Fake Rick Ross Agrees To a Settlement With the Real Ricky Ross

Normally I have zero respect, sympathy or concern for drug dealers of any capacity (or fake drug dealers) but a couple years ago I did some research on Freeway and he seems to have changed and does counsel people on not following in his footsteps and has also shown remorse so I think he’s justified in his lawsuit. I mean your name is your name, for better or worse and Fat Ricky not only stole this man’s life but his entire life story. I know most rappers nowadays lie but he took it too far, he even took his look. Basically, the man is a con artist and stole this man’s entire identity, left out the part about him getting set up by the govt, cooperating with prosecuters(which come one now let’s be real, if it’s gonna get you less time or spare you the death penalty, most of us would snitch too) and going to jail and made millions of it. Not to mention that Freeway was speaking to younger people trying to keep them from going down the same path, while the fat identity thief is glamorizing the shit that got him locked up and making a profit off of it. He deserves to get sued. I can’t understand how people still support and listen to the man knowing every word that comes out his mouth is a lie. Other rappers have taken on the names of mafia figures and what not, true but not to the extent that Fat Ass did and most of those guys were dead and couldn’t fight back but Rick Ross can and should. @Therapist, if I were the judge I wouldn’t throw the case out because it’s a case of identity theft, it’s more than just a name. He took the name, the look (bald head/fluffy beard), and the background and life story of this man who was still alive and profitted off it. If the judge rules in Rick’s favor, than that would set a precedent allowing for the families of alot of the other high profile criminals who’s stories have been twisted and used to create a rappers lyrics and whatnot to sue. Which means that maybe these educated, suburban spoiled brat kids will stop claiming they’re so hard, from the hood and making it seem cool for kids to grow up and be a thug when they themselves aren’t thugs. Now I wouldn’t give the money to an inmate by any means, but that man has a family who could benefit from a portion of that money not to mention the good that could come if that money was mandated for charity. So @Therapist if I was the judge I would rule in the favor of the original with 1/3 of that $10mil going to him and his children and the remainder of it going back into the communities in LA destroyed by the crack epidimic. Those areas are still torn up and could use that money to build parks, clean up the streets, renovate homes, build schools and fund programs to keep kids out of gangs, off of drugs and off the streets. I would also make Rick Ross do PSA’s telling kids that the life he raps about is far from the life he lives and encouraging them to do better than him. With the right lawyers and the right judges, this case could do a lot of good for a lot of people who need it so OTB it’s way more than just an ex drug dealer suing for his name sorry if I’m rambling, I’m typing fast cause I gotta get out the house

@Negrito, many lawsuits aren’t neccesarily about the money that can be made off them but the legal precedence that they set for future cases. If the real Rick Ross wins this case the judge can mandate that the money be given to charity, to rebuilding of the communities, to paying off any victims in Rick Ross’s original court cases, etc the money would not neccesarily be going to him specifically which is why I’m in full support of this case. Rick Rozay, Fat Ass or whatever his real name is needs to be taught a lesson, period. What he did was wrong and the real Rick Ross was and probably still is working to keep young men from following in his footsteps and here comes the fired CO taking his image, name and previous life and making big money off it while simultaneously promoting the criminal lifestyle to his fans who are mostly youths. I can’t understand why no one else can see how wrong both morally and legally that is. If he were anyone else but an ex drug dealer everyone would likely be in support of this but you guys can’t see past this mans crimes 30 some years ago to get to the bigger picture of what could happen if this case is won. This case could set the stage for honesty and accountability in the music industry and stop these guys (and women) from looking through the history books finding a crime story or criminal that’s notorius and appears cool to idiots and turning themselves into that person on stage, promoting real life crime and violence as their own to kids who are idolizing these frauds and turn around and actually try to live the lives these artists say they live when in actuality they are far from hood and have never done any of that shit. That money if given to charity and benefit the kids affected by the garbage that’s going out through the airwaves. And this has actually been going on for quite awhile before the lawsuit was filed so its not about money for an incarcerated drug dealer. The real Rick Ross has done several interviews where he’s expressed disapproval and asked the fraud to stop using his name, life and image. He’s also stated in interviews that he has written several letters to him asking the same. The lawsuit was a last step but its about more than money here

@Sugar, you can’t be serious.. that fat ass wanna be thug stole this mans complete past image down to the bald head and fluffy beard and his name while he was still alive. He didn’t even have the decency (or common sense) to steal somebody deceased’s image so he wouldn’t get caught up so easily. People have been successfully sued for much less. This man may be an ex drug dealer but he’s also reformed and repentant and works with youth to keep them from making the same mistakes he made and to turn their lives around which is more than can be said for the fake Rick Ross who’s music is in direct contradiction to what this man is trying to do with his life now. And it’s not about the money because he asked numerous times through letters and interviews that have been published asking Rick to stop using his name and image. It’s only now 3 or 4 years after this started that he’s resorted to suing so the “ben-gay rubbbing has been gangster” is actually right in this vs the fat ass on the verge of a heart attack wanna be gangster William