Following this morning’s release of the song “King Me,” listeners may have wondered if Gillie Da Kid was speaking about fellow Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee Meek Mill. The pair of rappers, both from North Philly, appeared to be subliminally speaking to each other earlier this week, following Gillie’s recent interview with Mikey T The Moviestar. This afternoon (July 25), Gillie spoke with HipHopDX about the newly-released song.
“Honestly, bro, the record has been done for maybe close to a month,” Gillie said of the Battman-produced “King Me.” “So really, it’s not a Meek Mills diss.” Gillie referred to Meek as “Meek Mills,” a name the emcee used in past years, a time when Gillie worked with him on songs such as the “Get Down On The Ground Philly All-Star Remix” and Meek’s “In My Bag Remix.” Gil continued, “It just so happened that it’s perfect timing. He, for whatever reason, started talkin’ his bullshit on the social websites. And you know, I was about to drop ‘King Me,’ so it was just perfect timing.”
While Meek Mill previously beefed with Cassidy, another early 2000s star from the City Of Brotherly Love, the former Major Figgas standout dismisses a generational problem in the 2-1-5. “All the young kids, you know, they all fucks with me. From Chic Raw, to Reed Dollaz, to the Young Savage, to the Lights Camera Actions, to Joey Jihad, to Cysssero—everybody fuck with me, ’cause everybody knows who the king is. I didn’t know where the discrepancy came in from or any of that. I’ve been relevant, in my city, forever.”
Gillie believes that Meek Mill is out of place to question his kingdom. Although he never released an album, Gillie spent years signed to Cash Money Records, reportedly penning hits for Lil Wayne and other flagship acts of the label. In the years since, he’s released a plethora of street albums and mixtapes, collaborating with Meek, who came up through the same circuit, before signing to Grand Hustle Records, and later, Maybach Music Group/Warner Bros. Records.
“He’s got a long way to go. Is it possible that eight, nine years from now, is Meek still gonna be relevant? ‘Cause that’s how long I’ve been relevant—over a decade. When I first came out, he may have been 12 or 10; now he’s 25 [years old],” said Da Kid, who released I Am Philly as a digital EP in 2009. “The same bitches that’s talkin’ about [him] was talkin’ about me. The same niggas that’s talkin’ about [him] was talkin’ about me.” With Ab-Liva, Dutch, Bump J and Rolx, Gillie and Major Figgas released Figgas 4 Life in 2000, a Top 200 debut on the RuffHouse spin-off label, RuffNation. “It can’t be a discrepancy over the king is, ’cause my longevity is ridiculous. You can’t last over time without [success]. If I were a bubble-gum or a popcorn-ass rapper, I would have been up out of here. But the fact that I got real talent, you can’t deny that. God gave me that.” Gillie laughs at the debate. “The only person who questions if I’m the king or not is Meek Mills.”
Now signed with Tamba Hali’s Religion Records, Gillie Da Kid on his studio solo debut, Welcome To Gilladelphia, which he is planning for early 2014. The LP also includes production from former label-mate Mannie Fresh.
“A lot of people, when they think about Gillie, they think it’s gonna be all shoot-’em-up, bang bang records. No, I make real music. I make real records—songs, with real concepts and thought behind ’em. It’s not ‘I want to party, I want to go to the club,” said Gillie of the design of his upcoming works. “I make records to please my folks first. I won’t go away from my fan-base, what I do. Now I’m ’bout to hit ’em with club records and street records and girlie records, ’cause I got it all.” Pointing back to his ghostwriting, Gillie reminded listeners that he has reached radio well beyond his region. “Behind closed doors, I done made Pop records for people that [fans] don’t even know.”
RELATED: Gillie Da Kid – “King Me” [AUDIO]
king of philly? this is a joke right? based on the grounds of what exactly?
that would be black thought.. and then beanie
ZzzZZZZzZ maaan there aint never any good beefs anymore!!
Black Thought & Freeway!
Mills lol may not be here next year…nigga shud really humble himself…
…Will Smith.
my old school Philly favourites are 3 Times Dope, I still
love that shit
tweet mill at it again he needs to get off that social media shit and stop feeling himself like that
Gillie needs to step his game up. Black Thought would run circles around this dude.
if dude was so hot, then he would’ve had atleast 1 album out.
not crazy about meek either but at least dude has a decent album out
what decent album does meek mill have out again? I’ll wait because you surely cant be talking about Dreams and Nightmares
Kobe Bryant is the greatest rapper from Philly
Sorry fam but Black Thought > any other Philly emcee….EVER!!!
Nah, Bill Cosby, Will Smith, and when it comes to rappers………Beans and Black Thought
Beanie Sigel and Black Thought are different league to these other philly cats Cassidy dope too.
Gillie >>>Meek he trash all he talks is money and his FUCKING WATCH!
dont forget riding through his city in his rolls royce ghost
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so gillie is the king of philly because he has been “relevant” for 15 years? he has never been relevant, his name is only known for claiming to write for wayne, and constant beefs with other philly rappers who have outsold his entire catalogue with one album.
damn thats some true shit
who
2 words: Beanie. Siegle.
Black.Thought.
Deez Nuts
beinie segal
Get jiggy niggas
Why is Meek Mill even worth the time to diss??
it wasnt a diss, he wrote the song a month ago but meek just happened to start popping off about him being the king of philly which is ridiculous
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i’mma just keep cashing these checks. phillys crown in the bottom drawer whenever one of you clowns actually wants to go for it.
LMAO Damn that’s cold…
Meek is the only one disputing this dude’s “king” status because nobody else cared. Gillie always been nice and Meek Millz too at one time but both these niggas are delusional as hell.
will smith for ever holds the crown all these unknown and wack rappers aint no king of shit wack ass bitch niggas
ahahahahha So true, except Black Thought takes the real rap crown. Will Smith is king of Philly, all domination like Wilt or Russell
Nigga, maybe you are relevant in yo hood. No one in USA knows or gives a fuck about you. Drop an album already bitch.
we all know gillie, he wrote all waynes biggest hits!
Gillie is not relevant
neither is meek
Nigga i’ve banged in the streets of Philly and Hollygrove, New Orleans, and this dude don’t even run his own block. Meek Mill and MMG run Philly and rap.
Beanie Sigel is the king of philly
Black Thought
Sigel is in prison, he ain’t the king of shit right now
Gillie my man and the whole 50 grand but he need to shut the fuck up and drop more heat. Dont nobody other than a few law officials and dick riderz in Philly fuck with Meek. Meek got too big headed plus he rockin that “She Ne Ne” mug. Nigga look like a drag queen!
He released the song as a message to Meek. Now Meek has to back down.
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But Black Thought, Army of Pharaohs/JMT, ect.. Sorry Gillie there are better choices outta Philly
He’s been in the game for ten years and doesn’t have 1 album to his name lol Meek may be young and prone to talk shit, but at least he’s got one album out, and been on a shitload of MMG songs. His haters couldn’t do better if they tried.
yes he has one mediocre album that couldnt go gold and a bunch of records with a correctional officer who thinks hes a drug dealer, WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT GIVE HIM THE CROWN RIGHT NOW
^^^What have you done with your career broke ass hater?
im not claiming to be the king of my city
“Broke ass hater”…boy THAT term never gets old… -_-
This guy is annoying as shit.. the only year he was kind of “relevant” was like 2007 lol
and the only year meek was relevent was like 2011
and the only year Cassidy was relevant was 2005….oh wait!
cassidy still sold more records and singles than meek though
All these niggas are irrelevant.
Black Thought been relevant since 1993, has gone platinum and gold, has something like 11 albums with The Roots, has never spit a wack verse etc.
The title been his for at least a decade.
Beanie Sigel is dope, but Thought is the better MC by a long shot.
I see plenty of commentary bout Black Thought bein he ‘King of Philly’. This dude could possibly be the ‘King of MC’n’ PERIOD.
No one can fuck with him in the history of rap when it comes to consistently spitting the dopest bars you’ve ever heard
will smith is the king of philly….who did it bigger than him?
i THOUGHT THAT WAS BYNUM
Allen Iverson.
Kobe Bryant!
this is stupid..niggaz arguing over fake titles…I swear niggaz will never get no where these trivial disputes and arguments….Unitl this nigga at least own a reputable indenpendent label putting out other artist successful…..king these nuts. Jay-z at least earned the right to call himslef king…the music stats..the achievments…the net worth..he can say that….its still a fake title..but it makes more sense then these two nigga talking bout they the kind. Meek mill need to shut the fuck up to….he still smelling like burn toast after cassidy flamed that nigga with RAID
I guess Meek missed those Etiquette classes.. .here we go again.
Beanie Sigel along with Blackthought of the Roots have put in a lot of work, putting Philly back on the map after Steady B and Will Smith in the 80s
I think these are the things to consider when giving credit although real rap is really under the weather today compared to past eras and is more like the Black panther party, obsolete and overridden with the conformist mentality
“yes he has one mediocre album that couldnt go gold and a bunch of records with a correctional officer who thinks hes a drug dealer”
We know he didn’t go gold. The point was he’s on a lot of songs.
a lot of wack songs no one cares about.
how many classic records does meek got again?
“cassidy still sold more records and singles than meek though”
And all these years later he’s without a label.
you mean hes not a slave to a cop????
Hes on carmelos label dum dum
What!!!!! All these rappers claim King who are not. Black Thought, period! Gillie is probably next for that, but if you, Gillie, can sit there with a straight face and not acknowledge Thought is the best rapper Philly has ever produced, hey….
Black Thought then Beanie Sigel
I pray to god Gillie disses Black Thought. BT would straight kill this irrelevant ass nigga
Have these niggas forgotten Black Thought is alive?
That’s because a real king doesn’t have to say it. the people know. Black thought has hits and dope official albums and have been relevant longer than both careers combined.
It’s hard to be king when no one knows who the fuck you are
fake beef to propel themselves into the limelight when they can do that any day at the local washroom glory hole.
“Metal rusts, leaves turning to dust, as the difference between love and lust clarifies as trust” – Lil Wayne
Laughable. Real talk though, best from Philly hands down is Black Thought, and then after him Lisa Lopes Cassidy, Will Smith, Eve, Philly’s Most Wanted, Jedi Mind Tricks, Freeway, Jimmy Pop, and even Young Chris + like 50 other people over Gillie
How do you not list Beanie Sigel out of all those peeps? lol
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I DONT NORMALLY BOTHER TO EVEN COMMENT OVER HERE, BUT THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE? GILLIE DA KID? I CANT EVEN FIND THIS MUTHAFUKA ON WIKIPEDIA, NOW THATS BAD. KING OF PHILLY? REALLY? ID LIKE TO SEE THIS STARVIN-MARVIN-ONE-OF-THOSE-STARVIN-AFRICAN-KIDS-WITH-A CANCER-LOOKIN LIKE MUTHAFUKA TO CHALLENGE VINNIE PAZ, EVERYBODY KNOW VINNIE THE TRUE KING OF PHILLY.
How does Vinnie Paz even compare to the likes of Black Thought and Beanie Sigel?
well he’s better than Sigel for one
U shuld b fuckin smacked for saying sum dumb shit like that.
since you are going to internet to search for Gillie da kid shows that you are either a fucking little kid or you ain’t know shit about hip-hop…
HOW THE FUCK HE COULD EVEN THINK OF HIMSELF AS A KING OF PHILLY? HE AIN’T EVEN KING OF HIS OWN HOOD. HE’S BEEN IN GAME FOR YEARS AND STILL NO ALBUM? PENNING HITS FOR OTHER ARTISTS? HE’S NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL AS MEEK MILL, NOT EVEN ON SAME LEVEL AS CASSIDY. CASS FELL OFF BUT STILL WOULD OUTSELL GILLIE THE BITCH WITH A BLANK DISC.
#KINGYEBO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH-cIzI4iQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W1tG-m4NSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPBKtyE0X9U
I don’t think anyone outside of philly has ever listened to a single song this dude has made and he’s trying to say he’s still relavent though? fuck that.
lol but whose meek mill?
but they listened to dozens of songs HE MADE for lil wayne so thats not true entirely
nobody else disputes it because youre a lame and don’t want to be mentioned in the same sentence as you. Now tell me, what have you done for the Hip hop world? Nigga, stop smoking sherm!
I would give it too Freeway before Meek….
“but they listened to dozens of songs HE MADE for lil wayne so thats not true entirely”
People listened to them because it was Wayne. They didn’t know or care who wrote them.
he still wrote them. wayne is a fraud who needs ghostwriters
“a lot of wack songs no one cares about”
Tupac Back had a lot of buzz.
only because it was so blasphemous that a correctional officer and his lil protege were comparing themselves to a legend
“how many classic records does meek got again?”
How many does Cassidy have? That’s right. None.
I’m a Hustler, Drink and My 2 Step
“Hes on carmelos label dum dum”
Then where’s his album, dum dum?
you dont have to have an album to be on a label. you said he wasnt signed to anyone and didnt have a label
“you mean hes not a slave to a cop????”
That cop gives him regular paychecks and gigs. What a monster! lol
hope hes saving that money cause it wont last long the way hes popping off at the mouth and feeling himself
On straight longevity, lyrics and flow, Black Thought is the King of Philly bar none and he doesn’t even have to claim it, because real recognize real, he been showed and proved that. Nobody in Philly fuckin with Thought lyrically and that includes Beans, who would be right behind Thought in inheriting the throne.
Aint nobody messing with Black Thought! Beanie and Freeway after that.
DAMN I REMEMBER WHEN 50 WAS DISSIN NIGGAZ CUZ THEY WAS “LOCAL”… NOWADAYS NIGGAZ BRAGGIN ABOUT BEING LOCAL LOL
“you said he wasnt signed to anyone and didnt have a label”
The Carmelo label deal was back in 2009.
you can have a deal without an album out, doesnt mean he aint signed
“I’m a Hustler, Drink and My 2 Step”
Those were hits, not classics.
“only because it was so blasphemous that a correctional officer and his lil protege were comparing themselves to a legend”
2pac’s mom endorsed the song.
they cut the check. have you seen all the wack ass shit she done endorsed? damn near ruined her sons legacy
“he still wrote them. wayne is a fraud who needs ghostwriters”
Tons of stars from other genres use ghost writers. It’s a very common thing.
not if you wanna call yourself a real rapper
He wrote a few songs for Wayne. Let’s not get carried away here.
so many other rappers/emcees originated from Philly that no ones even mentioned or probably don’t even know about, makes me laugh. Reef the lost cauze, chief kamachi, demoz, planetary, king syze, crypt the warchild, des devious and so many more that would murder all those wack ass mainstream dudes. All those guys I named are in Vinnie’s group Army of the Pharaohs which is no doubt the hardest spitting most underrated group out right now. BTW Beanie Sigel and Vinnie Paz have done songs together so obviously real recognize real, and of course Black Thought is right up there with them.
King of Philly is either Will Smith or Black Thought/The Roots
My opinion I think the top 5 spittas out of Philly is blackthought gillie beans cassidy and meek willsmith Is The the best to do it as far as taking The rap came to whole different level