10 Things You Didn’t Know About Meek Mill

The American hip hop recording artist, Meek Mill was born Robert Rihmeek Williams on 6 May 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He and three friends formed the group Bloodhoundz. In March 2011, he was included in XXL’s “Freshman Class of 2011”. The album, preceded by the single “Young & Gettin’ It”, debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200. In February 2012, MTV listed him as the “number 7 hottest MC” in their annual “Hottest MCs in the Game” list. There is no doubt that the American rapper is definitely a rising star in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American recording hip hop artist, Meek Mill:

1. Meek Mill was born Robert Rihmeek Williams on 6 May 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2. He has an older sister named Nasheema Williams.

3. He was also influenced by the independent hip hop artists Chic Raw and Vodka, whom he used to emulate by watching their DVDs.

4. He and three friends formed the group Bloodhoundz.

5. The album, preceded by the single “Young & Gettin’ It”, debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200.

6. In March 2011, he was included in XXL’s “Freshman Class of 2011”.

7. He released the single “Ima Boss” featuring T.I, Lil Wayne and various other artists. The single peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming his most successful single at the time.

8. In February 2012, MTV listed him as the “number 7 hottest MC” in their annual “Hottest MCs in the Game” list.

9. His album, Dreamchasers 2 debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 165,000 copies.

10. In October 2012, he announced the launch of his own imprint, Dream Chasers Records, named after his popular mixtape series.