Meek Mill has been recently sentenced two to four years in prison for ‘violating his probation’, a case that’s been ongoing for the last ten years.  This all took place in early November and since then, many that are apart of the hip-hop community have been by Meek’s side and coming to his defence, including Drake.

The pair had a feud back in 2015 when Meek dropped his ‘R.I.C.O’ track where he accused Drake of having a ghost writer, which caused a big mess on Twitter.

Drake recently performed in Melbourne, Australia on his Boy Meets World Tour, where he spotted a fan in the front wearing a ‘Free Meek Mill’ shirt.  In between sets, Drake said, “I see you got the ‘Free Meek Mill’ t-shirt. Free Meek Mill too man, for real. You right.”

 

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So it’s safe to say, Drake has put aside his past issues, in hopes for justice for Meek.  And Drake isn’t the only one who’s publicly speaking about Meek’s case.  During his concert in Dallas last week, Jay-Z opened up to his fans about the Meek situation and said, “Meek was around 19 when he was convicted on charges relating to drug and gun possession, and he served an eight-month sentence.  Now he’s 30, so he has been on probation for basically his entire adult life. For about a decade, he’s been stalked by a system that considers the slightest infraction a justification for locking him back inside.”

 

(Please be advised, STRONG language)

 

In a New York Times op-ed, Jay called out the U.S. justice system saying, “What’s happening to Meek Mill is just one example of how our criminal justice system entraps and harasses hundreds of thousands of black people every day.  Instead of a second chance, probation ends up being a land mine, with a random misstep bringing consequences greater than the crime.  Probation is a trap and we must fight for Meek and everyone else unjustly sent to prison.”

As of right now, Meek is awaiting a new bail hearing.

 

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