Reebok Drops Ross Over Rape Lyric

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we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse.

That's also important. They're basically saying that if Rick Ross came out and gave a good interview, or explained his line, they probably wouldn't have dropped him.

that picture looks like this one:

[tadpole25]

cant compare the two.

em's audience is cool with dark humor. but ross, right now, is more "mainstream".

besides, i never liked reeboks and i never liked ross.

[Francesco]

Em goes on shock value & raps about things he imagine, he doesn't tell real stories in which he raped women... Ross can go to jail for this if a girl actually pressed charges right now.

Mystical did 7 years for the same thing. He had a song in which he bragged how he forced a hairdresser chick to suck his cock... then the chick pressed charges & he was put away.

In Em's case, that is a freedom of speech... in Ross' case that is rape 'cuz he actually said he did this.

[Chet Starr]

Mystical did 7 years for the same thing. He had a song in which he bragged how he forced a hairdresser chick to suck his cock... then the chick pressed charges & he was put away.

I don't think the whole "song" part of your story is true. At least I've never heard that part of the story, him and his bodyguards raped her mouth, and she pressed charges. I don't think he ever mentioned it in the bravado sense.

This whole post is totally not relevant, I'm just a Mystical fan.

[Francesco]

Mystical did 7 years for the same thing. He had a song in which he bragged how he forced a hairdresser chick to suck his cock... then the chick pressed charges & he was put away.

I don't think the whole "song" part of your story is true. At least I've never heard that part of the story, him and his bodyguards raped her mouth, and she pressed charges. I don't think he ever mentioned it in the bravado sense.

This whole post is totally not relevant, I'm just a Mystical fan.

I am a Mystical fan too, eps. back when No Limit motha'fuckaz were killing it. My bad it wasn't a real song... it was most likely a freestyle or he joked about it on a radio show. I am not sure but he definitely fucked up first & then she pressed charges. They put all 3 of them away in no time.

Other rappers have been put away when they rap about shooting at cops... like telling real stories about it.

My point was that it's one thing when rappers go on some shock value ish & let their imagination go wild, but it's a whole 'nother story when they address alleged/real stories.

[SliK]

Ross would never go to jail for that line lmao. Lol Wayne talks about shooting people, are the cops just gonna find a dead body and go "Lil Wayne rapped about killing people in this hood! It must've been him!"?

No. They require evidence. Ross mentioned no specifics and therefore couldn't be charged with rape because of that lyric without other evidence

[Francesco]

Ross would never go to jail for that line lmao. Lol Wayne talks about shooting people, are the cops just gonna find a dead body and go "Lil Wayne rapped about killing people in this hood! It must've been him!"?

No. They require evidence. Ross mentioned no specifics and therefore couldn't be charged with rape because of that lyric without other evidence :

Thanks for explaining. It was pretty well explained anyway... even with an example. I said if that was true & if anyone pressed charges that fit to the alleged story.

[SliK]

You said "Ross can go to jail for this" which is untrue. Crimes have to be proven with evidence.

But you're right, if he was ever charged they could use the line in his song to try and demonstrate Ross' values and what not, like you say it would fit the alleged story, so it would certainly hurt his character, but they couldn't convict him on that line alone.

[Francesco]

You said "Ross can go to jail for this" which is untrue. Crimes have to be proven with evidence.

But you're right, if he was ever charged they could use the line in his song to try and demonstrate Ross' values and what not, like you say it would fit the alleged story, so it would certainly hurt his character, but they couldn't convict him on that line alone.

That's why I said Ross CAN go to jail for this.... I didn't say Ross is gonna be convicted for this

Off course they can't convict anyone over a rap line or a song... but rappers do get arrested over lyrics.

http://www.dailypaul.com/270945/pittsbu ... sm-charges

[SliK]

That's a very different case. Ross was not preaching hate or (intentionally) encouraging others to commit crimes. Ross would never get arrested for that line.

Still an interesting article though.

[Francesco]

That's a very different case. Ross was not preaching hate or (intentionally) encouraging others to commit crimes. Ross would never get arrested for that line.
Still an interesting article though.

I know it's way different...of course. I was just giving you an example that rappers do get arrested over lyrics. Mystical's case was more similar to Ross'... that's why I gave that example first.

There was another story about a rapper from Florida a couple of years ago... or was a crew of rappers that bragged about robbing people at gun point in a song & all that led to their arrests too.

Ross won't be arrested 'cuz the story is most likely as fake as him but if it was true & if an alleged victim pressed charges about her been raped by him in the way he describes it in the song ... then he'd be arrested in no time. Conviction though is a whole 'nother story... I am not talking about that.

In the beginning I was just saying Eminem's thing is way different because he is not actually talking about real crimes that have happened or will happen but only goes for shock value & lets his imagination go wild.

[dR3]

It's because he's black.

[Kill You]

It's always nice to drop an extra 300 pounds

[ChristinaE12]

Now if the radio and everyone else would drop him. Can't stand the fat fuckin waste of space. If he was 'real' though I'd feel a bit different.

[12characters]

It's always nice to drop an extra 300 pounds

So mad I didn't think of this first