I know it’s a bit unlike me to write about a rapper who doesn’t really go back to the 80s or 90s, but there’s something about the latest news stories surrounding Meek Mill that sparked my interest. He’s been sentenced back to jail for violating his parole. His probation was imposed on him for a gun and drugs charge dating back to 2008.
He got arrested twice during his parole. Once for fighting and once for reckless driving. So far, nothing out of the ordinary that a judge might rule a sentence, but the fact that he got sentenced for 2 to 4 years in jail has sparked a few reactions from his peers, business partners and even a governor (who will ask his judge to rethink the sentence). They think it’s a little extreme.
Maybe it’s to send a message. He might be considered some sort of a role model, but his lawyer has dropped an interpretation of his own about the current circumstances. Joe Tacopina told Billboard that the judge’s decision might not be based on a failed drug test and a failure to live up to a court order limiting his travel. Instead, she may have had the hots for him.
He goes as far as to claim that the judge tried to convince Meek Mill to re-record his verse on a Boyz II Men remix of their famous hit, “On Bended Knee”. She allegedly wanted him to mention her and how she told him to leave Jay Z’s Roc Nation to sign with a friend of hers. This is quite an allegation.
Apparently, during his case Meek was accused of leaving the state without permission, but Meek was able to relay this accusation by showing an e-mail that he had approved his admittance to an out of state rehab center. The judge denied she ever saw the e-mail, which for mr. Tacopina is further proof that the judge is on a personal vendetta that has dragged this 2008 charge to today. But, uhm, isn’t it very easy to have Meek put an end to all it? What about not violating the probation?
The more details I read, the more I wonder who exactly lost touch with reality. The judge or Meek Mill. And I’m not alone in thinking this.
