Rick Ross paid a hefty price when he was dropped by Reebok for his pro-rape lyrics. He previously tweeted a half-baked apology, but has now issued a formal statement addressing the controversial song “U.O.E.N.O.”

Women’s rights group UltraViolet called for Reebok to drop the Maybach Music mogul as its spokesman and organized an online petition, collecting around 100,000 signatures. On Thursday, Reebok officially severed ties with Rozay, which prompted backlash from some of his peers in the hip-hop community.

In the statement, a regretful Rozay owns up to his mistake and apologizes to women who have been abused. “My choice of words was not only offensive, it does not reflect my true heart,” he wrote.

Read his formal apology below.

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Women’s rights group UltraViolet claimed a “huge victory” after Reebok dropped Rick Ross for his pro-rape lyrics. But the decision didn’t sit well with some in the hip-hop community including Ross’ peers.

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Reebok has just given Rick Ross the boot. Following his controversial lyrics, the company has decided to part ways with the Miami rapper.

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John Legend channels The Great Gatsby in the video for “Who Do We Think We Are,” the first single off his album Love in the Future. In the brief 15-second teaser, we see the dapper crooner celebrating with friends at a lavish party. The video will debut on April 17, while his album arrives June 25.

Get a sneak peek at Mr. Legend’s sophisticated soiree below.

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Rick Ross is still facing pressure from the public and women’s rights groups for his questionable lyrics about rape on Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O.” But not everyone is against him. His protégé Meek Mill has come to his defense.

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Rick Ross won’t let a little controversy hold him down. The Maybach Music boss talks a big game on his winners’ anthem “National Champs” off DJ Scream’s upcoming mixtape Long Live the Hustle.

“I’m the flame that the game needed/ … I turned the dream into a record label,” boasts Rozay, while name-checking business moguls including Micky Arison and Gavin Maloof.

Ride out to his bossy anthem below.

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Rick Ross aims to take the focus off his lyric scandal by dropping a video for his freestyle to Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” The Biggest Bawse reflects on his life as he smokes a cigar and kicks back in an all-white crib with flamingos and pretty chicks by his side.

“Used to call me dyslexic, it was a challenge to read/ Mother held me at night until I finally achieved,” he raps. “Sometimes I look in the mirror, I can’t believe I’m alive/ Disrespectful to ni**as who want to take me alive/ Wishin’ death on you ni**as, we’ll never see eye to eye/ Somehow I pray for you ni**as at the very same time.”

He dropped the freestyle back in January on his 37th birthday. Watch the video below.

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Rick Ross landed in hot water after his suggestive lyrics about rape on “U.O.E.N.O.” In the wake of the controversy, the Maybach Music mogul has issued an apology to the public and his business partners.

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