Meek Mill has seen plenty of criticism regarding his recently released Expensive Pain album.
The Dreamchasers rapper has seen the album’s cover art ranted about and even defended. He’s also seen the album’s sales be used as fodder in his back-and-forth with Akademiks, although the two recently called a truce. After debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard chart behind Drake and Taylor Swift, Meek now wants nothing to do with the charts, only measuring his success by how the people feel it.
In a sit-down with Speedy Norman of Complex, Meek further explained his stance and how detractors only fueled his belief even more.
“Even before my album just came out. They say it sold 90,000, I don’t know if they said that’s good or bad, but if we walk outside right now, you gon’ hear that shit booming from Maine to Spain,” he said.
When asked about the charts, he added “Me, I’d rather take me off Billboard. You gotta think about, what is the purpose of me being on Billboard. If JAY-Z talkin’ ’bout he don’t believe Billboard…he been in the game for 30 years. Why should I put myself in a position to be where they say, allegedly, something is being manipulated, and then I’m putting my brand on a list that’s being manipulated.”
Although he didn’t specify whether the Billboard charts are slanted for specific artists, he affirmed hitting the top of the charts isn’t part of his “marketing plan.”
Meek Mill's 'Expensive Pain' Album Cover Art Has At Least 1 Female Rapper Supporter
The No. 3 debut for Meek continued a streak for the Philly native as all five of his studio albums have earned at least Top 3 debuts on the Billboard 200 chart. It remains to be seen what Meek’s chart status will be this week with new debuts from the likes of Don Toliver and the continued dominance of Drizzy’s Certified Lover Boy.
Good album I enjoyed it.. but meek stop talking shit… if the people feel it… it shows on the billboard end of
*Farts*
This talentless hypocrite hack should be happy that he even charted. Hopefully he’ll post himself committing crimes like he did back in the day and then later complain about racism when the cops arrest him again. Idiot.
It was proven that meek was innocent that day. Don’t know about his shit with the police before 2009 but he definitely was the victim of police racism in the mid 2010s
It was also proven that OJ was not guilty. Im just saying, lets not say the justice system is not broken when it works in our favor.
Why the fuck are u (obviously corny ass white Republican) even on this site?
Meek, let me just say this you say if I walk outside I will hear your music from Maine to Spain? I live in the woods in a rural area and I don’t hear your music when I walk outside only nature, owls, and wolves. You should be thankful you’re at least no 3 on billboard. Some rappers are number 20 and ain’t complaining.
Damn, Meek has always been a little sore loser hasnt he???
It’s been proven the billboard charts underaccounted meek sales by 300k since they were stream on Google music.
The same will apply to other artist above him…
That doesn’t mean hes the only artist that google plays arent being accounted for. Drake is literally the biggest artist, do you think his numbers wouldnt be bigger if google plays were accounted for? Or Taylors who is also the biggest female artist?
The album actually sold 400k in its first week but the billboard frauds marked discounted over 300k sales since they were not purchased or streamed on Google music (which is where most of his sales come from)
Google music doesn’t exist anymore?
2021, the year of corny Hip Hop album covers.
I live in Maine and trust me NO ONE is playing your album. Ever
Vladtv comments got me here.
Meek, you’re not Jay Z so stop talking that talk. You’re moore like a Silk the Shocker. Dude you’re not even on Drake level. Stop playing yourself.
Bruh, he simply said Jay Z thinks billboards charts are being manipulated. How’d you get all the way to “you’re not JZ or even Drake”? Since when does an artist have to someone else to have an opinion about the industry?? See how goofy that sounds??
Because he’s another lame ass dude that probably only listens to a bunch bs on the daily , these type of people don’t understand true artistry when it comes to music they only look forward to what everybody else thinks is the best , nothing but a follower
The music quality dripped off a bit from the last album. He gotta did a lil deeper. Wasn’t feelin’ this album like the last ine
Lmao. And you think the last album was good? Everything meek mills had made is straight garbage. He can only survive in the world of mumble rap.
Got to love how they wrote the headline to make Meek seem salty. But if you heard/read what he ACTUALLY was saying you would OVERSTAND his point. These bloggers know that most of ya are emotional haters waiting to lash out in the comments because you’re mad at the world… So they make headlines like that knowing most of ya will not bother with the context and let your emotions take over like a b**ch. works every time. LoL
THREE ISNT BAD FOR A WASHED UP BOZO.