A man of many talents; actor, audio engineer, and hip-hop recording artist, Meeko Kolledi, born Domenico P. D’Ippolito, comes from an Italian American, blue collar upbringing in Westchester, New York, a suburb of New York City. As an artistically inclined youth, Meeko studied music theory, played cello and guitar, as well as, sang in his school’s chorus. With a diverse musical palette in his background, Meeko drew inspiration from bands like Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park during his musical growth as a youth. Hip-Hop was introduced into his life as an adolescent and artists such as Tupac, Eminem and The LOX influenced Meeko’s early interest into the genre.
Introspective by nature, Meeko has consistently transformed his internal conflict into his music. With a style and tonality most compared to NF, subject content similar to Joyner Lucas and a rhyme scheme like Hopsin’s; Meeko’s music has been described as raw, gritty and genuine by his peers and pays tribute to many fundamental elements of Hip Hop.
Meeko has a total of 200,000 from his releases on Spotify and has been recognized in his hometown area of Cortlandt Manor/Peekskill New York, as a rising player in the local scene. Meeko pushes forward with new projects consistently and seeks to connect with listeners on a personal level, as he describes stories of pain, ego and love for the craft.
Check out the official music video for “See You Later” as Meeko Kolledi depicts a very vivid story about a character who is caught up in the street life but has conflicting feelings about the things he is doing. The story has nuances of this character becoming incarcerated and the resulting thoughts lasting from that event. A concept driven story with mass appeal and depth to the lyrics.
Meeko Kolledi Links
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https://www.instagram.com/meekokolledi
https://www.soundcloud.com/meekokolledi