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Maybach Music Group's Meek Mill is swallowing a loss this week after failing to convince a jury of being harassed in an alleged racially-charged police stop two years ago.
Details of the case’s outcome and Meek Mill’s reaction have sprouted online.
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill lost his civil-rights case against city police Thursday over a 10-hour traffic stop that he called racially motivated. Mill, who trying to catch a flight to Atlanta to launch his debut album, was instead handcuffed and detained on Halloween night 2012 with his entourage: an Atlantic Records executive, an off-duty police officer and his cousin. “They ain’t from where I’m from,” Mill said softly of the jury after they reached their decision. “I (don’t) really expect them to understand what I go through.” (ABC Local)
Reports of Mill wanting to seek legal action against local police heated the Internet last month.
Meek says he was cuffed for refusing to let cops search — and he ended up missing a private jet flight to Atlanta. Meek claims he lost $22k on the cancelled jet and a $39K appearance fee for the A-Town party he missed. In the docs, he also claims he took a hit in negotiating a $2 million deal with Puma because all the negative pub from the arrest … forced him to settle for a mere $650K. Meek is suing the city of Philly for false imprisonment, invasion of privacy … and most importantly (we suspect) to get back some of that lost dough. (TMZ)
Coincidentally, Meek went on a Twitter rant early Saturday (April 26) about racism.
“Donald sterling is the definition of racism …. He could b your judge…. Your doctor…..you teacher etc… I bet nothing happens 2 him!,” he tweeted April 26.
“Vegas saying no hip hop rapper can have a event in Las Vegas something need 2 b done about this bcuz it is a racist act! #stepup #hiphop”
“Ima have my lawyer speak up and we have press get on top of this situations in Vegas ….I never had a incident in Vegas..We need answers”
“But when our culture losing and giving our money 2 casinos it’s okay….NAACP need 2 step up! Bcuz we let these things happen 2 many times”
“Skin color means nothing …….our souls are no different!!!! Just bcuz you have money don’t mean you will b judged different by GOD'”
“”street rappers” can perform across the world except Vegas how is this possible!! #Racisminourface and yet we are still silenced”
“most of these old racists are the ones really in power!! Jayz is no different than the younger rappers he spoke about the same stuff we did” (Meek Mill’s Twitter)
Outside of legal woes, Meek is working on his long-awaited solo album, Dreams Worth More Than Money project.
Titled Dreams Worth More Than Money, the new album will be hitting shelves this summer, according to Meek, who was alongside his MMG captain during his Mastermind spectacular held at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles. The announcement of the new album arrives as the Philly rapper has been teasing fans with an upcoming track called “She Don’t Know,” which features Ty Dolla $ign. (REVOLT TV)
