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Big Meech To Serve Five Years Of Supervised Release After Halfway House

October 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big Meech recently saw his early freedom, albeit a partial one. For those unaware, he must now serve the rest of his sentence at a halfway house until January 27, 2026 after serving around two decades behind bars. However, according to a new TMZ report, the former drug boss and hip-hop label kingpin must also serve five years of supervised release once this halfway house sentence ends. He will reportedly have to take part in a substance abuse program, although it’s unclear if the court also required him to comply with drug and alcohol testing. Amid these updates, folks everywhere are commenting on the former Black Mafia Family (BMF) leader’s release and celebrating it.

Big Meech’s son Lil Meech has yet to explicitly react to the news, but he did share a throwback photo of his dad this week via his Instagram Story. “We don’t lose friends, we learn who our real ones are,” he wrote on his IG Story immediately following the picture. “Real isn’t about what you have. It’s what you stand for. Some people become loners because they were betrayed by every person they ever trusted.”

Big Meech & Lil Meech In 2003

Big Meech, & Lil Meech. Atlanta, 2003.
Big Meech was released today to a halfway house. pic.twitter.com/M2mtIJvWeo

— Boss (@_ValTown_) October 16, 2024

Elsewhere, the hip-hop world welcomed Big Meech back with open arms. “The streets back. Meech home. Meech welcome back,” Rick Ross recently shared on social media. “Guess who’s back! Welcome home my brother Big Meech! Now let’s see if all them YouTube stories yall been telling add up!” Bun B expressed online. “Where da welcome home party @ I’m trona perform for da freeski,” Sexyy Red asked via Twitter, although we’re still unclear on whether or not these celebrations are even happening at Meech’s behest.

“[Big Meech] used his time in prison to focus on personal growth and transformation, and now he has the opportunity to begin a new chapter,” his lawyer Brittany K. Barnett stated to Hot 97. Of course, there’s still a lot of debate around how people are celebrating his freedom despite past crimes, and whether or not this is justifiable. No matter where you stand on that debate, you can at least understand why the other side would differ. Either way, it seems like Meech still has a to-do list when it comes to his legal responsibilities.

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B.G.’s Song Lyrics Must Be Approved By Probation Officers, Court Decides

July 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

B.G. wasted no time getting back to work following his 12-year prison stay. Evidently, however, not all of the artist’s legal woes are behind him just yet. Recently, it was reported that he must now submit all of his song lyrics to his probation officers for approval. The proposal was first made earlier this year. At the time, the government argued that his recent lyrics didn’t line up with his goals of rehabilitation.

In response, his legal team made it clear that they saw this as a violation of his First Amendment rights. “As to the Government’s request for Mr. Dorsey to provide U.S. Probation (and the government) with lyrics ‘for any song that he may write, in whole or in part, while on supervised release,’ it is respectfully submitted that this request is overly broad and violates the First Amendment and due process,” his attorneys wrote in May.

B.G. Faces Even More Legal Woes After 12-Year Prison Stay

B.G.’s Song Lyrics Must Be Approved By Probation Officers, Court Decides — Rapper B.G. (Christopher Dorsey) of the Hot Boys at Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on April 5, 2007. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

“It is respectfully submitted that requiring Mr. Dorsey to submit his mental impressions and lyrics for any song that he may write, whole or in part, would constitute a prior restraint. It is respectfully submitted that Mr. Dorsey should be permitted to write and express his own thoughts without fear that he needs to provide all lyrics to U.S. Probation and the Government,” they also added. His lyrics will be kept under seal to prevent any possible copyright infringements, and the documents will be given back to him once his supervised release is terminated.

What do you think of B.G. now having to submit all of his song lyrics to his probation officers for approval? Do you think this is a violation of his creative freedom or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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B.G. Argues That Submitting Lyrics To P.O. For Approval Violates His Rights

May 22, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Last year, B.G. was released from prison after spending roughly 12 years behind bars. Since then, he’s wasted no time getting back to work. Earlier this week, it was proposed that the Hot Boys rapper’s lyrics be submitted to a probation officer for approval. According to his legal team, however, having his lyrics picked apart by the government is an alleged violation of his First Amendment rights.

“As to the Government’s request for Mr. Dorsey to provide U.S. Probation (and the government) with lyrics ‘for any song that he may write, in whole or in part, while on supervised release,’ it is respectfully submitted that this request is overly broad and violates the First Amendment and due process,” B.G.’s team wrote. “It is respectfully submitted that requiring Mr. Dorsey to submit his mental impressions and lyrics for any song that he may write, whole or in part, would constitute a prior restraint. It is respectfully submitted that Mr. Dorsey should be permitted to write and express his own thoughts without fear that he needs to provide all lyrics to U.S. Probation and the Government.”

B.G. Wants To Express Himself Through Music “Without Fear” Of Government Scrutiny

B.G. Argues That Submitting Lyrics To P.O. For Approval Violates His Rights — Rapper BG attends the 4th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 4, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

His attorneys continued, comparing the concept to “blaming Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone for violent crimes because of their movies.” In addition to arguing against B.G. having to submit his lyrics to a p.o., the artist’s team asked that the wording of one of his supervised release conditions be changed. He’s currently prohibited from working alongside convicted felons without prior written approval. According to them, however, “many people in the entertainment industry have felonies.”

What do you think of B.G.’s team arguing that submitting his lyrics to a probation officer violates his rights? Do you agree with them or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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