Meek Mill - What's Free Lyrics






[Meek Mill:]
You know what free is nigga?

What's free?
Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be
Free is when the TV ain't controllin' what we see
Told my niggas "I need you"
Through all the fame you know I stay true
Pray my niggas stay free
Made a few mistakes but this ain't where I wanna be
Before I'm judged by 12, put a 12 on my V
Told my niggas, "I need you"
Stay up I know these times ain't true
Real life, what's free

[Rick Ross:]
Since a lad, I was cunning
Just got a pad out in London
I keep stackin' my money, I need a ladder by summer
AK shots, niggas duckin' stray shots
Been a Top Dawg, that's before the K.Dots
Crackin' in '06, immaculate showmanship
Talk it like you Mitch, disastrous on the strip
Holdin' on your bitch, coulda never sold you a brick
With them people you never been on a list
Mona Lisa to me ain't nothin' but a bitch
Hanging pictures like niggas swinging from his dick
We so different you thought these didn't exist
The Megalodon never seen on his wrist
I'm from the South where they never make it this rich
God is the greatest, but Satan been on his shit
Walkin' the pavement, I pray I'm illuminated
Over a decade and never nobody's favorite
Pot and kilo go hand in hand like we gamblin' huf
My amigo, a million grams and we countin' 'em up
You was dead broke, I let you hold a pack
You paid for it, but I fucked around and stole the track
Screaming "gang gang" now you wanna rap
Racketeering charges caught him on a tap
Lookin' for a bond lawyers wanna tax
Purple hair got them faggots on your back

[Meek Mill:]
What's free?
Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be
Free is when the TV ain't controlling what we see
Told my niggas "I need you"
Through all the fame you know I stay true
Pray my niggas stay free
Made a few mistakes but this ain't where I wanna be
Before I'm judged by 12, put a 12 on my V
Told my niggas "I need you"
Stay up I know these times ain't true
Real life, what's free?

Fed investigations, heard they plottin' like I trap
20 mil' in cash, they know I got that off a rap
Maybe it's the Michael Rubins or the Robert Krafts
Or the billionaire from Marcy ain't no way they got my back
Seein' how I prevailed now they try to knock me back, uh
Lock me in the cell for all them nights and I won't snap, uh
Two-fifty a show and they still think I'm sellin' crack
When you bring my name up to the judge just tell em' facts
Tell em how we fundin' all these kids to go to college
Tell him how we ceasin' all these wars, stoppin' violence
Tryna fix the system and the way they designed it
I think they want me silenced (Shush)
Oh say can you see
I don't feel like I'm free
Locked down in my cell, shackled from ankle to feet
Judge bangin' that gavel turned me to slave from a king
Another day in the bing, I gotta hang from a string
Just for poppin' a wheelie, my people march in the city
From a cell to a chopper view from the top of the city
You can tell how we rockin' soon as I pop up we litty
Poppin' like Bad Boy in '94, Big Poppa and Diddy
And niggas counted me out like my accountant ain't busy
That's five milli' in twenties, sit up and count 'til I'm dizzy
Phantom, five hundred thousand, hundred round in a stizzy
Is we beefin' or rappin', I might just pop up with Drizzy like

What's free?
Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be
Free is when the TV ain't controlling what we see
Told my niggas 'I need you'
Through all the fame you know I stay true
Pray my niggas stay free
Made a few mistakes but this ain't where I wanna be
Before I'm judged by 12, put a 12 on my V
Told my niggas 'I need you'
Stay up I know these times ain't true
Real life, what's free?

[Jay-Z:]
In the land of the free, where the blacks enslaved
Three-fifth's of a man I believe's the phrase
I'm 50% of D'usse and it's debt free (Yeah)
100% of Ace of Spades, worth half a B (Uh)
Roc Nation, half of that, that's my piece
Hunnid percent of Tidal to bust it up with my G's
Since most of my niggas won't ever work together
You run a cheque up but they never give you leverage
No red hat, don't Michael and Prince me and Ye
They separate you when you got Michael and Prince's DNA, uh
I ain't one of these house niggas you bought
My house like a resort, my house bigger than yours
My spou- (C'mon man)
My route better of course
We started without food in our mouth
They gave us pork and pig intestines
Shit you discarded that we ingested, we made the project a wave
You came back, reinvested and gentrified it
Took nigga's sense of pride
Now how that's free?
And the people stole their soul and hit niggas with 360's
I ain't got a billion streams, got a billion dollars
Inflating numbers like we 'posed to be happy about this
We was praisin' Billboard but we were young
Now I look at Billboard like 'Is you dumb?'
To this day, Grandma 'fraid of what I might say
They gon' have to kill me Grandmama, I'm not they slave (Ha-ha-ha)
Check out the bizarre rappin' style used by me the HOV
Look at my hair free, care free
Niggas ain't near free
Enjoy your chains, whats your employer name with the hair piece?
I survived the hood, can't no Shaytan rob me
My accountant's so good I'm practically livin' tax free
Factory, that's me
Sold drugs, got away scot-free
That's a CC, E-copy
Guilt free, still me
And they expect me to not feel a way to this day
You would say y’all kill me
Sucker free, no shuckin me
I don't jive turkey
Say “Happy Thanksgiving"
Shit sound like murder to me
Smoke free
All of y'all calling out toll free
Labels rob you for millions yet you wanna put a hole in me
Sugar free, seasoned but I'm salt free
Lay a hand on Hov, my shooter shoot for free
I promise World War three
Send an order through a hands free, kill you in 24 hours or shorter you can't ignore the hand speed
On god, it's off the head this improv
But it's no comedy
Sign I fail, hell naw (Ha-ha-ha)





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  1. S.... f....

    Ross tho

  2. S.... ....

    Hov promised World War 3...

  3. K.... P....

    They took beat from BIG Smals

  4. w.... n....

    Meek mill need to do a vídeo for that song 🔥🔥🔥 a movie 🏆

  5. w.... n....

    Brooklyn 🙏🔥

  6. O.... ....

    3:39 Jay Button

  7. d.... l....

    might Just pop up Wit drizzy ...

  8. I.... 0....

    When I listen to this I think of LA Noire

  9. V.... V....

    World War 3 is starting

  10. E.... T....

    Jay Blacked!!!

  11. e.... h....

    💣💣💣💣

  12. A.... T....

    Im the best in TN💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  13. f.... j....

    This is the true rap!!

  14. S.... M....

    Damn, I didn't think Hov was serious about World War 3...

  15. d.... g....

    That nicca hov tho....smh

  16. R.... C....

    The real track is : The Notorious B.I.G. -What's Beef Feat. Diddy

  17. G.... ....

    "It's HOVI baby!"

  18. C.... O....

    :20 was of beat.

  19. C.... K....

    I ain't jive turkey, happy Thanksgiving shit sounds like a murder to me...
    ... labels rob you for millions yet you wanna put a hole on me...
    ...sugar free, seasoned but I'm salt free, lay your hands on HOV my shooters shoot for free I promise a world war 3.
    😭😭😭😭😭

  20. D.... J....

    They never imagined 400 years later we be talking this "free"!

  21. H.... T....

    I ain't got a billion stream ,got 70 cent..
    Who's here 2020✌✌👊

  22. R.... M....

    Jay killed that shit and no writing he's a fucking phenom 💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥

  23. E.... A....

    At work vibing to this...2020 achievement year

  24. 2.... T....

    What's free?
    Free is when nobody else can tell us what to be
    Free is when the tv ain't control us what we see

  25. J.... M....

    Dam bro the meek mill is hitting hard all his songs ?!!. Brody been slaved all the way back to being 👑king👑 keep it 💯.

  26. R.... A....

    https://youtu.be/QwIPTkoRuXE

    check my song, I hope you like it

  27. M.... J....

    Listen to wat jay z said at the end...smh...

  28. J.... W....

    Almost 2020 and still trying to figure out why jay killed this so bad😂😂😂😂😂😂 he left the planet

  29. B.... H....

    I won more championships then you know

  30. S.... D....

    Jay z verse was like when I was a gangsta in grade one

  31. T.... K....

    Dennis mays

  32. o.... J....

    Even tho HOV is a black billionaire in still worried about his wellbeing. Especially after this verse.

  33. R.... A....

    RIP to biggie smalls who's beat he sampled

  34. M.... T....

    Jay z ain't rapping peep it

  35. B.... C....

    HOV SNAPPED THE FUCC OFF CUZZ OMG

  36. J.... B....

    This beat sound like biggies whats beef

  37. B.... A....

    Of course jay is hands down top 3 hip hop/rap artist in my opinion... But let’s not deny my dude rozay he gets busy,, yessir! Meek did something by putting this shit together 🔥🔥🔥

  38. G.... V....

    You know what free is, nigga?

    [Chorus: Meek Mill]
    What's free?
    Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be
    Free is when the TV ain't controllin' what we see
    Told my niggas, "I need you"
    Through all the fame, you know I stayed true
    Pray my niggas stay free
    Made a few mistakes but this ain't where I wanna be
    Before I'm judged by 12, put a 12 on my V
    Told my niggas, "I need you"
    Stay up, I know these times ain't true
    Real life, what's free?

    [Verse 1: Rick Ross]
    Since a lad, I was cunning, just got a pad out in London
    I keep stackin' my money, I'll need a ladder by summer
    AK shots, niggas duckin' stray shots
    Been a top dog, that's before the K-Dots
    Crackin' in '06, immaculate showmanship
    Talkin' like you Mitch, disastrous on the strip
    Holdin' on your bitch, coulda never sold you a brick
    With them people, you never been on a list
    Mona Lisa to me ain't nothin' but a bitch
    Hangin' pictures like niggas swingin' from his dick
    We so different, you thought these didn't exist (M-M)
    The Megalodon never seen on his wrist
    I'm from the South where they never make it this rich
    God is the greatest, but Satan been on his shit
    Walkin' the pavement, I pray I'm illuminated
    Over a decade and never nobody's favorite
    Pot and kilo go hand in hand like we Gamble and Huff
    My amigo, a million grams and we countin' 'em up (M-M)
    You was dead broke, I let you hold a pack
    You paid for it, but I fucked around and stole the track
    Screaming "gang gang," now you wanna rat
    Racketeering charges caught him on a tap
    Lookin' for a bond, lawyers wanna tax
    Purple hair got them faggots on your back
    (M-M-Maybach music)


    [Chorus: Meek Mill]
    What's free?
    Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be
    Free is when the TV ain't controllin' what we see
    Told my niggas, "I need you"
    Through all the fame, you know I stayed true
    Pray my niggas stay free
    Made a few mistakes but this ain't where I wanna be
    Before I'm judged by 12, put a 12 on my V
    Told my niggas, "I need you"
    Stay up, I know these times ain't true
    Real life, what's free? (Yeah)

    [Verse 2: Meek Mill]
    Fed investigations, heard they plottin' like I trap
    20 mill' in cash, they know I got that off of rap
    Maybe it's the Michael Rubins or the Robert Krafts
    Or the billionaire from Marcy, and the way they got my back, uh
    See how I prevailed now they try to knock me back, uh
    Locked me in a cell for all them nights and I won't snap, uh
    Two-fifty a show and they still think I'm sellin' crack, uh
    When you bring my name up to the judge, just tell him facts
    Tell him how we fundin' all these kids to go to college
    Tell him how we ceasin' all these wars, stoppin' violence
    Tryna fix the system and the way that they designed it
    I think they want me silenced (Shush)
    Oh, say you can see, I don't feel like I'm free
    Locked down in my cell, shackled from ankle to feet
    Judge bangin' that gavel, turned me to slave from a king
    Another day in the bing, I gotta hang from a string
    Just for poppin' a wheelie, my people march through the city
    From a cell to a chopper, view from the top of the city
    You can tell how we rockin', soon as I pop up we litty
    Poppin' like Bad Boy in '94, Big Poppa and Diddy
    And niggas counted me out like my accountant ain't busy
    That's five milli' in twenties, sit up and count 'til I'm dizzy
    Phantom 500 thousand, hundred round in a stizzy
    Is we beefin' or rappin'? I might just pop up with Drizzy like

    [Chorus: Meek Mill & JAY-Z]
    What's free?
    Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be
    Free is when the TV ain't controllin' what we see
    Told my niggas, "I need you"
    Through all the fame, you know I stayed true
    Pray my niggas stay free
    Made a few mistakes but this ain't where I wanna be
    Before I'm judged by 12, put a 12 on my V
    Told my niggas, "I need you"
    Stay up, I know these times ain't true (Run it down)
    Real life, what's free?

    [Verse 3: JAY-Z]
    In the land of the free, where the blacks enslaved
    Three-fifths of a man, I believe's the phrase
    I'm 50% of D'USSÉ and it's debt free (Yeah)
    100% of Ace of Spades, worth half a B (Uh)
    Roc Nation, half of that, that's my piece
    Hunnid percent of TIDAL to bust it up with my Gs, uh
    'Cause most of my niggas won't ever work together
    You run a check up but they never give you leverage
    No red hat, don't Michael and Prince me and 'Ye
    They separate you when you got Michael and Prince's DNA, uh
    I ain't one of these house niggas you bought
    My house like a resort, my house bigger than yours
    My spou- (Come on, man)
    My route better, of course
    We started without food in our mouth
    They gave us pork and pig intestines
    Shit you discarded that we ingested, we made the project a wave
    You came back, reinvested and gentrified it
    Took niggas' sense of pride, now how that's free?
    And them people stole the soul and hit niggas with 360s, huh
    I ain't got a billion streams, got a billion dollars
    Inflating numbers like we 'posed to be happy about this
    We was praisin' Billboard, but we were young
    Now I look at Billboard like, "Is you dumb?"
    To this day, Grandma 'fraid what I might say
    They gon' have to kill me, Grandmama, I'm not they slave
    Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, check out the bizarre (Ah)
    Rappin' style used by me, the H-O-V
    Look at my hair free, carefree, niggas ain't near free
    Enjoy your chains, what's your employer name with the hairpiece?
    I survived the hood, can't no Shaytan rob me
    My accountant's so good, I'm practically livin' tax free
    Factory, that's me
    Sold drugs, got away scot-free
    That's a CC, E-copy
    Guilt free, still me
    And expect me to not feel a way to this day
    You would say y'all killed me
    Sucker free, no shuckin' me, I don't jive turkey
    Say "Happy Thanksgiving," shit sound like a murder to me
    Smoke free, all of y'all callin' out toll free
    Label rob you for millions yet you wanna put a hole in me
    Sugar free, seasoned but I'm salt free
    You lay a hand on Hov, my shooter shoot for free
    I promise World War Three
    Send a order through a hands free
    Kill you in 24 hours or shorter, you can't ignore the hand speed
    On god, it's off the head, this improv but it's no comedy
    Sign I fail? Hell nah
    (Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) Hahahahahahahahaha

  39. J.... A....

    “God is the greatest but Satan been on his shit” 😣💯💯

  40. �.... ....

    Biggie did it better✔

    �.... ....

    Jay z better reasonable doubt better than ready to die or life after death, people overrated big and pac but they both not even top 10, Jay content, delivery flow way better than biggie

    �.... ....

    Abdu I mean hey it’s not about who did it better it’s all about opinions depending on your music taste.

  41. W.... W....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  42. M.... S....

    Pray my FAM stay free

  43. X.... B....

    I just came here to say 🗣🗣🗣EMINEM could Never!!!

  44. F.... ....

    Why ain’t nobody tell me jayz had this godly verse on this song 😡🤔

  45. T.... S....

    Yo I don't fuck with they music to much but this shit is dope as fuck

  46. U.... o....

    Just scrolled awhile and didn’t see one comment about how Biggie did it better.
    First time hearing this beat?

  47. Y.... L....

    Track was too hard and 69 got demolish by Rick Ross bruh

  48. H.... H....

    Who still here 🥵🔥

  49. A.... R....

    HOV got possessed by the rap devil himself

  50. p.... ....

    One of Rozay's top 5 verses. This one just hit different.

  51. M.... M....

    [Verse 3: JAY-Z]
    In the land of the free, where the blacks enslaved
    Three-fifths of a man, I believe's the phrase
    I'm 50% of D'USSÉ and it's debt free (Yeah)
    100% of Ace of Spades, worth half a B (Uh)
    Roc Nation, half of that, that's my piece
    Hunnid percent of TIDAL to bust it up with my Gs, uh
    'Cause most of my niggas won't ever work together
    You run a check up but they never give you leverage
    No red hat, don't Michael and Prince me and 'Ye
    They separate you when you got Michael and Prince's DNA, uh
    I ain't one of these house niggas you bought
    My house like a resort, my house bigger than yours
    My spou- (Come on, man)
    My route better, of course
    We started without food in our mouth
    They gave us pork and pig intestines
    Shit you discarded that we ingested, we made the project a wave
    You came back, reinvested and gentrified it
    Took niggas' sense of pride, now how that's free?
    And them people stole the soul and hit niggas with 360s, huh
    I ain't got a billion streams, got a billion dollars
    Inflating numbers like we 'posed to be happy about this
    We was praisin' Billboard, but we were young
    Now I look at Billboard like, "Is you dumb?"
    To this day, Grandma 'fraid what I might say
    They gon' have to kill me, Grandmama, I'm not they slave
    Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, check out the bizarre (Ah)
    Rappin' style used by me, the H-O-V
    Look at my hair free, carefree, niggas ain't near free
    Enjoy your chains, what's your employer name with the hairpiece?
    I survived the hood, can't no Shaytan rob me
    My accountant's so good, I'm practically livin' tax free
    Factory, that's me
    Sold drugs, got away scot-free
    That's a CC, E-copy
    Guilt free, still me
    And expect me to not feel a way to this day
    You would say y'all killed me
    Sucker free, no shuckin' me, I don't jive turkey
    Say "Happy Thanksgiving," shit sound like a murder to me
    Smoke free, all of y'all callin' out toll free
    Label rob you for millions yet you wanna put a hole in me
    Sugar free, seasoned but I'm salt free
    You lay a hand on Hov, my shooter shoot for free
    I promise World War Three
    Send a order through a hands free
    Kill you in 24 hours or shorter, you can't ignore the hand speed
    On god, it's off the head, this improv but it's no comedy
    Sign I fail? Hell nah
    (Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) Hahahahahahahahaha

  52. P.... D....

    For the mere fact that Jay didn't even complete the word spouse then said " come on man ..." is genius

  53. K.... I....

    Jay Z dissing Kanye on this track.

  54. O.... K....

    The song that gat me paying attention to Jay_z... Wish Nas was on this one, gonna be a stand off

  55. w.... w....

    whats free


    voice in my head
    (nothing)

  56. K.... M....

    “I ain’t one of these house niggas you bought “💯🔥

  57. m.... m....

    Was ricks free tho? He said in free Mason i stopped writing so fuck it I'll do it mentally

  58. T.... M....

    The whole song was teaching!!!!

  59. J.... S....

    NI99AZ CAN'T FUCC WITH HOV ON THE MIC 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  60. N.... n....

    Hol up did Rick Ross just mention kendrick lamar?

  61. S.... W....

    On God its off the this improv

  62. H.... J....

    Jay Z Said "In The Land Of The Free Where Blacks Enslaved, 3/5 Of A Man I Believe The Phrase". For People Who Dont Know When Slaves Were Freed We Were Not Considered US Citizens But Second Class Some May Say But Back Then We Where Considered 3/5 A Man Or Equivalent To Cattle Or Farm Animals This Is Shit You Dont Learn In School💡

  63. L.... C....

    Hov thawed niggas out like the Iceman

  64. D.... O....

    Jay z= the truth

  65. A.... B....

    No ONE IS FREE!

  66. B.... A....

    Classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  67. A.... H....

    Free is what the tv ain't controlling what we see . Hypocrite ur a tracc wit ppl who claim freemasonry and devillumanti

  68. b.... ....

    Haw haw haw haw hawww 💪🏽

  69. D.... H....

    In the land of the free where the blacks in slave 3/5 of a man I believes the phrase

  70. D.... H....

    This Mind Muzik Productions artist Boss Cornelius .. This song got me through the struggle it talk to me while I lost everything while I was being robbed my nigga I'm unsigned I should not be unsigned but I'm down south and every rapper on this song spoke to me...... Clarance Barron Mind Muzik founder and owner I'm selling pieces.... [email protected].

  71. r.... d....

    Biggie would be ashamed in the grave if he heard this shit

    r.... d....

    Why lol

    r.... d....

    @Clyde Cyrus because they mess up the original song with this crap

  72. t.... d....

    Happy bday Jay z, from a meek fan

  73. D.... J....

    God is the greatest but Satan been on his shit.....That’s HARD!!!

  74. K.... s....

    I ain't one of these house niggas you bought

  75. L.... H....

    A billion streams gets you like 5-10 million dollars haha that's nothing compared the old 360 deals and they both shit smh that's why you gotta be like Jay-z and a few others and buy out your contract,own your masters,start a label and distribute through streaming services and the big four record labels you'll make way more money

  76. R.... H....

    I came here from ”What’s Beef”.

  77. A.... H....

    " I'm from south where they never make it this rich " Deep

  78. N.... W....

    My bitch my semen in your mouth is free

  79. M.... D....

    one year today. still fire af

  80. C.... D....

    Niggas aint gon understand jay verse til 2094

  81. D.... ....

    anyone know's the Original song from biggie?

    D.... ....

    What's beef

  82. T.... M....

    Only the real music's gonna last all that other bullshit is here today and gone tomorrowwww

  83. O.... S....

    Thanksgiving visit anyone???

  84. L.... M....

    Sh*t that you discarded that we ingested

  85. K.... C....

    What the fuck was ross talking about....nothing at all 🤷🏿‍♂️

  86. J.... M....

    "Seasoned but I'm salt free" instant classic line right there

  87. W.... 4....

    JAYZ did that for the hustlers

  88. W.... 4....

    THE HOV LOOK AT MY HAIR FREE CARE FREE. JAY Z IS HEAT

  89. L.... W....

    I’m looking for the song that Eagles entered the Super Bowl with

    L.... W....

    Dreams and Nightmares.

    L.... W....

    Yah I found out by now

  90. C.... ....

    I love this song. But Meek and Jigga and Ross bodied this.

  91. R.... M....

    Ross my nigga damn 🔥, He went in TF

  92. B.... M....

    What's free in 2019🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💵💸💸💴🏧💰💳💸💵💳💴💷

  93. H.... R....

    “I don’t jive turkey. You say Happy THANKSGIVING that shit sounds like a murder to me.”

  94. L.... M....

    Say happy thanksgiving shit sound like a murder to me🔥🔥

  95. W.... S....

    Ross got the Hardest verse on this 💯