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| Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: August 9, 2019 |
Summary:
The career of Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill, his history with the legal system beginning with his 2007 arrest, and his fight to clear his name after being imprisoned in 2017 are at the center of the five-part documentary series executive produced by Jay-Z, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Michael John Warren, and Paul and Isaac Solotaroff.
Genre(s):
Documentary, Music
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Sep 4, 2019
Fact-based, fast-paced, and infuriating as all hell, Free Meek benefits from having the participation and financial backing of Jay-Z and his Roc Nation company; from the support of Meek’s tight-knit family that accompanies him every step of the way; and by having a fabulous explainer in Rolling Stone’ investigative journalist Paul Solotaroff, who helped nationalize the Meek Mill story in 2017 and whose silver throat makes anything sound like butter.
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Aug 6, 2019
As it traces Meek’s case and career, the doc illuminates several of the broader but less publicized issues his story exemplifies [how one relatively minor conviction can lead to a lifetime of cycling in and out of prison]. ... If the transition from deep dive into recent history to present-tense detective story feels a bit bumpy, both parts of the narrative are equally important.
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Aug 12, 2019
The documentary is forthright about aiming to defend Meek. And it’s impressively clear-eyed about the bigger picture: how disproportionately the criminal justice system penalizes young black men who, like Meek, become ensnared in a vicious arrest-prison-probation cycle and, unlike him, lack the considerable resources required to break free.
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