Michael Rapaport called into Sway In The Morning where he addressed his recent Twitter war with Meek Mill. Throughout his conversation with co-hosts Sway Calloway and Heather B, Rapaport expressed his regret and admitted “trash” wasn’t the right word to describe the Philly rap star.
“I should not have used that word,” he said. “He’s absolutely not a trash rapper. I shouldn’t use that word. It was wrong and it wasn’t the right word. He’s not a trash rapper. I can’t say it and I wish I could take that word back. I’m harsh with my Hip Hop opinions and it’s the wrong word. It’s just not valid, it’s not true and it’s not reasonable. It was a stupid word to use.
“The thing that led me to carry on is these so called Hip Hop bloggers, these culture critics, what are the four elements of Hip Hop? No where in the elements of Hip Hop is there anything about a blogger or a fucking culture critics … listen, these mother fuckers … and all this culture vulture shit. I’ll quote the great Mantronix, ‘It’s for black, Puerto Ricans and the white people, too.’ This is an inclusive music.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, the Beats, Rhymes & Life director brought up the old battle between Drake and Meek and said he was “rooting” for Meek to bury the 6 God in a “battle form.”
Of course, Drake and Meek have since made peace so Sway was puzzled by his obsession with it.
Watch it all unfold above.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on February 18, 2019 and can be found below.]
It’s a well known fact actor Michael Rapaport doesn’t hold back when it comes to his commentary on the culture. During a recent Twitter tirade, the Beats, Rhymes & Life director set his sights on Meek Mill following this weekend’s performance at the NBA All-Star game.
“Meek Mill, great story,” he tweeted. “Great look. Trash rapper. Sorry. Meek Mill have a hearing problem? Because he rhymes off the actual beat on everything he’s on. Literally off the beat, like NoFlow.”
Meek caught wind of Rapaport’s comments and called him out for talking big online but asking the Philly-bred rapper for a photo in person.
“Aye @michaelrapaport don’t ever use the word trash when you speaking on nothing from our culture unless you tryna get trashed,” he wrote. “#2 who gave you authorization to be speaking on us? #3 what you charging now? Last time I seen you you wanted a selfie. be great tho on the net.”
Rapaport also claimed Meek wasn’t even in the Top 20 when it came to the best Philly rappers. At the same time, Rapaport roped Drake into his commentary and told his 359,000 followers Meek essentially blew his chance to smoke Drake during their 2015 war of words.
“Meek Mill isn’t even a top 20 Rapper from Philadelphia & you guys are mad at me?” he tweeted. “You make 300 songs 5 will be OK. #MeekMill.”
He continued, “Meek Mill had a chance to prove he was a dope Rapper,” he said. “And then came DRAKE. That was a moment to stand tall as a RAPPER. Like I said, great story, great look probably gonna do some positive stuff, none of that means you’re a DOPE MC. Dragged by Drake?”
Although Meek misspelled Rapaport’s name in his tweet, Rapaport will likely fire back. It’s just a matter of time.
However you feel about Meek is irrelevant – How often this dude gonna get a pass for trashing a culture he isn’t part of and belittling a Black man’s talent and then passing it off as “just my opinion.”. I thought that shit wasn’t flying in 2019??
Meek has been trying to group and shield himself behind movements and it just ain’t clicking. I’m a black man and I side with Mike over Meek. How you wanna be the posterchild for prison reform while still dabbling in that poisonous stop snitching movement? Now a white dude checks you and all of the sudden it’s about hip hop and “speaking on us,” presumably people of color. When has it EVER been about hip hop for little Meek Millz and not ice? Fuck him. Act like this dude is repping “us.” Lololol
You’re fucking stupid he wasn’t even talking about Meek, literally the first sentence said “your opinion on Meek is irrelevant” he’s talking about Michael Rapaport, a culture vulture you clearly haven’t Googled. This’t his first ignorant opinion on people of colour, he spoke out on Kaepernick not deserving a job for kneeling and is pro Police/against Police Protest.
Dude, I’m eight albums deep, better than your favorite MC, and more intelligent than you’ll ever be. So no need to insult my intelligence. You’re using terms like culture vulture and clearly influenced by these empty platitudes that only glorify ignorant ghetto fabulous creeds without doing anything to advance “the culture.” You want me to hold hands with you because Mike supports police and law and fucking order? Idiot. Be as anti police as you want until your house gets broken into. What you gonna do then? Fall back on more “hip” catch phrases? Get the strap!
Lmao, could you be any more white ? Your MAGA hat is on too tight fuck boy.
Yeaaaa because debating your intelligence online with anonymous strangers is a true sign of genius!! Fuck do you live that the fuckin Police care if your house get broken into? You showing your ignorance fool.
Dude, you guys are fucking pricks. I made one superior comment and now you fucking boneheads are leeching off my shit yo. Get off my dick and out your feelings. I’m out.
Fuck off then and Get the strap is only said by homos…unless….
Was he a ‘Culture Vulture’ when he was promoting Hip Hop in the 90’s and when he made the ATCQ doco?…fucking bozo.
Yes, he was still a culture vulture then as well, sorry to break it to you, Google some of the shit he’s said. Promoting Hip Hop does not make you PART of the culture. Yo, I did a voiceover for a ATCQ documentary 10 years ago therefore I’m an expert on Hip hop and African American culture….makes sense right?
Shut ur bitter miserable ass up
How isn’t Michael Rapaport a part of hip hop culture? Because he’s white? How old are you? Trash is trash, regardless of race. Passes? GTFOH
He doesn’t need a pass to have an opinion on what he considers good rap. His critique on specific artists is not the same as trashing the culture.
He’s not trashing a culture, he’s trashing a mediocre rapper. So what, who cares? Everyone can have an opinion. A celebrity is gonna be offended by a fan’s opinion? Awww, poor guy.
I mean he’s right….. Meek is a no-trick pony.
No meek not us, his talking to you stupid
Rapaport is a part of this culture….regardless if hes borderline transparent in skin tone. His opinions can get him in hot water, but hes certainly entitled to them, and Meek is entitled to respond. Lets just sit back and enjoy where this goes.
You must be white too lol
What color gotta do with anything? Lol you people so obsessed with race it’s just not healthy
Meek mill is absolute garbage
im white and i think meek is a trash rapper too. nothing to do with race. i just think he sucks at his job.
I am black and I agree with you! Meek is complete trash rapper period!
The First Amendment
Meek Mill lowkey one of the most sensitive thin skinned rappers out there. Even Aubrey less of a bitch than him
Meek is dope. Especially for this generation.
Meek last album had about 5/23 decent songs
“Especially for this generation”…that’s not saying much lol, that just means he’s mediocre.
Yeah complete trash!
he right..
It’s time for Meek Mill to retire Dreams & Nightmares intro. The All-Star game deserved something more recent.
You call that flaming someone?
True… dude rhymes are just trash!
Rapp didnt comment on “us” he commented on how Meek is a shitty rapper. It’s an opinion and it’s also the truth.
Honestly… He authorized himself. He’s a product of the culture, Meek Mill just one of many in it for no reason other than money from what I can tell.
Let him speak the truth, nobody else do.
Lmaoo “culture” or not he speaking the truth. Meek he speaking about you not the “culture” homie smh you trash
Rapps is an OG to the game boi.. hate tp say it but Meek wouldn’t have been there if it wasn’t for his Prison reform rap..
Meeks a good dude now but not a good rapper or lyricist. Sorry
Beats Rhymes & Life documentary > Meek’s entire rap career
Michael is not lying man. Meek’s raps are totally trash. Meek Mill was horrible last night. His music is just not good for our culture… complete trash!
Meek Mill is not trash, but he’s no good rapper either.
Listen people Michael Rapaport is right. We had black folks just will not admitted about Meek Mills. His raps are just tone deafening and has no flow whatsoever! I am sorry but I only follow the truth and the truth was last night! My ears are still bleeding from hearing Meek!
Meek mill is trash he got some songs but overall he trash…rapaport know his hip hop and speak the truth
Let the truth set u free! There is a LONG list of horrible rappers we could be talking about as well. Meek mill is finally being torched. Rapp. is 100% right about this no talented jail bird. Meek mill is the bottom of the list for the wackest rappers of today (2000-2019).
If you don’t want white commentary when you suck like meek, then go rap in Ethiopia.
Mike is NOT lying and Meek’s reply was not flames at all, it was racist and lame, go back to dating trannies TRASH MiLL….how many more L’s is this clown gonna take?
look at all these clowns commenting and hating on meek saying he isn’t a good rapper when he clearly sells albums and shows.
half of you weirdos on here listen to these new low budget artists and say oh such n such is great. stop dick eating off the old white dude who didn’t even name 20 artists better than meek in philly`
You’d be surprised what that old white dude has done for hip hop and how many people you consider real dudes he can call friend. I don’t like his style of trashtalking people out of the blue because there is way worse than Meek, but he has a point. Meek can’t follow a beat, it’s like he just randomly shouts out whatever pops up in his mind. He doesn’t rap, he screams. It’s a philly thing, Arab does it too. Horrible to listen at. Headache inducing and zero talent involved. Sorry y’all young folks have a different ear than most people who grew up on the real stuff but Rapaport is 100% correct, and most pioneers and proper rappers agree wholeheartedly with him.
This is what you get when you give white racist (YES RAPPORT IS A RACIST LOOK IT UP) a hood pass….
Instead of telling people to look it up. Post some links with actual factual proof cuz I tried looking it up and I didnt find shit. And dont make fun of my google game. Give me some proof or dont post stuff you cant back up.
‘Our’ culture. These racist black dudes need to stop playing basketball. Whites invented it. And Meek, you are trash. Even to say you have 5 good songs is pushing it. You even ruin songs as a featuring artist.
How dare this Michael guy have his own opinion that differ from Meek’s? And look how it was Meek who had to make this about race. Funny how that goes?
Cmon lets face it Meek Mill’s only one good song was that Dreams and Nightmares Intro mostly due to it’s beat.
Meek is funny stupid.
His culture.
Do whack rappers have their own culture?
Hiphop was never 100% black.
Rapaport been listening to rap longer than Meek Mill was born.
100% I’ve been hip hop since 1981, b-boy, graf, dj, producer, the lot. Hip hop does not belong to a colour. It was born out of social circumstance. Sure there are majorities involved but contributors and true hip hop heads are anyone and anything.
Hip hop comes from BLACK culture. Other races participated. Before any Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian touched the mic or did the wave or scratched on turntables or wrote graffiti, BLACK PEOPLE were already doing it. BLACK PEOPLE INVENTED HIPHOP. Hip hop is a part of black culture. Other races took what was already there and advanced it, but that doesn’t give YOU The right to say it doesn’t belong to a colour. That’s like saying Christopher Columbus “discovered” America.
Meek Mill technically ain’t the best rapper but he can produce some good heat on most of his songs!?
Am African all the way from NAMIBIA, Been bumping hiphop from the time of NWA, MC Hammer ,LORD of the Underground….Truth be told Meek mill is the wackest rapper i’ve heard, felt this ….waaaaay baaack even before MichaelRapaport views. this got nothing to do with culture…Mac Miller is white ,and got more talent than MM.
Meek mill is trash. I agree with him. People need to get something into their thick heads. Everyone is entitled to have an opinion on anything they want to talk about. You don’t have to like it .
when you are hating first compare what you have done in yo fucken life with the one you are hating,, its sad to hate someone when you are just already a biggest trash on the table.
Nobody has to agree with Mike Rapp voicing his opinion. But Meek came weak as fuck with the “our” culture statement. Hip-Hops is universal not a fucking genre. And Meek, you are yelling on beats.
Bruh hip hop comes fr black culture and the struggles endured by it’s people.. it comes from. The mud not from the burbs whites just invaded just like in rock music jazz and everything else
Meek Mill (for example) is a house negro for guys like Robert Kraft. A mascott. A trophy. Black folks watched the fucking “Black Panther” movie and woke up in Wakanda instead of demanding reparations or property for 400 years of slavery. The is no “black culture” just culture. Just my opinion, sir.
I’ve never gotten why ppl think Meek has bars, but I’ve never really checked for his music.
LOVING the comments from the white guys on here claiming to be from Namibia, “bumping hiphop” and Zimbabwe “I’m the blackest man you’ll ever meet”!! Anonymity is a beautiful thing!!
ITS FACTS THO!. PUSHA T SHOWED THE WORLD WHAT YOU DO TO A DRAKE LOL A SINGING POP ARTIST OVER FEELING HIMSELF CUZ OF SIMPS AND BISHES, TRYNA RAP GANGSTA STREET ISH!?!?!? NAH DONT COME HERE BOY! KCIKED HIS BALL OVER THE FENCE AND LET HIM KNOW WHOSE YARD IT IS AND WHO CAN PLAY THERE..THE DEGRASSI KID WENT ON TV CRYING WITH NO RESPONSE BUT CALLED FOR RESPECT IN A RAP BATTLE LOL THIS WHAT GOT PAC N BIG KILLED KID..STAY IN YO LANE..WHILE MEEK PUNKED OUT GOT OUT RAPPED, THEN HAD THE NERVE TO SQUASH AND WORK WITH LOL JA RULE AINT SQUASHED WITH FIF AND HE ENDED HIS CAREER..20YRS AGO!
Fuck are you talking about fool? Go back to school, get an education and learn how to use proper Grammar so we can decipher your nonsensical rants.
I 2nd Michael rapaport, meek has always sucked and during the all star game, me and everyone i was with all agreed he sounded horrible, his voice is shitty and always switching the tone, only idiots think he’s good
Heads up to anyone about to read this comment section,Michael Rapaport is referred to as an OG…thank you for coming out and enjoy the show
Petey Wheatstraw … Im white and rock nothin but hip hop bruh… I dont know id Maurice is right bout everything he saying bout white ppl, but he 100 bout hip hop where it came from and its culture. It was started just like he said… To bad it lost its root. Or should say sold out. Greedy sell outs like Jay Z, Puff, Dre…. They could have helped stop the direction hip.hop was headed and thats why its garbage today. But Maurice is right bruh
You wrong dummy. If you agree wit meek and you white then wtf you doing here?? get out of the culture by your logic you dont belong here
People who say meek doesnt rap on beat have bad sense of rythm.
People who say meek sounds good have bad sense of hearing
People who says meek is a trash rapper prolly had a silver spoon in thier mouth growing up
Riiight cause a silver spoon has to do with whether a rapper sounds like he’s deaf when he’s rapping
Yo Rapaport’s not lying though
Our culture ? That means what? I know some white rappers who brought more to the ,, culture ,, than any black ones . Meek is mad
Meek doesn’t know what freedom of speech is , racist ass mf somehow
Bruh what culture ?
hey meek the people from isreal run “your” culture.
Jesus and Christians?
1. Go to Michael Rapaport Wikipedia page 2. Skip to “Early life and education” 3. Realise he is part of the same t.ribe who run meek’s culture.
Michael Rapaport is 1000% more relevant and versed in Hip-Hop than meek is. Seriously. I’d love to see a trivia battle. Fades Rapaport would kick the shit out of Meek. Shit, he might even be able to put rap him…
exactly rappaport chilled with pac back in the day.
Check out day in a life movie with Treach. They rap the whole movie and Rapaport goes hard with his flow
Always gotta mention CULTURE to win an argument or fire back….Lame a$$ Meek can’t take an opinion
Meek talmnbout „who gave you authorization to be speaking on us?“ He called YOU out, my guy. By name. Don‘t hide behind „us“ and „culture“. It‘s not about that.
Rappaport is not wrong
Meek Mill the type of Idiot who wants “diversity” and “equality” in everything but whats considered black culture. “let us be part of everything but stay out of our stuff cuz thats racist”. Meek is the definition of a soyboy snowflake
So how come Meek Mill isn’t now called an anti-semite? Considering Michael Rapaport’s eth.nicity.
I love to hear all the racist comments. I’m white I listen to mostly hip hop. I make mostly hip hop music. And I’ve actually went out of my way to buy hip hop albums even after the whole downloading craze hit. I agree with Rapaport, but I also don’t think it’s right for meek to instantly jump behind the whole “culture” bandwagon shit. We are at a stage where a lot of different ethnicities have got involved with the culture. So shut the fuck up and take another L.
What Rappaport says is true though. Meek is wack when it comes to the mic. People act like he’s good but he really is nothing more than a D grade rapper. It’s true he doesn’t sound like he raps with the beat. Never got his hype.
Michael Rapaport happens to be a j-word. Is Meek Mill now an antisemite?
No, Meek is not.
Yeah. Black people could never be racist or antisemitic. That’s just the white people. Only they can do wrong. Got it.
Dude you’re on the wrong site trying to stir up some ?,Point blank if you don’t like OUR music ride tf on and listen to g eazy lol trash rapper!!
OUR music? Hahahahaha. 15% of the populous that controls 7% of the economy are the ones making these hacks millionaires? This site is owned by some cats from Pakistan, BTW. OUR music. Hahahahah. Oh, and G Eazy can and will rap circles around meek all day. Blindfolded. Moron.
Careful Meek, you saw what he did to Malik’s boo.
I mean, Michael aint lying.
I have to agree. I don’t hate Meek but people give him WAY too much credit for being a mediocre rapper, flow is wack and not with all that screaming shit all the time.
When you pull the race card in a piss weak attempt to deflect criticism, it’s safe to your skills aren’t really up to much.
I call a draw. Lol. Meek hit the nail on the head. But Jackapport loves attaching himself to anything related to Black culture on a surface level. Just because you watched NBA in the 90s and recite Hip Hop lyrics verbatim after endless study sessions on Ohhla and stalking rappers doesn’t make you Black or “down”. There’s something a bit strange about a fifty year old white man excited over some songs written by men in their early 20s. Meek has grown. What about Jackapport go run his mouth about how Em and G-Easy are basically equally disposable at this point in time. Meek is making more listenable music than Em. But Em can flow….so what
Funny that it is perfectly okay to be a 50 year old man of any color to be fanatical about young men playing sports, but it’s not okay to enjoy hip hop your whole life. I don’t necessarily disagree with some of your points, but I don’t know why any individual isn’t entitled to his own opinion. If I was Meek, I’d just say whatever I have millions of other ppl that I can appeal to and if he took that much offense to it then maybe he could put the work in on his craft. I don’t think Drake really cares that I think he’s ass and probably wouldn’t even if I was more famous than Rappaport. I don’t think he was questioning him as a person or anything so I don’t really see a problem with it. Some ppl say some of the greatest rappers suck. As The Dude says, “That’s just like your opinion man.”
Meek talks bout the culture like whiteboys aint been makin hits since the beginnin of it too lol. Need a history lesson.
He’s right weak mills is hot dumpster juice with rotten milk on top, and not top 20 from philly
Meek is an absolute clown for pulling a culture card. So the same motherfucker that tries to tell a intelligent story about police brutality towards blacks is saying some straight up dumb racist shit because he cant take the fact that a dude finda him trash?
Fuck Meek, he played himself.
Since when Black people have a ‘culture?’ I wasnt aware of it.
I’m pretty sure he’s talking about hip-hop culture
Black people are so Smart right, just look at how africa is going, they are doing pretty good ROFL.
Mission (self-promotion) accomplished I guess…
what do you mean he will likely fire back? this article is about Rapaports reply to what meek said on twitter? do you people even respect the art of journalism? how is nobody proof reading all these articles that continuesly reek of shitty journalism?