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New Pittsburgh Courier Lays into Rick Ross and Date Rape Lyrics #RRR
by Dion Rabioun ATLANTA (Real Times News Service)–William Leonard Roberts II is a clown. He’s a clown who has made a very good living pretending to be a notorious international drug dealer surrounded by guns, henchmen, champagne and women. He is the prime example of just how unreal hip hop has become. The stories Roberts…
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Rick Ross Date Rape Lyrics Continue to Plague Reebok #RRR
From TMZ Reebok supports date rape by supporting Rick Ross … that’s the way a leading women’s group and scores of rape survivors see it. UltraViolet — a women’s rights group 400,000 strong — is incensed the company is not dumping Ross in the wake of his new song, which fantasizes about date rape. The song — “U.O.E.N.O.” —…
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Ottawa Cancels Rick Ross Concert Due to Date Rape Lyrics Controversy
OTTAWA — Controversial rapper Rick Ross will no longer be performing in Ottawa on Tuesday following a storm of criticism over his most recent song that seems to glorify date rape. The Carleton University Students’ Association announced late Friday that ticket refunds would be available — hours before its partner in hosting the Miami rapper…
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Rick Ross Date Rape Lyrics Story Hits L.A. Times (FINALLY)
For the last week Rick Ross has been engulfed in a firestorm over recent lyrics that seemingly promote date rape. Although the track, “U.O.E.N.O.” (a collaboration with Future and Atlanta emcee Rocko; warning: link contains profanity) has been out for more than a month – it’s lifted from Rocko’s latest mixtape – the largely forgettable song has…
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Rick Ross Date Rape Story FINALLY Hits CNN
From CNN Hip-hop artist Rick Ross apologized –sort of — twice on Thursday for song lyrics that seem to allude to date rape, but many weren’t buying it. Ross has been taking heat since the song “U.O.E.N.O” was released in February. On Thursday, scores of protesters picketed outside a Reebok store in Manhattan and delivered…
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National Organization for Women (NOW) Joins Fight Against Rick Ross and Date Rape (Finally)
Maybe a little late to this party…but NOW has arrived, finally. The following comes from the NYC chapter of NOW. http://nownyc.org/actions/put-rape-promoting-rapper-out-of-business-get-reebok-to-drop-ross/ Put Rape-Promoting Rapper Out of Business Get Reebok to Drop Ross In his new single, rapper and Reebok spokesman Rick Ross boasts about drugging and raping a woman. Ross says, “put molly all in…
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Speak Up, Speak Out Against Rick Ross and Date Rape
1991, Rev. Jesse Jackson asked the question “is hip hop music educating or eroding young minds.” 1992, the Parents Music Resource Center was instrumental in applying public pressure and forcing rapper Ice-T to recall his album and remove the song “Cop Killer” from it. Various law enforcement organizations pledged to also boycott Time Warner the…
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The Mo’Kelly Show to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary on KFI-AM640!
LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2013) The Mo’Kelly Show celebrates its one-year anniversary on top Los Angeles talk station KFI-AM640 on Saturday April 6 from 6-8pm PDT. Over the past 12 months, guests have included NAACP president Ben Jealous, Pleasanton Tea Party president Dr. Bridget Melson, members of Congress, state leadership from both the Democratic and…
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Parents Television Council Calls on Radio Stations to Stop Playing Rick Ross Date Rape Song
LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2013) – The Parents Television Council (PTC), along with Rap Rehab, Industry Ears, and a broad coalition of organizations, is calling on radio stations across the country to cease airing a song called “U.O.E.N.O.” that infers drugging a woman and taking her home to rape her. In addition, the PTC is…