Raised in the North Philadelphia section of the city with his sister and inspired by his mother and father; who died when he was five, Meek Mill began taking the rap game seriously at the age of 12 after losing a street battle to neighboring rappers. He says his desire to rap grew after watching his uncle Philly hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Nell. While hanging out in his neighborhood, Meek met three guys and formed the group, “BloodHoundz,” which consisted of Mel Love, Dat Nigga Leel and Young Pooh. The group lasted for fives years and Meek ventured on his own.
With a solo career in tow, Meek became one of Philadelphia’s hottest underground rap artists on an independent label. In 2007, Meek debuted his Flamerz series, which stands for hottest songs and released his first mix tape, Flamerz 1, which featured the hit single, “In My Bag.”
In 2008, Meek debuted the highly anticipated Flamerz 2 –“Hottest In Da City,” which showcased more of his lyrical abilities with the singles, “So Fly,” “Prolli,” and “Hottest In Da City.” Upon release of Flamerz 2, it caught the attention of founder and President of 215Aphillyated Records, Charlie Mack. Mack was immediately impressed with Meek that he signed him to his management company. During the same year, he met the founder and owner of Grand Hustle, TI. TI was impressed with his lyrical ability that he offered him an opportunity to travel to Los Angeles to meet with him along with the Warner Brothers Records, within one week both record companies offered him a deal. Meek was overwhelmed by the offers; however, he felt collaborating with TI was an opportunity of a lifetime and chose his label. An ecstatic Meek was on top of the world; a record deal and the chance to work with one of hip hop’s greatest rappers and then a set back occurred. He was arrested, charged with a crime and order to serve seven months in jail.
Meek pre-released three singles from his third mix tape Flamerz 2.5 – “The Preview” in August of 2009, which featured the chart topping hits, “Make ‘Em Say,” “Imma Da Ish,” featuring Ms. Jade and “Starting Something,” in honor Michael Jackson. Within the first two weeks of its release, Clear Channel added it to their play list, which is an anomaly in the music business. In June of 2009, Meek began immediately working on his freshman album – Flamerz 3, “Hottest In America – Gangster Grill Edition,” hosted by DJ Drama and featuring the songs: “Baby Girl,” “Hottest In America,” and “I’m Killinem.” The highly anticipated cd is set to be released on January 19, 2010. Despite his stint in jail, Meek’s fans remained loyal, he currently boasts of 13 million hits on My Space and 20 million viewers on You Tube. Meek Mill has recently just signed to Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group.
In the future, Meek plans to establish the Meek Mill Foundation, which will mentor young males between the ages of 12-24 on the importance of “Education over Incarceration.” He gives a shoutout to the next artist coming up named shizz.. He also plans to collaborate with United Community Action Network and the Lifers of Graterford Prison to address the violence plaguing our cities. To learn more about Meek, you can visit the official website: www.meekmillflamerz.com and for bookings or shows, you can call Charlie Mack at 215-910-4675 or e-mail: firstoutdalimo@aol.com.
2015 - BEEF WITH DRAKE
In July 2015 Meek attempted to air out Drake for "not writing his own raps" via popular social media site Twitter. These tweets resulted in a huge reaction from the hip hop community, however, the stunt went awry when Drake (Aubrey Graham) decided to respond. Drake released the diss track "Charged Up" during an Apple Music stream and an immediate response from Meek was demanded. Funkmaster Flex announced he would debut Meek's response live on Hot97. However, the track never came. After four days there was still no sign of a response from Meek, prompting Drake to release a second diss track "Back To Back." The response to this was huge and a harsh blow to Meek's career. Two days later Meek finally released "Wanna Know." This track received largely negative reviews and it was clear to most that Drake had won the beef. On August 2nd at the annual OVOfest, Drake truly roasted Meek Mill; performing "Back To Back" in front of various memes poking fun at Meek to a raucous Toronto crowd. Many fans believed this to be the nail in the coffin spelling the end for Meek's career.
R.I.C.O
Meek Mill Lyrics
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Old ways, new women, gotta keep 'em balanced
The girl of your dreams, to me is probably not a challenge
I've been counted out so many times I couldn't count it
Funny how now my accountant is havin' trouble tryna count it
To the people that think that I owe you shit
Payback's a bitch and you know that shit
Please don't think nobody notices
I've been up for way too many days
Y'all sleepin' off on me anyway
Y'all don't be doin' shit anyway
Y'all are not true to this anyway
Ovo, east end, reps up, we might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
Everyone home for the summer, so let's not do nothing illegal
I go make fifty million then I give some millions to my people
They gon' go tony montana and then cop them some shaq at the free throws
But they're from the way fam, there's not much to say fam
They told me to tell you your mans just some wastemens
And stay in your place fam
My dad is from Memphis, and I'm the king
I should probably just move in to Graceland
Madonna's is a ting I know it and I'm the king of pop
I'm building never-never land
How you hate me when I never met the man
We might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
'Cause we in the field with them birds like we play for the eagles
I'm on probation so let me not talk what's illegal
Switch it up
Today I woke up with my dream girl she as rich as a beatle
For my teachers that said I wouldn't make it here
I spend a day what you make a year
I had to drop this to make it clear
That I got it loud like jamaican here
All theses choppers poppin', niggas wildin'
Violence, why we even got to take it here
Why we even got to play these games
Run up on me catch a facial hair
Its the chasers what you thought
I come through my block like I'm rico
Poppin' a wheelie no squealie can't talk to the cops that's illegal
I was like rich porter no double crossing on my peoples
I take an m to the table and split it with my niggas equal
I'm back on that hood shit
Ya that wish you would shit
I'm talking that cross you that fade you fourth quarter
Like jordan we back on that bull shit
We came up from nothing we started on list who most wanted,
But now its the forbes list
We really was doing shit
I can hear echos from feds on this beat from informants
I think they recording
Shh listen you hear that
We might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
We might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
Meek Mill's song R.I.C.O, featuring Drake, is a power-packed rap song that speaks of the rapper's struggle and how he overcame it all. The lyrics "Old ways, new women, gotta keep 'em balanced" implies that Meek Mill is trying to balance his past life with his current life, which includes newfound fame and success. He believes that he can get any woman he wants now, but it doesn't mean he has let go of his past relationships.
Meek Mill also hints at how he has been constantly underestimated and counted out by people around him, but despite all that, he has made it big, and his accountant is having trouble trying to keep track of his wealth. He warns people who think he owes them something that payback is a bitch. He also talks about the false friends around him and how they do not do anything for him.
Line by Line Meaning
Old ways, new women, gotta keep 'em balanced
I need to balance my old lifestyle with new relationships.
The girl of your dreams, to me is probably not a challenge
The girl you want is not as hard for me to get.
I've been counted out so many times I couldn't count it
I've been underestimated so much that I've lost count.
Funny how now my accountant is havin' trouble tryna count it
It's interesting that now my accountant is struggling to handle my wealth.
To the people that think that I owe you shit
For those who believe I owe them something,
Payback's a bitch and you know that shit
You should know that revenge can be painful.
Y'all niggas gettin' too old for this
You guys are getting too old for this kind of behavior.
Please don't think nobody notices
Don't assume nobody sees what you're doing.
I've been up for way too many days
I've been awake for too long.
Y'all sleepin' off on me anyway
You guys are always sleeping while I'm working.
Y'all don't be doin' shit anyway
You guys don't do anything worthwhile.
Y'all are not true to this anyway
You guys are not really committed to this lifestyle.
Ovo, east end, reps up, we might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
We represent Ovo and the East End and could be targeted by R.I.C.O.
Everyone home for the summer, so let's not do nothing illegal
Since everyone's home for the summer, let's avoid doing anything illegal.
I go make fifty million then I give some millions to my people
I plan to earn fifty million and share some of it with those close to me.
They gon' go tony montana and then cop them some shaq at the free throws
They're going to live luxuriously and purchase expensive basketball shoes.
But they're from the way fam, there's not much to say fam
They come from our neighborhood and there's not much else to add.
They told me to tell you your mans just some wastemens
They asked me to inform you that your friends are not productive.
And stay in your place fam
Remain in your current position.
My dad is from Memphis, and I'm the king
My father is from Memphis and I am royalty.
I should probably just move in to Graceland
I should consider living in Graceland.
Madonna's is a ting I know it and I'm the king of pop
Madonna is amazing and I am the best pop artist.
I'm building never-never land
I'm constructing my own utopia.
How you hate me when I never met the man
How can you hate me when you don't even know me?
We might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
We could be targeted with R.I.C.O.
'Cause we in the field with them birds like we play for the eagles
We're in the field with the drugs like we're playing for the Eagles football team.
I'm on probation so let me not talk what's illegal
I'm on probation, so I need to avoid discussing illegal activities.
Switch it up
Change the topic.
Today I woke up with my dream girl she as rich as a beatle
Today I woke up with the girl of my dreams who is as wealthy as a Beatles member.
For my teachers that said I wouldn't make it here
This is dedicated to the teachers who thought I wouldn't succeed.
I spend a day what you make a year
I make in one day what you earn in a year.
I had to drop this to make it clear
I had to release this to make it obvious.
That I got it loud like jamaican here
I have lots of money, similar to a Jamaican.
All theses choppers poppin', niggas wildin'
Many guns are being fired and people are acting recklessly.
Violence, why we even got to take it here
Why must we resort to violence?
Why we even got to play these games
Why are we even playing these dangerous games?
Run up on me catch a facial hair
Try to confront me and you'll get hurt.
Its the chasers what you thought
It's me and my team, the Chasers, what did you expect?
I come through my block like I'm rico
I move through my neighborhood like a wealthy person.
Poppin' a wheelie no squealie can't talk to the cops that's illegal
I'm doing a wheelie on my bike, but I can't talk to the police because it's against the law.
I was like rich porter no double crossing on my peoples
I'm like Rich Porter and won't betray my friends.
I take an m to the table and split it with my niggas equal
I bring a million dollars to the table and distribute it evenly to my friends.
I'm back on that hood shit
I'm once again involved in the street lifestyle.
Ya that wish you would shit
You guys wish you could be in my position.
I'm talking that cross you that fade you fourth quarter
I'll cross you over and defeat you in the fourth quarter of a basketball game.
Like jordan we back on that bull shit
Like Michael Jordan, we're back in the game.
We came up from nothing we started on list who most wanted,
We started from the bottom, on the list of most wanted criminals.
But now its the forbes list
Now we're making the Forbes list.
We really was doing shit
We were really involved in illegal activities.
I can hear echoes from feds on this beat from informants
I believe federal agents and informants are listening to this song.
I think they recording
I think they're recording our conversation.
Shh listen you hear that
Quiet, do you hear that?
We might just get hit with the R.I.C.O.
We could be targeted with R.I.C.O.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kevin Gomringer, Anderson Hernandez, Aubrey Graham, Robert Williams
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MayaBProductions
Fuck all the beef shit, I want a MF video to this!
@kiaradeal3079
same
@tomamihai4583
same !
@leroymartin9552
Mizzy meek shouldnt get catch in his feelings then
@jtcavicola
If only Meek said he got hacked, or just stfu...
@HylandVideos
+Kermit The Frog what about the diss track then they can't hack his voice
@haidi8884
When Drake said 'Everyone home for the summer' whole world felt that.
@ramenstylejutsu2771
His words have now become a reality my friend :c
@yodahekidanu9006
When Quentin said
@Hoopergames
@@ramenstylejutsu2771 "thats the joke"