Meek Mill To Labels: Give Artists Ownership Or Be Viewed As A "Slave Master"

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Meek Mill attends the 4th Annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 23, 2018 in New York City.
Meek Mill wants change in the music industry.

Meek Mill has some words for record labels right now, especially in regards to signing younger artists. The rapper took to Twitter to suggest to record labels to switch up their policies in order to fairly compensate artists when they sign to labels. If they don't, he thinks they'll be regarded as "slave masters."

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"All records labels should start letting artist have ownership or you will be viewed as a slave master! Make it even for both sides the ones putting money up and the creator!!! Is even too much?" He wrote on Twitter.

The rapper clarified that his tweet was directed towards the younger artists who are thriving on the Internet but are still stuck in poverty, waiting for their big break. He explained that quite frequently, artists sign to record labels who will make tens of millions of dollars while only offering a fraction of the profits to the artists themselves.

"And I was speaking for the new artist the young 18 year old kids that’s prolly in poverty that get preyed on by big companies with offers for a small fees like a million dollars knowing they will make 50 million back off them and still not offering ownership," he explained.

Meek Mill recently kicked off the first date to "The Motivation" tour with Lil Durk and Kash Doll. Peep the recap in Miami here. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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