Rick Ross is no longer the Boss--at least when it comes to Reebok. The footwear company has cut ties with the rapper over the controversial lyric in his new single "U.O.E.N.O." which appears to glorify date rape, Footwear News is reporting.
“The Boss” might soon be looking for a new job. Reebok is being pressured to drop rapper Rick Ross as its spokesperson in light of his new single, which appears to glorify date rape. Released earlier this month, “U.O.E.N.O.,” contains the lyric “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.” (For the uninitiated, Molly is slang for ecstasy, or its active ingredient, MDMA). UltraViolet, a new women’s rights group, has collected more than 70,000 signatures on a petition demanding that Reebok drop the rapper, which they plan to deliver to the Reebok’s flagship store in Manhattan today.
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