Fridayy Recalls A Heartfelt Moment With Meek Mill On ‘Proud of Me’

In preparation for the release of his upcoming album Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not, Fridayy spoke about sharing an emotional moment with Meek Mill.

Speaking at the inaugural PLLRS event in Brooklyn Tuesday night (Feb 25),  Friday recalled creating “Proud of Me,” a tribute to his father.

“Me and Meek had a show in New York at the Barclays. We had always been locked in. I went back in the crib, and was going to make a hook for somebody for the summer. I’m not even thinking about my album because it was supposed to already be turned in,” Fridayy told journalist Keith Nelson Jr. “I just played the keys and freestyled that whole song in probably like an hour, bro. That’s really my favorite song. It’s a tribute to my father, who I lost last year. It was really like therapy. When I listened back to it, it’s like I’m letting out how I feel. I’m saying I know he’s proud of me.”

After making the track, Friday thought Meek would be the perfect addition for the song because of their similar experiences.

“I know Meek lost his father, and we connected with that last year when I was my father. So I FaceTimed him and I just played the song. He was getting a chill on FaceTime,” he continued.”I told him I needed him on the song. So, I pulled up on him, and he was in the booth for about 11 hours.”

“I ain’t gonna lie, Meek stayed in the booth for 11 hours. He struggled for probably three hours.”He just stayed in there,” he added. “I’m talking he did not even drink water or nothing. He just stayed in there. We were there from 11:00 PM to 11:00 AM. When he finished that verse, all I wanted to do was cry the whole time.”

Friday also shared how a meeting with Chris Brown led to his first Grammy win.

“A few months after GOD DID, he DM’d me like, “We gotta link.” I lied to him, I wasn’t even in L.A. But, I told him, “I’m going to pull up on you in L.A. in two days. I got the flight. I pulled up to his crib. I probably cried that night because he was one of the most humble guys I ever met in

this game. I’m in the studio with him like, “What you want to do?” He said, “Just lead the way. I want some of your sound.” So, we locked in.”

Friday’s new album Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not was released on February 28 and is now available on all streaming platforms.