Meek Mill is looking for investors. The Philadelphia rapper revealed on X this week that he needs $5 million in funding to back his next wave of projects, including an album, a book, and a short film.
“I need 5m in funding for book.. album and short film,” Meek wrote. “These label deals not looking fair at all… they ruined the game basically … but I can reboot the whole thing! Why I can’t get the same attention as a tech investment in rap wthelly.”
The rapper doubled down with a clip from DeDe In The Morning about the impact of Black culture in America, adding:
“Why as music artist that’s independent we not dealing with banks when everything surround us in music business lead us back to the banks anyway! We have total control let’s roll!!!!! Are we allowed to get funding past a record label in America? Sh*t seems pretty hard lol.”
Meek has been navigating the independent route since parting ways with Roc Nation this summer, and he’s been candid about both the challenges and opportunities it brings.
Still, much of his recent public spotlight has been tied to controversy, after Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’ lawsuit against Diddy mentioned Meek by name. Jones alluded to Meek allegedly being involved with the Bad Boy mogul, claims Meek has strongly denied.
“I got a 14 year old son. I will never let fake rumors about my name or manhood linger and be silent,” he wrote in May. “My son had to see all that sh*t and deal with it going to school! It’s a silent war against Black men and yall rocking wit em!”
Despite the noise, Meek insists he’s focused on the bigger picture — leveraging his influence, uplifting communities, and building wealth outside traditional label structures. Whether he lands the $5 million he’s asking for remains to be seen, but he’s made it clear he won’t settle for industry business as usual.
