In a recent video shared by Reed Dollaz, Meek Mill delved into his early battle rap days, revealing the tug-of-war he experienced between commercial success and his street-rooted emceeing background. While perched atop Beverly Hills with lavish luxuries at his disposal, Meek found himself drawn back to the gritty world of battle rap. He shared, “I’m living the high life in Beverly Hills, surrounded by opulent cars and dating a pop star. But looking at all this, I felt a disconnect. Am I losing touch? Battle rap is taking a hit, and I can’t accept any notion of defeat.”
Meek’s recollections extended to the battle platforms that shaped his journey, including the likes of Headshot and the influential Philly battle figure, Young Bob. He emphasized the role of the DVD era in propelling battle rap’s ascent to prominence, highlighting the significance of names like Headshot and SMACK DVD. Notably, he acknowledged the enigmatic emcee with hazel eyes who once stood as his adversary. Even amid the glitz of Beverly Hills, Meek remained a target, grounded in his Philadelphia origins.
“I come from Philadelphia. If you know me, if you follow me from like Headshot days and like Young Bob and all the rap DVD’s, we were going through a Reed Dollaz. I’m talking about he was just dropping sh** on us. I’m in the house with my own homies they like ‘Man, this is killing you right now.’ And I’m screaming to my homies is ‘Now y’all d**k riding this man. He coming at all of us.
Reed Dollaz caught wind of this conversation and playfully captioned, “DRAAAKE! (Soulja voice) Iron sharpens iron. Salute to Philly’s own Meek Mill and Reed Dollaz. A shoutout to the girl in the crowd going, ‘Reed, that’s my boo.'” A now-deleted clip, archived by Battle Rap Trap, captured similar sentiments.
“Bro was in gladiator school with us!” Reed Dollaz said. “@meekmill . Killas respect killas! You can hate or love it but it can not be erased!! #philly #whileyouryoung #newsinglealert @linkinbio!”
Meek responded, “We might neeed to battle again verse for verse … I don’t know how to do the new style battling … I just do best verse for verse … always will put it on the line rap so boring.”
Reed followed up, stating, “@meekmill nah foreal tho, they tried to crucify me when I came back lol but I adapted and still kept it Philly and reed! Let’s turn the culture back UP! That idea we talked about is major! Streets need broski! U know ima call/dm away!”
As anticipation brews, the rap world eagerly awaits the potential clash between Meek Mill and Reed Dollaz, two legends contemplating a resurgence that could redefine the culture once again.
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