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In a surprise announcement, Melii has revealed that she is quitting the music industry due to unfavorable circumstances.

The buzzing Harlem rapper, who also performs in Spanish, was seen by music fans as one of the most promising talents in recent times. She has worked with heavyweights like Lil Wayne, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, 6LACK, Tory Lanez, Meek Mill and more but hasn’t had a pleasant experience of dealing with industry stuff. She took to Twitter to announce that she has decided not to do music anymore. She also said she has given away all her rights to her music.

“The real reason I haven’t released music is because behind the scenes legally things have been going on but I decided as of today to give up all my rights to my music,” Melii wrote on Twitter on Friday before taking it down a little while later. “I no longer want to continue doing music off of the strength that in this business you can’t really trust,” she continued.

She further expressed her thoughts, saying, “I apologize to my fans but i don’t care to do music when it’s in other ppl hands and greed is the main reason. Aside from just legal stuff, I haven’t been myself not in this industry or environment. You never know peoples real intentions with you and I say this to say Do what you love but when it becomes draining, gets u paranoid, u don’t feel ur self anymore and or start can’t figure out who is really on ur side just take the high road.”

“There’s no need to live in a constant battle and being unsure of who is who. Ima leave off with saying that music was something that brung happiness to me and I rather keep that tiny bit of happiness that’s left to myself,” she signed off.

She did leave one tweet up on her account where she clarified that her thoughts had nothing to do with the team at Interscope Records. “Nothing I said had to do with Interscope or my current team. From pass interviews if anyone knows my story knows this is from past ppl.”

Nothing I said had to do with Interscope or my current team . From pass interviews if anyone knows my story knows this is from past ppl .

— Melii (@Melii) April 16, 2021

Melii has also disabled her Instagram account at the time of publishing of this article. Back in 2019, she signed with Tory Lanez’ One Umbrella Records after deciding not to go with Meek Mill’s DreamChasers label. She had shared in her now deleted Instagram posts that she experienced a number of “uncomfortable situations” while touring with the Philly rapper.

Lil Nas X’s father is coming to his defense.

Earlier in the week, video surfaced of what appears to be Nas’ mother homeless on the streets of Atlanta begging for money. Without knowing the full story, social media critics slammed the “Montero” rapper for not taking care of his mom and getting her help despite all his success.

But his father won’t allow his son to be disparaged. Taking to Instagram on Thursday (April 15), Robert Stafford praised Nas as the “greatest kid” and addressed his mother’s complicated battle with drug addiction.

“Despite what people say @lilnasx is the greatest kid a parent can be BLESSED with,” he wrote. “Although his mom is in a struggle with an addiction she’s STILL a QUEEN and he goes through great lengths to make sure we’re taking care of. Those who have family members and friends dealing with addiction understands that there ain’t enough money you can throw at this situation to make it right.”

Stafford said he felt the need to speak out because people were trying to paint a false narrative. “I dont usually address personal issues publicly but felt like this need to be,” he added. “Please join us in keeping her in your PRAYERS. And to those out there trying to create a false story you wont prosper.”

Nas has not addressed the video, but in an interview with Variety last year, he spoke about his estranged relationship with his mother, while revealing that he tried to get her into a recovery program. “I never really talk about my mom. She’s an addict so we don’t have the closest relationship,” he said. “Even trying to get her better — things didn’t quite work out. But there’s still love.”

He also opened up about his newfound relationship with fame. “The biggest surprise of becoming globally famous? On the outside, everybody loves you — but on the inside, everything [feels] the same.”

Nas earned his second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this month with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” On Tuesday, he announced that the song was being removed from streaming services. However, the issue appears to have been resolved.