Meek Mill's supporters protest on the streets of Philadelphia todemand for his release from Jail (video)

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Several hundreds of Meek Mill's supporters and his record label boss Rick Ross took to the streets of Philadelphia to demand for the rapper's release from prison. Meek has since started serving a 2 to 4 year prison sentence for violating his probation.

In addition to the rally, an online petition pushing for his release now has over 350,000 signatures.

Watch of video from the protest below.

Views from the Meek Mill rallyin Philly today pic.

twitter.com/ZEdVbmNVQX— DJ Akademiks (@IamAkademiks)November 13, 2017


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