Meek Mill Kicks Off 2019 NBA All-Star Game With Medley Of Bangers

Meek Mill performs a slew of records during the opening of the 2019 NBA All-Star game.

BYAron A.Feb 17, 201915.8K Views

Although the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend is a huge weekend for sports, it's also an annual event that's celebrated by the hip-hop community. This year, the NBA brought their annual weekend festivities to J. Cole's home state of North Carolina. The rapper is slated to perform at the halftime show during the All-Star game, the NBA tapped Meek Mill to open up the show.

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Meek Mill kicked off the NBA All-Star game with a high-energy performance. The rapper, who was draped up in a massive yellow jacket while surrounded by several back-up dancers, delivered a medley of some of his hottest tracks. The rapper started off with the Championships "Intro" before jumping into his top 10 single featuring Drake, "Going Bad," which he recently released visuals for. Afterward, the rapper jumped into "Uptown Vibes."

The rapper left the stage for the 2019 All-Star game introduction for Team Giannis. The players were introduced with instrumentals of Meek's biggest records played in the background. Meek later made his way back to the stage to perform the second half of the Dreams & Nightmares "Intro" before the introductions for Team Lebron.

Meek's relationship with the NBA is much deeper than the game of basketball. The rapper received a massive amount of support from the NBA while he was incarcerated especially from 76ers players.

Peep Meek Mill's performance below.

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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.