Musician Rick Ross (or RICK RO$$) got into a bit of trouble a few weeks ago for some lyrics he uses in a new song by Rocko that seem to condone rape. Per Rolling Stone:
On the track, Ross refers to a form of the drug Ecstacy known as "molly" when he raps, "Put molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it / I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain't even know it"Unsurprisingly, that didn't go over very well in some circles. Rick later said "It was misunderstanding with a lyric, a misinterpretation where the term 'rape' wasn't used. And I would never use the term 'rape' in my records." and also, per CNN, apologized via twitter:
"Ross took to Twitter in early April to seemingly apologize for the lyrics he used in his song. He tweeted: "I dont condone rape. Apologies for the #lyric interpreted as rape. #BOSS"
Two hours later he attempted to apologize again: "Apologies to my many business partners, who would never promote violence against women. @ReebokClassics @ultraviolet"
Unsurprisingly, neither apology did much to win over those who weren't happy with him. Reebok decided to cut ties with Rick, saying that they didn't believe he showed an appropriate level of remorse.
Rocko has stated that Rick's verse will be dropped from the song in the more radio-friendly version, due to the backlash. (side note: after listening to the song and reading the lyrics, I'm not sure how to make a radio friendly version)
Here's the song. Rick's verse starts at about the 2:00 mark, if you're interested.
http://youtu.be/HPHrIflaa0I
Be careful what you say, Ricks.
A twitter apology is the ultimate apology, right. It has replaced going to the priest to confess your sins these days.
ReplyDeleteMy concern with is apology is he doesn't make an effort to explain what he meant. He just says he wouldn't use the word rape.
ReplyDeleteWait......Rick Ross actually raps?!?!? I thought he was just a producer or something like that.
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