Ross’ has a thing for controversial lyrics
Rick Ross‘ new album, Mastermind, will be out this coming Tuesday, March 6th, and the self-proclaimed biggest boss has been staying busy. His 6th LP is currently available to stream in its entirety on iTunes Radio, and new music videos for his freelease “Oyster Perpetual” and Diddy‘s new single, “Big Homie”, which features Ross, were released today.
Those that took advantage of the free iTunes stream, which also made Pharrell‘s surprise new album, G I R L, available for listening enjoyment, heard Rick Ross rap this lyric on the D-Rich produced “BLK & WHT”:
Trayvon Martin, I’m never missing my target
Ross is no stranger to controversy, especially concerning his lyrics, as he was infamously stripped of his Reebok endorsement deal last year due to his “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it” line on Rocko‘s popular and oft-remixed song, “U.O.E.N.O.”. He had an e-mail chat with Vibe today, which ironically marks the two-day “anniversary” of Trayvon Martin‘s murder, to clarify and discuss the context of his current eyebrow-raising rap lyric.
It’s so important that today, on the two-year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, we never forget that tragedy. I’m never going to let the world forget that name. In my song ‘Black and White’ off Mastermind I say, ‘Trayvon Martin, I’m never missing my target’. There I’m reminding people that if you’re a black person or a person of any color for that matter in this country, you have to be accurate, whatever moves you make, stay accurate. Even when you’re walking down the street, playing music from your car, you have to stay on point. Black men are being killed and their killers [are] beating the trial. It hasn’t been this much violence against black men since the ’60s. I am Trayvon Martin, we’re all Trayvon Martin. He was from South Florida. That could have been me or one of my homies. So, stay alert and never miss your target. Whatever that target may be. Getting out the hood, providing from your family. Stay sharp. Stay alive. Trayvon, Rest in Peace.
