Lil Durk could face a life sentence after being charged with allegations that he paid for the attempted murder of rival rapper Quando Rondo.

It’s claimed that associates of Durk and his collective OTF traveled to LA with the intent of murdering Rondo in retaliation for the killing of OTF rapper King Von.

However, his Ghanaian fans have chanted for justice and displayed slogans of support in a movement for his release.

• Meek Mill, a fellow rapper and close friend of Lil Durk, responded to clips of the Kumasi protest, expressing admiration for the fans’ dedication.

In his remarks, he encouraged the crowd for standing up for Durk, commenting on how the rapper’s influence “is bigger than the streets,” acknowledging the impact Durk’s music and message have had on communities far beyond his own.

The protest in Kumasi stands as a testament to Lil Durk’s international fanbase and the bond his music has created with fans across the world.

It’s really bigger than the streets! https://t.co/YHLTgddYO7

— MeekMill (@MeekMill) October 28, 2024

In his latest post, the “All Eyes on You” hitmaker, who visited Ghana for the Year of Return initiative, says he would love to naturalize for the country for peace of mind.

He wrote: “I wanna get citizenship in Ghana!!!! America made to tear black men down if you don’t follow orders!”.

Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have equally taken to his comment section to register their sentiments.

Meanwhile, following conversations and a lawsuit alleging that he has been getting under the sheets with rapper P. Diddy, Meek Mill denied and said he is being targeted racially.

The legal documents alleged that “Diddy had sexual relations with a rapper from Philadelphia who dated Nicki Minaj,” which narrows down the list to him. 

Since then, the rapper has been very active on social media after the news broke, and he claims this is a campaign against him for going independent.

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“Every time I do a verse I charge 250k and up if you got 150k on sight and I like the song we can swap it outtt!!!!” Meek shared on X.

According to a 2022 Complex roundup highlighting how much rappers charge for a feature, Meek’s price seems to fall in line with his peers. The Philly native certainly demands a lot more money than J. Cole, who revealed last year that he does not charge for a verse, dispelling rumors claiming he receives $2,000 per word.

“Yo, bro, it’s just a bar, bro,” Cole said on Lil Yachty and Mitch’s A Safe Place podcast. “Like, a lot of my bars be really on point but that’s just a flex. I’m not gonna charge a na $2,000 a word. I don’t even charge na for the verse, I’m doing this shit because I’m inspired to do it.”

He continued, “I’m not charging n***as because, you know, I want to be on the song. I wouldn’t do that.”

On Wednesday, Meek went on to explain that his involvement and worth goes beyond the song’s performance on the charts. In addition to a verse, an artist gets the opportunity to expand their audience, which includes his tens of millions of followers.

“Some of these artist need others platform to get their point across and I offer them data and fanbase opportunities along with mass marketing I have 50 millions followers with real engagement,” the rapper wrote.

What’s Meek doing with all that dough? Well, it seems like he’s looking to expand his real estate portfolio with 15 acres in south New Jersey—most importantly, no wetlands.

“Looking for 15 Acres in south nj no wetlands tho help me out,” Meek sent out to fans on Wednesday. Real estate bros it’s your time to shine.

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“Do a lot of people play my music in South Africa? I remember having a big show there a few years back. How do you all listen to our music in South Africa???? On what platform, or in Nigeria?” he asked on X on Saturday.

Many Africans on the platform took offense to the post, terming it ignorant and insulting. The rapper soon became a top trending topic on X as he continued to face criticism.

Critics say that Meek Mill’s question assumed that Africa is not technologically advanced enough to have music platforms.

Some users also made fun of the rapper, mockingly answering that Africans listen to music through elephant trunks and town criers.

In response to the backlash, Meek Mill said that he asked the question to understand how his music was being distributed in Africa.

“I was asking how they listen to music in Africa because I want to handle my business. None of my contracts say they have rights to distribute me in Africa… basically looking for the money trail? I don’t know what platforms [are] used in South Africa,” Meek Mill said on Sunday.

This year is likely to see the return of International music heavyweights Meek Mill and Rick Ross who have both expressed their anticipation to visit West Africa, and their first stop will be in Ghana.

The artistes, known for their contributions to hip-hop, are looking forward to experiencing the vibrant culture and warm hospitality of Ghana once again.

Rick Ross, in particular, said he cannot wait to relive the fun moments he had in Ghana in 2019, and to reunite with some friends he made in the capital.

“I have friends over there who will ensure I am comfortable. They have the Ferraris and the Rolls Royce and it’s all fun. It’s a different vibe in there and it’s always surprising. I wanna tap into those tourist side,” he said in a joint interview he graced with Meek Mill.

Rick Ross said he took inspiration from Meek Mill’s fun time in Ghana last year and the hospitality Ghanaians extended to him.

On his part, Mill said he cannot also wait to return, adding that he looks forward to collaborating with local artistes and discovering new talent during his stay.

The artistes’ desire to visit Ghana aligns with the positive impact of the ‘Year of Return’ initiative, which has attracted numerous global personalities to explore their African roots and contribute to the country’s tourism.

Meek Mill and Rick Ross are currently promoting their joint album, ‘Too Good To Be True’.

Taking to Twitter to respond to one of his fans on the digital platform, Robert Rihmeek Williams, known professionally as Meek Mill said he will sign one of Ghana’s talented rappers on his next visit.

Some Ghanaians took to social media to lambast the government for giving him access to bypass strict security protocols at the presidential villa in the heart of Accra – an allegation government vehemently denied.

Meek Mill apologised and also thanked Ghanaians for the hospitality.

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According to him, the security personnel at the Jubilee House should have educated the US rapper on the protocol of the official residence of the President of the Republic of Ghana.

Speaking at The Breakfast Club, a New-York-based radio show, Stonebwoy said it was not intentional for Meek Mill to shoot the video that incurred the wrath of many Ghanaians.

“Truth be told, I can’t come to the State and go to the White House and do whatever I want to do, except there was a certain amount that will allow me to do stuff.

“I don’t think it’s a big deal, but the internet went crazy. And he did the best thing he had to do because, for me, I think this was the job of the security personnel and protocol to make sure that we don’t film over here, we don’t do this over here and we don’t do that.”

“He’s excited and doesn’t know the laws, I believe. He only tried to get the best out of his trip. And coming out to apologise shows you his true intentions. He wasn’t in the known to go and throw dirt on such a place,” Stonebwoy explained.

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The accused, Nuhu Sule, is facing the court presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah on charges of stealing.

According to the bail conditions, the sureties must be public servants.

He is to reappear on February 6, 2023.

Arrest

Sule was arrested on Friday, December 30, 2022, at his hideout in Accra after the victim, Meek Mill, reported his phone stolen in Accra on December 29, 2022.

The rapper on December 31 backtracked his claim that the phone was pickpocketed during his visit to Ghana for this year’s Afro Nation music festival.

“They pick pocketed me for my phone SMH….Bring that Jawn back if you got it!!” he posed on Instagram story.

The phone was found and returned to the rapper on Friday (December 30) by the Ghana Police who revealed that they had arrested a suspect named Nuhu Sule.

1. Write an official letter of intent to the Police.

2. They will respond and request to see your script.

3. You will then be invited to a meeting to discuss the specific scenes you intend to record.

4. If the story doesn’t put them in a good light, you will be advised to rewrite those scenes.

5. Rework the scenes or forget it!

Why does the Police service go through so much trouble just so you can shoot a movie scene? After all, aren’t movies good for us? Don’t movies sell our country? Don’t movies create jobs and help grow the economy? So why should the Police stress Film Makers so much?

Because as Abraham Joshua Heschel once said, “Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”

If the GPS does not deliberately insist on taking control of the narratives, they will be giving film makers the tools to “destroy” them or cast them in a bad light. As a Film Maker, I hate it!

But as a Brands, Communications and PR expert, I totally agree with the Police and I commend them for not dropping the ball on this one!

Let me start by commending the President and all other Ministers, Ministries, agencies, departments and we in the private sector for a rather successful December in Ghana!

There’s no denying the fact that gradually we are getting there.

That’s why it’s so sad that after such a great month which could have been crowned with reportage from that beautiful concert at the Black Star Square, a typical “one bad nut spoils the whole” situation has arguably “milled” the shine off that Blackstar Line Concert and possibly all the other great initiatives.

Sad anticlimax if you ask me! The Presidency is eminent! It is the HIGHEST office of our land.

If those around the President and the office as a whole do not hold it in high esteem, if they do not jealously guard and protect it like the way the IGP would protect a Police Uniform, then we are doomed!

I have seen pictures of many celebrities visiting various American Presidents at the White House at various times. Please do yourself a favour and go see the pictures online. They don’t just wear anything available” and they certainly DO NOT shoot music videos there! Hell no!

We’ve seen many Ghanaian artistes visit our President at the Jubilee House. Some may argue that none ever asked to film there. Here’s my response…they did not have to ask! They know it’s wrong! Would Mr Mill dare go shoot a music video at the White House? Let’s not try to defend it in any way. It was wrong! Someone dropped the damn ball.

Look, I am all for connecting with our brothers and sisters from the diaspora. I’m all for the full display of the proverbial Ghanaian hospitality in its best forms. I am all for naming streets, edifices, even villages and towns after whoever deserves the honour.

But for someone to appear before the most powerful man of the land dressed as though paying a courtesy call on our President isn’t a big deal and proceed to shoot a music video at the supposedly most protected building on our soil…the Jubilee House with lyrics that neither celebrate, flaunt nor portray Ghana as a preferred tourism destination whatsoever leaves very little to be desired.

Yes, by all means, let’s open up Ghana to the rest of the World. Let’s embrace our kind from the diaspora and make them feel at home. But please let’s not compromise our national security in the process.

Let’s not even bring to the picture that pathetic narrative naming hypocrites because once upon a time, some people said they would turn the Jubilee House into a poultry farm! That’s just politics.

Of course, they won’t dare.

Life is all about the optics. Maybe we are all wrong and just being needlessly emotional. Rightly so… we are reacting based on what we, together with the rest of the world have seen.

I want to believe strongly that the concept of national security goes beyond just protecting our borders.

This is us, being citizens and not spectators so please allow those who want it rant to rant!

Someone dropped the ball. The question is…who?

What lessons are there to learn and how to do ensure it doesn’t occur again?

One again, kudos to us all for a great December in Ghana. I know it’s hard, but let’s still endeavour to focus on the positives and celebrate our Motherland!

Twa Omanye Aba!

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Taking to Twitter, the New Patriotic Party Director of Communications added the video which has attracted public backlash was also not sanctioned by the Presidency.

The rapper, who was in Ghana during the Christmas holidays, sparked public agitation after posting a video he recorded with his crew at the Jubilee House.

In the video, the singer was seen joyously walking through the Jubilee House, together with his colleagues as they jammed to his latest composition.

From the visitor’s hall to other locations in the Jubilee House, including the front of the facility, Meek and his friends accessed the building for their shoot.

He has since deleted the video and rendered an apology, stating his aim was simply to project ‘art’, help project Ghana and further strengthen the bond between Africans across the globe.

He added he is not familiar with the sensitivities of Ghanaians, adding that he meant no harm whatsoever.

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On the back of this development, Mr Ahiagbah added he believes Meek Mill realised his indiscretion and has accordingly deleted the video as he retweets the latter’s apology.

Meek Mill music’s video was not sanctioned by the Presidency. Its permission was not sought whatsoever for the use of the video. The musician has realized his indiscretion, apologized & taken down the video. #apology #Flagstaffhouse #CitiCBS #Ghana #TV3GH #JoyNews #GMG pic.twitter.com/2eJWBwefp5

— Richard Ahiagbah Official (@RAahiagbah) January 10, 2023

Meanwhile, there has not been any comment from the Presidency yet on the matter despite the growing public outcry on social media and traditional media platforms.

According to her, no government official uses the President’s lectern during national events.

“The issue that he used the president’s lectern is false. There are two lecterns at the Jubilee House, one for the President and the other is for Communications Directorate and other persons who visit the presidency. Even the Vice President doesn’t use the President’s lectern, only the President uses it.”

She advised Ghanaians to accept Meek Mill’s apology for using pictures and videos from the Jubilee House in a music video.

She also stated that no government official gave him permission to use the pictures and videos for his music video.

“The general public should accept the young man’s apology. In his apology, he indicated that the plans he has for Ghana outweigh the impact of music videos. He has provided an unreserved apology. No government official sanctioned or gave him permission for his action.

“We invited Africans in the diaspora to visit Ghana and upon their arrival, we give them an honorary welcome and to help create good memories during their stay. Most of them were not born or raised in Ghana. Someone’s background will cause a cultural shock and deficit and out of exuberance and excitement will act in a manner that displeases many.

“No one knew Meek Mill’s intent for taking pictures and videos at the Jubilee House was for the compilation of a music video,” she said.

She mentioned that the merits of the tourism initiative outweigh the demerits and urged Ghanaians to focus on the quality of human resources and the investment brought to Ghana.

“Looking at the potential of the ‘Year of Return’ and ‘Beyond the Return’ initiatives, we can say the positives outweigh the negatives. As a new initiative, these incidents are expected to happen which serve as a lesson. Lawmakers can decide to put in some measures in place to prevent future occurrences,” she said on Adom TV’s Badwam Show.

The deputy minister also disclosed that by the end of 2022, tourism became the third-highest contributor to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

She mentioned that by 2025, the tourism ministry’s annual estimation of visitors in Ghana will increase from 1 million to 1.5 million.

Also by 2025, the tourism industry is expected to be the highest to Ghana’s GDP estimated at $3.5 to $4 billion per annum.

Some public figures and Ghanaians have expressed their displeasure about Meek Mill’s music video shot in the Jubilee House of Ghana.

Upon receiving mixed reactions after posting the video, Meek Mill deleted the video and apologized to the people of Ghana.

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The criticism, according to the ruling party, is apt due to the respect Ghanaians have for the seat of government.

Deputy Communications Officer of the NPP, Ernest Owusu Bempah, made the call on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Monday.

Meek Mill on Sunday, January 8, 2023 posted a music video he shot at the Jubilee House, during his visit to the country during the Christmas festivities.

In the video, Meek Mill, in the company of some friends, walked through some chambers and the outer precincts of the Jubilee House jamming to his upcoming track.

This attracted a lot of backlash by Ghanaians who believe the American act has desecrated the Jubilee House which is the embodiment of Ghana’s executive authority.

Meek Mill quickly deleted the video from his Instagram page in the wake public backslash and rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians.

Reacting to this, Mr Bempah commended the rapper for apologising for posting the controversial video.

He maintained that, though Meek Mill was granted protocol access, “he did not seek permission before shooting the music video at the Jubilee House”.

The NPP man is certain the rapper’s conduct is not deliberate, hence people must be circumspect in their criticisms.

“The most important thing is that he [Meek Mill] has apologised for posting the controversial video, he added.

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Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said.

He indicated that, the matter will be raised on the floor of the House when Parliament resumes sittings.

This, he said, is to prevent any recurrence of such “international embarrassment” to protect the image of the country’s presidency.

“We will insist that there is an investigation. We will insist that all those who masterminded this national disgrace and international embarrassment are brought to book. As the House remains on recess we will continue to push for Committees to look into this matter when the House returns, we will raise this matter on the floor,” he said in an interview with JoyNews on Monday afternoon.

He further demanded that the President should apologise to Ghanaians for what he says is the “despicable desecration of the Jubilee House.”

A teaser of the rapper’s music video posted on social media featured some parts of the Jubilee House including the President’s lectern.

Meek Mill was seen in the company of a group of other backers rapping at the seat of government.

The content of the video has since generated backlash from Ghanaians as they say the act has compromised the security of the Jubilee House.

Mr Ablakwa had earlier called for the immediate dismissal of persons who allowed the American rapper to film his music video at the Jubilee House.

“All those responsible for this despicable desecration of the Jubilee House by Meek Mill must be fired immediately. How do those explicit lyrics from the president’s lectern project Ghana positively?

“Is Ghana’s seat of government no longer a high security installation?” Mr Ablakwa tweeted.

According to the lawmaker, the video and its content constitute a ‘despicable desecration’ of the Jubilee House.

In a tweet on Monday, Mr Ablakwa bemoaned the development, questioning the security implications of the said filming at the presidency.

“All those responsible for this despicable desecration of the Jubilee House by Meek Mill must be fired immediately. How do those explicit lyrics from the president’s lectern project Ghana positively?

“Is Ghana’s seat of government no longer a high security installation?”, Mr Ablakwa tweeted.

All those responsible for this despicable desecration of the Jubilee House by Meek Mill must be fired immediately.

How do those explicit lyrics from the president’s lectern project Ghana positively?

Is Ghana’s seat of government no longer a high security installation? pic.twitter.com/Wwo2rbGIjl

— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) January 9, 2023

The comments by the legislator add to the series of public backlash which have greeted the video since it came into the public domain on Sunday.

On Sunday evening, American act, Meek Mill, posted a music video he shot at the Jubilee House, during his visit to the country during the Christmas festivities.

In the video, Meek Mill, in the company of some friends were seen in and around the Jubilee House jamming to his latest track.

The singer and his colleagues walked through some chambers of the Jubilee House, as well as the outer precincts of the facility.

Mill also made use of the official podium President Nana Akufo-Addo uses in his public addresses; while dishing out portions of his rap lines.

What he intended to excite his fans rather angered hundreds of Ghanaians who took to their social media platforms to condemn the use of the Jubilee House for the said filming.

According to the critics, since the Jubilee House is the embodiment of Ghana’s executive authority, it is inappropriate for the singer to have been allowed to access it in that manner.

The critics have therefore lambasted the Presidency for allowing the Jubilee House to be ‘cheapened’.

Meanwhile, Meek Mill himself has deleted the video from his Instagram page in the wake of the raging public backslash.

Known privately as Robert Rihmeek Williams, Meek was born and bred in Philadelphia, USA, where he has made all his memories from childhood education to his professional career.

But, a latest ancestry trait has revealed he has roots in Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mali, Congo and Senegal.

A breakdown of the DNA results he shared on his Instagram platform proved his ancestors were originals to the regions of Benin and Togo with 21%, Ghana and Ivory Coast with 18%, 18% from Nigeria, 14% from Cameroon, Congo and West Bantu Peoples; 8% from Mali; and 5% from Senegal.

Meek shared his excitement on social media, especially for his Ghana and Ivory Coast where he labelled his second home.

It is no longer surprising why Meek Mill fell in love with Ghana and received the best reception in his two weeks of being in the country.

Meek’s celebratory visit to Ghana comes days after the judge who handed him a two-to-four-year prison sentence in 2017 was stripped of her cases and accused of ethical misconduct.

He had the opportunity to perform at the Afronation and also had an encounter with the hospitable Ghanaians who altogether gave him the time of his life.

33-year-old scrap dealer, Nuhu Sule who allegedly stole the rapper’s phone during a programme at Independence square, has been remanded into police custody.

Nuhu Sulley, a 33-year-old scrap dealer who allegedly stole #MeekMill, an American rapper’s iPhone 14 Pro Max during a programme at Independence square, has been remanded into police custody.

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— Ghana News Agency (@GHANANEWSAGENCY) January 4, 2023

Sule appeared before an Accra Circuit Court Wednesday, January 4, 2023 and was charged with stealing.

He pleaded not guilty and is expected to reappear on January 17, 2023.

Sule alias Ababaawa was arrested Friday, December 30, 2022, at his hideout in Accra.

The victim, Meek Mill, reported his phone stolen in Accra on December 29, 2022.

Kind courtesy the warm reception he has received in Ghana since he touched down about a week ago, Meek is positive a relationship with an African Queen is the surest way to go.

In an Instagram post, he tasked his 23 million followers to find him an African Queen because the Americans he kicked it with were dogging him out.

This comes after his meeting with Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, the daughter of President Akufo-Addo and other beautiful representatives of the Creative Arts Council.

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The melanated skin and well curved out figures he has been exploring in Ghana have captured Meek’s heart.

In a tweet that has garnered over 3 million views, Meek professed that Ghana has shown him the most love he has ever felt at once, a gesture he is appreciative of.

It is for this reason the 35-year-old is searching for an African replacement of Nikki Minaj, whom he dated for two years between 2017 and 2019.

In a post on Twitter, the rapper said he cannot say for certain that his phone was stolen.

“I coulda dropped that phone on a dirt bike. I don’t actually know for a fact that somebody went in my pocket…I don’t need anybody locked up for a phone…I don’t even know what happened to it,” Meek Mill wrote.

The rapper said that all that mattered to him was that he had received his phone.

This comes after the rapper’s phone was stolen prior to his Afro Nation performance.

Meek Mill who had been excited to visit Ghana, performed at the 2022 Afro Nation concert on Thursday.

But prior to his performance, his commute to the premises was a turbulent one. He was mobbed by fans excited to see their superstar.

Amateur footage showed Meek climbing over the gate into the arena, as he struggled to ditch the zealous group.

He later informed fans while on stage that he had been robbed. In a post on Instagram, he noted that his phone had been stolen and pleaded with whoever had it to return it.

The police a day later arrested one suspect and retrieved the mobile phone that was stolen from Meek Mill.

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The suspect, Nuhu Sule, alias Ababaawa, was arrested on Friday, December 30, 2022, at his hideout in Accra.

He is currently in police custody and will be taken through the due process of the law.

With a group of bikers known as the DC Bikers, Meek was captured displaying stunts as he rides through the capital to have a feel of the motherland.

He has since been talking about visiting Ghana, and it is obvious the rapper is enjoying his stay while it lasts.

Prior to his arrival, Meek Mill conducted his ancestry test which disclosed he might partially be Ghanaian – of descent from West-Africa.

Meek Mill performed at Afronation, Ghana on 29th December alongside Tiwa Savage, P-Square, Kuami Eugene, Gyakie, Oxlade and others.

Other artistes on the lineup were Davido, Stonebwoy, Rema, Black Sherif, CKay, Gyakie, Camidoh, KiDi, Asake and many others.

The event has a diverse lineup of hottest performers from Africa and the diaspora ready to thrill patrons enjoying the Yuletide in Ghana.

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The show, scheduled to take place on 29th and 30th December 2022 in Accra, will have stars lined up to celebrate the Yuletide.

Other musicians billed for the event include Adekunle Gold, Rema, CKay, Kamo Mphela, and Dadju.

Earlier, the Philadelphia rapper talked about coming to Africa to jam on a few shows.

Meek Mill has been consistent in voicing out about visiting Africa, and December 2022 seems to be legit and confirmed for him.

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The rap superstar, born Shawn Carter, is teaming up with Meek Mill, Big Sean, Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland, Yo Gotti, Killer Mike, Robin Thicke, and others as celebrity signatories on a new letter urging state lawmakers — and ultimately Gov. Kathy Hochul — to make the recently proposed bill titled “Rap Music on Trial” (S.7527/A.8681) a state law.

The legislation, first unveiled in November, successfully sailed through the Senate Codes committee on Tuesday, marking its first step toward getting a full vote on the senate floor.

“This is an issue that’s important to (Jay-Z) and all the other artists that have come together to try to bring about this change. This is a long time coming. Mr. Carter is from New York, and if he can lend his name and his weight, that’s what he wants to do,” Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, tells Rolling Stone.

Spiro co-wrote the letter with University of Richmond Professor Erik Nielson, who authored the book “Rap on Trial” with University of Georgia law professor Andrea Dennis. The lawyer said he and Hova — who previously fought back against the lack of racial diversity on arbitration panels, leading to national reforms — consider the proposed legislation a bellwether that could spread to other states.

“By changing the law here, you do a lot of good for the cases that it affects, but you also send a message that progress is coming. We expect it will be followed in a lot of places,” Spiro said.

“Our lyrics are a creative form of self-expression and entertainment – just like any other genre. We want our words to be recognized as art rather than being weaponized to get convictions in court. I hope the governor and all the lawmakers in New York take our letter into consideration, protect our artistic rights and make the right decision to pass this bill,” Fat Joe told Rolling Stone on Tuesday.

“This reform is urgently needed,” the new letter from Spiro and Nielson, signed by the influential artists, reads. “Rather than acknowledge rap music as a form of artistic expression, police and prosecutors argue that the lyrics should be interpreted literally – in the words of one prosecutor, as ‘autobiographical journals’ – even though the genre is rooted in a long tradition of storytelling that privileges figurative language, is steeped in hyperbole, and employs all of the same poetic devices we find in more traditional works of poetry.”

The new legislation from Senator Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), Senator Jamaal Bailey (D-The Bronx), and Assemblymember Catalina Cruz (D-Queens) would amend state law to limit the admissibility of a defendant’s music or other “creative expression” as evidence shown to a jury. According to the draft legislation, the bill would set a new high bar compelling prosecutors to provide “clear and convincing evidence” that a defendant’s creative expression, such as a rap song, is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional.”

“It’s humbling to have the who’s who of hip-hop supporting this legislation. I think it points to how important it is in this moment to protect freedom of expression,” Hoylman told Rolling Stone on Tuesday.

He previously pointed out that no one believes Johnny Cash “shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” or that David Byrne is a “psycho killer,” but over and over, rap musicians involved in criminal cases face the prospect, or reality, of having their lyrics used against them in front of criminal juries.

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Meek said he now believes in the power of African herbs, after bitter kola helped him cure an ailment he said doctors could not figure out for two years.

Many experts have identified the medicinal power of bitter kola but the personal experience is all the star needed to become its apostle.

Meek Mill, responding to a tweet where a netizen was educating on the benefit of Kola for sexual enhancement, identified that as the ‘drug’ which worked magic on him.

The netizen went on to educate him on the types of kola nut and it’s essence. Meek’s reply was epic, “I believe you.”

He went on to preach on the need for ‘black people’ to be more enlightened on Africa and move back to their heritage.

Bitter Kola is a plant found in central and western Africa and has long been valued for its medicinal purposes.

An analysis from WebMD said it is used to cure infection, inflammation, diabetes, for sexual stimulation and it is also a good source of nutrients.

The rapper has admitted that he is tired of living the American way, hence would want to experience another part of the world with his family.

He earlier made bare his plans of purchasing a mansion in the West-African country so he could visit the continent at his own will.

Meek Mill made the headlines when it was rumoured he was arriving in Ghana last year, 2019, during the Year of Return initiative that got thousands entering into the country to catch up with their origin, mostly black-Americans.

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Fast forward, the MMG rapper said he will be in Ghana in January 2021 and has already asked his super-bike fans in Ghana to meet him with the freshest bike in town when he touches down at the Kotoka International Airport.

He posted a video of bikers in Ghana who welcomed Rick Ross when he visited Ghana last year December to depict the kind of dramatic welcome he’d be expecting.

His caption simply read: GHANA IN JANUARY!!!!!

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Meek Mill, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, was born and raised in Philadelphia; he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper and later formed a short-lived rap group, The Bloodhoundz before he started his solo career.

In 2008, Atlanta-based rapper T.I. signed Meek Mill to his first record deal.

In February 2011, after leaving Grand Hustle Records, he signed with Miami-based rapper Rick Ross’s Maybach Music Group and released his debut album, Dreams and Nightmares in 2012

This isn’t the first time the rapper is topping trends in Ghana as many of his fans are eager to watch him perform and to see their music idol closer.

Earlier, he stated the conditions which included meeting him at the Kotoka International Airport with super-bikes, if he would accept the invitation of coming to the motherland, Ghana.

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But in his latest tweet, even after declining the quest to come to Ghana this December 2020, the rapper is on the lookout for a nice house to buy.

He made this point clear in a single tweet saying:

I want to buy a property in Ghana where do I start? A nice house…I need to feel that experience with my family as another option in life!

Talking about #BlackLivesMatter, he added, I don’t wanna dedicate my whole life to the American lifestyle I’ve been living…the odds are too stacked against us!

The rapper had earlier asked some of his Ghanaian followers to make ready the finest sports bikes in town at the Kotoka International Airport if he would accept the invitation.

What got many to believe was the fact that he tagged one of his biker friends and told him he was bringing him along to the motherland, Ghana.

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But soon as the Meek Mill chanced on a report confirming his trip to West Africa, he replied, didn’t say that yet lol.

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Following his feature with Beyoncé, Shatta Wale has sealed his spot in the international ratings, making him recognised by other award-winning artistes.

Meek Mill has announced he will feature Shatta Wale on his next mixtape ‘Land Africa’ which is a track in his ‘Gift of God’ album.

He has confirmed the track “is gonna be a bop.”

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Weeks ago, Shatta Wale announced he has cemented his name in Ghana’s music industry and the need to go international has forced him to be in touch with some top-rated artistes.

Also, his latest studio album will see the likes of Nicki Minaj, Vybz Kartel and Cardi B being featured.

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, says he has been in touch with A-list celebrities such as Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, Vybz Kartel and Cardi B in recent times.

According to him, he has already cemented his name in Ghana’s music space, hence the need to focus more on international collaborations with these major pop stars.

He made this assertion in an interview on Hitz FM’s Yaad Settingz show last weekend while talking about his forthcoming album and stars he might feature both home and abroad.

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There is an adage that goes like ‘dance a yard’ before ‘you dance abroad’. That’s what I go by so I wanted my community to love me and feel me for my career and talent.

And I think this is the best time for me to go out there because I’m talking to a whole lot of celebrities out there; talk about Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, Vybz, Cardi B, and other people… I have people I am linking to get me those steps and its basically one of those things.

It’s going to be an international album. In Ghana I will feature a couple, surprise acts that people might not think I will feature them, he noted.

As part of his wish list, he revealed he is eager to tour the motherland once the Coronavirus pandemic is over.

His tweet has since generated excitement from Ghanaians who are encouraging him to visit Ghana.

Some have even suggested collaboration with some top-rated artistes in Ghana.

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The chart-topping rap icon was so inspired by the challenge that he took to Instagram to announce that he is parting ways with his prized possession.

“THIS MY BABY IMA MISSSSSSSS YOUUUUUUUUUU,” the 32-year-old wrote Tuesday while uploading a photo of his beloved vehicle, which is reportedly worth over half a million dollars. “Papers signed!! #donated.”

The luxury vehicle, as Mill reveals, is “my dream car that motivated me to chase success.”

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The phantom is described as a “one-of-a-kind work of art, [with] the quietest cabin ever conceived.”

In a video on the challenge’s official website, the South Philadelphia-born modern day folk hero said he “quickly accepted” the offer to join the ‘All In Challenge,’ which was kicked off on Tuesday by Fanatics founder and executive chairman Michael Rubin.

With the philanthropic efforts, celebrities offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences that fans can win by simply donating to COVID-19 relief.

The ‘All In Challenge’ has raised over $2 million and will divide 100% of the proceeds among the charities Meals on Wheels, No Kid Hungry and America’s Food Fund, who will then disperse the funds to World Central Kitchen and Feeding America.

The situation began after Meek liked a photo that made reference to Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty.

The Grammy-nominated songstress, 37, posted a shot of the rapper staring at a cellphone, writing, ‘Trigger fingers turn to #TwitterFingers bad built face ass obsessed with the Queen.

The Queens, New York native then said that Mill, 32, was preoccupied with her life, and that his actions were humiliating his girlfriend, fashion designer Milan Harris.

‘N**** been tweeting bout my man for a year now,’ Minaj said. ‘Talking bout he went to my page to see him but he was blocked. My n****, move on. I know ya b**** embarrassed.’

She made reference to an incident in which Meek ‘s****ed’ himself in a West Hollywood store when he was ‘pressed’ by Petty, according to The Daily Beast.

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Things only escalated from there, as Meek referred to Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj, who in New York on Monday was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in connection with his 2017 conviction for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in 2015.

You sad you willing to crash your man because you losing now and everybody in the industry know you a bad person!’ Meek said. ‘You been knew your brother was raping that little girl that’s why I got away from you!’

Minaj launched her own salvo back at Meek, claiming he was physically abusive with her and other women in the past: ‘You beat your own sister and taped it. Spit on her & taped it. Kicked me in front your mother and sent her to the hospital.’

She implied that Meek was feeling bold amid his friendship with Drake, adding, ‘S***ing drake dick made u feel tough again. Move on.’

Minaj then criticized Meek for mentioning the issue involving her brother, saying, ‘Imagine talking about an alleged rape of a child to hurt someone who wasn’t involved just so ppl can dislike me.’

he continued: ‘You can never stand on your own. You won’t tell ppl the mother is on tape asking me for $20 million to make the charge go away tho. U was around. U know. See u soon.’

Meek denied Minaj’s claims of physical abuse, telling his 9.1 million followers that he’s looking to avoid talking about Minaj in the near future.

‘For clarification I don’t hit women and I won’t let my interviews be filled with question about her or any situation to do with her when I come out to do press for my new album!’ he wrote. ‘No devils tricks.’

Amid the conflict, Meek announced he and Harris are going to have a child, but quickly took down the tweet.

‘My girl is with me pregnant watching me tweet about my ex is very clownish,’ he said. ‘Ima exit.’

Harris in December revealed she’s pregnant, showing off her baby bump in an Instagram clip.

Meek then tweeted for the last time to climax, ‘meanwhile Jeff Bezos & running up billions by the minute while us ni**as just gone wild beefing all day lol… I see Sh*t different now and i don’t really got the time no more.’

The rapper, in an Instagram post, was pictured boarding a private jet with the caption: ” I’m out .. moving to Africa.”

Meek Mill, however, failed to disclose his African country of choice even though some fans suggested Ghana for him as part of the popular ‘Year of Return’ initiative.

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Soleimani, Iran’s preeminent military commander, was killed on Friday in a US drone strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport.

The attack took long-running hostilities between Washington and Tehran into uncharted territory and raised the spectre of wider conflict in the Middle East.

Iranian MP Abolfazl Aboutorabi has threatened to attack the heart of American politics.

With Iran threatening to attack the US, Trump has stated that he doesn’t need Congressional approval to strike back.

“These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly and fully strike back, and perhaps in a disproportionate manner.” ” Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!”, he wrote.

But Meek Mill reacting to this said President Trump was wrong to order the attack on Iran.

“Trump sending hits involving us in some shit we ain’t got nothing to do with lol I woke up in beef today lol” he tweeted.

The talented rapper, married to singer Beyonce, on Tuesday, November 5, sent out VIP passes to one of his upcoming events, and the content of the passes surpassed the expectation of many that had been expecting to get one.

Instead of plying the route of printing out the standard laminated passes, the music business mogul decided to go all out in style and luxury.

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Jay-Z sent out Rolex watches said to be worth about $40,000 and Armand de Brignac champagne as VIP passes.

Rapper Meek Mill who appeared to have gotten one of the invites shared a photo on the Instastory channel of his Instagram page, and expressed his utter surprise at how far the super wealthy Jazy-Z had gone.

“Hov sent these as VIP passes,” Meek wrote. “SMH this rich getting out of control lol … I’m not joking lol.”

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Similarly American hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz who also got an invite shared photos on his Instagram story channel.

He said: “Levels. Hov is on another level with the invite game, It came with a Daytona Rolex and a bottle of Ace.”

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As shared by Swizz Beatz on Instagram. Photo:@therealswizzbeatz Source: Instagram

Reports making the round online suggest that the VIP pass is for the upcoming Shawn Carter Foundation Gala, which is set to hold on November 15 and 16.