Video blogger Mark Dice recently revealed that Rick Ross’ latest album Black Market had been pulled from Walmart’s shelves following a complaint he made. The “Devil Is A Lie” rapper responded with humor in a clip shared on Instagram.
"They say they ban us at Walmart, but they don't know, I live across the street from the n*gga who own Target," Ross said in a video posted on DJ Akademiks' Instagram.
Warning: Instagram clip contains graphic language.
A video posted by DJ Akademiks (@iamakademiks) on Dec 20, 2015 at 9:49pm PST
Dice previously indicated that he filed a complaint to Walmart and other retailers, including Target, iTunes and Amazon, to stop selling Black Market because of a line on "Free Enterprise" about threatening to kill presidential candidate Trump.
On the track, Ross also made reference to George Zimmerman, the vigilante who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012. He raps, "Assassinate Trump like I'm Zimmerman / Now accept these words as they came from Eminem / Democratic party sentenced to the pendulum / Killing them, I voted for Andre Benjamin."
As noted by HipHopDX, Walmart is the only retailer to pull the album.
Black Market is Ross' eighth studio album and was led by the single “Sorry” featuring Chris Brown. Other guest spots include Future, Mariah Carey, Nas, Mary J. Blige and more. Singer John Legend makes an appearance on “Free Enterprise.”
“Black Market, I feel like you gon’ get Ricky Rozay in his most comfortable space ever. Real soulful. It’s layered with live music. I’m on my sh*t,” he previously said of the album.
The LP reportedly moved 50,000 units in its first week. Prior to its release, Ross dropped a surprise mixtape.
Last year, he released two albums, Hood Billionaire and Mastermind.
