In an interview with the Breakfast Club posted on Monday, Miami rapper Rick Ross was asked why he hadn’t signed any female artists to his Maybach Music Group imprint. “You know, I never did it because I always thought, like, I would end up fucking a female rapper and fucking the business up,” Ross said. “I'm so focused on my business. I just, I gotta be honest with you. You know, she looking good. I'm spending so much money on her photo shoots. I gotta fuck a couple times.”
As you might expect, many people were taken aback by the comments, calling them sexist. Criticism has clearly gotten back to Ross, who took to Facebook on Thursday to issue a statement and apology.
Ross also used his Facebook page to pay tribute to Lundy, a late female emcee who was affiliated with MMG before her death this past spring. “For those who listened to the interview in its entirety, I mentioned a beloved friend and female artist,” he wrote. “Lundy my lil sis who I mentored, may you rest in power. A female artist who's amazing artistry will live on.”
His statement glows with female appreciation and his note about Lundy is touching, but it doesn't take away from the fact that Ross is on thin ice with women, right alongside R. Kelly and Tyga, who both exhibit predatory behavior on a regular basis. Between this and his “U.O.E.N.O” slip-up, Ross should tread lightly from here on out.
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