Meek Mill apologizes to Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa after she slams rapper for ‘insensitive’ lyric about NBA star’s death

MEEK Mill apologized to Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa after she slammed the rapper for his “insensitive” lyrics about the NBA star’s death.

The rapper appears to say, “If I ever lack I’m going out with my chopper, it be another Kobe,” in a preview of his track, Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe).

After Vanessa slammed him for disrespecting her late husband’s name in a new song, Meek Mill apologized publicly.

He said on Twitter on Tuesday morning: “I apologized to her in private earlier today not to the public…

“Nothing I say on my page directed to an internet viral moment or the family of a grieving woman! If you care about someone grieving change the subject!”

His apology comes after Kobe’s widow hit Meek Mill on Instagram, telling the 33-year-old the song “lacks respect and tact.”

“Dear @meekmill, I find this line to be extremely insensitive and disrespectful. Period,” the 38-year-old wrote.

“I am not familiar with any of your music, but I believe you can do better than this.”

Vanessa concluded: “If you are a fan, fine, there’s a better way to show your admiration for my husband. This lacks respect and tact.”

Meek appeared to hit back in a since-deleted tweet that read: “I’m going back savage in this s*** … f**k ya feelings!

“Ion trust people gotta play it raw…”

NBA legend Kobe and his daughter Gianna were killed alongside seven others in a helicopter crash in LA in January 2020.

Meek’s song -– which features Lil Baby -– comes just three weeks after Kobe‘s family, friends, and fans marked the first anniversary of the athlete and his daughter Gianna’s tragic death.

Meek didn’t directly address the backlash, but he did tweet at the time: “Somebody promo a narrative and y’all follow it.

“Y’all internet antics cannot stop me ….s**t like zombie land or something! Lol.”

He added: “They paying to influence y’all now … its almost like mind control “wake up” [sic].”

Meek was shut down by critics, with one writing: “In my opinion it was disrespectful and distasteful.

“A lot of people died in that accident and a lot of people are still torn up. Some people just don’t understand that it’s inappropriate.”

Another added: “This is just inexcusable. Even if this bar wasn’t made to be disrespectful he obviously knew that people would be offended and he still dropped it.”

Kobe, who retired in 2016 after 20 years in the NBA, died after the chopper plunged 1,000ft in seconds after the pilot tried to escape foggy conditions in Calabasas, California, on January 26 of last year. 

He began using a helicopter while still playing for the LA Lakers so as to shorten his commute and enable him to spend more time with his family.

The sports legend married Vanessa in 2001 and they have four daughters – Natalia, 17, Bianka, four, and Capri, one, as well as Gianna, who died in the helicopter crash with her father at just 13 years old.

Vanessa paid tribute to her late husband on the anniversary of his death, writing: “I miss my baby girl and Kob-Kob so much, too.

“I will never understand why/how this tragedy could’ve happened to such beautiful, kind and amazing human beings.

“It still doesn’t seem real. Kob, we did it right. Gigi, you still make mommy proud. I love you!”