Meek Mill talks Atlantic Records, Roddy Ricch, and Rick Ross in Latest Series of Tweets
Meek Mill hopped on Twitter and let off a series of very important tweets for any aspiring musician interested in getting into the industry. Not only that, but it is important for the fans to gain this level of insight as to what goes on in the music industry.
Meek accuses his label, Atlantic Records, of making hundreds of millions off of him via his music etc. while also simultaneously cutting him out of a lucrative deal with Roddy Ricch.
For those that may not know, Meek Mill was very early on to Roddy Ricch. Roddy Ricch has said numerous times Nipsey Hussle and Meek Mill were two major artists who extended their arms to the then teenager out of Compton, CA.
These 2 co-signs really assisted in Roddy catching the attention of many early on, combined with his undeniable talent and music.
For a moment it almost looked like Roddy Ricch was going to sign with Meek Mill’s DreamChasers label. Roddy appeared on Meek’s 2018 album Championships, and Meek Mill appeared on Roddy’s (classic if you ask me) debut album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial.
The two looked inseparable… and then we never saw them together again. We never got a real explanation as to what happened until now.
“Roddy my youngin still... but that label seperated us instantly when the millions came in from him... it takes a ling time to catch up too because most of em tied in for the love of the money... artist[s] scared to speak up””
— MEEK MILL
According to Meek, Atlantic Records brought Roddy Ricch to Meek’s attention while he was in prison.
Meek obviously took a liking to Roddy Ricch and co-signed him. From there, Meek alleged that Atlantic Records allowed Roddy and Meek to develop a relationship until the huge success of Roddy’s debut album came… and they separated the two artists from each other while also informing Roddy that Meek Mill was tampering with his career and contract situation.
Meek claims the same situation occurred when Atlantic Records put a wedge in his relationship with Rick Ross in the same way.
Rick Ross and Meek Mill have also not been seen together in a while and this gives the fans a better picture of why. Meek also alleges that Atlantic Records also didn’t push his latest album, Expensive Pain like they should have.
Sometimes fans think that the reason an artist didn’t pull a big first week sales number is because they aren’t lit anymore or because the project was “mid”, but a lot of times there are a million things going on behind the scene. Regardless of how the label may feel about what Meek has to say it is important for fans to gain this type of insight from the artists themselves.