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Meek Mill feels he doesn't get the credit he deserves as an artist, compared to rappers such as Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller and YG from the same era.

Meek Mill released his fifth studio album Expensive Pain on Friday (October 1)with features from Lil Baby,Young Thug, Lil Durk,Moneybagg Yo, Lil Uzi Vert and others. Speaking to Apple Music ahead of its release, the Philadelphia rapper admitted he thinks he doesnt get the respect he deserves compared to other rappers who came up around the same time as him. Personally, and its up for the fans to have an opinion, and thats what keeps me going, I dont feel like I get the credit that I deserve as far as the artists, Meek Mill told Zane Lowe, via AllHipHop . I come from the 2012 era. If you go check the , shout out to Vanessa, Im on the cover. Its me, YG, its Kendrick ,its Mac Miller, rest in peace, Fred The Godson. He added, But all them guys, I respect them highly, and a lot of them guys lasted in the game. Im one of them guys thats still here in 2021. Im about to put on at a talented level, not a marketed level. I want to go straight to the fans. A post shared by Meek Mill (@meekmill) Unlike previous albums such as Dreams & Nightmares,, Wins & Losses and Championships, Meek Mill was able to smoke weed and feel more creative with Expensive Pain now that hes not on probation. This season right here, if I could tell you the truth, I never really was smoking weed my whole life because I was on probation, he said. When I used to be 18, I was a young kid caught up in a trap house in the basement, smoking weed, writing my raps. Thats the real spirit of Meek Mill when I really took rap serious. Read more