Meek Mill Finds Life Inspiration In Throwback Diddy Videos

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Rapper Meek Mill (L) and entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs attend Christian Casey Combs' 16th birthday party at 1OAK on April 4, 2014 in West Hollywood, California.
Diddy's been dropping gems. Some of you haven't been listening, though.

Diddy's Instagram page is a place of inspiration. Whether it's just bits of knowledge he drops or passion-fueled rants, there's enough recorded documentation to have daily inspirational quotes from Diddy in a calendar. Now, in all seriousness, Diddy's a legend and if there's anything you can learn from him, it's how he's stayed hungry and hustled harder in the decades he's been in the game.

When you look at some of the top rappers of this generation, the majority, if not all of them, would say that Diddy has been an inspiration to them. He got it out the mud, launched Bad Boy and expanded his empire past music into television, film, and more. Meek Mill is among those who's expressed his aspiration to reach the levels of someone like Diddy or Jay-Z. Meek took to Instagram to share some of his emotions which are encapsulated in a timeless video of Diddy wearing a Von Dutch shirt.

"What's next? What's next? I gotta get it, I'm not going to stay fuckin' down. I'm not going to stay fuckin' lying down. I'm not, I can't do that, man. I can't do that. What's next? Give me something else. What can't you do? I can do it," Diddy says in the throwback clip. Meek simply captioned the video, "This how I feel inside....."

It's lovely that Meek is motivated and all but he did promise us a summer pack that he never actually dropped. Perhaps he should drop that off before getting carried away in whatever other venture he plans on pursuing. (Just kidding, Meek. Please drop that pack, though)


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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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