The ex-convict claims his lawyers sent cease-and-desist letters to executives at music label Def Jam in 2006, after they signed Roberts, to protest “the exploitation and misuse of his name”. He maintains he received no response from music bosses and claims the star went on to profit from the moniker “without his consent”.
But now Ross, who was released from prison last year (09), wants sole rights to his name – and he’s threatened to use “any means necessary” to regain control. A statement from his camp, issued to BallerStatus.com, reads: “It’s no secret that the boss at FreewayEnterprise.com is unhappy with how his name has been exploited and misused since he went to prison in 1995, and in 2006, the above-named parties signed (William L. Roberts II) to a big record deal and then spent, and made, millions off Ross’ name.”
Any suggestions for a new name for Rick Ross the rapper? I don’t see Freeway Ricky Ross winning this one though. Check below for Rick Ross speaking on his track with Kanye West.
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Officer Ricky would be great
^wow, very original.
his name is Freeway ricky ross not rick ross. And Rick Ross should have seen this one coming. I remember back in the day when BIG had to change his name. There was another rapper out in london or something name Biggie smalls and his name was copy writen I believe could be wrong. And I’m sorry I don’t see him wining the case if he didn’t copy write the name cause rick ross is not his actual name.
William Roberts would be a good name for the former C.O., William L. Roberts II, why people dont use thier real names anyway?
GOOD FOR THIS FAKE ASS DRUG DEALER…. TOO MUCH TALK….
cosign #1….OFFICER RICKY IS AND WAS A FANTASTIC NAME.
@ BK2VA – Yeah Biggie had to change his name b/c of the Biggie Smalls character in the Bill Cosby movie “Let’s Do It Again”
Going and naming yourself both first and last real gov’t name isn’t the smartest idea anyway. I know some people want to pay tribute and/or profit e.g. Yo Gotti, Irv Gotti, 50 Cent, Freeway, Scarface etc etc but don’t take the man’s real name lol
Rep Seven City !!
Whats wrong with naming having your real name? cause people damn sure gon find it out anyway, 804 all day
oh i think i read it wrong @7 you saying dont take someone else’s real name
FREEWAY RICKY ROSS IS A FRAUD
THE RAPPER RICK ROSS IS THE REAL DEAL
RICK ROSS THE RAPPER WAS A DRUG KINGPIN IN MIAMI as he states in his lyrics :RICH OF COCAINE
TEFLON DON WILL GO TRIPLE PLATINUM
SUPER HIGH IS THE GREATEST SONG PUT OUT IN THE PAST 15 YEARS
PS; dnt 4get the REAL NOREAGA owes him 100 favors
Teflon Don…….fuck freeway old man ricky ross his broke ass is trying to eat off the boss haha
Yea… Take ur name back from gusto! Lmao at officer Ricky
William Roberts!!!!!
I’M JUST HOPING THAT WILLIAM ROBERTS LOSES THE RIGHTS TO USE THAT ALIAS…he will finally be recognized as the fraud he is.
lol thats embarrassing officer ricky the nigga who you been pretending to be wants his life back lol there aint anouther rapper alive faker than this nigga
@10 lmfao, you right i forgot noreaga the real noreaga
All you Ross fanboys are idiots, the mans real name is Ricky Ross, thats the name his mother gave him, he has a right to sue. Theres a high chance he could win this settlement, Rick Ross is a blatant rip of dudes name, he’s even called himself Ricky Ross in certain songs, you don’t see any rappers named Frank Lucas, or Guy Fisher now do you?
damn all the commercial robots standing up 4 the pig
I hope + pray Freeway RR wins cuz he deserves it
The REAL RICK ROSS sayed it on a radio interview last year he was gonna get his name back from Officer William L. Roberts. His lawyers sayed to him its a “Slam Dunk Case” for him to get his name back.
See his name is Ricky Ross not Rick Ross and his street name was freeway Ricky Ross. Now Rick Ross did state he got the name from Freeway Ricky Ross But he named himself Rick Ross. I think Freeway is broke and he once to get iin line with the haters and sue Rick Ross. Frist off I think it’s fail how Rick Ross didn’t try to contact him once freeway was release but non the least it’s wack and corn ballish to sue a person over a name. Lets be real you don’t see the real 50 cent’s family sueing 50 cent the rapper. If thats the case then almost every rapper need to be sued. Freeway is broke all that money he made and didn’t stash anyway till he came home. DUDE YOU ARE A CORNBALL. Dude is a shright up stucker. All those mills and you broke. He need to go somewhere and live out his old ass days
and want happen to fucking the law. Charge that shit to the game. He got ya name oh well call him ya son then but to sue? you gets no respect for that. I’m a chick I know game. You running to the law ass sucker.
more pub for rick ross….both of them
rip bawse
all u william robert fans shut the fuck up yall are dillusional just like officer ricky he not only stole his fuckin name he stole his fuckin life lol i would sue too… talkin about its corn ballish lol what does that mean nigga lol… i hope the real ricky ross wins im tired of rick ross i hate seein his face lol i hate hearing his voice lol… i hate seein him without his glasses his ayes look like he about to overdose on coke or somethin… and his fake ass sawg where he always thinks his songs are bigger then life lol nigga yo songs are ok just with good beats u lose over and over again lol and teflon don will flop it will not move over 100k first week lol get super high off that u fake fat ass fake biggie swag havin tryin to lick diddy old ass balls stealing a nigga life and real government name ass nigga lol…
Question: Why is the rapper Freeway not named in the lawsuit?
I suggest you all do your homework and watch the documentary American Drug war the last white hope, they go in to alot of details of the real rick ross, why he is called freeway, how big he was. the reason he got caught and who supplied him with all that coke(the CIA)
lol @ # 20 & 21 you are a stupid idiot who is dick riding officer ricky way to hard.
ofcourse the real rick ross doesnt have alot of money he has already spent over 10 years in prison, what did you think?
then someone comes and steals his name and tries to act like the drug kingpin he was, now just think for a second, try and use that brain of yours.
when the real ricky got out from jail he has tried to get straight and stop the gangsta or drug dealing lifestyle, how well do you think he manages that when a terrible and pathetic rapper comes and steal’s his name and the old image? the real rick ross has the right to sue the fraud known as officer ricky!
officer ricky BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
WHERE MY $LIMES AT ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
so tell me sumthing u Ross haters…wats worse a person who raps about sellin dope or a person actually did it?
Teflon Don comin soon u bitch ass niggas!!!!
24 hop off curtis nutsack
^^^The person who raps about it is worse because they’re poisoning the youths mind…duh ?
I can’t believe Rick Ross has fans, this has to be a joke…
Biggie changed his name to just BIG and Rick Ross should follow suit by changing his name to just Ross or Ross “The Bawse”… He could even mix his real name with the stage name by calling himself Will Ross or Billy Ross…
in the end, if the music is good ill still by the CD…. or download it to my Ipod.
The LA Ricky Ross name has “y” in it, Rick Ross doesn’t
And he wont win the case
He need to worry about them Hoova niggaz he snitch on
Nigga moved to Ohio and shit
I though you was the crack kingpin
That nigga Freeway Ricky Ross the LA one was a pawn a joke
Getting outa prison looking like an old fiend and shit
Nigga was a pawn in the white mans game
I’m glad Florida Rick Ross eating off that nigga name at least he helping niggas
Man chill with officer ricky jokes. That’s like so old and far from original. Freeway Ricky Ross shouldve just written a letter asking Ross for a donation or something cus this wack a** lawsuit won’t even stand in court.
Yall haters of the real freeway rick ross need to get yo facts straight before yall opens yalls mouths first off the real ross has tried to contact the fake ass ross but that nigga a buster ass nigga as we all know from down here in the mia that nigga never sold touch mayb even seen drugs a day in hia life that nigga was raised in middle class his ole gurl aint play that but just for yall dem dick riding nut sucking rapper ross fans yall just lay round for it talk is chaep and I’m gon end on that note….
I bet he changes it to Ricky Rosé if he has to. He already calls himself that anyways.
freeway should dump tha fat bastard haha, hes music is garbage n is dumbing down our people, at tha very least sue his fat ass
I hope that FAT FAKE FUCK gets sued up the asssssss by the REAL “freeway” ricky ross!!!
Once again…there’s a rapper named Freeway, who has a very similar beard.
Why isn’t Mr. Ross suing him?
@37
cause freeway actually reached out to the real rick ross when he was still in jail nd rick ross the rapper never did
“freeway” rick ross was talkin bout this last time on thisis50.com
cause there’s no suit there!
but interesting read…
I like william robert’s music but he should break the real ross of with something it’s only right
William Roberts? willey Rober more like it
The officer Ricky shit is so 2008, it’s so original and not really that funny anymore and im not even a ross fan. Besides 50 cent stole his name, and Noreaga had to change his name to N.O.R.E………all rappers steal names.
rappers that use their real name are:
-Kweli
-Kanye
-J.Cole
-Tupac
who else?
50% of the game is made with “young”, “lil” or “big” and other “fat”
rick ross is his name retards you don’t have to copyright your own birthname idiots
Rick Ross is the fakest rapper on the planet everyone knows he was a prison guard and everyone should know if they research that Freeway Ricky Ross was one of the biggest drug kingpins in the U.S. but he went to prison thats what happens to REAL drug dealers they don’t get to go and make another video and what man would want to take another mans name just because he is a good lier doesnt make him a real man get a name for yourself Ricky Ross already earned that name its his birth name this fat dude aint sold nothing but records is these idiots talking about a wack lawsuit that want hold up in court please dummy that is his REAL NAME and he wrote a lettet telling him not to use it but Sissy Ross ignored him thinking that he would die in prison its not about the money Freeway Ricky has seen more money than Sissy Ross ever will why do you dummies think more than one rapper uses his name they have dreams of being him its time to take your ass back to Lowcash Sissy Ross CB4 ass rapper its real in the field
@Idude; Obie Trice & Marshall Matters I guess?
Ontopic; the words Fat, Fake & Forgotten come to mind..
tips free of charge for the Def Jam marketing boys
whatever happend with this dudes fakes sunglasses anyways?
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officer ricky need to change is name and stop stealling real gangsters name
he need to take the name officer ricky
google drug lords and the real rick ross picture appear this fake nigga need to take his ass back to dunking donuts and back in the patrol car bitch nigga
all aspiring rappers: see what happens when u lack creativity, smh
officer ricky. i don ‘t get how all these so called street niggas ride with this hack… Its all WWE.
All these hatin ass niggas wanna talk about the REAL RICKY…go suck a dick and die slow. The REAL RICKY ROSS is back in effect.