Jay-Z took a break from performing at his 4:44 concert to speak to his fans about Meek Mill’s latest conviction, as he feels that the Roc Nation rapper’s sentencing is unjustified.
“Just give me like two seconds, and we’ll keep the show going, but I’ve got to say something about a young man by the name of Meek Mill,” opened up Hov. “He caught a charge when he was, like, 19. He’s 30 now; he’s been on probation for 11 years. F**king 11 years…The judge just violated him; he’s got to do two to four years because he got arrested for being on a bike and popping a f**king wheelie. Still n***a.”
Jay-Z’s latest album addresses issues such as being black in America, and how black Americans shouldn’t feel inferior to anybody.
“This 4:44 album is all about us moving forward and moving past it. In order for us to move past all the sh*t that we’re going through. Black people, in particular, we gotta get our sh*t together. You’re not second-class to anybody.”
Meek’s attorney has accused judge Genece Brinkley of handing the rapper this harsh long-term sentencing because Brinkley asked Meek Mill to remix a Boyz II Men song. Brinkley also asked Meek Mill to leave Roc Nation and join a friend’s management team instead per Vlad TV.
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