Meek Mill Asks Why The U.S. Puts Money Into War But Not Education

BYCole BlakePublished on July 01, 20232.4K Views

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Meek Mill speaks during the 15th Annual Sports Business Journal Awards ceremony at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on May 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Meek Mill wants to know why the U.S. spends more on its military than its education system.

Meek Mill wants to know why the United States has so much money to spend on its military budget but not on its education system. Meek posed the question to his followers on Twitter, Friday.

"Why are we having a problem with money for education but giving money away for war?? I’ve been seeing this narrative on the news since a child I’ll never understand it!" Meek wrote in his tweet.

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Fans shared their opinions on the issue in response to the post. One wrote: "Governments making tons of money off this war you think they really care about kids education in the United States when they are making billions of dollars in this war they knew that wasn’t going to pass. They were just looking to get the younger generations vote." Other users compared the sentiment of Meek's question to 2Pac and his 1993 song, "Keep Ya Head Up," on which he raps about similar problems facing America.

As for the music front, Meek Mill has been mostly silent for the last couple of years. He recently explained his absence on Twitter, writing that he's been "handling the business."

Meek Mill On Military Spending

Meek added: “We not shinning shoes to look the famous and feel the biggest for a label … and I’m not selling my shit like it’s mid… the game watered down y’all overhyped everything now it’s a drought.” While he's been quiet since his 2021 studio album, Expensive Pain, he added that he's working on four new albums. “I’m giving up 4 albums chilllllllll," Meek tweeted. “Switchie flow…. Ima crack the code seriously and say it b4 I do it lol.”

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.