Meek Mill To Receive Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Impact Award

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20222.0K Views

Meek Mill speaks onstage during the 2018 Essence Festival presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Meek Mill's efforts in activism will be honored at Billboard's inaugural R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Event.

For the first few months of 2018, everyone was calling on Meek Mill's freedom after he was incarcerated for violating probation. After he was released from prison, the rapper became the face for justice reform and now, he's on a mission to free a million people from the criminal justice system. There's no doubt that his efforts haven't gone unnoticed and Meek is now set to be honored by Billboard for his activism this Thursday.

Billboard announced that they'll be honoring Meek Mill with the inaugural R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Impact Award at the first annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Event. CNN's Van Jones will be presenting Meek Mill with the award. Meek's efforts in shining a light on the need for justice reform, his creative output and the strength he has shown while incarcerated earlier this year are some of the reasons why he'll be receiving this award.

Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Event is a celebratory event to honor the influencers and individuals driving the culture forward. The event is meant to recognize the Top 100 artists as well as the executives who've helped influence the state of hip-hop culture today.

Quality Control's Kevin "Coach K" Lee and Pierre "Pee" Thomas, will also be honored at the event for their influence on the hip-hop industry due to the success of Migos, Lil Baby, City Girls, and Stefflon Don.

[Via Billboard]

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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