As rapper Meek Mill fights for judicial reform, something unexpected happened: a Grammy nomination
In late November of 2018, the Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill had a Billboard 200-topping album "Championships," acclaim from mentors like Jay-Z and new acolytes like YBN Cordae and a young son he adored. But in his mind, he was just one false step from going right back to prison.
"That was a confusing state," Mill said of the 12-year spiral of incarceration and probation after teenage drug and gun charges threatened to consume the 32-year-old's life and career. "It made me lose faith in the whole system, knowing that somebody could get ahold of my life and ... do whatever they want."
Meek had reason to fear that even a chart-topping album would be no insulation from the judicial system that so often snares people of color for so little. His judge had hauled him back into court for offenses as petty as
