Rick Ross has been receiving a plethora of grief from the media and protesters as of late over his rape lyric on ‘U.E.O.N.O,’ a track off of Rocko’s ‘Gift of Gab 2’ mixtape. That single rape lyric has caused much controversy with many different groups lashing out at the Boss.
If you recall, the lyric in question goes as follows:
“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.” (read Rick Ross Rape Case heat’s Up Protestors Want Reebok to Drop the Rapper)
You could say that this was the rap lyric ‘heard round the world.’
During an interview with D.C. radio station 93.9 WKYS, Meek Mill defended the CEO of his label by adding his own comments into the situation. (read also Meek Mill Confirms Forthcoming ‘Dreamchasers 3’ Talks Features)
These were his comments:
“I don’t even care about nobody criticizing no lyrics. People rap about killing stuff all day.”
Mill evens relates the situation a Notorious B.I.G. 1997 song entitled “What’s Beef?”
“Biggie said, ‘Rape ya kid, throw her over the bridge.’ Back then, it was nothing. It was just Hip-Hop, now you got all these weirdos on these social sites voicing their opinion about something anybody say. I don’t care.”
Meek Mill was in a similar situation over the lead single he released promoting his ‘Dreams & Nightmares LP entitled ‘Amen.’ Apparently, Philadelphia area pastor Rev. Jomo K. Johnson called for a boycott of Mill due to the lyrical content on the track.
In a released statement, the Reverend stated:
“As a hip-hop fan, I want to encourage every rap fan in Philadelphia who is a believer in Jesus Christ, to boycott Meek Mill until he acknowledges this blatant disrespect. And being resident of North Philadelphia and pastor, I revoke Meek’s ‘hood pass’ until this happens.”
Young Money artist, Tyga, has also come to the aid of his fellow Hip-Hop brethren by adding his comment into the mix. The Compton native states that the lyric should be viewed as ‘freedom of speech.’
During an interview with Justin Credible, he was asked about the recent criticism Ross has endured so far/
These were his comments:
“It’s like freedom of speech, people act like they don’t condone it. Like you can’t say what you feel. You know what I’m saying? It’s just stupid. What he [Ross] said that’s just freedom of speech. It wasn’t even his record. For them to do all that off of a mixtape song that wasn’t even his is kinda like – You just got those groups they just wanna [petition].”
Tyga is another artist who is dealing with his own issues. According to the rapper, his upcoming performance at Harvard University is being boycotted by a group who believe that that his lyrics promotes “sexism and rape culture.”
Tyga commented on a video posted on HotNewHipHop.com:
“I wanted to speak on that because this weekend I’m performing at Harvard, which is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. There’s a group on campus that are protesting to not have me perform because of my lyrics. And they said I promote sexism and rape culture….At the end of the day people have the right to have opinions. I have the right to have an opinion. And I have the right to say what I want on my music cause it’s my music. If you don’t like it, don’t click on it, don’t download it. I think it’s just getting out of hand with the whole like people looking into it too much.”
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