JAY-Z, who’s been incredibly vocal about Meek Mill‘s recent prison sentence as the result of repeated parole violations, penned an op-ed for New York Times — published Friday (November 17) — calling for reform and panning probation as a “trap.”
“We must fight for Meek and everyone else unjustly sent to prison,” he states. “What’s happening to Meek Mill is just one example of how our criminal justice system entraps and harasses hundreds of thousands of black people every day … I saw this up close when I was growing up in Brooklyn during the 1970s and 1980s.
“Instead of a second chance, probation ends up being a landmine, with a random misstep bringing consequences greater than the crime,” he continues.
Hov has a history of using his celebrity to voice distaste in this respect. Back in 2014, he and Russell Simmons met with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to advocate for significant reforms to the criminal justice system. He also helped produce this year’s docu-series, Time: The Kalief Browder Story. Kalief was accused of stealing a backpack and ultimately spent three years in solitary confinement on Rikers [Island] before committing suicide.
“The specifics of Meek’s case inspired me to write this,” JAY writes. “But it’s time we highlight the random ways people trapped in the criminal justice system are punished every day,” Jay writes. “The system treats them as a danger to society, consistently monitors and follows them for any minor infraction — with the goal of putting them back in prison.”
You can read the full op-ed, The Criminal Justice System Stalks Black People Like Meek Mill, here.
It’s always a race thing, as if the justice system isn’t unjust to people from all walks. I have white friend that got completely screwed over a freaking zip of pot. The justice system is flawed in the sense that it sets you up for failure, not success. It’s not rehabilitation, it’s punishment… leads to more failure, and repeat offending.
NYT = Fake News !
Damn Hov, I used to look up to you, but since you’re defending my arch-nemesis, I can’t look at you the same anymore.
shut the fuck up! you twisted satanist
Fuck these dudes, they’re millionaires.
Jay-Z needs to chill Obama is not the president anymore. His connects dried up. He doesn’t have the plug anymore. Meeks a mumble rapper who stumbled and damaged his own career by not abiding by the states laws. If your own probation u fuck up probation gets extended. He should of rode it out. Instead of popping wheelies flossing, and shit bih.Its all on Meek bro.
Pretty much i sat my ass down for 3 years to not go back its not just a trap its called the justice system…and you wanna act like an abnormal person doing dumb shit then expect a bad probation period but you wanna just be average joe act normal and dont do dumb shit probation goes by quick…
Man thiz guys fuckin pathetic… never done a collab with meek NEVER did shit to help dudes career but all of a sudden hes arrested and in the media for black opression and your there everybodu reverand al sharpton the 2nd! Obamas dick must be tasting so good to him to want to keep jumping on these black victem tirades he never did it years ago now all of a sudden hes an advocate some fuckin fake shit
never did shit to help dudes career??? ummm meek has a deal with roc nation…know your facts before showin the whole world your ignant a$$
Eh you got me there but the fuck he done for his career since 2012? Dudes taken L after L no guidance from a management company run by this guy until he has a way to make it worth it for jay z like now he wants to be all over him bad management if ya ask me
Mr. Carter clearly doesn’t know what “entraps” and “harasses” means.. He also doesn’t know what personal responsibility is either, I see..
Wow… When did the Breitbart, Alt-Right crowd start reading Hip Hop DX? Actually, I’m not surprised at the ridiculous comments here, just disappointed in you kids. Please buy yourselves a copy of Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow,” or Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy” and inform yourselves.
Kself. As in “Lnowledge of Self?” LOL. This will be fun. So we probably have a bacon eating, 40 drinking fake Muslim here. Let’s Kself a bit. Meek was caught on weapons and drug charges. Period. He then ADDMITTEDLY violated his probabtion over 5 times. He literally went reckless driving with a non street-legal motorcycle down the streets of NEW YORK and posted it HIMSELF to his own Instagram and Twitter. The two books you recommend have interesting arguments and perspectives in them, but are complete PC bullshit. The justice system isn’t a trap for you black people, the culture of Bling, flash, making it rain in clubs and wearing $1000 jeans and $600 sneakers is. They then feel a need to carry a gun to defend their dope from OTHER BLACK PEOPLE out to steal it from them. All this the jail is a racket etc, how come Asians, Mexicans and actual Africans don’t wind up in there nearly as much as black people do? Slavery? Please. That’s been dead for over a hundred years. Segregation for 50+. It’s simple. Our youth does stupid shit. Period. They then snitch on themselves thru social media. That has nothing to do with Republican or Democrat. Who is guilty for the brutality in South Side Chicago? The white man as well? There is no more white etc. we are all mixed to some extent. They’ve convinced black America that they are somehow a separate state and need to be treated differently because they are being treated unjustly? That doesn’t even make sense. How about some personal responsibility? How about dreaming of a college degree instead of a Rolex and a Cadillac? Dumbasses.
fucking clowns Hatin on hov…..do your thing bruh
Yes Hov. Stab people and push tons of coke, then glorify that to our kids. Once someone is arrested for violating his probation SIX TIMES, Yell racism etc. HE DINDUNUFFIN YO!
Clowns in the comment section been going ham on every meek article..lol! y’all don’t get tired of hating? his life matters, yours doesn’t, do something, become something then maybe people will care!!! The hate will consume y’all.. ignorance is not a crime though, y’all would be in jail if it was. Educated n enlightened people are saying the sentence was unjust, who are you to say otherwise? get yall shit together.. not blindly hating on a brother than ain’t done anything grave or killed someone.
Educated an enlightened people have college educations and spiritual meaning, fucktard. They don’t type out words like “y’all” (and misspell every other word). Sean “stabber/push metric tons of coke” shouldn’t be saying anything about anyone’s sentance. He’s lucky he isn’t in there with him. I have a feeling you sir, have been locked up, or will be soon, if you think a repeat felon who violates his parole over 5 tines DINDUNUFFIN. DUMBASS!!
New wave or old wave. Rap was invented to mean a purpose. Not to prosper on doing fucked up shit and expect Rap to have your back when you see you are like everyone else. But hold up. He blew up when…. I know when some chose to listen to the new age RADIO
who did what?
Meek was caught on drug and illegal weapons charges, these are not unpaid parking tickets. He then violated his probation about 6 times even getting house arrest and violating that. Then he assault some peopl in an airport. By giving him conditions they are trying to establish trust with an individual who had illegal guns and drugs. He supposedly makes millions off of music and has been givin way more leeway than i ever got. I violated probation for going on my street to get mcdonalds in my dads car. That was dumb. He is much dumber. I fucking hate police but if your dumbass gets caught your playing thier game.
Wow. So I tell anyone I know who gets jammed up, don’t get caught with dope or weed. Don’t fight in airports where you are being filmed and have nowhere to run. Don’t ride a non street legal motorcycle down the street popping wheelies in NY then post it on your own Instagram account. How is ANYONE defending this clown or saying it’s a race thing? Six violations? Seriously? What a ducktard this guy is. Jay-Z too. Doesn’t Jay rap about punching metric tons of coke and killing every one? Yeah, his last album tried to be conscious. Whatever. You still dodged an attempted murder charge for stabbing a motherfucker. Remember? Was the system being racist and entrapping you Jay, when you were found NOT GUILTY? SMH
Please Hov. You promoted the two biggest crack pushing mass incarceration supporting rappers around in Officer Ricky Ross and Young Jeezy. Plus you profited off of them and still profit off your past crack dealing tales. Meek will be right back to rapping about savagery with a pinch of consciousness thrown in. How about forfeiting all that ill-gotten money first.
Couldn’t have said it any better.
It is sad that the new york times has given a voice to this violent, racist, drug dealing criminal… and of course he is using his voice to criticize the justice system which let him walk free after his attempted murder and stabbing of a record executive. What the fuck is wrong with the new york times and these liberal news networks… are we trying to set a new precedent to say, “if you are convicted of multiple crimes and decide to continue committing crimes after you are released; AS LONG AS YOU ARE A BLACK ENTERTAINER, you shouldn’t have to face the consequences of your actions.”
Dude it’s the weekend . Go out get some fresh air. Get laid, meet some real life friends .Theirs more to life than posting the same comment/point of view over and over again in the comments section.
Write another song about your crack dealing days, Jay. The hypocrisy is hilarious.