Photo: Chris Sikich from Philadelphia, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I find Meek Mill's arc one of the more telling stories in modern rap. Born Robert Rihmeek Williams, he came up through Philadelphia's battle-rap scene, briefly ran with the Bloodhoundz, and signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle in 2008 only to leave by 2011 with nothing released. What sticks with me is how that early stall didn't define him. He kept grinding, broke through later, and even crossed into acting in Charm City Kings. I tend to read him as a survivor type whose hustle outlasted the false starts, and I respect that he came up the hard way rather than handed anything.
Overview
Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed the short-lived rap group the Bloodhoundz. He signed with T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records as a solo act in 2008, but parted ways with the label in 2011 without any releases.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Meek Mill
- Name (Japanese)
- ミーク・ミル
- Reading
- みーく・みる
- Born
- May 6, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / businessperson / composer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Strawberry Mansion High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Charm City Kings | — |
6. Links
Rapper — see all → · Songwriter — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.