Meek Mill | still from video

After protests, hashtags, shout outs, and an ugly legal battle, Meek Mill is finally being released from prison, according to various news reports hitting the web this afternoon.

Meek was previously given a two to four year prison sentence for probation violations by Judge Genece Brinkley, who allegedly tried to get him and then girlfriend Nicki Minaj to record a Boyz II Men cover for her to avoid the trouble. His legal team appealed the sentence, and thanks to the Philadelphia Supreme Court, Meek is a free man once again. According to a statement made on his Facebook page, he plans to being using his platform to bring awareness to wrongfully imprisoned people of color.

Read his official statement down below.

https://www.facebook.com/MeekMill/photos/a.330677153637843.77365.199361046769455/1865300950175448/?type=3&theater