Meek Mill was evidently in a charitable mood over the weekend and wanted to support some local Atlanta kids who were selling bottles of water on the street. But apparently handing six kids a $20 dollar bill and telling them to split it while driving a $400,000 car and wearing flashy jewelry isn’t the move.
Not only were the kids disappointed in Meek’s meager offering, but Twitter also went crazy shortly after he shared a video of the exchange to his social media and started condemning the Dream Chasers boss for being cheap.
In the clip, several kids wearing masks surround Meek’s car as he asks them, “What is we supporting though?” While they try to explain, one young man pleads with Meek and says, “But they not going to split it,” to which Meeks says, “Hey, you gotta split that money, man. That’s $20.” The disappointed looks on the kids’ faces says it all.
Meek shared the exchange on Twitter and wrote, “They appreciated it they just hustling kids.”
Nonetheless, Meek became a trending Twitter topic on Sunday night (December 6) and naturally, the reactions were split. New Orleans rapper Tokyo Vanity defended Meek, writing, “Y’all ever been to Atlanta? Them lil niggas agg as fuck, hand prints all over yo car, water bottle greasy and nasty and hot. I give them money all the time and let them keep the water. They are very ungrateful.”
She added, “They think if you give 1 nigga some money you gotta give them all some money. All them sell water on 1 block and think you gonna buy from all them at the same time the guck 1 nigga gonna do with 7 bottles of water? He paid $20 for 1 bottle of water that came outta a $3 case of 24. Respectfully, you got meek fucked up cause he ain’t even have to give them shit.”
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But others weren’t so forgiving. “Wait so I’m confused,” one Twitter user wrote. “a millionaire who grew up poor and struggling gave 8 kids $20 so they can sell water on the side of the road to continue … struggling. And that seems logical to you?”
Par for the course, there were no shortage of memes and snarky comments regarding Meek’s gesture. Check some of them out below.
I challenge you to find a more hypocritical, fake, dicking riding for likes on twitter celeb than meek.. he wants to be jayz so bad but doesnt have the pedigree for it.
Aint nothing wrong with what Meek did. Another example of people trying to be fake offended. I grew up and don’t remember people rolling down they windows and giving us nothing. Keep it pushin.
Would you guys pleeeaaaassee talk about fucking music. There is more about Twitter on this website then there is on fucking twitter.
Why are people concerned with another person’s pockets?
Because they’re broke.
Ungrateful lil ni ggas . Will grow up to epitomize all of the problems in the black neighborhood!
You have some white people (not all, not all) who are obsessed with black culture who come here and try to lecture us instead of cleaning up their own house. They wake up in the morning with Black people on their mind. They desperately want to be a part of this culture. The truth is that there’s a chunk of whites (not all, not all) who practice this paternalistic approach with black people and culture as if their opinions were solicited in the first place. We’re not your children. Fix your problems, we’ll worry about ours.
Without white suburban kids buying hip hop and rap CDs, who are you SELLING your “culture” to? LOLL
You can buy what you want OR NOT, but no one gives a shit about White people’s opinions on Black culture. Hiphop is a global phenomenon not only consumed by sheltered, out of touch whites from pleasantville who do not understand nor experience the plight of being Black in the US.
Hiphop is a global phenomenon only AFTER Je wish executives gave these up and comers a chance back in the late 80s, and white kids in the burbs bought it up like hot cakes! You a FOOL for not knowing this “Black” history, if there even is any actual “history” involved, LOL. Who you think started BUYING this crap, some random kid at the other part of the world on their MySpace accounts?? LOLLL
My accidental response to myself was meant for you.
I agree, these articles probably do come from over sensitive prodomenetly white people who try to call fouls on the play. I agree that that narrative is garbage, white people and people in general need to stop policing entertainment. But here your just pushing for more divisiveness, and making claims to the extreme about the people we are talking about. Yea a Lotta white folks disrespectfully consume black culture and it is something to be respected. But your going way to far saying shit like “they wake up with black people in mind” it sounds to me like these people are more living in ur head if anything. These people (for the sake of consistency between articles we will call them white people) just want to be cool, they are reacting to there emotional impulses. Be better than that.
I get what ppl are saying but at the end of the day, it’s his money. He can do whatever he pleases with his money. He don’t owe them, kids, not a damn thing
Meek being cheap, lol!
The whole idea that rich people should just give money whenever they have the chance is pretty ridiculous. People make there money by planning with it and working hard, I do agree people that are more blessed should do what they can to help others, but its on their terms. Can’t be mad at a guy for doing not enough extra, he could of just rolled by those kids and he gave them a 20 for free instead.
I think the real issue is that he posted the encounter for clout. Who brags about donating $3 to a kid.
All Meek did was give them a tip for hard work
If the move is anything like the trailer. This Water Boy Sequel “Water Boys” is About to be Fire!!!!
light news day, huh?