Yeah this was back in the Rose Red days
First thing Ross did was have the young bol cut his braids
I wonder how good of a deal he signed.
It's still a major, it's just an imprint
even though its just an imprint mmg is probably still getting a cut as if it wasn't plus Warner Brothers. I think Roc Nation still manages him, not sure. Just from knowing the industry i'd have to think he has a shitty contract. meek was hot in philly but being hot in Philly isn't like being hot in Atlanta, you catch an audience out here and they support you and you can make more money plus your assumed to have more universal appeal. Based on that and the fact looking at meek braids or no braids dude doesn't have an appeal that's gonna capture ngz and women in NY, LA, ATL, overseas. He doesn't have the image, he doesn't stand out like a star. If he signed to a major and didn't have Ross behind him he'd be another nga with a familiar name but nobody really knows his shyt. Like all these internet stars on worldstar.

Meek started getting in trouble, nowadays that reduces how much labels give you because they don't know if your gonna be free to promote albums and make their money back. Album sales suck, so I doubt meek got any kind of decent deal, plus his Boss can't even go platinum so you really think he got any kind of decent contract? Meek doesn't sound like a smart dude or a business head in none of his interviews so i'd doubt he has any kind of decent contract. Everything is good right now because he's rolling with one of the hottest rappers.
But, I say it again WTF has Ross done? He's the Rex Ryan (NY JETS) of this rap shyt, he talks like he's one of the smartest ngz in the game, like he's one of the richest in the game but he still doesn't have a platinum album (in Rex Ryan's case he still hasn't won a superbowl), slip and slide still gets a cut off his albums, Def Jam has spent millions on his last 2 albums and his sales haven't given them justice. That is a fact, they spent so much promoting, getting him top shelf rap and r&b guest, paid heavy on samples and producers but he still hasn't got over the hump. He's made good music but this super star they've tried to make him hasn't arrived. Puff probably made more off Ross than Ross made last year. MMG artist including Ross have to tour year around to make a mil, that's not including all the people they have to pay and the lifestyle they have to keep up with.
To answer the thread title, Meek is winning because he's in some sort of spotlight around one the games hottest stars but 2 years from now i don't see him being relevant at all. Dude can flow but me and many others can't take all the yelling, tell you the truth i'd rather hear Ross flow solo on most of meek and wale's beats.
i mean he was telling him the truth
but damn meek millz everything gotta have a drug references really
u know ngz have to prove their "real ngz" i'm happy mmg cleaned this nga up, i met him a while back when he was fkn with Grand Hustle, this was one dirty lookn nga, looked like he had just got off a construction job, i didn't even believe he was with Jason Geter. I thought he was one of the many ngz saying they down, saying they signed but really weren't.