Meek Mill faces online reaction for referencing NBA legend Kobe Bryant and a helicopter in a new song
- The 33-year-old rapper’s song included the lyrics: ‘If I ever miss, I will go out with my choppa, it will be another Kobe’
- Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter accident on January 26 in Calabasas, California.
- Followers criticized the singer as ‘disrespectful’ and insensitive to the family of those who lost a loved one in the tragedy
Meek Mill faced the music of his critics online after mentioning NBA legend Kobe Bryant and a helicopter in the lyrics released for his new song with Lil Baby.
Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter accident on January 26 in Calabasas, California.
The fans were not happy to see the lyrics of the 33-year-old rapper’s song, which included: ‘If I miss, I will go out with my choppa, it will be another Kobe.’
Damn: Meek Mill faced the music of his critics online after mentioning NBA legend Kobe Bryant and a helicopter in the lyrics released for his new song with Lil Baby
Followers criticized the singer as ‘disrespectful’ and insensitive to the family of those who lost a loved one in the tragedy.
The fans were shocked by the words, with a user sharing Troy’s ‘raggedy b ****’ scene in Waiting To Exhale with the caption: ‘Meek Mill said and Kobe .. leaving with his helicopter ?!’
A meme from @KingTrillaX showed Meek looking away with ‘no one’ remaining silent while Mill was ‘about to say everything stupid’.
Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter accident on January 26 in Calabasas, California
Honest approach: fans were shocked by the words, with one user sharing Troy’s ‘raggedy b ****’ scene in Waiting To Exhale with the caption: ‘Meek Mill said and Kobe .. leaving with his helicopter ?!’
Precisely: a meme from @KingTrillaX showed Meek looking away with ‘no one’ remaining silent while Mill was ‘about to say everything stupid’
Another user shared an old Kanye West tweet that said ‘our brother is lost and confused’ and added: ‘Meek Mill whenever he opens his mouth lately.’
‘I could only imagine Kobe’s face hearing that Meek Mill quote about him,’ wrote Twitter user @blamekuma next to a photo of the Lakers icon.
Meek – whose full name is Robert Rihmeek Williams – apparently addressed the situation late at night on Wednesday with the tweet: ‘somebody promote a narrative and you follow …. you internet antics can’t stop me …. sh ** like zombie land or something! Lol ‘
Tell us about it: another user shared an old Kanye West tweet that said ‘our brother is lost and confused’ and added: ‘Meek Mill whenever he opens his mouth recently’
‘I could only imagine Kobe’s face listening to that Meek Mill talk about him,’ wrote Twitter user @blamekuma next to a photo of the Lakers icon
While some of his fans supported the lyrics and wrote that Meek ‘will die a legend like Kobe’ for his innovative verses, other music lovers were not so sure.
‘N **** everybody understood the phrase, it’s just mushy’, wrote @beavvers, a statement that has accumulated over a thousand likes.
The accident also claimed the life of Payton Chester, 13; Sarah Chester, 45; Alyssa Altobelli, 14; Keri Altobelli, 46; John Altobelli, 56; Christina Mauser, 38; and the helicopter pilot, Ara Zobayan, 50.
Not forgotten: the accident also claimed the life of Payton Chester, 13; Sarah Chester, 45; Alyssa Altobelli, 14; Keri Altobelli, 46; John Altobelli, 56; Christina Mauser, 38; and the helicopter pilot, Ara Zobayan, 50