
Meek Mill (born May 6th 1987)
Meek Mill is an American rapper.
Career: As a teenager Meek Mill formed a rap collective called Bloodhoundz and released four mixtapes.
He was signed to 215 Aphillyated Records in 2008 after releasing the mixtape 'Flamers 2: Hottest in tha City', and later caught the attention of T.I. who led him to two record deal offers from Grand Hustle and Warner Bros.
While working with Grand Hustle, he joined up with DJ Drama to release 'Flamers 3: The Wait Is Over' in 2010 featuring the single 'Rose Red'.
He signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group in 2011, and released debut single 'Tupac Back', followed by 'Ima Boss'.
In 2012, he released debut album 'Dreams & Nightmares', featuring lead single 'Amen', which debuted at number 2 in the charts. That year he also foundered his own label Dream Chasers Records.
In 2015, he announced details of his second album 'Dreams Worth More Than Money'.
Personal life: Meek Mill grew up in Philadelphia with his mother Kathy Williams; his father died after being shot during a robbery when he was just 5-years-old. The family lived in poverty, and while Mill was rarely vocal, he became interested in hip hop after meeting local DJ Grandmaster Nell.
Mill began dating Nicki Minaj in 2015.
At 18, he was arrested for possession of a gun and beaten by police, who later claimed he assaulted them and he was thus charged.
He served seven months in prison for drug dealing and gun possession in 2008, and had his travel permit for touring revoked.
Since March 2015, Meek Mill has been involved in a heavily publicized ongoing feud with Drake.
Biography by Contactmusic.com