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Late Wednesday night, the Maybach Music Group signee, born Robert Williams, revealed the incident via Twitter, sharing the news with his 1.9 million followers.
"cops cost me a lot of money tonight .....taking pics of me like I'ma fuckin joke....no charges just holding," the "Young & Gettin' It" MC tweeted with a photo of himself handcuffed on a bench while a police officer snaps a shot of him.
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He assured fans that weapons weren't involved either. "I ain't get locked up...definitely not in NYC with no gun! Cops just harassed and violated me last night in Philly just for being famous!" Meek posted to Twitter.
The 25-year-old was forced to miss a scheduled Atlanta album release event as a result of the incident. After he was let go, the reality of the situation set in for Meek, who shared his disbelief once again on the social networking site. "The crazy part about is I really had a handcuff and Rolex on my wrist yesterday.... Really
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