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Vanessa Bryant Calls Meek Mill Out Over His Kobe Bryant Lyric + He Responds

Vanessa Bryant Calls Meek Mill Out Over His Kobe Bryant Lyric + He Responds

Hot97 Staff
02/23/2021 12:00 AM EST
Last week a clip of a Lil Baby and Meek Mill collab surfaced online and sent fans in a frenzy. The track is reportedly titled “Kobe Bryant,” paying homage to the late NBA star.The snippet was only brief yet the internet was upset due to a lyric reportedly said by Meek. “And if I ever lack I’m going out with my choppa it be another Kobe / Sh*t I can tell they ain’t never know me,” rapped Meek. Moments later, Lil Baby says, “I damn near wanna have a son so I can name him Kobe.”https://twitter.com/erika1_2/status/1362244183424192517?s=20Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late Kobe Bryant, caught wind of the lyrics and responded via her Instagram. "Deer Meek Mill. I find this line to be extremely insensitive and disrespect." She wrote. "I am not familiar with any of your music, but I believe you can do better than this. If you are a fan, fine, there's a better way to show your admiration for my husband. This lacks respect."https://www.instagram.com/p/CLnxRrYBgbG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkMeek Mill explained that he apologized to Vanessa in private, "I apologized to her in private earlier today not to the public...Nothing I say on my page directed to a internet viral moment or the family of a grieving woman! If you care about someone grieving change the subject!"https://twitter.com/MeekMill/status/1364129527996235777?s=20