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Maybach Music Group’s Meek Mill has shared his admiration and love for slain hip-hop newcomer XXXTentacion. The Philadelphia native paid respect to the Florida rap rookie during a live performance.
Footage has emerged of Meek Milly explaining why violence and death should never be the solution to feuds.
“Before I say this, before we carry on, I want to say this. That was a good n*gga that lost his motherf*cking life and if you come up from the motherf*cking streets and the ghettos of America, you black, you Spanish with a system already trying to hunt us the f*ck down. Make sure you think about it before you kill a motherf*cker just like you. I want to say rest in peace to that young n*gga XXXTentacion. We on some 2019, 20, 25, 30, we ain’t killing each other no more. We getting motherf*cking money.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4cXBxci4y0
In a new interview, rap executive Dame Dash compared X’s slaying to the deaths of hip-hop icons Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac.
“That’s not what we’re here for. But at the end of the day, that’s going to severely f*ck your money up. Because when people don’t feel safe at shows, then they’re not going to hire you to perform,” Dame said explaining death should never be a solution to any rifts. “So if you can’t think about it on an empathy level, or a humanity level, at least look at it on a business level. I remember we couldn’t perform until the Hard Knock Life Tour. We had to struggle and prove ourselves, and then that opened the doors again. It’s just funny how things go in cycles, and you could just feel it. Actually, I got it on tape. I was like, “Yo, it don’t feel right. It’s going to take somebody to get killed, for everybody to cool out.” And it’s sad that it was him. But he’s definitely going to be looked at from this 15 to 25-year-old generation as Tupac and Biggie.” (AHH)
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This week, hip-hop mogul Master P called out celebs for remembering XXX after his tragic death.
“I know the truth hurt but I’ma tell y’all the sh*t anyway. Talking about the youngster X from Florida who got killed. 20 years old, man. He had a lot of fans. Created a big fan base in the industry. But some people didn’t like him. All of a sudden when he pass, you hear all these top industry people talking about how he inspired them. I mean, why y’all didn’t do no records with him? Why y’all didn’t tell this to the man while he was alive? That’s what I mean by phony. My condolences go out to his family. I mean, if you’re going to wait until the man die, you shouldn’t have said nothing because it’s phony. To be honest with you.”
Earlier in the week, Florida native Rick Ross paid some serious homage to the fallen rapper.
“I’m tired as f*ck but I want to send a big rest in peace to the homie XXXTentacion. The homie was from Broward County, Dade County Florida. Senseless my n*gga. Young n*gga with a gift. I say rest in peace. We all got flaws. I said rest in peace to my homies on death row, n*gga. I got homies that have been accused of doing a hundred murders that I love. We all got flaws. It’s your intentions. We all sinners, homie. I ain’t here to judge nobody. I know the little homie, he was a talent. That’s all I know. I don’t know nothing else. All I care about is a n*gga life.”
