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Boosie Badazz Congratulates Meek Mill For His Recent Pardon

Boosie Badazz asks for a pardon from Louisiana's governor after receiving news about Meek Mill's recent pardon. We discuss it here!

 

Detroit, Michigan - January 19 2024: Boosie Badazz in concert at Little Caesars Arena

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By: Adonis Armstrong

Torrence “Boosie” Hatch was arrested in 2008 after having possession of marijuana and a firearm in his car. After pleading guilty to the drug charges, Boosie was sentenced to two years in prison, which led to his late summer 2010 first degree murder charge.

Boosie wants to be the next rapper granted a pardon from the government. This past weekend, Meek Mell received a pardon from the governor of Pennsylvania. Meeek received many kind words from social media and from Boosie, who also took to Twitter to ask Louisiana to free him from his record.

Before the prison time, Boosie was a rising underground artist who was on the verge of having real mainstream success. “Wipe Me Down” was and still is a smash hit for the culture. He talked with the Big Facts Podcast about his upbringings in his early life before he made a name in the rap game.

“I would’ve done it totally different if I could take it back, ’cause I ain’t wanna go to jail, man.”
— Boosie Badzz

SACRAMENTO, CA - December 1: Meek Mill performs in Rick Ross MMG Tour featuring Machine Gun Kelly and Wale Folarin at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California on December 1, 2012.

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Robert “Meek Mill” Williams was found guilty of drug and weapons charges in 2008, similar to Boosie. Meek was sentenced up to two years in prison, but he only served eight months and did 10 years of probation. Since then, Meek has been fighting a legal battle with the Philadelphia court system. In 2017, he was arrested and sentenced to four years in state prison for violating probation.

Meek received his aforementioned pardon from Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf on January 12. He posted the signed certificate of him being free from his criminal record. Meek promises to do good things for his community, to help with schools and to help low income students get scholarships for the 2023-2024 calendar school year. He will be partnering with Kevin Hart and Fanatics CEO, Michael Rubin, to help the community in Philadelphia.

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Quavo and Saweetie's Altercation Opens Up Necessary Discussions About Domestic Violence

Quavo and Saweetie's physical altercation opens up necessary discussions about domestic violence in relationships. We discuss it here!

 
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Quavo and Saweetie's Altercation Opens Up Necessary Discussions About Domestic Violence

By: Alexis Oatman

It seems that issues between Quavo and Saweetie have gone beyond allegations of cheating after footage leaked from a physical altercation in 2020 between the pair before they split up. 

From Ike and Tina, Will and Jada, G Herbo and Ari, and now Sawetiee and Quavo, another "couple goal" fantasy has been broken. 

TMZ released the elevator surveillance footage on Monday, leading many to wonder how long the couple has been experiencing problems. The duo was popular on social media and even dubbed "couple goals" by many, the pair dated two years before Saweetie called it quits alluding that Quavo had cheated on her. 

The video starts with both of them standing outside an open elevator, and it appears that Saweetie took a swing and missed at Quavo. He dodges the hit, dropping an orange Call of Duty case in the process that Saweetie tries to pick up. 

In the tussle for the case, Quavo ultimately swings her into the back elevator wall, and then they both go down. The video ends with Quavo using the case to hold the elevator door open while Saweetie picks herself up and limps off. 

The incident went down in 2020 at an apartment building where Saweetie was renting, according to TMZ.

Many have already come out in support of Quavo, including rappers like Boosie Badazz and Trouble. They took to social media boiling the physical altercation down to a simple argument that just got out of hand. 

On the other hand, many fans have called out the Migos rapper for his behavior, alleging the footage captures an example of domestic violence. 

Nearly 40% of Black women will experience violence from an intimate partner during their lifetime, according to a report from Institute for Women's Policy Research.

White women, Latinas, and Asian/Pacific Islander women all reported report lower rates. 

The report also shows that Black women have a significantly higher rate of experiencing psychological abuse, including humiliation, insults, name-calling, and coercive control. 

Frequently, Black women are at the bottom of the social dating hierarchy, so seeing a Black woman loved out loud can be somewhat inspiring. 

It's nothing like seeing a successful Black couple basking in their love, but as we can see, often, these relationship goals we aspire to aren't real. A few photos and cute posts don't show the full weight of any relationship. 

While this "tussle" may not be a big deal to some, it's a huge red flag and one of the biggest signs of a toxic relationship. Women shouldn't have to be knocked out cold for it to be considered "abuse." Domestic abuse ranges beyond physical harm. It can verbal, emotional, and mental. 

I'm glad Saweetie decided to step away and send Quavo back to the streets, but unfortunately, there is no right side or wrong side in this. Both parties should have walked away long before things escalated to this point. Hopefully, they both can put this moment past them and move on.

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