Thursday, March 28, 2024

Meek Mill Gets New Trial After 11 Years and Teams with Jay-Z to Launch Record Label

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*Meek Mill has been granted a new trial on drugs and weapons charges that date back to nearly a decade ago. 

Three Pennsylvania  judges came to a unanimous decision on Wednesday to give the rapper a new trial, citing police corruption.

“The past 11 years have been mentally and emotionally challenging, but I’m ecstatic that justice prevailed,” Meek said in a statement on the decision.

Meek, who has been on probation for just as long, was jailed in 2017 for a minor probation violation. The Pennsylvania Superior Court has also overturned the trial conviction, which sent him back to prison. 

On Twitter, Meek tweeted: “I’m not probation right now… New label deal with JAY-Z!!! Today was lit already,” he tweeted. “‘Wtf GOD,’ you be acting a fool.” 

On Wednesday, he also confirmed that he is launching a new Dream Chasers label with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation.

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In an excerpt of their interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King, Mill and Jay-Z open up about the importance is establishing a legacy, Complex reports. 

“The music and culture we create, you know we’ve been giving it away for so long. Which is understandable, you’ve got to start somewhere. You’ve got to clean the floors up before you own the building but we don’t shine shoes anymore,” Jay-Z told King.

“I was wondering if you all see each other in yourselves on some level?” King asked the duo. 

 “Of course. We come from the same neighborhoods, been through the same things – with not the exact same story obviously – but we’ve been through some of the same things, some of the same struggles,” Jay-Z said. “And, again, like I said, that responsibility is not lost on us.”

“We come from the same ghettos of America. I always felt like I had a responsibility to lead the culture as much as I can,” Mill said. “I always say Jay-Z and others that come before me, was like a snow plow for people like myself. They made it easier to walk through the snow storm. I want to continue to be a snow plow for the next generation coming behind me.”

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