Rapper Meek Mill was released from a
Philadelphia city jail yesterday after nearly five
months of incarceration.
Mill was locked up for violating the terms of his
probation by going on tour over the summer.
Mill - real name Robert Williams - was required to
complete a variety of treatment programs before
he could be released, including drug rehab and
anger management.
The rapper's had his share of brushes with the
law in the past. Just before being locked up, Mill
was involved in the Drake-Chris Brown club brawl
that took place over the summer.
It seems his time in lock-down hasn't cooled Mill
down, however. Just hours after being released,
he posted a self-shot video of his fans and
friends celebrating by dancing around a cop car
with lights and sirens blaring.
The probation sentence that eventually landed
Meek behind bars stemmed from a 2009
conviction fro drug and gun possession.
The prosecutor in his case asked for a sentence
of five to ten years, but Mill was able to
convince a judge that his freedom is essential to
his career, which he said provides support for
several people, including his mother and son.
It's been a tumultuous couple of years for Mill.
In June of 2013, his friend and protege Lil Snupe
was killed at the age of 18.
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