Meek Mill has gotten himself caught in the crossfire of online shenanigans after he started engaging with fans who questioned whether he’d really made $100 million over the course of his career.
The drama began on Thursday (January 25), when the Dreams & Nightmares rapper made the audacious claim on X (formerly Twitter).
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“I made over 100m in my life…I feed my community my family and change laws that send black and brown men to prison systematically … and I been on a 10 year success rate of the 1% of black men … why should they listen to you lol,” he wrote.
When a fan questioned the authenticity of the claim, the Philly native doubled down. “Why are people so judgmental with nothing going on in their lives positive? I need answers, it’s some real crab in the barrel people pushing this tear your own people down narrative… it’s like looting your own community… focusing on yourself is very rewarding!”
I made over 100m in my life…I feed my community my family and change laws that send black and brown men to prison systematically … and I been on a 10 year success rate of the 1% of black men … why should they listen to you lol https://t.co/0MzarWM5xo
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 25, 2024
Why are people so judgmental with nothing going on in their lives positive? I need answers, it’s some real crab in the barrel people pushing this tear your own people down narrative… it’s like looting your own community… focusing on yourself is very rewarding!
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 25, 2024
This isn’t the first time that Meek has found himself in the crossfire of online mess.
Last week, Meek took to X to ask what he thought was an innocent enough question. “Do a lot of people play my music in South Africa I remember having on big show their [sic] few years back … how do yall listen to our music in South Africa???? On what platform or in Nigeria?” he asked.
The responses were swift and brutal, with many African fans feeling slighted by Meek’s implication that the continent was regressive and behind the times in technology.
“Well, it depends on the season. In summer we hear it through the trunk of an elephant. In spring the giraffes catch signal and play it out loud. You get me?” wrote one commenter.
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“Normally we use rocks but on a good day we use trees or we get one person to sing for the whole village,” wrote another user.
“On a good day we climb the mountain to listen to the forest play your music. On days when it’s rainy, we go down the nearest river and a mermaid comes out to sing your songs. We have only one computer here in my village, so it was my turn to tweet. [praying hands emoji] will hear from me next year,” read another comment.
