It's been five years in the making, but Rick Ross and Birdman are finally ready to drop their joint album The H: The Lost Album, Volume 1. And it'll be available for free download. DJ Khaled will host the album, which is currently scheduled for release on May 23, and will ...

Uli Becker, the CEO of Reebok, has addressed the company's highly-publicized termination of its contract with hip-hop star Rick Ross. The athletic apparel brand dropped Ross last month after women's groups threatened to boycott the company due to the rapper's controversial lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." which referenced drugging a woman ...

The loss of his lucrative deal with Reebok could cost Rick Ross a significant amount of money. Ross's contract with the athletic wear giant was terminated following protests from women's groups regarding the rapper's controversial lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O.," which referenced drugging and having sex with a woman who wasn't ...

Rick Ross has been the most hated rapper in America for the past several weeks, and pundits, feminists, writers and fellow artists all seem to be chiming in with their perspective on Rozay's lyrics and the fact that he was dropped from his endorsement deal with Reebok last week. But ...

Rick Ross released an "official" apology today.  A day after being released from his endorsement deal with Reebok in the wake of the backlash that surfaced regarding his lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O.," Ross said in a official statement that he takes responsibility for his mistake. "Before I am an artist, I ...

God Forgives, Reebok Don't. That was the most popular tweet on Twitter Thursday (April 11) after the sneaker giant succumbed to the mounting pressure from women’s rights groups who rallied in protest of Rick Ross’ controversial 'rape' lyrics on Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O.” by dropping Rozay from their roster of brand representatives. ...

Talib Kweli spoke about the Rick Ross controversy during a recent appearance on HuffPost Live, and the rapper received some criticism for appearing to offer a sympathetic perspective on the Miami superstar's offensive lyrics. Kweli called in to Hot 97's Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Show to clarify his position on ...

With a protest taking place today (April 4th) outside of Reebok's New York City headquarters regarding the athletic wear brand's endorsement of controversial rapper Rick Ross, Ross again tried to diffuse the backlash that is currently swarming regarding his lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O.," which reference drugging a woman and taking ...

While many male hip-hop stars have remained conspicuously silent regarding Rick Ross's controversial lyrics in "U.O.E.N.O.," which seem to reference and condone drugging a woman and having sex with her afterwards, rapper Talib Kweli is loudly voicing his criticism of the MMG star. "I don't care if Rick Ross is 40 ...

After furor has been building several days over Rick Ross's lyrics in Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." that some have stated condone date rape, the rapper finally spoke about the controversy and called the situation a "misunderstanding." "I want to make sure this is clear," Ross said. "Woman is the most precious gift known ...