Criminal Justice Reform And Meek Mill

(Variety) Meek Mill never set out to be an activist for criminal justice reform. Nursing a glass of green juice at a Beverly Hills hotel shortly after performing at Staples Center the 32-year-old sometimes seems like hed prefer to discuss just about anything else. His rap career for one which after nearly a decade of legal stops and starts finally reached the level it had long promised with last winters platinum-certified Championships." But activism or as he prefers to call it advocacy is nonetheless something thats been thrust upon him and Amazons upcoming five-part docu-series Free Meek" (it premieres Aug. 9) details how this quick intense yet often slyly irreverent rapper from North Philadelphia became the unlikely public face of Americas broken probation system. I dont want to be a rapper whos just this serious guy all the time" he says. I think most activists have it in their heart that this is what they love to do seven days a week. Me I dont love to do interviews about reform seven days a week. This wasnt a part of my life until it became my life experience but Ive seen people stand up for me so Im gonna use what Ive built up through my rap career to pay people back and get my message across.