The rapper is now a free man – and has already attended a basketball game – after he was released from his original two-year sentence in December last year for violating probation. The Ima Boss hitmaker sat down with Lester Holt for his first interview since his release. This interview marks his second time speaking with Holt, who interviewed Meek a few weeks ago while he was still incarcerated. In a sneak preview of the interview that is due to air as an upcoming Dateline NBC special, the pair discussed the 30-year-old’s journey.
‘I haven’t slept one minute since I’ve been out of prison,’ Meek told Holt. ‘It’s actually like a culture shock coming from a small cell back into the real world, so I think my body has to adjust at this point.’ When asked if he felt free, the rapper answered with a resounding no. ‘I don’t feel free. I ain’t feel free since I caught this case at the age of 19. I’m 30 now,’ he added. The sneak preview of their talk aired on the NBC Nightly News, also featured an interview with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who supported his release on bail, and 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin, who flew Meek to the Sixers game on Tuesday night on a private helicopter.
‘I’ve got a lot of responsibility, I’ve got a lot of important people depending on me,’ Meek said towards the end of the short teaser. ‘I’m talking about the men that’s depending on me going through the same thing I’m going through.’ Meek was given a two-year sentence in December 2017 for violating probation but after appealing the decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania made the decision to overrule after Judge Genece E. Brinkley was criticised for ‘holding a grudge’ against the defendant and ‘keeping him in prison’. In November, Meek was sentenced to minimum two years after Brinkley ruled that he had violated probation from a 2008 drug and weapons case after being arrested for fighting at a St. Louis airport in March, and again in August for recklessly driving his motorcycle in NYC.
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