Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz / Meek Mill
Philly flame spitter Meek Mill enjoyed his time in Ghana, but he did something to rub the natives the wrong way.
Rappers using locations to shoot their music videos is nothing new. With permission, Beyoncé and JAY-Z filmed their visual for “APESH*T” at the Lourve, and who’s telling The Carters no?
Exactly.
Besides getting his cell phone swiped and eventually getting it back, Meek Mill had a blast in Ghana, but he definitely had too much fun.
A viral music video featuring the rapper and his homies rapping in the Jubilee House, the presidential palace in Ghana, is not sitting well with Ghanaians, who believe he violated his access.
Meek Mill shot a music video at the Flag staff house?????????
pic.twitter.com/CDE4Piwwwc
— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) January 8, 2023
Television broadcaster Victor Atsu Tamaklo hit Twitter to talk about the disrespect, pointing out that Mill was probably talking about his access to the palace when referring to his good time in Ghana.
Former Ghana Football Association spokesperson, Ibrahim Sannie Daara, put on his cape for Meek Mill while sharing song suggestions with Tamakloe.
“Please don’t underrate @MeekMill his fight to reform the criminal justice system in the US has made him an icon with access to many places there & beyond. Please listen to his songs: Stay Woke, Respect the Game, Oodles and Noodles, Cold Hearted feat Diddy, Flamerz Flow, he tweeted in response.
Please don't underrate @MeekMill His fight to reform the criminal justice system in
has made him an icon with access to many places there & beyond. Please listen to his songs: Stay Woke, Respect the Game, Oodles and Noodles, Cold Hearted feat Diddy, Flamerz Flow, (Thread) https://t.co/pjARWfLmwj
— Ibrahim Sannie Daara (@SannieDaara) January 9, 2023
Meek Mill Responds To The Backlash
Meek Milly has responded in a tweet expressing that he meant no disrespect with his video.
“To the people of Ghana no video I drop is ever meant to disrespect the people of Ghana …. The fastest way to make connection is thru music and I wanted to do that with displaying art … im in my 30’s from America and didn’t know much about the lifestyle here.”
To the people of Ghana no video I drop is ever meant to disrespect the people of Ghana …. The fastest way to make connection is thru music and I wanted to do that with displaying art … im in my 30’s from America and didn’t know much about the lifestyle here
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 9, 2023
I don’t think they knew it was video footage when we asked to shoot its a small camera and one kid … in America we didn’t know this existed and was excited to show because they don’t show Ghana on our media much! So I’ll take responsibility for my mistake! Not intentional https://t.co/obDZb9Czu5
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 9, 2023
I’m just not here for no separation of anything black … we already separated enough and don’t understand each others cultures … let’s used this to help fix that and not more judgement towards each other!
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 9, 2023
Ghanaians do not share the same sentiments with Daara and have been blasting the “Ima Boss” rapper and letting him know that he did too damn much with his music video in the Jubilee House.
You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
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Photo: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz
1. Heard you
Meek Mill shot a music video at the Jubilee House & no one is talking about this kind of disrespect
pic.twitter.com/fZV2yN8ZVT
— Yaw BornAGain
2. Well damn
Not even the wife of the president can walk from the crowd to talk to her husband. – Captain Smart on Meek Mill's visit to the Jubilee house#OnuaMaakye #OnuaOnline pic.twitter.com/oB4qAXAH8o
— Onua FM (@onua951fm) January 3, 2023
3. Oof
Meek Mill really shot a music video at Jubilee House?
This is the lowest point we can get as a country
What happened to “Jubilee House is a security zone”
Even American Embassy in Ghana, you can’t take pictures and Ghana
allows Jubilee House to become studio.We are FINISH pic.twitter.com/IddMo26j30
— Daniel Sackitey (@_danielsackitey) January 9, 2023
4.
Twene Jonas goes hard on President Nana Akufo Addo for allowing Meek Mill to shoot a music video at the Flag Staff House pic.twitter.com/tcmxoqWqkO
— Paa Kwesi (@papakwesi_jr) January 9, 2023
5.
How I mean how could they allow Meek Mill to shoot a video inside jubilee house pic.twitter.com/NWVZtGB97i
— Palago Mufasa (@Archipalago) January 9, 2023
6.
A President who was in the USA publicly revealing serious security info about Ghana, has the Jubilee House made naked in a Meek Mill music video. Are we still concerned about our national security? Isn't that place a security zone? The President is naked!pic.twitter.com/LZ7L9LeO0c
— Marreka
(@Ebenezer_Peegah) January 9, 2023
7.
Nah!! This is getting serious, why are we allowing this? Can Meek Mill shoot a music video in the white house? Eii Gh lol
. What a country! We have given these guys too much liberty they don't even have in their country. #MeekMill pic.twitter.com/5s7svSzjId
— Rita Mensah (@justRitaMensah) January 9, 2023
8.
Can you do that at the White House? pic.twitter.com/265faxrxbs
— SLY GEE
9.
Imagine the mileage Meek Mill would have offered tourism in Ghana if he shot this music video at our tourist sites (Kakum, Boti Falls, Mount Afadja, Lake Bosumtwi, Mole National Park etc.)…
— Dr. Omane Boamah (@eomaneboamah) January 9, 2023
10.
Addo D counting his profit from Jubilee Studios.
First Client: Meek Mill
pic.twitter.com/UrKRPteBwd
— PHOOD (@DDhellali) January 9, 2023
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