What? Meek Mill Was Sent To Jail Because He Wouldn't Remix Boyz II Men For The Judge?
The details of this Meek Mill case are truly bizarre. It’s been an ongoing saga in Philadelphia, as he was sentenced to 2 to 4 years on Monday for a probation violation of a weapons charge from 2009. The violations stemmed from a fight at an airport and riding dirt bikes in New York. First of all, Meek is too grown and too rich to be fighting in an airport. If you’re a millionaire getting in fistfights, you’re a crazy person. In fact, I would venture that some people have become millionaires simply not to get in fistfights. Still, this is how Meek punches.
Riding dirt bikes out of state and throwing whispers of punches should not get someone 2 to 4 years in prison. And while probation violations are no joke, Meek is in a rare position to be able to do good things for his community. I was at the Sixers game on Wednesday where Meek brought 30 or so kids to the game. While that could have been a ploy to show he’s making a positive impact, even empty gestures of good will would better the city more than putting him in a box for two years. Fistfighting and bike riding hardly make him a menace to society. The prosecutors advised no jail time. Yet the judge insisted.
And that’s where the case gets way more bizarre.
TMZ - Meek Mill is back behind bars because the judge has a long-standing vendetta against him, partially related to a Boyz II Men hit … according to a member of his legal team.
Meek was sentenced to 2 to 4 years for violating probation, but one of his attorneys, Joe Tacopina, tells TMZ … even prosecutors had recommended no jail time. According to Tacopina, Meek and the the judge are from the same part of Philly and know some of the same people.
Tacopina says the judge suggested to Meek — during a meeting in chambers last year — he do a remake of Boyz II Men’s, “On Bended Knee” … and give her, the judge, a shout-out. Meek thought she was kidding and laughed.
Tacopina claims she said, “I’m not kidding,” and when Meek refused to do it, she replied … “Okay, suit yourself.”
Meek’s lawyer believes the judge showed clear bias with her stiff sentence, and says they plan to appeal.
What the fuck? In case you getting your Boyz II Men songs confused, here’s On Bended Knee.
Beautiful ballad.
But if we’re being clear (and if this report is true) the judge is pretty much telling Meek to beg for forgiveness. On some Roman Emperor shit. “Write an ode to me in the stylings of my favorite new jack swing artist and maybe, MAYBE, I’ll consider your freedom.” Meek still has an appeal, so it might not be the end of the road, but it’s a scary thought. The judge is more thirsty for a mention on an album than she is for justice. Meek has a history of mentioning local law enforcement in his songs, like D.A. Noel Ann DeSantis in 2012, but I’m not really keen to hear more songs about the inter-workings of city politics. I want to hear about bezels, Aston Martins and champagne bottles, please and thank you.
And most importantly, if Meek is locked up, he can’t be at Sixers games providing pure joy like this. #FreeMeek