Meek Mill has considered giving up the label “rapper” after hearing Kodak Black justify working with 6ix9ine.
The Dreamchasers boss hopped into Akademiks’ comment section over the weekend after listening to Kodak explain how he secured $1 million for a feature with Tekashi, despite the latter’s very public time as a cooperating witness in a federal racketeering case.
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“I damn near don’t even wanna be labeled a rapper nomore,” Meek wrote.
You can see his comment below.
Meek Mill distances himself from "rapper" label after Kodak Black justifies 6ix9ine collab https://t.co/3Yh0bOWXIApic.twitter.com/h1SOCOdVMA
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) October 30, 2023
Mill’s reaction followed Kodak Black’s recent Drink Champs appearance, where he doubled down on teaming up with 6ix9ine for “Shaka Laka.” Kodak gave two main defenses for his decision: the amount of money he’d make, and that Tekashi’s snitching happened far away from Yak’s home region of of Broward County, Florida.
“When they first hit about it I was on some shit like, ‘Hell yeah, what the fuck?’ It wasn’t nothing to think about. There wasn’t anyone to call like, ‘Should I do this?'” he began, attributing the initial connection between the artists to Wack 100, who began managing Tekashi last year.
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“He confirmed and got that to me like three months later. They asked another n-gga and the other rapper said, ‘Yeah’ at first, and I guess whatever n-ggas be in bruh ear convinced [him to change his mind.]”
Kodak continued: “They fuck with me because I gave my answer and that was that. Ain’t nothing to think about. That’s an M homie. One song. Like what the fuck?
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“I understand the value of a dollar. $100 is still $100. A band is still a band. I don’t even know the n-ggas he told on and I ain’t even from other there. N-gga, that’s y’all rat!”
The claim that Kodak received a million dollars for his contribution to the track was first made by Wack 100. 6ix9ine later confirmed the dollar figure, but said that it hadn’t come from him. Instead, it was paid by a vape company.
You can see Kodak’s defense of the collaboration at the 59-minute mark in the video below.
Meek Mill wasn’t the only one concerned with Kodak’s response on Drink Champs. Ray J chimed in as well to opine that the culture needs to make sure Yak gets the help he needs.
“Yo somebody need to grab bro and make sure he good,” the “One Wish” singer wrote. “This ain’t the interview Nore. We gotta help this dude.
“I took him to Trump[‘s] house and he did the most. They were not happy with the experience bc he had no guidance and respect. Yo @wack100 let’s figure out how we can help this guy instead of watching him self destruct.”
Kodak Black fired back during a profanity-laced rant on Instagram Live on Sunday (October 29), in which he threatened to beat up Ray J — who he repeatedly called a “bitch” and a “pussy” — while refuting his Trump story.
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“Ray J, your little ass a bitch, homie. A n-gga don’t need no help, pussy-ass bitch. I’m straight, dumb-ass boy. Fuck wrong with you, homie? I’ll beat your little ass,” the Florida rapper warned.
“You ain’t have nothing to do with that Trump shit […] This fuck n-gga wanted to go to Mar-a-Lago. You don’t know me. I be hating that pussy-ass shit. You a Boosie-ass n-gga. You wanna just go viral when a n-gga could just call a n-gga or DM a n-gga or something.”
