Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 68071" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/meekjayz-tf-uproxx.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=500&amp;crop=1" alt="jay z meek mill beef" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image/Ralph OrdazHours after the release of DJ Khaled’s new album <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/info-dj-khaled-new-album-god-did/" target="_blank">God Did</a>, #HOVDID is trending on Twitter as <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-god-did-verse-fans-goat/" target="_blank">rap fans marvel</a> at <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-dj-khaled-four-minutes-god-did-listeners/" target="_blank">Jay-Z’s four-minute verse </a>on the album’s title track. Firmly re-establishing the 30-year veteran as rap’s GOAT, the verse finds Jay <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/dj-khaled-jay-z-verse-greatest-hits/" target="_blank">in top form</a>, rattling off his billionaire accomplishments, expressing his astonishment at not just surviving but thriving as a Black man in America, and flexing his work in social justice.He also clears the air regarding his standing with his friend and <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-jay-z-rick-ross-whats-free-championships/" target="_blank">frequent collaborator</a> Meek Mill. Earlier this year, after Meek expressed discontent with music industry standards, from <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-first-week-sales/" target="_blank">fiddling with first-week sales numbers</a> to issuing <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-record-deal-public/" target="_blank">opaque contracts</a> to wrest ownership of music away from young artists, the Philadelphia rapper <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-leaves-roc-nation-management/" target="_blank">parted ways with Jay’s Roc Nation management</a> company, prompting <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-explains-roc-nation-management-split/" target="_blank">speculation that a rift had formed between them</a>. Meek’s comments also had fans wondering about his <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-and-rick-ross-birthday-party-rumor/" target="_blank">standing with MMG label founder Rick Ross</a>, who <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/rick-ross-meek-mill-label-issues-atlantic-records/" target="_blank">denied that there was any friction</a> between the two artists.Jay’s new verse may put those rumors to bed for good as he clarifies, “Me and Meek could never beef,” and explains why: “I freed that n**** from a whole bid.” This refers to <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-new-york-times-op-ed-meek-mill/" target="_blank">Jay’s assistance</a> in securing an end to Meek’s incarceration for a parole violation in 2018. After having Meek’s original arrest revisited and his conviction thrown out, the two later partnered on a number of social justice initiatives to help other victims of the carceral justice system such as <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-meek-mill-criminal-justice-coalition-michael-rubin/" target="_blank">REFORM Alliance</a>.Check out “God Did” below.Meek Mill is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-why-meek-mill-never-beef-2/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 68071, member: 81"] [IMG alt="jay z meek mill beef"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/meekjayz-tf-uproxx.jpg?w=1600&h=500&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz[/UWSL] Hours after the release of DJ Khaled’s new album [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/info-dj-khaled-new-album-god-did/'][I]God Did[/I][/URL], #HOVDID is trending on Twitter as [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-god-did-verse-fans-goat/']rap fans marvel[/URL] at [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-dj-khaled-four-minutes-god-did-listeners/']Jay-Z’s four-minute verse [/URL]on the album’s title track. Firmly re-establishing the 30-year veteran as rap’s GOAT, the verse finds Jay [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/dj-khaled-jay-z-verse-greatest-hits/']in top form[/URL], rattling off his billionaire accomplishments, expressing his astonishment at not just surviving but thriving as a Black man in America, and flexing his work in social justice. He also clears the air regarding his standing with his friend and [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-jay-z-rick-ross-whats-free-championships/']frequent collaborator[/URL] Meek Mill. Earlier this year, after Meek expressed discontent with music industry standards, from [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-first-week-sales/']fiddling with first-week sales numbers[/URL] to issuing [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-record-deal-public/']opaque contracts[/URL] to wrest ownership of music away from young artists, the Philadelphia rapper [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-leaves-roc-nation-management/']parted ways with Jay’s Roc Nation management[/URL] company, prompting [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-explains-roc-nation-management-split/']speculation that a rift had formed between them[/URL]. Meek’s comments also had fans wondering about his [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/meek-mill-and-rick-ross-birthday-party-rumor/']standing with MMG label founder Rick Ross[/URL], who [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/rick-ross-meek-mill-label-issues-atlantic-records/']denied that there was any friction[/URL] between the two artists. Jay’s new verse may put those rumors to bed for good as he clarifies, “Me and Meek could never beef,” and explains why: “I freed that n**** from a whole bid.” This refers to [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-new-york-times-op-ed-meek-mill/']Jay’s assistance[/URL] in securing an end to Meek’s incarceration for a parole violation in 2018. After having Meek’s original arrest revisited and his conviction thrown out, the two later partnered on a number of social justice initiatives to help other victims of the carceral justice system such as [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-meek-mill-criminal-justice-coalition-michael-rubin/']REFORM Alliance[/URL]. Check out “God Did” below. [I]Meek Mill is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[/I] [url="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-why-meek-mill-never-beef-2/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

Verification