Meek Mill Issues Apology To The People Of Ghana Amid Backlash Received Over Music Video Filmed At The Jubilee House: No Video I Drop Is Ever Meant To Disrespect

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Meek Mill Issues Apology To The People Of Ghana Amid Backlash Received Over Music Video Filmed At The Jubilee House: No Video I Drop Is Ever Meant To Disrespect

Rapper Meek Mill has publicly apologized to the people of Ghana after shooting a new music video at the Jubilee House.

According to reports, the Jubilee House serves as the Office of the President and is considered the highest security zone in Ghana. On Sunday (January 8), the 35-year-old Philadelphia rapper uploaded a teaser for the music video he filmed at the Jubilee House and was met with online backlash.

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In the now-deleted post, the short teaser reportedly featured numerous areas in the Jubilee House, including the entrance, main corridors, main conference hall, and a seating area. The footage also captured the podium of President Akufo-Addo, which he uses to address the nation. Meek Mill appears to have removed the promo for the video, the Twitter link that led to the Instagram reel is still up but now leads to a blank page.

Reports state that Meek Mill filmed the music video while visiting Ghana over the holidays to perform at Afro Nation. He also had an audience with the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo.

Meek Mill really shot a music video at Jubilee House?? This is the lowest point we can get as a country

What happened to “Jubilee House is a security zone”?? Even American Embassy in Ghana, you can’t take pictures and Ghana ?? allows Jubilee House to become studio.We are FINISH pic.twitter.com/IddMo26j30

— Daniel Sackitey (@_danielsackitey) January 9, 2023

In response to the backlash on social media, Meek has since issued an apology. The “Going Bad” rapper tweeted,

“To the people of Ghana no video I drop is ever meant to disrespect the people of Ghana …. The fastest way to make connection is thru music and I wanted to do that
with displaying art … im in my 30’s from America and didn’t know much about the lifestyle here” 

Meek elaborated,

“My apologies to the people if any disrespect! We still gonna push to make the connection between black people in America and Africa … what I’m trying to do is more than a video and you should see coming soon! My apologies to the the office also!” 

Social media users are also seemingly critical of the government for allowing such sensitive areas to be filmed for a music video. Meek continued,

“I don’t think they knew it was video footage when we asked to shoot its a small camera and one kid … in America we didn’t know this existed and was excited to
show because they don’t show Ghana on our media much! So I’ll take responsibility for my mistake! Not intentional” 

He added,

“I’m just not here for no separation of anything black we already separated enough and don’t understand each others cultures … let’s used this to help fix that and not more judgement towards each other!”

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[Sources: 1, 2]