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Pennsylvania's governor pardoned rapper Meek Mill after years of probation. Meek Mill has been active in criminal justice reform for years in Pennsylvania.

“I got pardoned today,” the 35-year-old rapper born Robert Williams tweeted, noting he has come a long way. Williams was pardoned of gun and drug charges. At a 2008 trial, a judge found Williams guilty of drug and gun charges and sentenced him to about one to two years in jail followed by 10 years of probation. Williams spent months in prison before he was released, and a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his conviction in 2019 because new evidence undermined the credibility of the arresting officer. The next month, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge in a deal that resolved the 2007 arrest.

The rapper Meek Mill is among hundreds of people who have been granted pardons by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf before he leaves office.

"No one should have to spend the holidays in jail simply because they can't afford bail," Mill said.

Jalen Hurts threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns, C.

"Jesus Walks" artist Kanye West gets ripped by rapper Meek Mill after his tell-all interview on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," and for wearing a "White Lives Matter" T-Shirt at Paris Fashion Week.

"Jesus Walks" artist Kanye West gets ripped by rapper Meek Mill after his tell-all interview on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," and for wearing a "White Lives Matter" T-Shirt at Paris Fashion Week.

Meek Mill partnered with Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael Rubin and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z to create the Reform Alliance​.

Fanatics founder Michael Rubin is selling his stake in the company that owns the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils.

A Los Angeles prosecutor says the killing of Nipsey Hussle was premeditated by a man charged with fatally shooting the Grammy Award-winning rapper outside his clothing store three years ago.

Elon Musk and the acquisition of social media giant, Twitter, have caught the attention of many high-profile individuals.

Tyrese Maxey had the breakout game of his young career, scoring 21 of his playoff career-high 38 points in the third quarter to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 131-111 Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

James Harden scored 26 points with nine assists and nine rebounds to lead the 76ers to a 123-108 win over the New York Knicks.

Shaquille O’Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships.

Joel Embiid had 26 points and nine rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-87.

The over-the-top parties and star-studded shows surrounding Miami’s Art Basel wrapped up this weekend with performances by Rosalia, Lizzo, Cardi B and rocker Lenny Kravitz.

The official Art Basel show is back in Miami with all its eccentric glory, a dizzying list of celebrity attendees and dozens of spin-off shows already generating buzz, including a 10-year-old child painter and a $4 million Banksy sale.

Meek Mill’s recent encounter with a flight crew left him feeling profiled as he claimed he was falsely accused of smoking on a chartered plane. The […]

Meek Mill wants every cent owed to him by his record label. Less than a month after dropping his latest album, “Expensive Pain,” the Philly […]

"I'll make sure I'll be able to deliver and close every bridge I can to help fix the system because I was affected by that," Meek Mill said Thursday.

Meek Mill, Jay-Z, others gift Kraft a Bentley for his 80th birthday NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 17: Robert Kraft and Jay-Z attend The 40/40 Club 10 Year Anniversary Party at 40 / 40 Club on June 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/FilmMagic/FilmMagic)New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft got a surprise birthday gift that most may only dream about. >> Read more trending newsCourtesy of rappers Jay-Z, Meek Mill and some of Kraft’s family members, the 80-year-old received a custom, drop-top blue Bentley on Sunday. Meek Mill posted a video on his Instagram account of Kraft, who looked stunned, receiving the car. “It makes it clear to me that we have to do something with criminal justice reform,” Kraft said at the time.

Seth Curry scored 30 points, Tobias Harris had 28 and the Philadelphia 76ers finished off the Washington Wizards in five games with a 129-112 victory Wednesday night.

Ben Simmons put a spin move on Russell Westbrook that sent him sprawling to the floor several minutes before a leg injury sent the NBA’s triple-double king to the locker room.

Vanessa Bryant is calling out Meek Mill over a controversial lyric in a recent song. Vanessa took to Instagram on Monday to share some strong words about the lyric, which refers to her late husband, Kobe Bryant. The leaked song, "Don't Worry," has been drawing the ire of fans for days as it circulates online, but Vanessa turned up the heat with her comments directed at the artist, describing the lyric in his song as "extremely insensitive." Kobe Bryant holds his Oscar for Best Animated Short, with wife, Vanessa, on April 3, 2018, when they arrived at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in Beverly Hills. Shortly after she shared her remarks, Mill tweeted, "I'm going back savage in this s**t ... f#%k ya feelings!"

Vanessa Bryant is calling out Meek Mill over a controversial lyric in a recent song. Vanessa took to Instagram on Monday to share some strong words about the lyric, which refers to her late husband, Kobe Bryant. The leaked song, "Don't Worry," has been drawing the ire of fans for days as it circulates online, but Vanessa turned up the heat with her comments directed at the artist, describing the lyric in his song as "extremely insensitive." Kobe Bryant holds his Oscar for Best Animated Short, with wife, Vanessa, on April 3, 2018, when they arrived at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in Beverly Hills. Shortly after she shared her remarks, Mill tweeted, "I'm going back savage in this s**t ... f#%k ya feelings!"

"The system is broken": Reform Alliance CEO Robert Rooks takes on criminal justice Meek Mill and Jay Z's Reform Alliance has appointed criminal justice activist Robert Rooks as its new CEO. Rooks joins CBSN to discuss his vision for the organization.

Meek Mill's criminal justice organization Reform Alliance has named Robert Rooks as its new chief executive officer, the nonprofit told CBS News on Tuesday. "He has a proven track record of changing laws and is universally-respected by leaders on both sides of the political spectrum." From left: Meek Mill, Michael Rubin, Robert Kraft and Robert Rooks. "Robert Rooks is the most impressive organization builder in the space," Jones said in an interview. You do that by changing laws, changing hearts and changing minds."

NEW YORK – A decade after publishing his memoir “Decoded,” Jay-Z is forming a more lasting partnership with the book industry. Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by the rapper, is starting an imprint with Random House called Roc Lit 101. In a joint announcement Tuesday, Random House and Roc Nation promised “books at the dynamic intersection of entertainment and genre-defying literature." Future releases will include a book by Meek Mill on “criminal justice and survival,” memoirs by rappers Yo Gotti and Fat Joe and fantasy fiction from rapper Lil Uzi Vert, along with everything from cookbooks to children's stories. Roc Lit 101 will be led by Chris Jackson, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Random House imprint One World and a recent recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Center for Fiction; and Jana Fleishman, executive vice president of Roc Nation.

In this undated photo provided by Republic Records is Pop Smoke. "We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke," Republic Records said in a statement. An autopsy was planned after Pop Smoke was declared dead at a hospital. Chance the Rapper, 50 Cent, Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj, who collaborated with Pop Smoke, were among those paying tribute on social media. “Young tycoon gone2soon had a blast wit ya,” Snoop Dogg posted, along with a video of himself and Pop Smoke on stage together.

John Legend performs during a tribute in honor of the late Nipsey Hussle at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

John Legend performs during a tribute in honor of the late Nipsey Hussle at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)NEW YORK, N.Y. – John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled and a host of musicians paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards, filling the vast stage with a soaring performance of his music. “Real hitters never die.”Then DJ Khaled and Legend sang their collaboration with Hussle, DJ Khaled’s track “Higher,” which later won the Grammy for best rap/sung performance. “Rest in peace, Nipsey Hussle,” DJ Khaled said at the end of the performance. Ava DuVernay introduced the Grammy performance by saying Hussle “made brave, brilliant strides in his community.”Earlier, before the telecast, Hussle became a Grammy Award winner the first time.

Host Alicia Keys speaks at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. “We are standing her literally heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built.”Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed in the crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California. Music artists including Billy Ray Cyrus, Rick Ross and Kirk Franklin paid tribute to Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star and five-time champion. Long live Kobe Bryant. “If you’re from Los Angeles, depending on which sector you’re in, that (expletive) is really heavy," the rapper continued.

Megan Thee Stallion speaks onstage at the BET Hip Hop Awards on Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Atlanta. ATLANTA - The 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards aired Tuesday night, and it was a good one for J. Cole, and newcomer Megan Thee Stallion. Stallion and Lil Nas X received two awards, as did Cardi B and Travis Scott. Lil Kim was feted with the 2019 I Am Hip Hop honor and performed a medley of her hits. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)" - *WINNERTravis Scott Feat.

Commissioner Roger Goodell sees the partnership with Roc Nation as a significant step in several directions. "Roc Nation is one of the most globally influential and impactful organizations in entertainment," Goodell said. "The NFL and Roc Nation share a vision of inspiring meaningful social change across our country. We are thrilled to partner with Roc Nation and look forward to making a difference in our communities together." "Roc Nation has shown that entertainment and enacting change are not mutually exclusive ideas instead, we unify them.

Meek Mill is finally living his dreamRapper Meek Mill's life could be changing forever. After spending more than 10 years on probation for drug and gun charges, the Pennsylvania Superior Court overturned his 2008 conviction Wednesday and granted him a new trial. He no longer has a criminal record. On Wednesday, "CBS This Morning" revealed a partnership between Mill's record label, Dream Chasers, and Jay-Z's Roc Nation. "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King recently met with Mill in his hometown of Philadelphia to discuss his career, relationship with Jay-Z and decision to become a criminal justice activist.

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned rapper Meek Mill's conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. The unanimous three-judge opinion granted the rapper a new trial because of new evidence of alleged police corruption and said he would likely be acquitted if the case is retried. The Pennsylvania Superior Court also overturned the trial judge's parole violation findings that sent the entertainer back to prison in 2017 for five months, and, in a rare move, pulled her off the case. In court last week, Assistant District Attorney Paul George said the office wouldn't call Graham due it its "legal, ethical and constitutional obligations." On Thursday morning, "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King speaks with Jay-Z and Meek Mill about his newly launched label Dream Chasers, in partnership with Roc Nation.