Currensy-Corner-Boy-T.Y.-I-Remember-VIDEO.png' alt='Rose Red Meek Mill Original' title='Rose Red Meek Mill Original' />Meek Mill Wikipedia. Robert Rihmeek Williams born May 6, 1. Meek Mill, is an American rapper and songwriter. Raised in Philadelphia, he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short lived rap group, The Bloodhoundz. In 2. 00. 8, Atlanta based rapper T. I. signed Meek Mill to his first record deal. In February 2. 01. Amber Rose and 21 Savage are getting seriously serious theres a 50,000 ring on his finger to prove it. Were told the fresh ice the rapper had on his. The Robert Burns works archive, with full text indexed and searchable online. Grand Hustle Records, Mill signed with Miami based rapper Rick Rosss Maybach Music Group MMG. Mills debut album, Dreams and Nightmares, was released in 2. MMG and Warner Bros. Records. The album, preceded by the single Young Gettin It, debuted at number two on the U. S. Billboard 2. 00. In October 2. 01. Mill announced the launch of his own label imprint, Dream Chasers Records, named after his mixtape series. Meek Mill often collaborates with fellow MMG label mates he is also known for his appearances on MMGs Self Madecompilation series, with his first two singles, Tupac Back and Ima Boss, being included on volume one. Early life. Meek Mill was born Robert Rihmeek Williams2 on May 6, 1. South Philadelphia, the son of Kathy Williams. He has an older sister, Nasheema Williams. Kathy grew up in poverty and her mother died when she was young. Meeks father was killed when Meek was five years old, apparently during an attempted robbery. His uncle, Robert, described Meek Mills father as a black sheep of the family. After her husbands death, Kathy moved with Meek and his sister to North Philadelphia, where they lived in a three bedroom apartment on Berks Street. Their financial condition was poor and she started cutting hair, doing other jobs some of which were semi legal, and shoplifting, to support the family. At home, Meek Mill was shy and rarely spoke. As a kid, he became acquainted with another of his dads brothers, Grandmaster Nell, who was a pioneering disc jockey DJ in the late 1. Philadelphia hip hop scene and influenced Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Meeks interest in hip hop grew. He was also influenced by the independent hip hop artists Chic Raw and Vodka, whom he used to emulate by watching their DVDs. During his early teenage years, Meek Mill often took part in rap battles, under the pseudonym Meek Millz. Hed often stay up well past midnight filling notebooks with phrases and verses that hed later draw on. Later he and three friends formed the rap group, The Bloodhoundz. They bought blank CDs and jewel cases at Kinkos, encouraging friends to burn them with the groups songs and distribute them. When he was 1. 8, while walking to a corner store armed, Meek Mill was arrested for illegally possessing a firearm and was beaten up by the police. Because of the beating, his lips and both eyes became swollen and one of his braids was ripped out. He was charged with assaulting the police after two black cops gave a statement against him in the case, saying he chased them down with a gun and tried to kill them. He was then put on probation. Music career. Career beginnings. The Bloodhoundz lasted long enough to release four mixtapes. In 2. Mill released his fourth solo mixtape, Flamers 2 Hottest in tha City, which spawned the promotional singles Im So Fly, Prolli, and Hottest in the City. Flamers 2 caught the attention of Charlie Mack, founder and President of 2. Aphillyated Records. Mack was so impressed with Mill that he immediately signed him to his management company. During that same year, Meek Mill also met the founder and owner of Grand Hustle Records, Atlanta based rapper and record executive T. I. 7 T. I. was also impressed by Mill and offered him an opportunity to travel, to meet with him and Warner Bros. Records within a week both record companies offered him a deal. Although he was offered other record deals, Mill felt collaborating with T. I. was an opportunity of a lifetime and thus chose his label. However, a setback occurred Mill was arrested, charged with gun and drug possession, and ordered to serve seven months in prison. He was released in early 2. Under Grand Hustle, Mill formed a work relationship with the labels resident disc jockey, DJ Drama. Mill and Drama teamed up to release the third edition of Mills Flamers series. The mixtape, titled Flamers 3 The Wait Is Over, was released on March 1. Gangsta Grillz mixtape. The mixtape features his promotional single Ros Red, which was later remixed with additional verses from fellow American rappers T. I., Rick Ross and Vado. Rick Ross contributed his verse after he was visiting Philadelphia and asked his Twitter followers who he should collaborate with Meek Mill was the overwhelming response. The remix was included on Mills following mixtape, Mr. Philadelphia. 1. 1 Due to Mills and Grand Hustle label boss T. I. s respective legal troubles, Mill was never able to release an official album under Grand Hustle and they parted ways in 2. Dreams Nightmares. In February 2. 01. Rick Ross announced the signing of Mill along with fellow American rapper Wale to his Maybach Music Group MMG label. In March 2. 01. 1, Mill was included in XXLs Freshman Class of 2. Later that year, he released his debut single, Tupac Back, featuring Rick Ross, from his labels compilation album. Self Made Vol. 1 2. That same year he released his second single, Ima Boss, also take from the compilation and featuring Ross. The song was later remixed, featuring T. I., Birdman, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz and Rick Ross. The remix charted on the Billboard. Hot 1. 00 and peaked at 5. Mills most successful single at that time. In August 2. 01. 1, Mill released Dreamchasers, a well received mixtape featuring his urban hit House Party and guest appearances from Rick Ross, Yo Gotti and Beanie Siegel among others. In February 2. 01. MTV listed Meek Mill as the 7 hottest MC in their annual Hottest MCs in the Game list. On May 7, 2. 01. 2 Mill released the second installment to his Dreamchasers series. Within six hours of its release on mixtape website Dat. Piff. com, Dreamchasers 2 was downloaded 1. On May 1. 0, it was announced Meek Mill signed with Roc Nation management. On June 1. 9, 2. 01. Amen originally included on Dreamchasers 2, was released as the lead single from Mills debut studio album. Before releasing his debut studio album Dreams Nightmares, Mill received co signs from both Mariah Carey and Nas, with him appearing on Careys 2. Triumphant Get Em and the latter stating, I got my eyes on him. Hes the next one to take this shit over. The album was released on October 3. Following an album release party in Philadelphia, Mill was detained by Philadelphia police after a car in which he was riding in was pulled over. No charges were filed, and Mill was released from custody. The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 2. In its second week the album sold 4. Dreams Worth More Than Money, DC4 and Wins Losses. Mill released the third installment of the Dreamchasers series, Dreamchasers 3. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Rick Ross, Akon, Future, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Trina and Jadakiss among others. The mixtape was scheduled to be released on May 6, 2. Software Tango Pcb there. However, he had announced that it would be pushed back, eventually to be released on September 2. In November 2. 01. Mill announced that he was half way finished with his second studio album. On March 8, 2. 01. Mill announced that the album would be titled Dreams Worth More Than Money.