines I get it!” The man should in fact be “Prada” himself as not many rappers who experience success remember to do things like this for their grandparents. Sure they look out...
