Meek Mill is an American rapper. He started his rap career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, The Bloodhoundz. At a time, he was Rick Ross's right hand man. This was before he started his own record label, Dream Chaser Recordd. He had also appeared on the Creed soundtrack. Currently, Meek Mill has amassed a networth of over $6 million.

But before all these, before he spent $50,000 on a dream chaser chain, shared a $30,000 monthly rent with Nicki Minaj, before he lost credibility after getting squashed and getting into a fight with Drake, then going on to pick fights with The Game, Kendrick Lamar, Wale, who is Nicki Minaj's ex, and 50 cent, before he and nicki minaj would be going strong since 2005, fending off constant breakup rumors and posting some lovey-dovey content online, Young Meek Mill didn't have many opportunities growing up in the difficult neighborhood of north Philadelphia. 

He lost his father when he was a young child and lacked enthusiasm for the hustler's lifestyle. He realized relatively early on that his talents were more musical, and he spent the most of his time rapping to become a well-known battle rapper.

Despite his best attempts, he continued to run into legal issues and was arrested for the first time at the age of 18 after being charged with some major crimes. His house detention turned out to be a gift in disguise, molding Meek into one of the most devoted and dependable up-and-coming rappers in the city.

But just when the budding star's life seemed to be taking off, he found himself in legal problems once more.

A summary of Meek Mill's fascinating life and career before becoming well-known is entailed below.


Robert Rihmeek Williams was born on May 6, 1987, in south Philadelphia's dangerous streets. When Robert was only five years old, his father was shot and killed, leaving his mother Kathy to raise him and his older sister Nashima.

They relocated from the south of Philadelphia to the north side of the city, where they lived in a three-bedroom apartment and his mother worked many jobs to put food on the table.

Grandmaster nell, his uncle, was a renowned figure in the Philadelphia hip-hop scene, and his music impacted artists like Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

He helped Robert come out of his shell and immediately took on the role of a father to him. Young Meek Mill got a small cameo when a local music video was being filmed in Philadelphia.

Despite the fact that his presence in the Clip C video did little to advance his career, his love of stunt bicycling would lead to more appearances in subsequent videos.

Meek mill was quiet and reserved in his early years due to his shyness. He began hustling in his teens but struggled since he lacked enthusiasm for the activity.


He had a notebook full of lines by the time he reached grade 10, and music had always been his main priority. The next year, he quit school and founded the group the Bloodhounds with two other local rappers. He was given the moniker "meek millions" by a friend, and the trio pooled their funds to start burning and distributing mixtapes on the streets.

He began attending rap battles and always had a gun with him in case things became violent. Then, in 2006, Mill encountered the law for the first time when two officers saw him carrying a revolver into a corner store. They brutally beat him, leaving him with a black eye, swollen lips, and a braid torn out of his head.

According to the police report, Meek had pursued them while brandishing a gun in an effort to murder them. One of the policemen claimed that he had hurt his hand, but in actuality, it was due to the blows he delivered to Meek Mill.

Meek, who recently turned 18, was tried as an adult and received 57 charges with a bail set at $16,000. Since he had no money, he had no choice but to complete his sentence, and it was while he was incarcerated that he first heard his song playing on the radio. After serving 18 months, the judge granted him early release on probation after observing the young artist's promising life. Despite being granted permission to visit the studio, he was placed under house arrest for three months.

As soon as he was free, he threw himself into rapping, making it his only means of escape. By the time his house detention was over, Meek had hundreds of tunes since he spent 12 hours a day in the studio, producing six tracks on average each day. He consequently released four solo mixtapes in just two years.

His talent and unwavering work ethic led to Charlie Mack at 215 Affiliated Records signing him. Charlie set up meetings for Mill with TI and Warner Brothers Records within the year, and both companies offered to sign a deal. He eventually decided that he wanted to work with TI because he considered it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Just as he was about to sign the paperwork for Grand Hustle, Meek encountered another speed bump and was detained once more for gun and drug possession.

Now that he has traveled this path himself, I don't believe T.I. would have been overly upset. Meek continued to grow his fan base by consistently uploading new content to his myspace and youtube channels. As his popularity and viewership increased, soon the entire city of Philadelphia was supporting him. The song "red" from his mixtape "flamers 3" with DJ Drama was his most well-known hit.

When rick ross returned to town and asked on Twitter who he should collaborate with after the success of "red," there was only one name the crowd was chanting.

Meek joined Maybach Music Group and, in addition to working with Ross, was promoted to the position of the boss' second in command. He was on XXL magazine's annual list of the top freshmen in the same year that he released his debut album, self-made volume one.