{"id":7406,"date":"2026-04-03T17:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/04\/rick-ross-addresses-pooh-shiesty-gucci-mane-kidnapping-case\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:58:43","slug":"rick-ross-addresses-pooh-shiesty-gucci-mane-kidnapping-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/04\/rick-ross-addresses-pooh-shiesty-gucci-mane-kidnapping-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Ross Addresses Pooh Shiesty &amp; Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Rapper Rick Ross addressed a developing hip-hop controversy on April 3, 2026, after fans flooded his Instagram direct messages seeking his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hot97.com\/news\/waka-flocka-reacts-to-gucci-mane-pooh-shiesty-kidnapping-case\/\">opinion<\/a>. The questions centered on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hot97.com\/news\/gucci-mane-named-kidnapping-robbery-victim-in-doj-case-tied-to-pooh-shiesty-and-big30\/\">criminal case<\/a> involving Pooh Shiesty and allegations tied to Gucci Mane.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking through an Instagram Story, Ross said supporters kept asking about what he called the \u201cGwoap\/Pooh Shiesty situation.\u201d \u201cPeople in my DMs, \u2018Rozay, what you think or how you feel about the Gwoap\/Pooh Shiesty situation?\u2019\u201d Ross began. \u201cI don\u2019t like it for either side \u2014 you know what I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The biggest boss, Rick Ross, speaks on the robbery that happened to Gucci Mane by his artist Pooh Shiesty. He says if you signed a deal for a 100k and it\u2019s 10 million out there, renegotiate your deal. It\u2019s money out there for everybody, but you can\u2019t use the streets in business. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e3WBvTAZ5o\">pic.twitter.com\/e3WBvTAZ5o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 joebuddenclips\/fanpage (@Thechat101) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thechat101\/status\/2040091030976958836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ross first acknowledged Gucci Mane, using the Atlanta rapper\u2019s longtime nickname. \u201cGwoap most definitely didn\u2019t deserve that,\u201d he said, referencing allegations surrounding a January 10 incident at a Dallas recording studio.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ross also expressed concern for Pooh Shiesty, signaling sympathy for a younger artist facing serious legal trouble. \u201cI don\u2019t want to see this for the little homie, Pooh Shiesty,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rapper-rick-ross-speaks-on-gucci-mane-pooh-shiesty-case\">Rapper Rick Ross Speaks On Gucci Mane\/Pooh Shiesty Case<\/h2>\n<p>Ross then shifted toward a broader lesson about business in hip-hop. According to the Miami rapper, financial disputes must be handled through negotiation rather than confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn business, you gotta negotiate,\u201d Ross said. \u201cIf you was signed for 100K and now you got 10Ms on the table, it\u2019s time to negotiate. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Everybody win \u2014 let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Maybach Music Group founder warned that intimidation rarely resolves industry conflicts. \u201cYou can\u2019t muscle your way out no shit in no business,\u201d Ross said. \u201cIt don\u2019t go that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also issued a stark warning about legal consequences. \u201cThe blitz gon\u2019 come, you can\u2019t run from it, homie. That\u2019s the way it goes,\u201d Ross explained, referring to law enforcement pressure that often follows violent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Ross later reflected on a past effort to encourage peace between Gucci Mane and Yo Gotti. He recalled putting both artists on a phone call together to open dialogue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mornings With Mero | HOT 97 Livestream 4-3-26\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FthkD68LONQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRozay just wanted to plant that seed,\u201d Ross said. \u201cOne phone call may not fix everything, but you plant that seed where n***as may move forward one day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ross ended with a blunt message about priorities in hip-hop. \u201cN***as can\u2019t take the streets to the business,\u201d he said. \u201cN***as going to get a life sentence with that. Let\u2019s get to the Bs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Rick Ross addressed a developing hip-hop controversy on April 3, 2026, after fans flooded his Instagram direct messages seeking&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-7406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}