Rising against All Odds: Phillip Meeks

Unlike many who have opportunities available to pursue, Phillip Meeks, an artist from Texas, is someone who has always sought out these opportunities for himself. 

It was around the age of 10 years old that Phillip Meeks started showing an interest in rap. He kept learning more about rap, hip hop, and R&B and began creating a few of his own verses while in junior high school. Once in high school, Phillip Meeks had solidified his presence as a future artist, at least among his peers, with a 19 track EP he and his friends released. He had the ability to change his voice to sound like his high school coach which allowed Meeks some attention. He also played multiple sports, keeping it as another option for his career. However, life robbed Phillip Meeks of making this decision, with an unfortunate accident playing backyard football that led to Phillip Meeks tearing his ACL. Phillip Meeks, now about to enter college, decided to head back to South East Texas and put in his time and effort into pursuing music. This was the last of his worries, however, and the young man even had to spend some time living out of his car to fund the plans he had for his future. It was only in 2017, after he had tried his hand at multiple jobs that he could finally afford a MacBook, which gave him the tools to create and mix tunes again. Before his official debut in 2020, Phillip Meeks spent the next 3 years taking online courses and teaching himself all that there is about branding, hip hop and music composition. 

Phillip Meeks describes himself to be a one man show, and truly, once you take a closer look at the behind the scenes, the amount of hard work and sheer determination that he has shown to make his dream come true is truly exemplary. Since his official debut, Phillip Meeks has released 3 tracks by the name of “All the same Freestyle,” “Kaotica Freestyle,” and “Your love.” Those who know all the steps that entail producing a song will thus appreciate the fact that Phillip Meeks has himself directed and edited one of them, while codirecting and coediting the videography and final production of another. While there are many who work under the label of an artist, Phillip Meeks brings a whole new meaning to the word, incorporating his numerous other talents as a professional photographer, fashion designer, painter, web designer, graphic designer, videographer and editor. 

Keeping in line with his positive attitude and ambitious nature, Phillip Meeks has plans of collaborating with other talented rising artists. He also hopes to reach a standing which would allow him to launch his own fashion brand in the future. Definitely someone to keep an eye on, make sure to follow Phillip Meeks on his social media profiles linked below:

Instagram @phillip_meeks

Website: www.Phillip-Meeks.com 

You can also stream his songs on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3p1Kuv9f55gnYn74CXkN7f?si=OQpCNfNAR7mtNQTxfh7UjQ 

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/phillip-meeks/1512727991

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