Meek Mill has a problem with Nike. The thirty-nine-year-old rapper is publicly accusing the athletic giant of lifting his signature branding for a new LeBron James sneaker collaboration, without ever reaching out to him. Nike recently dropped the "Dreams & Nightmares" edition of the LeBron 23 sneaker, a shoe tied to LeBron James winning his first NBA title with Miami in 2012.That year means something in Meek Mill's story. His debut album, Dreams and Nightmares, dropped that same year and became the record that put him on the map. The Philadelphia-born rapper didn't take long to notice what he saw as an uncanny overlap, and on Monday, he took to social media to make his feelings known, questioning openly why no one at Nike had bothered to pick up the phone."So @nike just gone take my whole brand and mash it up with LeBron ... what is this ... why wouldn't anybody holler at me about this?" the rapper wrote. He then added that,"I thought the sneaks was fake? Wassup with this?"Meek also shared a separate post featuring a t-shirt design he felt looked far too close to his own visuals, adding,"And my ai graphics are better btw"Social media reacts to Meek Mill's Nike claims, as users turn to Grok for answers:LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the second half of Game One of the First Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Crypto.com Arena on April 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California - Source: GettyMeek Mill's frustration didn't land the same way for everyone on X. While some backed the rapper, others were quick to push back on the idea that "Dreams and Nightmares" was a phrase that exclusively belonged to him."Not something you can copyright. Common phrases/words. Terms been around long before you bro. Dude who wrote the book 'Dreams & Nightmares' in 1954 should sue YOU!" one user wrote.Meek Mill and Masterpiece attend 2nd Annual Rap Snacks Disrupt Summit Founder's Ball at Briza On The Bay on January 11, 2024 in Miami, Florida - Source: GettyThat wasn't a lone voice. The rapper's posts on X drew a split reaction, with the copyright angle coming up repeatedly. Some users even pulled Grok into the debate."You think you created the term dreams and nightmares? @grok, How many books or cultural references use the term dreams and nightmares? Is this something unique to Meek Mill?" another asked.Grok didn't side with Meek."The phrase 'dreams and nightmares' is a common idiom used across centuries of literature, psychology, music, and culture, not unique to Meek Mill," Grok replied.Not everybody was there to argue as some were there for the jokes."You bout to have Dreams and Nightmares about this," one user added.Meek Mill says going independent came at a price, as he alleges a label may be working against him:Rapper Meek Mill poses prior to the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on September 04, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Source: GettyBefore the issue with Nike, Meek Mill had made headlines last month after he shared that he has sold out Brooklyn's Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden, with packed houses across Philadelphia, Albany, and the Northeast. As per a report shared by Complex, though, the rapper was also posting pointed claims on social media about what he believed was happening behind the scenes since going independent."When I went independent they tried to kill my name," he wrote.He also pointed to what he described as a steep drop in streaming numbers for releases, including "Cybertruck" and "5AM in Philly." The decline, he suggested, wasn't organic. He claimed he'd heard a label was actively steering people away from his music and blocking bookings."I'm hearing a label telling people not to play my music or book me because I went Indy???? This better not be true!" he added.The frustration didn't stop at streaming numbers. Meek has been vocal about criminal justice reform for years, and he suggested that work had been pushed aside."They let these companies put campaigns on me over money while I got reform uplifting my people," he wrote. "I did that because it was real… it kinda killed my spirit," he added.He pointed back to the live numbers."Think about it… I didn't have my own show in NYC in years and I sold out the Barclays… and Meek and Friends sold out the Garden," he noted.As per the same report shared by Complex, Meek stopped short of naming a specific label and offered no direct evidence to back the claims.