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Meek Mill has written an open letter in which he urges his younger self “to turn your mugshot into a flashlight that exposes an incredibly unjust judicial system”.
The 31-year-old, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, addresses his 19-year-old self in the letter published in XXL magazine.
He admits that things will get “easier and more difficult” for African Americans over the next 12 years – but he can be an inspiration to the youth, “You have the ability to turn your mugshot into a flashlight that exposes an incredibly unjust judicial system.”
Meek was arrested in August 2017 for reckless driving. Although the charges were later dropped, a judge ruled the arrest itself was a breach of his probation. The Philadelphia-born rapper was sentenced to two to four years in jail for the breach, before being released in April.
He ends the letter by telling young Meek kids are “depending on your rhymes for representation”.
“Think about how abandoned the folks sitting in jail for a crime they didn’t commit feel. Think about how you felt,” he urges.
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