11 Career-Ending Moves Rick Ross Survived

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Yesterday was Rick Ross’ 39th birthday, and please believe “The Bawse” is still celebrating. Cross-promotional tie ins with Belaire Rose and Wing Stop were already lined up, and these days Ross is only claiming to move weight via his #RossFit weight loss hashtag.

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After dropping his first Def Jam album in 2006, Ross might really be the “Teflon Don.” Over the course of this nine-year second rap career, Ross has withstood the type of foibles that usually leave rappers doing infomercials. Check out 11 career enders Rick Ross survived.

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His Correctional Officer Past

It takes a special breed of rapper to survive The Smoking Gun presenting a mountain of evidence about being a correctional officer only to keep rhyming about moving weight.

Beefing With 50 Cent

Ask Ja Rule, beefing with 50 Cent has been known to damage a career or two

Tiallondra’s Talking

Flash back to 2009. When Fif is taking your baby moms on shopping sprees and threatening to release tell all books, it’s not a good look.

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Rick Ross’ Two Strokes

Forget a rap career. Having two strokes in less than 48 hours is life threatening. You have to give Rozay props for addressing his health issues and getting back on track.

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Beefing With The Gangster Disciples

Active street gang members do not care if you are a rapper or not. There were some unhappy Gangster Disciples members after Ross allegedly name-dropped Larry Hoover and used the GD’s Star of David for his The Black Bar Mitzvah mixtape without permission.

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2012 BET Awards Brawl

We’ve heard about enough beatdowns and chain snatchings at The Source, VIBE, and O-Zone awards to know how those stories end. In addition to members of the MMG and CTE camps brawling at the 2012 BET Awards, a security guard involved also filed a lawsuit. Nothing can potentially kill a career faster than losing a lawsuit.

“U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)” Controversy

Generally speaking, having the public think you’re cool with slipping MDMA in a woman’s drink without her knowledge and implying sexual intercourse without consent isn’t the way to go.

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Trick Trick’s “No Fly Zone”

Detroit’s Trick Trick will (allegedly) get you chain yapped and let his daughter wear it on YouTube. When he says you need to get clearance before landing in Detroit, you might want to go ahead and make that phone call. Otherwise, the hostile Detroit natives at the airport will greet you.

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Carol City Cartel Claims

When the task force is investigating a real street gang named the Carol City Cartel, you probably shouldn’t name your group Triple C’s (as in Carol City Cartel). Such a move may require your lawyer to have to give depositions proving why you’re not a member.

“Freeway” Ricky Ross Lawsuit

William Roberts got his stage name from L.A.’s “Freeway” Ricky Ross—a man who was never a corrections officer. Ross attempted to sue the rapper for using his name, and the case has merit. It’s likely the only reason “Freeway Rick” lost is because he needed a better lawyer.

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Shots Fired

It was serious business when shots were fired at Rick Ross’ Rolls Royce after his 37th birthday in January of 2013. Whether it was related to his issue with the Gangster Disciples or not, bullets are always a reminder that nobody wants to die over anything rap related.