Vic Mensa has some strong viewpoints on Meek Mill’s recent prison sentence.
The Roc Nation artist, who is currently touring in support of his debut studio album The Autobiography, has always been vocal about his stance on a variety of socio-political issues — from gun control to the Flint water crisis. Like many Hip Hop fans, the news of Meek’s sentence shocked the Chicago rapper, but he’s convinced it’s simply a part of a bigger picture.
“The powers that be want Meek Mill to be a slave of the state. Point blank, period,” Mensa told HipHopDX. “Let’s not forget that a fat cat in a tall building gets paid off of every inmate. In many ways, they’re still privatized prisons all across this country. There’s prison labor being used to produce everything from Starbucks cups to pencils. And slave laborers, you know what I’m saying? And they want Meek Mill as a ward of the state.”
The case has caught the attention of everyone from JAY-Z to the FBI, which has reportedly been investigating Genece Brinkley, the judge who sentenced Meek. Mensa believes the fact the judge is an African-American woman adds more complexity to the case.
“What’s even more convoluted about it is that the judge is a black woman,” he said. “But this is nothing new … That’s a common function of neocolonialism. The colonized and the oppressed will begin to identify with the oppressors. That’s just classic Stockholm Syndrome type shit, but it is twisted.”
As Meek and his lawyers continue to fight for his release, Mensa thinks there’s “definitely an appeal” on the horizon.
Elsewhere, Mensa is busy focusing on his own path. His most recent video, “Rollin’ Like A Stoner,” touches on his struggles with addiction, something he explains is just “a part of his life.” To him, it’s an indicator of mental health and something he thinks needs to be reformed.
“I 100 percent think that the stigma [around mental illness] is lessening, but it still needs to be introduced in a major way,” he said. “We doing Wall Street, and everybody and their family of CEOs sees a therapist. Everybody down to the dog, you know? But I don’t know one — not a family, not an individual — from the hood that sees a therapist.”
Mensa has been vocal about his experiences with his own depression and wants his music to be a vehicle for healing. On The Autobiography, mental illness and drug addiction are consistent themes throughout. If he’s open about it, he hopes it will help other people.
“Considering how we’re really grappling with this whole this opioid situation, I do think that shedding some honest light on drug use is important,” he said. “Americans of all races, religions and ethnic backgrounds are dealing with addiction, and I wanted to address that honestly and candidly on my album.”
lol you would swear Meek is the MLK of this generation…FOH
the powers that be couldn’t give a fuck less about Meek. He’s just another number.
Meek done nothing to help himself, just got himself more in trouble. Vic Mensa would of been a decent rapper, but he has too much of an ego for someone with no accomplishments, even tried to hype his album way too much when it was “meh”
The powers that be only want more people in the system yes but they don’t care who it is
The fact that this clown shoe thinks anybody give 2 fucks about Meek being a “slave to the state” shows he’s low grade intelligent and a burden to all the reasonably thinking humans of the world
Man commits crime and gets caught. Man writes and performs songs glorifying the same lifestyle that he did time for. Man violates the terms of his probation five times in the last six years. Man is held responsible for his actions.
If you cant see who this dude is praising in this picture……
Satan
Bapahomet hand sign (google)
Anyone???
Forget it
There time is ending
Yea thats why when youve made it your not supposed to be fucking stupid… average cop in my city makes $55K a year average judge i would say makes no more than $125K average state prosecuter no more than $95K i make $325K a year average and know theyd try and fuck me in the systrm outa jealousy… cant even imagine being a celebrity worth millions…
I doubt you are on 325k a year without knowing how to spell bruh. No one fucks with people over jealousy, if you are too narrowminded to see that Meek kept breaking the law, KY
Oh no he absolutley broke the law and deserves consequences but 2-4 years for minor offense that chargrs we dismissed on? Is a little ridiculous make him spend weekends in county for like 6 months to a year absolutley but prison again is bullshit i know people who get consistent minor charges dont pay their fines on time and piss dirty multiple times and every so often 30 days in jail or 3 months in the halfway house… and dumbass dont need to be a spelling bee champion to make money you burger flippin fuck i own 3 construction businesses and a landscaping business that i started on my own single handedly and am able to pay my guys on average $60K a year which is $15K above my areas average and some dont even have highschool diplomas… i come home with $325K+ between my 4 businesses and me working between a couple of them weekly personaly and have around $600K invested in in them…always been better at math which coincidentaly has to do with $$$ bet you dont even have $15K between checking and savings lmao
who is the idiot that cosign this fool? oh yeah jay z