He hasn't looked back since, releasing a steady stream of music (including a half-dozen mixtapes), making featured appearances with other artists and touring. He came close to signing with T.I'.s Grand Hustle label, but was arrested on gun charges and spent eight months in jail. Taking a wrong turn: By 2008, record labels were starting to take serious interest, as his Flamers mixtapes were some of the hottest on the streets. I was just showcasing my music and relying on my talent to get my message around." "It's a win-lose situation because you're giving your music away for free, but I still get to do shows. "(The Internet) is the biggest form of promotion and I could send my music out worldwide," says Meek, who has the words "motivation" and "dedication" prominently tatted on his forearms. Over the next three years, he became a local celebrity, fueling the fire with energetic shows. He joined the four-member rap group BloodHoundz and began putting out his own mixtapes in 2005. Making his own legend: Meek Mill's uncle, Grandmaster Nell, an old-school Philadelphia rap pioneer, encouraged his nephew at an early age to spend time in the studio and develop his raw talent. ![]() The dream part is me living as an artist making money touring across the world, and nightmares touches on everything that it took for me to make it from the streets." "A lot of the songs are about my life, my pain, and you can tell I've been through these things," says Meek, whose father was killed when he was 5. He gets plenty of help with guest appearances by Ross, Wale, Nas, John Legend, Mary J.Blige and Trey Songz. 2 in Columbus, Ohio.Ī two-sided story: On Dreams and Nightmares, 25-year-old Meek (aka Robert Williams) talks about avoiding the pitfalls of urban streets, while also exalting the success he now enjoys. ![]() He'll join Ross and the rest of the Maybach crew on a 30-date college tour that starts Nov. ![]() The Maybach Music signee has also had several high-profile showcases, including performing with label boss Rick Ross and Mariah Carey on the NFL Kickoff concert in New York. He scored a top 10 urban hit over the summer with Amen, featuring Drake and Jeremih, and a second hit, the Kirko Bangz-assisted Young and Gettin It, is on its way up. His time has come: Just six months after he crashed several file-sharing sites with more than 3 million downloads of his free mixtape, Dreamchasers 2, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill's long-anticipated debut album, Dreams and Nightmares, arrives Tuesday.
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