By default she’s on #TeamMeek, which has some of her fans calling for her to dump him before any of this foolishness rubs off on her spotless reputation as rap’s ultimate bad bitch. Nicki Minaj is Drake’s Young Money labelmate and collaborator on cuts like “Only” and “Truffle Butter.” But Meek Mill is her boyfriend and an opening act on her Pinkprint tour. Nicki Minaj, the Innocent Bystander: WINNER No one cries and laughs that hard unless they’re hiding something: panic. It is perhaps the most overused emoji on Twitter, and Meek has been leaning on it a lot lately. Translation: I don’t know what to say, so I’m just going to put a bunch of these here and hope everyone interprets it as a sign of confidence. Now he has co-opted the battery emoji, the chosen artwork behind his first dis track, “Charged Up,” and the scourge of Meek Mill’s mentions. Not very long ago, Drake asked to be paid royalties for our use of #YOLO. But is Flex’s indignity a genuine response to Drake’s perceived lack of talent, or simply an indication that Flex himself is old and out of touch? (It doesn’t help that he got caught with egg on his face after he announced the premiere of Meek Mill’s dis track and then played a bunch of Future songs. “If he doesn’t, I go on the record as he’s a fraud.” He then aired the Quentin Miller reference track that Drake used for “10 Bandz,” one of the best songs on IYRTITL. “If Drake does write everything, everyone owes him an apology,” he said on his Hot 97 radio show. The legendary New York DJ has been solidly in Meek Mill’s corner from the jump. That’s how you get left behind.įunkmaster Flex, the Old Rap Head : LOSER That’s not how you get ahead in this world, fam. Miller then attempted to clear the air in a humble Tumblr post: “ not and never will be a ‘ghostwriter’ for Drake.” Instead of taking ownership of his work, he downplayed his talent and contributions. To get back at Drake, he accused him of using Quentin Miller as a ghostwriter on his mixtape IYRTITL. Meek Mill got mad at Drake for not promoting his new album, Dreams Worth More Than Money, on Twitter. Quentin Miller, the “Secret” Ghostwriter: LOSER Meek needs to move on and pick Drake apart in other ways. Ghostwriters are the worst-kept secret in rap, with a few diehard fans holding on to the glory days of cyphers and freestyles. Most crucial, he can abandon the ghostwriter angle. (Or, considering “ Wanna Know,” one that’s actually good.) He can clap back with another dis track that’s better than the ones we’ve already heard. He can fire off a few hilarious memes of his own. So why hasn’t he thrown the towel in yet? Because you can’t start something without finishing it - and as Shea Serrano points out over at Grantland, Meek still has a few cards to play. In 2015, that’s all that matters.īy most accounts, Meek Mill looks very bad right now. His OVO set was petty as hell and had nothing to do with Meek’s original charges, but it was effective, and everyone talked about it. More important, every move he’s made has distracted us from Meek’s original point: Is Drake an authentic rapper, and if not, does he still deserve the praise we’ve bestowed upon him? Drake knows that authenticity rarely matters on the internet, and used that to his advantage. Congratulations, Drake, for knowing how the internet works.
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Projected behind him were a series of hilarious memes featuring Meek Mill in a wedding dress, Meek Mill checking out of a hotel in a coffin, Meek Mill being insulted by a fast-food chain.
He opened his set with his two new dis tracks, “Charged Up” and “ Back to Back, ” as well as a snippet of an untitled third. During OVO Fest, he wore a “Free Meek Mill” shirt. Now that this petty circus seems to be winding down, it’s a good time to declare victors and assign Ls.ĭrake has reinvented the rap beef, and he did it by trolling. Not everybody or everything had the opportunity to choose sides - Nicki Minaj and the battery emoji didn’t ask for this, you guys!!! - but they all played a role. As so often happens in these situations, the fracas has involved more than just the two principal actors: Supporters, innocent bystanders, and assorted digital goods have all become embroiled. The Drake–Meek Mill beef started out casually enough on Twitter, and then quickly escalated into the unruly mess we have before us. Photo: Joseph Okpako/Getty and Jerritt Clark/Getty