Young Meepa Drops “Cops Need Not Apply” This Friday
Young Meepa is pushing further into the fire.
With “Cops Need Not Apply (Get a Real Job)” arriving February 13, following last week’s release “RIP Friends,” the Chicago-based underground artist continues tightening the screws on what will become MXTPE #3: dystopia… Pt. 1, out February 27.
Young Meepa approached the project with one goal: to paint a picture of exactly what people are living in, under and around right now. He wants to portray the psychological weight of institutional violence, economic suffocation and generational exhaustion.
“RIP Friends” reflects a recurring reality inside communities where grief isn’t poetic — it’s repetitive. Meanwhile, “Cops Need Not Apply (Get a Real Job)” is less slogan than pressure release. The title alone signals that he isn’t negotiating tone.
Sound matters as much as message. Influenced heavily by the ominous, bass-forward production style associated with 808Melo and early Pop Smoke records, Young Meepa prioritizes texture. Mood carries threat. Atmosphere carries paranoia. The sonic space is thick before a word lands. Punk abrasion, drill heaviness, metal aggression and experimental rap are not blended for crossover appeal, they are layered to suffocate.
Everything is self-contained. He writes, produces, engineers and performs alone, often finishing songs when instinct says they’re done, or when fear of losing the laptop housing his FL Studio sessions forces finality. That isolation is both cost and shield. After experiencing narrative manipulation and watching others reshape his lived reality for profit, total control became non-negotiable.
His anger and empathy coexist uneasily. He believes people deserve to be heard — except those he views as fascist or racist — yet he carries fury at systems that profit from poverty and containment.
Originally from Dayton, Ohio and now based on Chicago’s South Side, Young Meepa rejects any framing that reduces him to “safe” visibility. His identity is not softened for comfort.
“Cops Need Not Apply (Get a Real Job)” drops February 13. Stay locked.