Rapper Meek Mill will attend etiquette classes this summer

Rappers are not generally known for being well-mannered, but a new court order stands to force one Philadelphia rapper to be just that.
A judge has ordered rapper Meek Mill to attend etiquette classes to improve the way he speaks in court, how he acts outside of court and the things he posts on social media outlets, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley told Mill, whose real name is Robert Williams, that he must compete the classes before August 4th, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The order came at a probation violation hearing for the 26-year-old rapper who has been on probation for four years after a 2008 gun possession and drug dealing conviction. He was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in prison, served 8 months and began a 5-year probation term in the fall of 2009.
In addition to taking etiquette classes, Mill was also ordered to notify his probation officer before taking any trips outside of the commonwealth, which he protested stating that many of his business activities are arranged on short notice.
“I have my own record label with seven artists…I do radio, I do interviews,” he said.
Brinkley replied that Mill was in need of the classes to refine his use of social media and to help him explain the nature of his business to the court, adding that etiquette classes were “more important than any concerts he might have.”
Brinkley, who approved Mill’s travel schedule through September 27, said that etiquette classes would give him a “big-picture perspective” on how he should act personally and professionally.
Mill’s plans for this summer include recording an album in New York, performing in the Dominican Republic and making stops in Miami, Atlanta and Baltimore. His record label will arrange the classes.