Rick Ross fans urged to pray for rapper after he is taken to hospital
Missy Elliott, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Snoop Dogg are among stars urging fans to “pray” for the rapper Rick Ross, who has reportedly been hospitalised.
According to reports from outlets including TMZ and People magazine, Ross, 42, was found “unresponsive” when emergency services were called to his Miami home on Thursday morning.
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TMZ said Ross’s family denied reports that the musician is on life support.
The musician and entrepreneur has received the support of his famous friends on Twitter, including many in the hip-hop world. Elliott wrote: “I BELIEVE in the Power of Prayer. Sending Prayers up for Rick Ross.”
Combs said: “Let’s all pray for Rick Ross.” Snoop Dogg said he was praying for “my guy Rick Ross” and added: “Hope you pull thru my brotha.”
“Everyone pray for my buddy RickRoss to get well soon!” rapper Gucci Mane wrote.
The actor and comedian Martin Lawrence tweeted: “Prayers up for Rick Ross and his family.”
The rapper Fat Trel, who is signed to Ross’s record label, said Ross was “good” and was not on life support. He posted on Instagram: “JUS TALKED 2 MY BIG HOMIE... HE GOOD... HE IN DA HOSPITAL BUT HE IS NOT ON “LIFE SUPPORT” ... HE GOOD.”
Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, suffered two seizures within the space of six hours in 2011.
A representative for Ross did not immediately return a request for comment.
Missy Elliot and Snoop Dogg are among the stars praying for hospitalised rapper Rick Ross.
The 42-year-old is in hospital in Miami, with unconfirmed reports from some US media suggesting he's in a critical condition.
"Prayers up for my guy Rick Ross", Snoop wrote. "Hope you pull thru my brotha."
It's unclear what his condition currently is.
Missy Elliot said she's also praying for the musician and entrepreneur.
P Diddy was among the famous friends asking everyone to pray for Rick Ross.
While Gucci Mane also sent well wishes.
Fat Joe and LL Cool J expressed concern, with the latter telling Rick to "stay strong".
Rick Ross's family has denied reports that the musician is on life support, according to TMZ.
And rapper Fat Trel, who is signed to Ross's record label, has said that Ross is "good" and is not on life support.
Rick Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, suffered two seizures within the space of six hours in 2011.
He said at the time his seizures were due to a lack of rest.
"I would get two hours of sleep and keep moving - me being a hustler," he said.
Newsbeat has contacted a representative for Rick Ross.
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Rapper Rick Ross has been hospitalised with a mystery medical condition, according to TMZ.
The Aston Martin Music musician has been the subject of multiple reports about his health after he was found unresponsive at home in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The news site reports that Rick was taken to a Miami hospital after someone called the emergency services at around 3.30am on Thursday when they found him 'in distress' and "slobbing out the mouth".
According to a call for service report seen by local media, cops from the Davie Police Department arrived at Rick's home near Tree Tops Park in Miami to respond to a "combative patient with seizures", but the log doesn't confirm whether he was taken to hospital.
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"They were trying to wake him up and he was slobbing out the mouth ... He is just nodding his head now and sat up still," the report states, adding that he was breathing heavily.
TMZ reports that Rick is receiving treatment at a local hospital's cardiac unit, which may be a sign he suffered from a heart attack or similar, and that he is hooked up to a form of life support known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - which pumps much-needed oxygen back into the blood outside the body, before it's sent back in to the patient's system.
It essentially takes over the function of the heart and lungs when a patient is unable to do so themselves.
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However, TMZ claims Rick's family has denied he is having that treatment, and previously denied he was even hospitalised.
Mirror Online has contacted Rick's reps for comment.
Rick has previously suffered from seizures, having experienced two on separate private jet flights in October 2011, which required hospital treatment.
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He said after recovering that the seizures were caused by a lack of sleep, then went on a health kick losing over 100lbs.
His celebrity friends are clearly worried for the star this time around, with many of them urging fans to pray for Rick.
Snoop Dogg tweeted: "Prayers up for my guy Rick Ross. Hope you pull thru my brotha."
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Missy Elliott wrote: "I BELIEVE in the Power of Prayer Sending Prayers up for Rick Ross."
Tallia Storm added: Prayers for Rick Ross. A huge inspiration. His music is legendary x."
And Rick's friend and fellow rapper Martrel Reeves, better known as Fat Trel, made a series of Instagram posts documenting Rick's progress.
"Jus talking 2 my big homie... he good. He in da hospital but he is not on life support," Trel wrote on Friday.
Rick Ross has made his mark on Hollywood, and after news broke that he is currently in the hospital, several celebrities took to social media to send their support and well wishes.
Missy Elliott tweeted on March 2, “I BELIEVE in the Power of Prayer Sending Prayers up for Rick Ross” with a praying hands emoji.
I BELIEVE in the Power of Prayer Sending Prayers up for Rick Ross🙏🏾 — Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) March 2, 2018
LL Cool J wrote, “Sending love and prayers up for Rick Ross and his family. Stay encouraged stay strong.”
Sending love and prayers up for Rick Ross and his family. Stay encouraged stay strong — LLCOOLJ. (@llcoolj) March 3, 2018
Snoop Dogg shared, “prayers up for my guy Rick Ross hope you pull thru my brotha.”
prayers up for my guy Rick Ross 🙏🏿 hope you pull thru my brotha — Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) March 3, 2018
Fat Joe, meanwhile, tweeted, “God bless my brother Rick Ross I’m praying to the highest level love you bro.”
God bless my brother Rick Ross I’m praying to the highest level love you bro — FAT JOE (@fatjoe) March 2, 2018
Diddy also encouraged his followers to “pray for Rick Ross,” while G-Eazy simply wrote, “Prayers for rick ross.”
Let’s all pray for Rick Ross. — Diddy (@Diddy) March 3, 2018
Prayers for rick ross — G-Eazy (@G_Eazy) March 2, 2018
As previously reported, TMZ reported on March 2 that the “Hustlin” rapper, 42, is currently hooked up to a life support machine and is being treated in the cardiac unit, possibly indicating that he suffered a heart attack. A source told the website that the machine had taken over his heart and lung functions.
The Davie Police Department confirmed to Us Weekly that emergency officials were called to Ross’ house in Davie, Florida, on Thursday, March 1, around 3:30 a.m. when the rapper was found unresponsive and breathing heavily. The person who called 911 attempted to wake Ross and saw that he was “slobbing out the mouth,” according to police.
This is not the Grammy nominee’s first health scare: Ross has a history of seizures. In 2011, he was hospitalized in Birmingham, Alabama, after having two seizures in a six-hour period. Ross later attributed them to lack of sleep.
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