Rick Ross: Fake Shades?

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No shots, no “bias,” no nothing. You yentas want us to be “responsible,” well it’d be irresponsible if I didn’t post this:

Dear Editor:

We were dismayed to see the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine, which features a photo of Rick Ross wearing a pair of sunglasses prominently featuring counterfeit Louis Vuitton trademarks. Because the photo has generated considerable confusion among your readers and Louis Vuitton customers among others, we feel it is important to clarify several points.

The first is that the sunglasses Mr. Ross is wearing were not made by Louis Vuitton, and in fact, are counterfeit. Louis Vuitton did not grant permission to Mr. Ross or to whoever did make the sunglasses to use our trademarks. The second is that no affiliation, sponsorship or association exists between Rick Ross or XXL and Louis Vuitton. The third is that counterfeiting is illegal.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to correct the confusion.

Sincerely,

Michael D. Pantalony, Esq.
Louis Vuitton Malletier

Damn like Ron Simmons.

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~ by Meka on May 11, 2009.

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100 Responses to “Rick Ross: Fake Shades?”

  1. LMAO, not good

  2. lmao @ the irony of the cover

  3. SECOND

  4. ross is lame
    he should quit

  5. smh at so many things…

  6. For The Swindle….Literally

  7. Fake ass rapper and Fake ass glasses. Ther is a trend goin on lol

  8. i really dont see how he has the number 1 album out

  9. How did I know you guys were going to post this up ASAP! Wow what a shame!

  10. Also, you know the rap game is in the sh*tter when the cover says the names Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, and Bow Wow. SMH

  11. If you listen and judge the album you’d know what it’s was number one on billboard.

  12. *If you listen and not be judgmental the album you’d know what it’s was number one on billboard.

  13. Can’t wait see a nigga fail!

  14. Haha, he has more L’s than W’s.
    Hope he can do better for himself, Im actually a quasi-fan (up to Trilla + all his production that he gets). Damn

  15. Michael Pantalony? Shit sounds fake to me.

  16. Gucci Mane locked up AGAIN?!?!?!

  17. Haha thats the second time he got caught wearing fake shit

  18. hahaha SMH @ “i’ve never had a credibility problem”

  19. i love irony

  20. XXL best pull this cover and give it to another better rapper. I dont care about magazines anymore. I have lost interest if they put a magazine with rick ross on it. No one cares bout ross. Please dont post any ross crap anymore if you are a journalist/blogger/whatevetyacallit. Turn your back. LOL at FAKE LOUIE SHADES.

  21. These aint fake, i dont do fake things [/in my rick ross voice]

  22. actually ross the whole controversy is that u have a credibility problem

    bein a c.o.
    havin a fake chain
    havin fake shades
    bein called out by ur baby moms
    ur other baby moms in a sex tape
    thinkin u won the beef with 50 (cuz turthfully banks won)

    n just been a straight dumb ass for callin out eminem

  23. Wow, I still liked his album tho, great production. I love the irony of his “credibility problems” right under his fake shades

    HAHAHA, “Mr. Ross” like it’s his real name

  24. Some one better pull on that beard to see if thats real

  25. LMAO!!!!!

  26. I think Mike Shinoda said it best when Rap is Like Cigarettes I dont want the truth I just wanna feel fucking cool. This is what ross is trying to do. I honestly dont know a person who bought this fucking album. Hustlin was ross’s one hit wonder and we are still hearing from him. Feature this feature that producer this producer that is what makes a album great. WRONG.

  27. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ^^^^^

    fif already told yall that the shit he wears is fake, European cuts to small for Ross so all that gucci and lui is fake, but i didn’t know he would go for the fake shades too lol

    well thats some of yall favorite rapper there flossing wid his LV shades LOL

  28. wow im not a fan of mr.ross but honestly who givs a shit about sum sunglassses im sure he aint the only artist with fake jewerly n such golly u niggaz r cocksuckers find sumthn with importance to post

  29. @ Whateveryournameisabove^^^^^^
    What else is there to post every single artist new or old is on tour. They arent in the studio working on a album they are just promoting. This article above is a fuckery when promoting goes wrong.

  30. all this guy talks about is getting money but cant get real louie glasses thats sad

  31. @melosz im even open to question if the money he claims he has is counterfeit

  32. LMAO… Rick Ross had a credibility problem soon as his rap career started because of how fluently he would talk about selling drugs and “pushing major weight”. Now this, Ricky did you really need this…. FAKE SHADES, bosses don’t wear fake shades…Pitiful.

  33. ^^^^^ Have u seen his videos. Ross has been flaunting his *supposed* wealth and his #1 album (which was contested by what other LP?). Now you being called on another lie.

  34. oh yea click my name for my blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  35. LMAO at the “damn like Ron Simmons” line. nice meka

  36. ha! Fuck that bias shit.
    Who’s website is this again?!
    Shake’s and Mekas!
    Do whatever the fuck yall want.
    You weren’t ranked third best Hip Hop blog for nothing.

  37. dude is just fraud all around, don’t know how he’s still relevant in hip hop with a rap sheet like his.

  38. LOL, Irony or poetic justice…let me pick…

  39. smh i wish he’d just disappear already

  40. @Vinnie

    Wat? lol

  41. This Is The Second Time I Heard Of Him Rockin Fake Shit!!!…..Too Damn Funny!!..First MCM Jackets Now Louis Vuitton??..WOW!!!

  42. fucking bum ass niggas

  43. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SWAG MY NIGGA? ALL THAT TALK ABOUT G-UNIT AINT GOT NO SWAG,— NIGGA YOU WEARING FAKE LOUIS V’S, CUT THAT SHIT OUT, AND BUY A BRA FOR THEM TITTES!

  44. I want him to win but he keeps losing!

  45. A bra would be REAL nice for Ross lol

  46. this got more comments then his new song haha

  47. Damn, I now realize that the way ppl feel about Ross seperates the real from the fake.

    As a 28 yr old man, I listen to rap music for song quality and nothing else! Why is this man’s wardrobe such a hot topic 4 grown men?!?

    It has been previously stated that he is in debt from all of the money that he wastes and that he has a stylist. At best, if they really are fake, he got swindled by someone selling them as real and paid real lv glasses money. Why the fuck would he wear fake shades on the cover of a mag purposely?

    And I promise this is the last time I’m gonna comment on this topic…..GROWN MEN OF HETEROSEXUAL ORIENTATION DO NOT COMMENT ON THE APPEARANCE OF OTHER MEN. If u find yourself thinking about this man’s wardrobe, his weight, his jewels or even his tittays (the worst of all, smh), u need to seriously question your manhood. He is a rapper. Judge him for his raps.

    He is relevant bc he has the #1 album and has filled a void of the glamorous gangster that we all now the rap industry needs.

    He put himself in a position of power bc he had the balls 2 do it. Lames do not realize that the hardest part of becoming successful is having the balls to do it. So while u lames talk about man boobs and shit, he is carving out his place in rap history; like it or not. Catch up lames…

  48. *Ross voice*
    “Its deeper than shades…BOSS”

    He gon do what the hell he wants ,but Louis threw him out on the freeway

  49. “See this swagga shit is dumb, what good is lookin fly if you rappin like a bum..” J. Ortiz

    I wish Nas had his production team…. This cat been fugazy… Once you get exposed lyin your ass off its a wrap. Credibility is shot.

  50. Counterfeit goods is as hip hop as fat laces. I understand LVMH’s need to protect their brand, but I don’t think Ross is violating hip hop, any more than Eric B and Rakim were violating hip hop with their Fucci jackets on their album cover.

  51. DAME YALL REALLY WANT THIS MAN TO FAIL HUH?…LAME!!!

  52. Dont forget the MCM jacket…hes such a phony…hes not even that great of a rapper…just a fat ass, wanna be gangster w/ fake gear. FAIL!…again lol

  53. hahaha

  54. lmao the cover and what it says got me rolling almost in tears for real

    rosss once again loses

  55. lmao… smh!

  56. ross lost

  57. Ya’ll suckas still defending Ross after all these pathetic antics? Get the fuck out of here. Stop co-siging this fool. Stupid shit is stupid shit END OF STORY. He’s fucking pathetic. END OF STORY.

    Don’t act like hip-hop is only just music. Credibility is significant portion of hip-hop Do most exaggerate their truths? Yes! It’s also common to tell someone else story but you don’t claim it as your own like this idiot. This fool is a straight up fraud that got lucky with his beat selection. Stop crediting Ross with the talent of those records, it was the production that allowed him to ride out so long.

    Fuck ya’ll that support this cat. Ya’ll should be on a straight up fuck Ross anthem.

    Game and Nas are fools for co-signing Ross just because of their beef with 50.

  58. Louis V has become a fashion trend in Hip Hop, so Louis V, has a interest in the way their products are depicted. if someone is wearing fake Louis V anything, on a national publication, their brand is devalued. they have a right and a service to uphold the Louis V Brand.

    FUCK RICK ROSS FOR THIS PHONY ASS SHIT!!!

  59. So ultimately 50 can’t actually buy these shades … Ross actually wasn’t lying there, damn.

  60. tbz – what are you talking about? his persona makes the talk about his clothes and shit fair game. hip hop history? right next to ja and soulja boy. that’s not hip hop history – that’s your ipod. ps – i don’t know anyone who has fake louie shit that didn’t know it was fake when they bought it.

  61. Rick Ross is full of shit. That’s what’s wrong with the game today. You got people on some real shit, the bullshitters, and the people that support the bullshitters. The latter is what is fucking shit up. Admit it, Ross’s flows aren’t shit. Who gives a fuck about selling cocaine. How does that improve my life. THE PRODUCTION ON HIS SONGS ARE TREMENDOUS. Take that away, and he’s another weak ass rapper. It’s time to look in the fucking mirror and say what’s real. If any of us had his production and features, we’d be in the same position. Anyways, this is to the dude that pulled the homo card, in regards to this getting commented on.. Nobody had those thoughts pop up, SHIT IS DEEPER THAN SHADES, so homie, lay off that extra sugar in your kool-aid.. FUCK THE COMMERCIAL RAP GAME. I’m doing the stanky leg out this bitch. Peace! LMAOOOO

  62. Never knew Ross had the Maybach thing tattooed on him.

    I smfh at all the people who wasted time out of thier lives to type up E-Hate. “How does that improve my life.” How does typing that improve your life?

    Um. I myself am defending Ross in the aspect of RAP. Which is the music. I mean, This type of shit is fair game, I mean, fake shit is fake shit. Im not going to go around the world and tell every Ross hater, but It’ll be in the back of my brain.

    I mean, damn niggas. Get Lives. Maybe Hate on someone you actually Know?

  63. Wow… more fraudulent behaviour on rick ross’s part
    ross is really sad man i mean for the cover of XXL mag ur gonne rock knock offs…lol

    thanks for the laugh

  64. Round 2? I’m bored @ work lol The main issue is Ross claiming to be this and that, but he continually get exposed. Fabrication has been apart of the game for a while, it’s all good, adds to the mental picture, but at the end of the day, be real with yourself and the idiots that listen to your shit. Like the Clipse, they came out and admitted that they make their shit up. Whether that’s true or not is up for debate, but at least they kept semi-real. Saying you’re a boss and getting caught up time after time actually makes a mockery of the RAP GAME. When I see a product being diluted day after day, oh hell yeah, I’m going to get pissed. This is the last time I’m writing though. Shit is boring now lol. Y’all take care.. God bless

  65. AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA! exposeddddd.

  66. you guys are retards… i work in a store in Miami and his personal stylist comes out and buys his clothing for the shoots… shades and all… if there is anyone to blame, its his stylist or the people of XXL!

  67. IS THIS SERIOUSLY FUCKING NEWS??? IS RAP COMING TO THIS? I mean Jesus fucking Christ this is utterly stupid. Meka/Shake your site is amazing and you guys keep me entertained/laughing constantly but this is horrible. Bunch of females in here actually caring whether glasses are real or fake.

    “Breaking news! KANYE WEST’S POLO UNDERWEAR ARE FAKE!” homo shit, get the fuck outta heeeeeeee!

  68. 50 killed em ..and yea its news ..rap is always has beef thats the GAME biatch

    the guy makes good beats he needs to done rapping

  69. look @ these fools in here defending this idiot.

    u seen ross videos talking about all this shit he has, he even talked about those same fake shades…

    it won’t be brought up are a problem if he wasn’t flaunting that fake shit.

    get tha fuck outa here.

  70. what do you expect? a fake dude rocks fake shades

  71. haha! i seent them shits in the middle-o-the-mall cart!

  72. are we saying he can’t afford louis vuitton? cuz i think we all know thats a lie…

  73. I guess the cop salary couldn’t the real ones.

  74. Correction

    I guess the cop salary couldn’t *cover* the real ones.

  75. this is not good.

    LMAO!

  76. His stylist probably went and told him they were real when she bought them at a little cart in the mall and then the stylist pocketed the difference in money.

    Thats what I would do…

  77. One Word. FAIL!

  78. @tbz

    You hit the nail on the head. I respect that.

  79. WOW! Y’all can’t wait to see a nigga fail!! Niggas is so insecure it’s not even funny. Jumping at the opportunity to cast stones. Blasphemy!

  80. Ross. Come here I got to tell u something. Come a lil closer. Ross leans over giving his ear as I whisper…” YOU A BROKE LYING ASS FAT NIGGA FA REAL…REAL TALK DON’T MAKE A SCENE BUT U A LYING ASS FAT NIGGA FA REAL” LOL

  81. lemme have em, shit.

  82. TBZ We are listening to his music its just that he a lyin ass rapper talkin bout he got swag… I Mean C’mon man be truthful!

  83. http://deecodameeko.com/epicFail.php

  84. Have you all taken a sec to think maybe it’s just to downgrade dude? Before hammering him with derogatory comments…I am just saying a #1 selling album should be able to get Ross(BOSS!!!!!!!!) an authentic LV.

  85. LMFAO @ the quote on the bottom left hand of the page…LOL

  86. haha ugly ricky stays takin Ls. His music really isnt tha bad. if only he could keep his damn mouth shut and not be such a douche. Whatever tho.

  87. i got the same LV’s i copped from esse on tha corner fo 9.99 haha
    officer rickyyyyyyyyy

  88. I don’t like Rick Ross, but I will say he is a master at making people talk about him. This dude knows how to stir up controversy and buzz so quick its amazing.

    He must have a dope PR agent that told him to wear those just to stir some ish up….. or else he really is just broke and lying. HAHAHAHA

  89. Because everything you fuckers do imporves your life.

    It’s just funny shit to laugh at, get over your fucking selves

  90. if only half of you read the comments written before..

  91. RICKY’S NEW NAME IS “TITTY SWEAT”

  92. I say Rick False

  93. I’m not defending Ross or anything but.
    You do know stars have personal stylists who pick out clothes for them in magazine shoots and music videos right?

  94. He Can Buy a maybach but not a real Loui V Shade ?
    Ohh The irony

  95. “So ultimately 50 can’t actually buy these shades … Ross actually wasn’t lying there, damn.”

    —LOL, freal.

    “actually ross the whole controversy is that u have a credibility problem

    bein a c.o.
    havin a fake chain
    havin fake shades
    bein called out by ur baby moms
    ur other baby moms in a sex tape
    thinkin u won the beef with 50 (cuz turthfully banks won)

    n just been a straight dumb ass for callin out eminem”

    —Believe that, hahahah. I was a fan until Rick Ross became DJ Khaled son. He kept saying the same annoying shit like his pop, DJ Khalde. Rosssss… Bosss… Trilllllllaaaa.

  96. like most i’ve got no time for officer ricky, but what the hell would we have to talk about without him?! He’s comedy gold

  97. So fake shades now ha? hahahha
    50 Cent is not gonna let this go by

  98. Now it would be irresponsible to not post the follow-up article about this topic

    http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2009/05/topic/topic/featured/so-rick-ross-louis-vuitton-shades-may-of-been-customized/

  99. tbz,

    But getting sensitive about what is said about ANOTHER grown man isn’t supsect?

  100. Oh yeah, credibility goes A LONG FUCKIN way in Hip Hop. You can’t talk about it if you don’t live it. And that bullshit about his stylist giving him some cheap shades…UM when did G’s get stylists in the first place? Even if that was true, I’d suspect a man with paper to KNOW what the fuck he’s buying. If he can’t tell the difference, I got some White Ts, that I can spray Rocafella on that I want to give him for 60 a piece. Not to mention being a drug dealer BUT in reality working as a CO. It’s ONE thing to lie about your shit, it’s another thing to be WORKING with the POLICE and lying about your shit.

    Dude is a fraud and the longer folks co-sign on his bullshit, the worse Hip Hop will be.

 

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