Meek Mill Appears To Be Fine With Michael Rubin's Controversial Black Culture Comments

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 10: Rapper Meek Mill and CEO of Fanatics and Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin look on during the first half in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers at FTX Arena on May 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
It should be known that these two are close friends.

Earlier today, The Breakfast Club brought Michael Rubin to their show. The CEO of Fanatics spoke about banning "Not Like Us" at his recent all-white Fourth of July bash, his friendship with Meek Mill, among other things. However, instead of it being just another interview, the episode has gone quite viral, and not in a good way. Additionally, Meek Mill's name happened to be mixed into Michael Rubin's controversial comments. Here's is what the latter said that has stirred up debate: "Look, I’m just being blunt. It’s me, It’s the one thing I’ve learned about Black culture that I don’t like is that Black hate on hate", he began.

Charlamagne tha God then asked him to explain what he means. Rubin then says, "I think there’s a little bit of Black culture where it’s Black hate on hate. It’s like that Black judge that Meek had, that hated on him and want to go extra hard on him. Okay. I, it’s what people always say to me. It’s like black hate on hate, so I think it’s terrible. It’s something that I think is culturally wrong and I’ll probably get killed for saying this". During this discussion, he used his close friend Meek Mill to help make his point.

Meek Mill Shares His Thoughts On Michael Rubin

"When I see the narrative of a really good friend of mine like Meek, and people are trying to… Again, if he was gay — which there’s not one gay bone in his body — who cares, number one. If people wanna be gay, it is 2024. Who the f*** cares"? Number two, there’s not a gay bone in his body, so why do people wanna lie about that"? It's certainly a lot to unpack and a lot of people, especially those in the Black community have torn into him for it coming from a white man and also him being so comfortable to say this out loud. However, like Rubin is to Meek, the latter is showing that he's going to stick up for his friend, too.

The Philadelphia product seems to agree with Rubin's overall message. However, he doesn't address the gay comments. "Rubin shouldn’t be saying that type stuff out loud… a black man suppose to but nobody saying it", he begins in his tweet. "Its like we only collab on songs women and parties… he be hearing my friends getting murdered like why meek, I can’t explain it to him in a sensible way"! However, it seems a lot of people are confused on the message, as well as the format of Meek's tweet.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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