Meek Mill took the fortuitous approach house from college someday and it ended up netting him a cameo in a Clipse music video.
In an Instagram submit on Wednesday (November 29), the Dreamchasers boss recalled the time he rode his bike house from college wound up showing in Pusha T and No Malice‘s “Sizzling Rattling” video, which was shot in his hometown of Philadelphia.
Meek mentioned he even seized the chance to spit a couple of bars for the Virginia duo, together with their hit producer Pharrell, incomes their stamp of approval. The second solely fueled his need to realize his rap goals much more.
“The Clipse and Pharrell instructed me I used to be ‘sizzling’ once I spit for them outdoors their trailer, I used to be like 13,” the MMG rapper wrote.
“And [the director] Benny Growth let me wheelie within the vid me lil rob and dem. I feel I used to be coming from college [and] bumped into this!”
Watch the video beneath, with a younger Meek’s cameo coming across the 1:45 mark.
Ab-Liva — who featured on “Sizzling Rattling” alongside fellow Philly rapper Rosco P. Coldchain — beforehand mirrored on assembly a teenage Meek Mill on the set of the video.
“Tbt You By no means Know Who You’ll Encourage! In ’03 The Clipse & Pharrell Got here To My North Philly Hood To Shoot A Video For Their Report “Sizzling Rattling”. It Featured Me & Roscoe P Coldchain,” he wrote on Instagram in 2020.
“Little Did I Know, On My Half Of The Video One Of The Youngsters Wheelin Their Bikes Was A Younger @meekmill We’d Share A Snigger About It Years Later When He Advised Me. All the time Elevate The Bar & Push Fwd! You By no means Know Who’s Watching.”
“Sizzling Rattling” was initially launched in 2002 as a part of Clipse’s debut album Lord Willin’ and likewise served because the lead single from The Neptunes’ 2003 compilation Clones. The tune peaked at No. 58 on Billboard’s U.S. Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Twenty years later, Clipse are getting their flowers as Pusha T and No Malice had been honored with their very own day in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
The duo’s two-day journey to the capital started with a stay interview with the media firm Thought Era, adopted by a efficiency on the Kennedy Middle for the Performing Arts.
Pusha regarded again on the entire expertise with a recap posted to Instagram. He identified another main spotlight: the day of their Kennedy Middle efficiency changed into “Pusha T & The Clipse Day” within the metropolis.
“From beginning the weekend with @n_c_b and the great folks @ideageneration to gracing the stage of the world well-known @kennedycenter, thanks Washington DC for embracing us as your individual,” Pusha T wrote on Instagram whereas documenting the particular go to.
“Particular thanx to @themarcbarnesdc and @theparkat14th, @mrtonylewisjr and Tony Lewis Sr. for the heartfelt present intro, and @mayor_bowser for naming Nov. seventeenth ‘Clipse Day’ within the nations capital.”
