Meek Mill Says Next Project Won't Drop Through Major Label

Meek Mill says he's taking the independent route for his next project.

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Meek Mill's issues with the major labels are no secret. In 2021, he got extremely vocal about his issues with the powers that be, and recently suggested that he would be releasing new music exclusively through blockchain technology. That still appears to be a work in progress but Meek's committed to cutting out the middle man out, beginning with the release of a new Dream Chasers mixtape.

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Meek took to social media this weekend where he announced that he was going to release new music with "no major label" with the intentions of using the bigger profit margin to re-invest in his neighborhood in Philadelphia. "No major label …. So every time I make real money off music … ima invest a million in my hood… off the flow! Pay attention 'real steppa shit,'" he wrote. The rapper later followed up that he was going to use one platform for NFTs to drop new music. "What platform with block chain ready for music …. I may do one platform for my music ?????? Serious question??? Sandbox, opensea ?????" He tweeted.



Meek then shared a new snippet of music, presumably from DC5. "DC5 10m a mixtape no major label," he wrote. 

Meek Mill just dropped off his latest studio album, Expensive Pain in late 2021 after a three-year break in between albums. Hopefully, we won't be waiting as long for DC5.

Check the snippet below and sound off with your thoughts. 

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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.