{"id":1230,"date":"2018-10-07T17:54:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T23:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2018-10-07T18:19:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T00:19:53","slug":"t-i-and-meek-mill-grand-hustle-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/t-i-and-meek-mill-grand-hustle-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I. and Meek Mill: Grand Hustle Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to linking up with Rick Ross and Maybach Music, Meek Mill signed his first record deal with T.I. under the Grand Hustle imprint back in 2008. He spent several years at the label but no music besides a mixtape associated with DJ Drama materialized. This was due to T.I.\u2019s legal troubles at the time which led to having his hands tied. Eventually Meek had to jump labels in order to build up his career. Despite the record label move T.I. and Meek Mill have maintained a strong relationship, consistently working together over the years. They most recently worked together on \u201cJefe\u201d, a single from T.I.\u2019s new album <strong><em>Dime Trap<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>T.I. Introduces Meek Mill to Grand Hustle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idprQ7oQAqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>T.I. \u2013 Jefe feat. Meek Mill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NalbryU_EK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of their earliest collaborations was on the remix to \u201cIma Boss\u201d which was associated with Meek Mill\u2019s classic 20011 mixtape <strong><em>Dreamchasers<\/em><\/strong>. The track besides T.I. also included Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Swizz Beatz, and DJ Khaled. Meek Mill returned the favor appearing on T.I.\u2019s track \u201cWho, What, When\u201d from his 2012 mixtape <strong><em>F Da City Up<\/em><\/strong>. Later that same year T.I. put out the album <strong><em>Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head<\/em><\/strong> which included Meek Mill on \u201cG Season\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Meek Mill \u2013 Ima Boss (remix) feat. T.I., Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Swizz Beatz, &amp; DJ Khaled<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CwyGlaPjkOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>T.I. \u2013 Who, What, When feat. Meek Mill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxKqFuoof8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>T.I. \u2013 G Season feat. Meek Mill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z486z8aGB-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following year they would both hop on Ace Hood\u2019s Bugatti remix along with a plethora of other artists including Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, and Future from the album <strong><em>Trials and Tribulations<\/em><\/strong>. Then later on \u201cI Feel Like Pac\/I Feel Like Biggie\u201d from DJ Khaled\u2019s <strong><em>Suffering from Success<\/em><\/strong> along with Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, and Puff Daddy. Prior to the release of <strong><em>Dime Trap<\/em><\/strong>, the last time T.I. and Meek Mill worked together was on \u201cBlack Man\u201d. The track is from T.I.\u2019s socially conscious driven 2016 EP, US or Else alongside with T.I.\u2019s artist RaRa and Quavo from the Migos.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ace Hood \u2013 Bugatti (remix) feat. Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Meek Mill, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Future &amp; Birdman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_HaBUWlp4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>DJ Khaled \u2013 I Feel Like Pac\/ I feel Like Biggie feat. Meek Mill, Rick Ross, T.I., Swizz Beatz, &amp; Puff Daddy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZtqpU9A1_dA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>T.I. \u2013 Black Man feat. RaRa &amp; Quavo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hPDHlEOq1a0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>T.I. and Meek Mill\u2019s relationship is a perfect example of friendship and loyalty. Meek Mill understood that T.I. believed in him and gave Meek his first record deal. T.I. had every intention to launch his career. It was just outside factors that handcuffed T.I. not initially enabling him to do so. For the greater good of Meek\u2019s career, he was able to land over at Maybach Music. 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He spent several years at the label but no music besides a mixtape associated with DJ Drama materialized. This was due to T.I.\u2019s legal troubles at the time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":346,"featured_media":1242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[1535,1536,1502,1537,1499,1504,1532,1531,1533,1538,1497,1498,1530,1477,120,1529,389,1534,116,1330],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1230"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1245,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1230\/revisions\/1245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1230"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}