Thank you goes out to everyone who has taken the time to sign and share the petition. We ask that you please continue to share it on your social media accounts. Mac will be sharing another personal message with you next week. Meanwhile, please take this opportunity to review some of the extensive media coverage of Mac's case from the past few years. #freemac 12/22/2004 - Mac's First Interview Behind Bars: http://www.futureproducers.com/forums/music-discussions-by-genres/rap-and-hip-hop-r-and-b/mac-no-limt-first-inteview-since-being-incarcerated-murder-few-yrs-back-93571/ 07/07/2009 - Benefit Concert For Former No Limit Rapper: http://nolahope.blogspot.com/2009/07/benefit-concert-for-former-no-limit.html 08/10/2011 - A Mother's Art Brings Attention to Wrongly Convicted Young Men: http://bridgethegulfproject.org/blog/2011/mothers-art-brings-attention-wrongly-convicted-young-men 03/21/2012 – Wild Wayne Interviews Mac's Mom: http://industryinfluence.blogspot.com/2012/03/wildwayne-interview-with-macs-mom.html 07/19/2012 - Louisiana: The Land Of The Cursed Rapper: http://globalgrind.com/2012/07/19/louisiana-rapper-curse-arrest-jail-time-blog/ 09/5/2013 - Mac Interview From Jail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fQKsQQsTc 12/23/2014 - Years after rapper was convicted for killing, questions raised about his case: http://thelensnola.org/2014/12/23/years-after-rapper-was-convicted-for-killing-questions-raised-about-his-case/ 03/18/2015 - Witnesses: DA Bullied Testimony That Put Rapper Away For 30 Years: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/18/mckinley-mac-phipps-wrongful-conviction_n_6612074.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/18/2015 - Report: D.A. Bullied Witnesses to Get New Orleans Rapper Convicted: http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/03/18/report-d-a-bullied-witnesses-to-get-new-orleans-rapper-convicted.html 03/19/2015 - Family Of Rapper Jailed In Killing Demands Investigation Into Witness Bullying: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/19/mckinley-phipps-family-reacts_n_6896630.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/19/2015 - Jailed Rapper To Seek New Trial Based On Witness Bullying: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/19/mckinley-phipps-appeal-new-trial_n_6906904.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/19/2015 - Convicted St. Tammany rapper seeking affidavits for new trial: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/03/convicted_st_tammany_rapper_ne.html 03/19/2015 - Family wants new trial for rapper convicted of manslaughter: http://wgno.com/2015/03/19/family-wants-new-trial-for-rapper-convicted-of-manslaughter/ 03/19/2015 - Mac Phipps Speaks From Prison: How I Stay Sane Serving A 30 Year Sentence: http://on.aol.com/video/mac-phipps-speaks-from-prison--how-i-stay-sane-serving-a-30-year-sentence-518717627 03/20/2015 - Was New Orleans Rapper McKinley “Mac” Phipps 30-year Prison Sentence Based On Fraudulent Witness Testimony: https://thepenhustler.com/2015/03/20/was-rapper-mckinley-mac-phipps-30-year-prison-sentence-based-on-fraudulent-testimony/ 03/24/2015 - Prosecutor Used Hip-Hop As A Weapon To Convict Mac Phipps: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/mckinley-mac-phipps-rapper-lyrics_n_6863326.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/24/2015 - Bullied Eyewitnesses Blast Rapper's Wrongful Conviction, Join Family In Plea For New Trial: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/mckinley-phipps-affidavits-new-trial_n_6928582.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/26/2015 - Rapper Killer Mike Deplores Prosecution Of McKinley Phipps: 'We Must Stand With Artists Like Mac': http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/killer-mike-mckinley-phipps_n_6944404.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/31/2015 - How Police And Prosecutors Are Treating 'Rapping While Black' Like A Crime: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/rap-music-prosecutions_n_6949078.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 04/02/2015: Rapper Killer Mike Says The Criminalization Of Rap Music Is The New Jim Crow: http://audiokorner.com/2015/04/rapper-killer-mike-says-the-criminalization-of-rap-music-is-the-new-jim-crow/ 04/09/2015 - The Racist Police E-Mails You Didn't Read: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/st-tammany-parish-sheriffs-office-racist-emails_n_7027274.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 04/26/2015 - Rap lyrics are fiction — but prosecutors are treating them like admissions of guilt: www.vox.com/2015/3/26/8291871/rap-lyrics-mac-phipps 04/29/2015 - Killer Mike: Rap Lyrics Being Manipulated in Court to Land Convictions: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/killer-mike-rap-lyrics-being-manipulated-in-court-to-land-convictions-20150329 04/30/2015 - Killer Mike Just Wrote a Takedown of the Undeniably Racist Way Our Courts Treat Rap: http://mic.com/articles/114000/killer-mike-just-wrote-a-takedown-of-the-undeniably-racist-way-our-courts-treat-rap#.FaxTqbrNy 04/30/2015 - Killer Mike says rap lyrics are being treated as 'admissions of guilt' in court: http://www.nme.com/news/run-the-jewels/84036#kowbAOkKx3yTGozM.99 04/30/2015 - Killer Mike: Rap Music is Being Used as a Trap: http://ppcorn.com/us/2015/03/30/killer-mike-rap-music-is-being-used-as-a-trap/#ixzz47stnEWp9 05/25/2015 - Attorney: Sentence reduction possible for man convicted of manslaughter in 2000: http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/sttammany/12434138-172/attorney-sentence-reduction-possible-for 06/01/2016 - Local activists join families in renewed call for equal justice: http://www.louisianaweekly.com/local-activists-join-families-in-renewed-call-for-equal-justice/ 06/17/2015 - Lawyers Ready Evidence That Could Free Rapper Jailed 30 Years In Nightclub Killing: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/mckinley-mac-phipps_n_7588140.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 06/21/2015 - Former No Limit Rapper Mac May Become Free Man, New Evidence Suggests: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.34349/title.no-limit-rapper-mac-may-become-free-man-new-evidence-suggests 07/24/2015 - Lawyer: Path cleared for talks on reducing sentence for rapper Mac Phipps after witnesses say they lied at trial: http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/sttammany/12999046-172/path-cleared-for-talks-to 07/28/2015 - Son Of Imprisoned Rapper Mac Phipps Says 'It's A Good Feeling' Dad May Be Home Soon: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/28/mac-phipps-time-served-deal_n_7899398.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 07/31/2015 - Tyree C. Worthy: Thank you, McKinley, and welcome home: http://uptownmessenger.com/2015/07/tyree-c-worthy-thank-you-mckinley-and-welcome-home/ 09/01/2015 - Convicted Rapper's Freedom In Hands Of Crusading Louisiana Lawyer: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/09/01/lawyer-mckinley-mac-phipps_n_8077916.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/16/2016 - This Louisiana mother waits, and paints, and strives to free her son: http://kedm.org/post/louisiana-mother-waits-and-paints-and-strives-free-her-son#stream/0 03/21/2016 - Prosecutors Accused Of Hiding Evidence That Could Free Rapper: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/03/21/prosecutors-rapper-mac-phipps_n_9530192.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/23/2016 - Prosecutors Accused Of Hiding Evidence To Wrongfully Convict Former No Limit Rapper: http://hiphopwired.com/2016/03/23/prosecutors-accused-of-hiding-evidence-to-wrongfully-convict-former-no-limit-rapper/ 03/23/2016 - Her Son Is In Prison, And She Paints The Faces Of A Broken Justice System: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/03/23/incarcerated-rappers-mom-paints-on-canvas-of-injustice_n_9572136.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 03/25/2016 - No Limit Rapper Mac May Be Released From Prison After Prosecutors Are Accused of Hiding Evidence: http://www.dailyrapnews.com/2016/03/25/no-limit-rapper-mac-may-be-released-from-prison-after-prosecutors-are-accused-of-hiding-evidence/ 04-20-2016 - Petitioners Seek Release Of Imprisoned Rapper: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/04/20/petitioners-seek-release-of-imprisoned-rapper-mckinley-mac-phipps_n_9747514.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 04-24-2016 - McKinley ‘Mac’ Phipps: Petitioners Want Clemency For Man Reportedly Wrongfully Convicted Of Manslaughter: http://www.inquisitr.com/3026429/mckinley-mac-phipps-petitioners-want-clemency-for-man-reportedly-wrongfully-convicted-of-manslaughter/ 04-25-2016 - Bodyguard Confesses To Club Shooting That Sent Rapper To Prison: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/04/11/confession-mac-phipps-murder_n_9770944.html?utm_hp_ref=mckinley-phipps 04/25/2016 - Louisiana Rapper’s Case Speaks to Bigger Problems in the Criminal Justice System: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-l-dennis/louisiana-rappers-case-sp_b_9774504.html 04/25/2016 - Free Mac: Bodyguard Confesses To Shooting That Sent No Limit Rapper To Prison: http://www.wccg1045fm.com/index.php/2016-03-24-15-29-28/entertainment-news/item/849-free-mac-bodyguard-confesses-to-shooting-that-sent-no-limit-rapper-to-prison-video 04/26/2016 - Killer Mike, Scholars Allege Racist Prosecutorial Misconduct in Louisiana Rapper's Case: https://www.colorlines.com/articles/read-killer-mike-scholars-allege-racist-prosecutorial-misconduct-louisiana-rappers-case 04/26/2016 – Wrongfully Convicted: McKinley Phipps: https://wronglyconvictedgroup.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/mckinley-phipps/ Join the McKinley "MAC" Phipps, Jr. Facebook Page that is managed by his family: https://www.facebook.com/macphippsjr/