Philadelphia emcee Meek Mill has angered a number of fans due to a new song that mentions the late Kobe Bryant. On Monday, his widow Vanessa Bryant also expressed her dismay with the song that discusses the NBA legend and the tragic helicopter crash that claimed his life.
The 33-year-old rapper has not yet released his collaboration song “Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe),” which also features Atlanta hip-hop artist Lil Baby. However, the song leaked earlier this week, and some of the lyrics have been deemed disrespectful to Bryant, who died in January 2020 along with his daughter Gianna and several others in a helicopter crash.
The controversy over the leaked song lyrics began last week, but Bryant did not speak about the song until Monday. In an Instagram story, she noted that though she was not familiar with Meek’s music, she was certain he “could do better than this.”
Credit: Via Instagram
Credit: Via Instagram
Many online commented that the lyrics about the deceased basketball star, who also hails from Philadelphia, are appalling. On Twitter, Meek, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, made a vague reference to some of the reactions to his song Thursday.
They paying to influence y’all now ... its almost like mind control “wake up” 🙃
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) February 18, 2021
His response and the song brought a slew of responses Thursday and Friday on Twitter.
Ima just need all rappers to stop saying Kobe’s name in their songs it’s disrespectful and uncalled for how do you think Vanessa and his remaining kids feel when they hear this? @MeekMill doesn’t matter how you meant it my guy
— Brian Ross (@ThirdIRoss) February 19, 2021
I know for a fact no one likes to get meme’d especially not on a music video @MeekMill is so worried about getting canceled for his Insensitive and tone deaf lyrics abt Kobe we have yet to hear from him at all. #zaza #69 @Akademiks @domislivenews @TMZ
— Rafael Miles (@WRATHLETHAL) February 19, 2021
@MeekMill if you ever say that Kobe bar next to me I’m smacking the fiya outta you
— Glo Moski (@GloMoski) February 19, 2021
A few Meek Mill fans saw the creativity in the line.
That meek mill Kobe line was hard yall haters
— Baby Uzumaki 🔥 (@MattWongg_) February 19, 2021
meek mill.... is tweaking 😂😂 “if i ever lack, i’m goin out with my choppers, it’ll be another kobe” yooo 😂 who allowed this bar it’s kinda fire tho 😂😂😂😂
— uǝɹɹɐp 😼 (@darrenminaj) February 19, 2021
I think thats bar was hard @MeekMill RIP KOBE. STOP HATIN
— KOZEE WORLD (@SeffEssence) February 19, 2021
The rapper followed up late Thursday with an Instagram post that showed a hat with Bryant and his daughter’s name signed. He also commented about not allowing the internet commentators to get to him or influence change in his music.
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