Meek Mill

Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the season-opening game in Chicago next week.

Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge Tuesday in a deal that resolves a 2007 arrest that has kept him on probation or in prison for most of his adult life. The negotiated plea comes after an appeals court threw out his conviction last month over doubts about the arresting officer’s credibility. The 32-year-old rapper, born Robert...

A decision on whether Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill will be retried in a drug and gun case has been delayed until later this month, prolonging the celebrity’s 12-year legal battle many of his supporters hoped would end Tuesday.

Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill’s long-running court battle took another turn as he was granted a new trial Wednesday – a development that could lead to an end of his 12-year legal saga. The decision was handed down by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Now that Mill has been granted a new trial, Philadelphia prosecutors could choose to retry the case...

Lawyers for Meek Mill asked an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a 2008 drug and gun conviction that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. Defense lawyers believe the city judge who has overseen his case and sent him to prison in 2017 over minor parole violation has...

A growing number of celebrities are calling for the release of ASAP Rocky, who was arrested last week on suspicion of assault while on tour in Stockholm. ASAP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was in Sweden to headline Smash x Stadion, a two-day hip-hop festival that began on July 2 in the country’s capital. Read More

Native Philadelphia rapper, Robert Rihmeek Williams, also known as Meek Mill, is more than just a critically-acclaimed multiplatinum hip-hop recording artist; he’s a father, social justice advocate, and now as of June 26, an established businessman as co-owner of Lids.

The 2019 BET Awards featured a number of contemporary pop and rap stars who are dominating the charts, from Cardi B to Lil Nas X, but the show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and late rapper Nipsey Hussle.

The 2019 BET Awards featured a number of contemporary pop and rap stars who are dominating the charts, from Cardi B to Lil Nas X, but the show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and late rapper Nipsey Hussle.

Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has been granted a hearing in front of a new court, a milestone his legal team has been pursuing for nearly two years.

Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has been granted a hearing in front of a new court, a milestone his legal team has been pursuing for nearly two years.

Rapper Meek Mill on Saturday accused the Cosmopolitan Hotel of being racist for denying him entry to the Las Vegas property and threatening to have him arrested for trespassing, NBC News reports. A video of his exchange with security personnel at the hotel posted on his Instagram account had more than a million views as of Sunday morning. Mill’s publicist...

Kim Kardashian West isn’t the only celebrity speaking out for prison reform. It’s a topic that was also very important to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, and to Common, Kevin Hart and a host of others who consider the criminal justice system often unfair and dehumanizing.

Hip-hop star Cardi B is walking into the 2019 BET Awards as the most nominated act with seven, while late rapper Nipsey Hussle scored a posthumous nomination. BET told the Associated Press late Thursday that Cardi B’s nominations include two for the top prize — video of the year — with her hits “Money” and “Please Me,” with Bruno Mars....

Philly hip hop star Meek Mill and several state lawmakers gathered at the municipal services building in Center City Tuesday to unveil legislation aimed at reforming Pennsylvania’s probation and parole system.

In a week that saw an end to the longest government shutdown in US history and the arrest of yet another Trump ally, the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’ had a lot to work with....
Steve Martin made a cameo an embattled Roger Stone, wildly defending himself and laughing off the severity of his alleged crimes. The rest of the cast...

Big-name entertainers believe social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl and are ensuring the topic that ignited a political firestorm that engulfed the NFL will be in the spotlight.

Philadelphia native Meek Mill joined fellow rapper Jay-Z, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin and a group of criminal justice activists to launch a new organization Wednesday.

Royalty, Real Housewives, and the fathers of two Kardashian babies were among the celebs that fanned out across Miami for a week of glamorous Art Basel parties toasting the world’s best artists.