Meek Mill says police are targeting him for gun possession despite holding licenses to carry in multiple states.
The 38-year-old rapper fired off a post to his X account on Wednesday (Nov. 5), asking fans how he could secure licenses in all states to avoid future issues with law enforcement.
“Just thinking about how the cops blitz me for a firearm,” Mill wrote. “I got firearm license in like 40+ states ... I also be with people that's license to carry in nyc ... somebody help me get my license in all states so I can remove that stuff from even chasing me to mess my life up.”
The post appeared to reference his recent encounter with New York City police earlier in the week. On Saturday morning, Meek tweeted that he had been detained outside a local nightclub.
"They just pulled me out the car and cuffed me in front of the whole club embarrassed the shit out of me in nyc! I'm not scared to go outside without a gun ... they had guns in my face for no reason smh I thought it was a prank,” he wrote.
"They tryna get me," he added in a separate tweet.
According to TMZ, officers stopped three men shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday following a report of a man with a gun in his car. No weapon was found, and all three individuals were released.
Mill, who has a long legal history but has since become a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform, co-founded the REFORM Alliance with Jay-Z and several business leaders including Michael Rubin, Robert Kraft, Clara Wu Tsai, and Daniel Loeb.
His advocacy followed years of legal challenges stemming from earlier convictions and probation violations. In 2009, the “Dreams and Nightmares” rapper had gone to jail on weapons and drug charges, receiving 11-to-23 month sentence.
In 2017, he was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating probation but was released after five months by order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and placed on a ten-year probation term.
Six years later, Meek stood alongside Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as the state signed three bills reforming probation laws, telling reporters, "We tried to be better but they labeled us as felons, sent us back to jail. I had to fight against that the whole time to gain my respect and be who I am today, and I'm proud of that."
