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| The 'fake' Rick Ross, William Leonard Roberts, (left) and the real 'Freeway' Ricky Ross. The 'real' Rick Ross was peripherally and unknowingly involved in the Iran-Contra Cocaine for Guns operation run by Colonel Oliver North for the Reagan Administration. Ross' drug network helped the North gang initiate a national crack cocaine epidemic, the purpose of which was to raise funds to arm right-wing mercenaries in Latin America. (Left: Photo by A Continuous Lean; Right: Screen capture from video) |
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The former cocaine kingpin who claims that rapper Rick Ross stole his name and identity cannot sue, a California appeals court ruled.
Ricky D. Ross gained some notoriety in the 1980s for running a massive drug-dealing operation, selling as much as $3 million worth of cocaine daily. Freeway, as he was known, served two stints in prison for his crimes, which is where he read a magazine article about then-up-and-coming rapper who shared his name.
In 2008 it was revealed that the chart-topping performer born William Leonard Roberts II had actually been a former correctional officer before adopting the name Rick Ross and rapping about the gangster lifestyle.
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