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Meek Mill
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Who is Meek Mill?
Meek Mill is a famous hip-hop recording artist who is one of the richest and popular musicians today. He has a rap group named ‘The Bloodhoundz’ which became a rage in the rap battle circles across America through which Meek achieved quite a name in the early phases of his career. He received an offer from Atlanta-based rapper T.I. and after that, his career took in a nice phase. Mill’s debut studio album was ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ which perfectly showed that Meek w had a powerhouse of talent. Soon after this he yet released his second studio album ‘Young and Gettin It’, which debuted at no.2 on the billboards. He set about into music business through his own label ‘Dream Chasers Records’ and now, he is promoting the young talent through it.
| Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Celebrated Name | Meek Mill |
| Profession | Hip-Hop Recording Artist |
| Birth Date | June 6, 1987 |
| Birth Place | South Philadelphia |
| Full Name | Robert Rihmeek Williams |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| Mother | Kathy Williams |
| Sister | Nasheema Williams |
| Relationship | Nicki Minaj Milan Rouge |
| Kids | 1 |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 feet and 2 inches (1.88m/188cm) |
| Weight | 94 kgs (207lbs) |
| Body Measurements | 44-34-14 inches |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Bio
Meek Mill was born as Robert Rihmeek Williams. He was born on 6th June 1987 in South Philadelphia to Kathy Williams. He grew up alongside his older sister named Nasheema Williams. Since his father died when he was just five, he was emotionally devastated. Also, his family had to face financial problems. He is currently 33 years old with a Taurus sun sign.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Meek Mill holds an American nationality. He comes from a half-Christian, half-Muslim background. Besides this, he stands 6 feet and 2 inches (1.88m/188cm) tall and weighs around 94 kgs (207lbs). His body measurements are 44-34-14 inches respectively. He has a pair of dark brown coloured eyes with black hair colour.
Early Life/Education of Meek Mill
Meek Mill family’s condition was very poor after his father died and he had also seen his mother’s struggle. He was a shy and quiet natured child but showed a huge interest in music. He attended Strawberry Mansion High School. During his teenage time, he participated in many rap battles. Later, he along with three of his friends formed the rap group ‘The Bloodhoundz’ and started burning their songs in the CDs.
Music Career
2008-2015
Meek Mill was quite popular for his rap battles. After Mill released his fourth solo mixtape ‘Flamers 2: Hottest in the City’ Charlie Mack was impressed by him and signed him in his company. He also met Atlanta-based rapper T.I, he was also impressed by Mill and offered him to travel and meet Warner. Mill chose to collaborate with T.I although he had other offers. But their association never quite became successful initially as both the rappers found themselves in the legal troubles, which delayed the deal.
2016-Present
Meek Mill dropped an EP, 4/4 on January 16, 2016, with 4 tracks and released part 2 of 4/4 on January 30, 2016. Meek Mill contributed to the Flint Water Crisis by spending almost $50,000 on 60,000 water bottles. He also donated 6,000 backpacks to the students of Philadelphia in August 2018. Later on July 21 2017, Mill released album ‘Wins & Losses’ which included guest appearances from many artists like Future, Quavo, Rick Ross, Yo-Gotti, Young Thug, Chris Brown, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign, The-Dream, Teyana Taylor and Verse Simmonds.
Legal Issues
Meek Mill was charged with possession of firearm and drug dealing in 2008. He was arrested at an airport in St. Louis, Missouri for assaulting two pedestrians on March 11, 2017. Later in November 2017, Meek Mill along with Roc Nation was sued by Jacquan Graves’ family when he was shot dead just after leaving the facility. In May 2019, Mills filed allegations against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for turning him away because of his race. He pursued legal actions against the luxury resort for racial discrimination later in May.
Achievements
Meek Mill won the Billboard Music Awards in 2016 in the category Top Rap Album for his album “Dreams Worth More Than Money”. Before this, he received the BET Hip-Hop Award for the Best Mixtape for his work “Dreamchasers 2” in the year 2012. He was nominated by American Music Awards for Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop for his work “Championships” and by BET Awards for Album of the Year Award, Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album for the same.
His work was “Going Bad” was nominated by BET Hip-Hop Awards for Best Hip-Hop Video, by Soul Train Awards and by Teen Choice Awards for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song in 2019 and by iHeartRadio Music Awards for the Hip-Hop Song of the Year in 2020. His work “I’ ma Boss” received nominations for Track of the Year and People’s Champ Award in BET Hip-Hop Awards in 2012. He was also nominated as the Lyricist of the Year, Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) and Rookie of the Year in the same.
Personal Life of Meek Mill
Meek Mill dated rapper Nicki Minaj in early 2015 and the relationship ended after two years in 2017. While they were dating, he also accompanied Nicki as an opening act on her 2015 world tour. He then dated Milan Rouge in 2020 and this couple together gave birth to a child.
Social
Meek Mill is an active user on social media platforms. He has 20.1 million followers on his Instagram account (@meekmill) and 10.1 million followers on his Twitter account (@MeekMill). Likewise, he has 6.28 million likes and 6.54 million followers on his official Facebook page. He also has his own website where he posts updates about his songs and videos. Moreover, his verified YouTube channel has over 4.11 million subscribers.
Meek Mill Net Worth
Meek Mill is one of the most popular rappers in the music industry today. He has made himself a lot of money through music and by brand endorsements. As of 2020, Meek Mill is worth $20 million.
