Former Bad Boy Records rapper Black Rob sparked immediate worry after DJ Self shared a disturbing video of the “Whoa!” rhymer speaking from a hospital bed last week. Looking gaunt and physically drained, Black Rob was clearly not in a good space, but nobody was exactly sure what was going on.
On Sunday (April 11), a video of Black Rob surfaced online, revealing he was out of the hospital. Now, fans are even more concerned. In the clip, Black Rob says he’s essentially homeless and in constant pain.
“Oh man, I’ve been dealing with this for five years,” he says. “Four strokes … I don’t know what to tell you man. Shit is crazy. This shit is hard. I don’t got no house to live in — except maybe an apartment. Me and my man be trying to get together. I’m telling you man, this shit is strange.
“It’s hard, you know what I’m saying? I don’t know what the people want to do, what the people going to say. I need some rest, man. Really, man. I need some rest. My side is killing me. Oh shit. I don’t want to talk about it no more. ”
Friend and fellow Bad Boy alum Mark Curry explained in a video he’d been released from the hospital.
“It’s overwhelming to how many people care about our legends but he just got discharged from the hospital,” he says in the clip. “This is something that Rob’s been going through so I don’t know who put it out there like whatever it may be. He’s good but we gon’ talk later on today.”
Mike Zombie launched a GoFundMe on Saturday (April 10) and has raised over $12,000 as of publication time.
As noted in the description, “Robert Ross (born June 8, 1968) known professionally as Black Rob, is an American rapper who was formerly signed to Bad Boy. He is best known for the 2000 hit single “Whoa!,” which reached the Billboard Hot 100. This GoFundMe is to help him find a home, pay for medical help & stability during these trying times. We’ve lost a lot legends and we can’t afford to lose anymore. This is my way to try and help.”
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Black Rob suffered a stroke in 2015 and later told Sway In The Morning how it affected his life.
“Lately, I had high blood pressure,” Rob explained at the time. “Being that I have that, that takes a lot out of a brother. Going on tour, you don’t even know. This is a real serious… I had a stroke. Yea, I had a stroke… and ummm, I got over that. “It’s been high blood pressure and trying to stay on top of this thing.
“Being on top, it’s hard. I got over it. After [the stroke], I was in the wind. I came out of it. It’s hard, but I can do it. I had to change my health regimen and how I eat. That’s it. I’m exercising and trying to keep it up. I don’t drink no more. That right there was telling me that I had to stop. Every time I come out, I drink. I just got tired of it. Now, I’m back. I’m working against that and trying to be the best thing I can be. It’s hard.”
Black Rob’s last album, Genuine Article, arrived that same year, but he’s presumably been dealing with health issues ever since. To donate to Black Rob’s GoFundMe, head here.
I’m not saying puffy is obligated to help him but damn cmon man…
Puff is like the worst thing to happen to rap if you read between them lines
Apparently…
he aint homeless if he got an apt to live in.
This guy was on top of the world at one point. All you auto tune singing, codine sipping, 3 letter acronym named mumble rappers blowing your 5 minutes of fame money on cars, jewelry, and strippers, take a good look at your future.
F*** Diddy
Really, what a surprise? Like we couldn’t tell by his looks lmao
Every Bad Boy Records Artist….MGK… If you weren’t white, this would be your life. Diddy don’t like white dudes… just black men.
Diddy is the Grimm Reaper of Hip Hop Careers. You’ll get noticed for a second,then you’ll die a quick, sudden death with nothing to your name.
No, that’s actually Lil Durk. Lil Dork, Lil Dick BDK
N****, Shut up.
Never trust a pole smoker with your career cuz they’ll always one-way or another will eventually f*** you over.
Fuck P Doo Doo…He rode the coat tails of dudes reps, Because P Doo Doo himself is pussy…Cashed out and left dudes in the wind
Name one previous Bad Boy Artist who’s actually doing great and a very living successful life after leaving the label? (Have to have released an actual album)…… I’ll wait
Jadakiss
Styles P
Sheek Louch
Lil Kim, amongst others
All made millions and had successful albums AFTER bad boy records
But they left Bad Boy Records because of the mishandling so they don’t count either
Lol, Lil Kim was never on Bad Boy Records.
MGK, Ma$e, French Montana, Faith Evans are all doing well.
MGK is currently signed to Bad Boy Records so he doesn’t count. Faith has hit rock bottom has never bounce back career wise after she left…. financially she’s been struggling for a long time… being married to..Lol… Stevie J definitely doesn’t help. Ma$e is still trying to get his masters, royalties, publishing from Diddy and is fuming still over the millions that he’s owed. French Montana hustled Mixtapes/DVDs for years prior to his Bad Boy Records deal so he had money plus he was signed to MMG and Interscope so it kept him afloat by not being totally signed to Bad Boy Records solely so he doesn’t count either.
Ma$e still fighting with Puff to get his money.
Faith been broke..why do you think she’s been married so many times already.lol
French is retarded so he’s getting disability compensation from being signed to two other labels because everyone knows that no single label could keep that guy afloat lol
MGK is white so he’s safe cuz Bad Boy only screw over black and Latino talent.
Technically not true. Puffy screwed over Danity Kane as well, i don’t remember the ethnicity of other group members, but i do know Aubrey O’Day is white.
Bad Example LMAO!!!
French sucks ass…. when’s the last time you heard any song from him that charted that didn’t have a bunch of features on it. We all know that he sucks as a solo rapper but it is bad when Tony Yayo and Desiigner(Sounds like Courage The Cowardly Dog, but garbage) can lyrically backhand him. He’s barely a notch above Lil TJay (Sounds like an Autotuned Fart in reverse)
All losers who he can’t make $ off..STFU ‼️
It’s hilarious people in the comments who otherwise could care less about Black Rob only post here to what? Blame his former employer from like 15 years ago on his current predicament? If you feel so strongly go start a gofundme for him or reach out to him directly. Shit ain’t got nothing to do with Diddy
Easy to say when you’re one of Diddy’s Butt Slaves. He’s a homosexual power hungry manipulative sociopath who only cares about himself. If he really cared,then he would’ve allowed all his previous artists to buy their masters back instead of keep them for himself while them and their families starve in the streets.
Amazing to me that u never met diddy and never will yet u on here bumping for him like sum phagget ass groupie!so total strangers can help him out but the man that made millions off him don’t have to?shut the fuck up
I agree that diddy is not obligated to handle black rob’s medical bills or financial situation. You are correct it has nothing directly to do with him. However, diddy and Jay z particularly has been very vocal about black empowerment. Donating money to several causes. Jay z just bought dmx catalog to give to dmx kids for example. So perhaps they help that brother out while he is still alive.
Jay didn’t buy x catalog, yall believe everything you see or hear
Man I don’t like seeing anyone like this…but I’m curious what is it that’s causing the pain? Is it the high blood pressure? I hope he finds a road to recovery for real.
Sean Combs, your man needs some help. How you out here trying to tell GM how to treat African Americans and you’re allowing your boy to be in this situation?
He’s always been only for himself, you know that. He killed Biggie
Rob had millions of dollars to his name at some point in life. He had hit a hit single and was signed to the top record company in the world (at the time).
Why is it Puff’s job to make sure that his employees learn how to budget the money he gives them?
This guy was literally on top of the world at one point. To all you autotune singing, codine sipping, 3 letter acronym name mumble rappers who spend you 5 minutes of fame money on cars, jewelry, and strippers, take a good look into your future.
I’m sure dude made his money but when his so called ‘career’ in music fell by the wayside he failed to adjust his spending habits accordingly and continued to live the ‘rapper life’ and soon after the money ran out… that’s the case with many of these washed up rappers, they have their 15 minutes but never accept that’s its over so wanna keep on living the high life even though they can’t afford it… so rather than take a little hit to the ego and live a sensible life they end up in badly embarrassing situations almost begging for everyone to help them… I’m sure Daddy is a cunt and still makes a dollar outta this dude but fact is Black Rob has his day and blew it….
Lots of pocket watching on here. But y’all won’t mention 50 Cent or Jay-Z’s ex artists.
Puffy threw money in y’all faces, and a lot of dusty dudes felt some kinda way about it. Sounding like Florida Evans….
Go back to watching The Kardashians, you b****. Both Jay-Z and 50 Cent never owned the all the masters of all their artists and dangled it in front of them just to either sell it to someone else or to keep it just to profit solely off of it.
And this is the reason why soccer moms and housewives shouldn’t be on here. Shut Up, b****
Er-Ah………P-Diddly???
So it didn’t work out with bad boy, but didn’t he sign with Duck Down a few years back? Did they drop him?
Why all the gay insults whats wrong with being gay.
AIDs
Nothing except the fact that you need other people who are normal to help you so you can have a kid, plug to plug & socket to socket won’t cut it cocksucker ???
X and Black Rob both featured Mic Geronimo’s Nothing Move But The Money Remix. Heavily slept-on 90’s tune
Is this story about BlackRob or PuffDiddy??? Yea Diddy like that black man booty hole, but the story is about Black Rob, someone Google some shit and entertainment me with some facts
Lol
The bad boy curse is real pray for for Puff’s artists
Diddy is still angry that he couldn’t start his first group because the name was already taken…Puff Daddy and The Original Butthole Surfers.
I’m sorry to hear of his bad fortune, but dude was a millionaire in his 20’s and squandered it all away. Why are average everyday working folks donating their money to pull a guy out of poverty who had already cashed in a lotto ticket, but blew it?
‘Mike Zombie launched a GoFundMe’ / okay why? are these wrap naqqaz actually Cohens and Bernsteins under all that fuckin facetime? Where’s T.I bitchass at??? ‘woke’ superheros where they at???
What does T.I. have to do with this ? I’m so lost maybe Diddy is who you meant ….
Puff please help this man out. I understand that as men we are responsible for our own choices in life. I understand that behind close doors you may have given Rob thousands of dollars and recommendations for rehab facilities but just this one last time. It doesn’t have to be illustrious. You don’t have to set him up for life but step in and do something because this looks bad. Do remember that it was Rob (along with Shyne and G. Dep) who gave Bad Boy a second chance at life in the 2000’s…he gave your company a platinum plaque. Just this one last time. An apartment and some treatment. I don’t know your pockets. but please do the right thing.
If you don’t know by now puffs estimated worth is around $800 Million!!! He could help all his fellow artists.im still trying to get over dmx death…black rob is only 2 years older then dark man X.this is sad.
Not his responsibility to take care of someone he already gave an opportunity to change his life forever. Puff is good doing nothing. Your employer isn’t going to help you once you have been gone from their business either.
Black Rob is no DMX firstly… secondly, the system failed him just like many other people… how this guy have 4 strokes and he can’t get welfare? This should distriburb everyone since we all pay into it. What is going to happen to you if you have 4 strokes and can’t work and function? It’s not up to hip hop rappers to save the one hit wonder but it would be kind.
Ya it is up to rappers to save their money or use it wisely its not my fault he blew thru it why should I have to pay for his welfare? I feel bad for dude but ya gotta save and take care of your shit not just party till ypur broke
Hello all, Rob may not recall but Black Rob and I grew up in the same PJ’S Jefferson housing and I can remember when we were on the number six train southbound and he was telling .e when he signed to Bad boy. I was happy for him then, and now. My prays for him is way up. Luv iz Luv my dude. This is Dante
Man I actually purchased and continued to follow every release BR had after Bad Boy. I love his style and flow. I hate to see this happen to some of the greats. I hate to see it happen to anybody. Rob, some folks out here love you and want you to make it brother, whether you make music again or not.
I think is high time the hip hop world most especially the black american rappers needs to come together and always be their brothers keeper in the rap world and even the RnB acts, here is a legend in the rap world popularly known ritting in pains and no help coming on time to save his life, the rich ones in the rap world should stand up for this man before is too late .may he come out of this in no time ijn.## rickross ## jayz and beyounce ## puff daddy## 50 acent@tekashi 69## Nostradamus ## all big boys in the rap industries in the USA ,you guys can do it even without go fund me I believe in you people so much I constantly wanna how you guys are fairing cos I love rap and it will not be nice we are loosing you guys pls and pls be there for your brother @big man black rob for life .am from Nigeria love you all outhere peace and love!
Your name sounds like one long fart
Very distasteful of you to say that.
Please respect the name given at birth.
That message was for CTS
I agree been this from the start everyone needs to be involved even the people who rich Call stert a a health exchange for rappers and r and b singer’s And for housing if I was in a financial position I would start it praying for you Black rob and all those in are in that situation
Ol punk ass diddy needs to hook this man up.
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