SOHH Squad
With Maybach Music Group's Meek Mill being forced to remain in prison this week, his one-time rap foe Gillie Da Kid tells SOHH he's pulling for the rapper to make it out of his bid.
Gillie gave some encouraging words to the fellow Philadelphia native.
“That’s my young boy. I want to send a shoutout to Meek, he’s doing his stint right now. He’s in a f*cked up little predicament. He’ll come up out of it though, he’s strong. He’ll get through it.” (SOHH)
Despite in-person support from DJ Khaled and his crew, Meek could not escape the penal system Monday (August 18).
After a 90-minute hearing in a packed courtroom that included DJ Khaled and members of Meek’s DreamChasers, Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records teams, the judge shot down the appeal — which could have set the rapper free as early as today. In addition, the judge demanded that Mill, born Robert Williams, completes anger management and parenting classes, as well as seek drug and alcohol treatment before he is let out. If the “Ima Boss” MC doesn’t complete the three programs, the judge said he will have to do the entire six months of his sentence. (MTV)
Meek’s legal team also could not convince a judge to release him last month.
Meek Mill suffered a setback in his quest to get out of jail after a judge rejected his lawyers’ request for an emergency hearing yesterday. He has been jailed since July 11 for violating terms of his probation stemming from a 2009 drug and gun conviction. His lawyers filed a petition Thursday asking for the hearing within three days, in hopes of freeing the 27-year-old rapper – whose real name is Robert Williams. (Philly)
Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross issued an open statement on Meek’s publicized legal woes in mid-July.
“I created MMG years ago, my desire was to create a space where the most talented artists in the world could be nurtured and supported. With that came a commitment. I vowed to support these artist, through the good and the bad. Every individual signed to MMG is not just an artist, they are my family. And with family you ride, or you die. Yesterday, my brother, Meek Mill ran into some unfortunate legal issues. It happens. However, his team, our team, will continue to execute Meek’s plan as close to schedule as possible.” (Statement)
