On Wednesday (Oct. 21), Wale stopped by the Breakfast Club for an interview and dished on a number of topics. While chopping it up with the trio of host, the MMG rapper even chimed in on the Drake and Meek Mill beef.
Despite the fact that both Wale and Meek are both signed to Rick Ross' label, the "Girls on Drugs" rapper says he hasn't been in touch with Meek since he's been at odds with the Toronto rhymer. He also bluntly admitted that he didn't think Meek calling Drake out was a good look.
Wale expanded on his thought, questioning whether or not Meek was really prepared for the beef with Drake. When asked for a "purely hip-hop perspective," Wale said his label mate went into it with a "pencil in a gun fight." He further broke down his opinion saying, "You can't compete with people with those type of connections. He could have wrote 'Ether 3.0.' The opinions of the people would have been that of their boy from Canada waxed him."
Making note of Drake's deal with Apple, Wale believes Meek's decision to release through Hot 97 and Funk Flex was in poor choice. He also shared his belief that Drizzy's connections gave him leverage in terms of reaching a broader audience.
"It's people who don't even listen to rap who are Drake fans, like a lot of them," Wale said.
Leading into the discussion about Drake and Meek's beef, DJ Envy and Charlamagne made note of comparisons between Wale's rocky relationship with Meek and his decision to call Drizzy out. Last July, Meek sent out a series of tweets aimed at Wale, highlighting the fact that he didn’t promote the Philly rapper’s Dreams Worth More Than Money album on social media. Meek labeled Wale a hater and even disowned him as a member of MMG. Wale responded with a lengthy Instagram post and the two have apparently smoothed things over since.
The ordeal with Drake stems back to the DWMTM track "R.I.C.O.," which Meek later claimed the OVO rhymer allegedly used a ghostwriter for. In a series of tweets, the Philly rapper blasted Drizzy for relying on the help of Quentin Miller, who is a credited songwriter on Drake's team. He also claimed that Drake did not support his album because it was revealed that he did not, in fact, write his verse for the song.
Jump to the 22-minute mark to hear what Wale had to say and share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.
*UPDATE: Meek Mill responds via Instagram.
