Rick Ross landed in hot water over the comments he made about female artists during his stop on The Breakfast Club the other day. His misogynistic remarks caught attention of folks when he said that he doesn’t sign female artists because he would end up having sex with them. In a statement released last night, Ross has apologized for his comments, calling it a “mistake.”
“I want to address an insensitive comment I made on a very sensitive issue, especially in a minority dominated industry like hip-hop,” he wrote. “My entire empire’s backbone is led by 2 of the strongest people I know and they happen to be women, my mother and sister. The operations wouldn’t run without them and I have the highest regard and respect for women in this industry. I have a daughter myself, my most cherished gift in the world.”
“My comment is not reflection of my beliefs on the issue,” he added. “A mistake I regret. I hope to use my mistake, my platform and the community to create positive discussion to implement change on a very important issue. respect for the ones who stand up to say hey that isn’t right. Now it’s time to accept responsibility and all do better. I look forward to continue working with & supporting female artists.”
When asked about possibility of signing female artists to his MMG label, Ross had said: “I never did it because I always thought I would end up f*cking the female rapper, fucking the business up,” he explained. “I’m so focused on my business. I gotta be honest with you. She’s looking good, I’m spending so much money on her photo shoots, I gotta f*ck a couple of times.”
This isn’t the first time Ross has been in similar trouble. Back in 2013, Ross had apologized for promoting date rape through his verse on Rocko’s song ‘U.O.E.N.O‘. “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.” As a result of the backlash, various brands including Reebok had canceled their partnership to save face.
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