Gillie Da Kid’s war of words with Rick Ross has now drifted into Gillie questioning how Ross has conducted business with his artists, namely Meek Mill.
After responding to claims he was a “fraud,” Gillie unleashed a tirade on Instagram Friday (July 15) telling Ross to stop playing with him and brought up the MMG rapper’s beef with Birdman over money owed to DJ Khaled, among other things.
“That’s ya problem, ya always mindin’ n-ggas business,” Gillie began around the 55-second mark. “You was mindin’ Birdman business some years back when you was running around talkin’ about, ‘Give Khaled the money you owe him!’”
He then brought up Meek: “Well you give Meek the money you owe him, n-gga. Cause you got him in a 1914 slave deal! A Harriet Tubman joint that he signed when he was 19 and now he’s 35! Why you ain’t renegotiate with a real n-gga?
“Thank God he’s fuckin’ with them white boys. He’d fuck around, be broke, busted, and disgusted fuckin’ with you. But he’s a hell of a businessman, though. Salute to you Meek.”
Meek’s been signed to Maybach Music Group since 2011 and the partnership has resulted in several hit singles and No. 1 records for Meek but there have been rumors of trouble between him and Rozay. In May, Akademiks added fuel to the fire by suggesting Meek had wanted off MMG for at least a year, but Ross wants Meek to complete the terms of his deal.
“One of your favorite artists who’s claimin’ that they lit, they a boss, they do whatever — they’re signed to another n-gga,” Akademiks said in a YouTube clip. “And allegedly, they beefin’ with the other n-gga because they’re trying to get off the label. That’s what I heard.”
Akademiks Suggests Meek Mill & Rick Ross Have Trouble In MMG Paradise
Meek has been focused on adjusting the business side of his career in recent weeks, ending his longtime management deal with Roc Nation after 10 years.
The ending of the partnership was amicable, according to Meek as he and JAY-Z are still on good terms.
“I’m personally handling my own business so I can take risk and grow ..we came to that agreement together,” he tweeted on Monday (July 11). “I have a label deal with roc for my artist and I got reform super tied with them and many other investments wit jigga.”
However, he detailed his main issue stemmed with Atlantic Records, who he claims “starved” him out of millions of dollars despite being signed to the label since 2014.
“I been signed to Atlantic/MMG since 2014 it used to be Warner only made 11m on records out of like a 100m,” he added. “I only could drop every 9 months something a lawyer never explained to me and they removed me from all festivals also.”
I wonder if Meek Mill recoup his advances? Most likely, his advances were not recouped, so MMG or Atlantic probably don’t owe him anything. His albums are probably cross-collateralized.
How can you call these slave deals? No guns were to put to anyone’s head to sign them. Doesn’t mean that they aren’t immoral on the part of whoever makes the contract. It’s the price of doing business as shitty as it is.
Young African Americans signing unfair contracts without hiring a professional as an advisor or ya know… using common sense. Then they blame racism and the system on their own dumb decision.
Like Taylor Swift?
Totally didn’t get the point but that’s okay
TAYLOR SWIFT? DID YOU MISS THE PART WHERE HE SAID THEY BLAME IT OB RACISM AND THE SYSTEM?
lol he compared it with taylor swift. yeah i think i can recall her screaming raci.sm about her first unfair record deal….. yes… i remember that lol young musicians of all colors have agreed to unfair record deals but only african americans seem to think it’s because of race
Or Brittany Spears?
They’re not blaming the system
They’re not screaming sexism or blaming the system as the issue though
Looks like we got some dum dums in the comments. When did Britney Spears or Taylor Swift blame it on racism? Please give me the link
Record labels give them $200,000-500,000 advances then they go back to the hood and flex. That’s all they care about. But when the money starts drying up, the court cases start coming, and the album isn’t moving, then they hire advisers to look at the contract. Then when the advisers and lawyers breakdown their contracts, they holla slave deal. Smh
Gillie knows good and well that Rick Ross’ label is a vanity label. Meek is signed to Atlantic Records.
Right. MMG is a production/loan out company, not a true independent, so Atlantic probably owe Meek Mill money, but only if he recouped. I doubt Meek Mill recouped his advances
its not. he has a lot of rappers atlantic would never sign.
It is. Labels like in the 90s don’t exist anymore.
Also, I love the I represent the young when he’s the same age as Ross, lol. Gillie being a cornball as usual.
Ohhh, I feel sooo terrible for this modern day slave Meek Mill who is worth $20 million! Have some dang sympathy for the poor suckered! He had to work for the past 11 YEARS for that $20 million! He should be compensated much better for his contract. He should be worth at last $8 billion (heavy sarcasm)
oh ya for sure. i just looked it up. there are interviews of them calling out top execs for being in a slave deal
Why is this guy so salty?
This is hiphop gossip at it’s finest. People making a living out of what another man said/did to another man or rumours. Pathetic if you ask me. I get that a man needs to eat, but I still find it pathetic