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I feel pretty pumped about Free Meek. The trailer for the five-part docu-series dropped earlier this week, and I wasn’t sure what to expect -- other than a passing familiarity with his music, I didn’t know much about the guy. But over the past weekend, I realized that my DVR had somehow forgotten that The Shop had embarked on a second season, and there Mill was, discussing the circumstances of his alleged parole violations, some of which led to stints in prison.
[Side note: while The Shop doesn’t directly deal with the issues we’re concerned with here at Best Evidence, it’s really a fantastic show. Because I am a human being who lives in the world, I think LeBron James is great, and he truly brings the best out of his guests on the show. Recommended!]
The series is produced by Jay-Z, who in recent years has started devoting his considerable resources toward cases in which black men were allegedly the victims of police misconduct. Appearing in the series are Luke Brindle-Khym and Tyler Maroney, both of whom you might recognize for their participation in the HBO series The Case Against Adnan Sayed (a show The Blotter Presents covered in March). Free Meek will be released on Amazon’s Prime service on August 9, and I’m already nagging Sarah to cover it in a future Blotter pod. -- EB