The internet has a long memory, and for Meek Mill, that memory has come in the form of a looping clip that refuses to die. A video showing the Philadelphia rapper doing bunny hops has been recycled into countless jokes and memes for years — but the full story behind that footage is far more layered than the punchline suggests. And now, Meek is done letting the internet write his narrative.
Meek Mill addresses the Michael Rubin bunny hop video.
— No Jumper (@nojumper) February 24, 2026
Meek Mill and the Bet That Started It All
The clip traces back to a friendly wager between Meek and longtime ally Michael Rubin, a billionaire businessman with deep ties to hip-hop culture. After losing a tennis match to Rubin, Meek followed through on the terms of the bet — and someone caught it all on camera.
Stripped of that context, the footage spread across social media and took on a life of its own. What was meant to be a lighthearted moment between two friends quickly became fuel for years of relentless online ridicule. Memes multiplied. The jokes stacked up. And the original story got buried under all of it.
Meek Mill Fires Back at the Trolls
Fed up with the distorted narrative, Meek went on the record to shut it down. He made clear that the clip was never meant to suggest any kind of power imbalance — it was a cultural moment he chose to share. He pointed out that he was the one who brought Rubin into spaces where rap industry millions were being made, flipping the script entirely on anyone who assumed otherwise.
His frustration was direct and unapologetic. The joke, in his view, was never on him — and he wanted that understood loud and clear.
A Game Born Behind Bars
Perhaps the most striking detail Meek revealed was the actual origin of the bunny hop itself. He explained that the game came from his time in prison, where it was used as a way to settle losses in an environment too volatile for money to change hands. It was a piece of culture he carried out with him into the free world — not a humiliation imposed upon him by someone with more power.
That context reframes the entire clip. What looked like mockery from the outside was actually a tradition rooted in camaraderie, inside jokes, and mutual respect among men who had been through real things together.
Michael Rubin Stands Behind His Friend
Rubin has not stayed quiet either. The businessman pushed back hard against the false narratives that have trailed Meek, expressing genuine frustration at how the internet twisted a private bet into something damaging and deliberately misleading. His defense underscored what those close to Meek have maintained all along — that the two share a real friendship built on genuine respect, not a transactional or unequal dynamic.
Rubin made it clear he finds the ongoing narrative not only inaccurate but deeply unfair to someone he considers a true friend. For him, the story was never complicated — it was a bet, it was funny, and it was between equals.
Why Context Always Wins
The bunny hop saga is bigger than one viral clip. It is a sharp illustration of how social media can strip a story of its meaning and replace it with whatever generates the most engagement. For public figures like Meek Mill, that kind of distortion does not fade quickly — it follows them across interviews, comment sections, and timelines for years on end.
His decision to address it head-on reflects a broader commitment to authenticity that has defined his entire career — through legal battles, public scrutiny, prison time, and an unflinching voice in hip-hop that has never fully gone quiet. The meme may never fully disappear from the internet, but the record is now officially straight.
At its core, this moment is a reminder that behind every viral clip is a human being with a full story. And sometimes, that person deserves the chance to tell it themselves.
