Rapper Rick Ross has taken to the media to respond to the controversy surrounding the lyrics to his song, U.O.E.N.O.

Ross collaborated with Atlanta rapper Rocko for the hit, off Rocko's mixtape, Gift of Gab 2. The mix was released in February and the track that featured Ross has attracted attention because the lyrics presumably referenced about a date rape drug.

The lyrics, "Put molly all in her champagne/ She ain't even know it/ I took her home and I enjoyed that/ She ain't even know it," talked about drugging a woman and taking her home.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), molly is the powder or crystal form of "pure" MDMA, a substance found in Ecstasy. The substance is claimed to be an energizer or enhancer. The Huffington Post noted that the drug is commonly used to "reduce inhibitions and to promote: euphoria, feelings of closeness, empathy, and sexuality."

During an interview on New Orleans radio station Q93.3, the Hold Me Back rapped claimed the criticism is simply a misunderstanding and said that he does not condone rape.

"Woman is the most precious gift known to man," he said. "And there was a misunderstanding with a lyric...a misinterpretation where the term rape was used. I would never use the term rape, you know, in my lyrics. And as far as my camp, hip hop don't condone that, the streets don't condone that, nobody condones that."

"Us being artists, that's our job to clarify sensitive subjects," Ross said. "The boss ain't with that." 

According to reports some radio stations have already blacklisted Ross since the release of the controversial song and a petition was started at Change.Org that demands an apology from the rapper.

Some angry groups across the country are demanding that Reebok drop him as the company's spokesperson.

"It is totally appalling that Reebok would be featuring and paying a spokesman like Rick Ross who is proudly rapping about raping women," said Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of the anti-sexism and women's rights website Ultraviolet.

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