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Meet “Freeway” Ricky Ross. As the face of the crack epidemic that exploded on LA’s streets and decimated America’s inner cities throughout the 80s, his reputation already precedes him. He is a drug dealer’s drug dealer. Or at least he was. If you’ve heard of this man then you almost certainly know of William Leonard Roberts II, or, as he’s known in the entertainment world, Rick Ross. The rotund Miami rapper has courted no end of controversy over the last five years. In 2008, months after the release of his second studio album Trilla, he was outed as a former correctional officer. First, a photo of a fresh-faced Roberts in full correctional officer regalia leaked, only for him to claim that he was framed. Next, graduation documents from the Florida Department of Corrections training academy with Roberts’ social security number turned up. The rapper went quiet on the subject for a year before making an admission on “Valley of Death” from his third album, Deeper Than Rap. Continue reading

THE SECRET MEETING THAT CHANGED RAP MUSIC AND DESTROYED A GENERATION…

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Our pals at Noisey just ran an interview with “Freeway”, a man who claims to be the original Rick Ross, it’s a great read for lots of reasons, but it also touches on an anonymous email that rap journalists and bloggers received last year, which we’ve put right here:Hello,After more than 20 years, I’ve finally decided to tell the world what I witnessed in 1991, which I believe was one of the biggest turning point in popular music, and ultimately American society. I have struggled for a long time weighing the pros and cons of making this story public as I was reluctant to implicate the individuals who were present that day. So I’ve simply decided to leave out names and all the details that may risk my personal well being and that of those who were, like me, dragged into something they weren’t ready for. Continue reading