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Rick Ross’s Rape Verse Dropped From ‘U.O.E.N.O.’

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Ross performs onstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Ross performs onstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET) Photo: Rick Diamond/2012 Getty Images

Don’t confuse that for an apology, though. “I don’t wanna take him off,†Rocko told Hot97, but he decided to “because of the type of traction that the record has,†by which he means “because of the outrage in response to Rick Ross’s date-rape verse.†Not that he mentioned it specifically or offered any sort of explanation beyond this is bad for business. But no, it won’t be on the remix.

Rick Ross’s Rape Verse Dropped From ‘U.O.E.N.O.’